Organization

Practical Research and Collaboration Division
Communication Science for Disaster Risk Reduction Lab
Visiting Associate Professor
Ph.D. (Literature)

Management of Business Development Course, College of Engineering, Academic Institute, Shizuoka Univ
Research Subject(s)
My research primarily focuses on analyzing people's perceptions and behaviors regarding climate change risks and natural disaster risks as well as risk communication efforts related to these issues, from a social psychology perspective. My research methods mainly consist of quantitative social surveys and psychological experiments.
Key Words
Risk communication / risk perception / trust
Research Activities

Analysis of online survey about Climate change, five types were identified. In the 2017 survey, these included the “Alarmed,” who strongly feel a sense of crisis about climate change and actively take countermeasures; the “Indifferent,” who have low interest and no clear opinions; the “Skeptical,” who show the opposite response pattern to the Concerned Group and do not doubt or worry about climate change; and two additional groups. Subsequent surveys in 2020 and 2024 revealed a decreasing trend in the proportion of the Indifferent and a weakening tendency in the Skeptical's responses denying or doubting climate change.

Selected Works

Motoko Kosugi, Reiko Kuwagaki, & Tomoko Tsuchiya (2024) From sender-driven to receiver-centered communication: How to create better risk messages. Transdisciplinary and Open Networkfor Risk Research and Collaboration. (In Japanese)

Motoko Kosugi, Reiko Kuwagaki, & Tomoko Tsuchiya (2025) Extracting Information Content on Radiation Risks from the Receiver Perspective: Examining Fukushima Residents 10 Years After the Fukushima Nuclear Reactor Accident. Risk Analysis. 

Motoko Kosugi & Kenshi Baba (2023) Five types on perception of global warming in Japanese. Frontiers in Climate, 5.

Motoko Kosugi (2022) Typology and Characteristics of COVID-19 Preventive Measures Implementation. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 19.

Selected Memberships
  • The Japanese Society of Social Psychology
  • The Japanese Psychological Association
  • The Society for Risk Analysis Japan
  • The Japanese Association of Industrial/Organizational Psychology