Specialty

Public Health; Global Health; Community-Based Rehabilitation; International Rehabilitation; Health Policy and System

Works

Original papers

1 Yamaguchi K, Akahane T, Yasuda E, Akahane M. Age-Specific Differences in Association Between Personality and Changes in Outing Behaviors During the COVID-19 Pandemic in Japan: Cross-Sectional Web-Based Questionnaire Survey. Online J Public Health Inform. 2025 Jun 12;17:e63120.

2 Matsumoto S, Yamaguchi K, Akahane T, Kido A, Akahane M. Turnover Tendency and Related Factors Among Rehabilitation Professionals in Japan: Quantifying Multiple-Choice Questionnaire Items by Topic Analysis. Cureus. 2025;17(4): e82645.

3 Mori Y, Ide K, Watanabe R, Yokoyama M, Tsuji T, Iizuka G, Yamaguchi K, Miyazawa T, Kondo K. Association Between the Community Gatherings Places and the Kihon Checklist Score: JAGES Longitudinal Study. Asia Pac J Public Health. 2025;37(2-3):297-304.

4 Yamaguchi K, Nakanishi Y, Tangcharoensathien V, Kono M, Nishioka Y, Noda T, Imamura T, Aakahane M. Rehabilitation services and related health databases, Japan. Bull World Health Organ. 2022 Nov 1;100(11):699–708.

Reviews

1 Yamaguchi K, Imahashi K, Kono M, Ishiwata R. Multi-layered health and welfare systems for provisioning rehabilitation for older people, adults, and children with disabilites in Japan. J Natl Inst Public Health. 2025;74(1):2-14

2 Yamaguchi K，Ung SAMBATH，Kono M，Machida M，Sasaki Y，Kodama T．Initial Analysis of Situation of Rehabilitation Service provision in Cambodia: Facility Survey in Phnom Penh． Journal of International Rehabilitation．2025;7(1):1-12 [Japanese]

3 Yamaguchi K，Miura H，Kodama T．Global trends in rehabilitation and current situation in ASEAN countries．J Natl Inst Public Health．2024;73(3): 214-224 [Japanese]

4 Yamaguchi K. Data analysis relevant to rehabilitation: utilizing health and long-term care information systems in Japan: Reports from the Field. UN Decade of Healthy Ageing Progress Report -The Platform -. 2023.Oct.

5 Yamaguchi K, Makihara Y, Kono M. Rehabilitation professionals for the aging society in Japan: Their scopes of work and related health policies and systems. J Natl Inst Public Health. 2022;71(1):35-44

Books

1 [translated] Helping Health Workers Learn. Japanese version. Asian Health Institute; Bridges in Public Health　(supervisory translator) . 2022. 10

Social contributions

・K Yamaguchi．Multilayered Service Delivery Systems for provisioning of Rehabilitation in Community Settings for people in all life stages in Japan．HKSR Community Rehabilitation Network 30th Anniversary cum HKSR 65th Anniversary Conference．Keynote speaker（guest speaker）．2025.1. 17-18．HongKong

・K Yamaguchi．Healthy Aging and Rehabilitation: Introduction to Japan’s Experience．Asia Pacific Society of Speech-Language and Hearing Association (APSSLH) 2024 symposium．Keynote speaker（guest speaker）．2024.11.29-30．Online

・K Yamaguchi．The Utilization of Real-World Data in Rehabilitation．The Japanese Society of Occupational Therapy Research the 17th congerss．（guest speaker）．2023.10.21．Nagoya [Japanese]

・Yamaguchi K. Health policy and systems research for policy decisions. 3rd Global Rehabilitation 2030 Meeting. World Health Organization. (guest speaker: panel member) 2023.7.10-11 Geneva, Swiss

・Japanese Society for International Rehabilitation, Director