Prof. Mamiko Okada
Japan
Buddhist Virtues in Social and Economic Development - Environmental Preservation and Restoration
OKADA Mamiko is a professor at the School of Human Science and Environment, the University of Hyogo. She earned a Dr. Phil. at Bonn University, Germany. She is a trustee of the Japanese Association for Religious Studies and serves as a member of numerous governmental committees. Dr. Okada lives in a Buddhist temple in a small town, and is actively involved in social activities.
After the East Japan Earthquake 2011, she works for Japan Religion Coordinating Project Disaster Relief (JRPD. Representative: Prof. Dr. SHIMAZONO Susumu at the Tokyo University http://www.indranet.jp/syuenren/ ) and appreciate kind offer and help from Thailand , Asian Nations and other countries in the world so much.