Satoko Hotta became a professor at Keio University in 2017. She holds a Ph.D. in International Public Policy. In 2018, she launched the “Designing for Dementia Hub” with colleagues and explores possibility-oriented community building by focusing on the Micro-Happiness. She supervised Yusuke Kakei’s “Walking in the World of Dementia” (Writes Publishing, 2021) and co‑supervised translation of Allan Kellehear’s “Compassionate Cities” (Keio University Press, 2022). She serves on several national advisory bodies, including the Social Security Council’s Subcommittee on Long‑term Care Benefits and the Welfare Subcommittee.

Satoko Hotta
Professor, Graduate School of Health Management, Keio University