Oct. 2025
産業医科大学, 第43回産業医科大学学会総会 学会長賞（論文）

Mar. 2020
熊本大学, 熊本大学大学院 教育部長賞

Incidence and lifestyle risk factors for same-level falls among Japanese workers
Kazuhiko Watanabe; Yoshihisa Fujino; Takahiro Tabuchi; Masayoshi Zaitsu
Journal of Occupational and Environmental Medicine, May 2026, Reviewed
Lead

Impact of asthma or respiratory symptoms on work-functioning impairment among Japanese workers: The Japanese Red Cross Kumamoto Study
Kyohei Harada; Ayumi Onoue; Takuya Kitagawa; Yuki Sato; Kazuhiko Watanabe; Yuichi Matsuo; Kenichi Kubota; Minoru Yoshida; Toshinari Hayashi; Toru Tsuda; Yoshihisa Fujino; Hiromasa Inoue; Hisamitsu Omori
Respiratory Investigation, May 2026, Reviewed

Educational disparities in mortality mediated by modifiable behavioral factors: Findings from the Japan Multi-Institutional Collaborative Cohort Study.
Masayoshi Zaitsu; Kazuhiko Watanabe; Mako Nagayoshi; Hiroaki Ikezaki; Takuma Furukawa; Yasufumi Kato; Yuriko N Koyanagi; Nobuaki Michihata; Chihaya Koriyama; Sadao Suzuki; Daisuke Matsui; Kiyonori Kuriki; Naoyuki Takashima; Masashi Ishizu; Itsuki Kageyama; Takashi Tamura; Kenji Wakai; Keitaro Matsuo
Public health, Jan. 2026, Reviewed
Lead

Breaking up Prolonged Sitting Times and Mental Health Among Japanese Workers
Kazuhiko Watanabe; Xi Lu; Hisamitsu Omori; Takahiko Katoh; Masayoshi Zaitsu
Journal of Occupational and Environmental Medicine, Sep. 2025, Reviewed
Lead, Corresponding

Seventeen-year cumulative incidence of airflow limitation and lung function decline in two independent cohorts: The Japanese Red Cross Kumamoto study.
Yuki Sato; Ayumi Onoue; Kentaro Machida; Hiromasa Inoue; Kenichi Kubota; Minoru Yoshida; Shinsuke Tsumura; Takuya Kitagawa; Kyohei Harada; Yuichi Matsuo; Kazuhiko Watanabe; Kazuaki Kawai; Hiroshi Yamato; Hisamitsu Omori
Respiratory investigation, Sep. 2025, Reviewed

Occupational disparities in common cancer screening participation among workers: a nationwide cross-sectional study in Japan.
Kazuhiko Watanabe; Takahiro Tabuchi; Masayoshi Zaitsu
Journal of occupational health, Aug. 2025, Reviewed
Lead, Corresponding

Occupational Disparities in Cancer Survival Among the Working Population in Japan: 10-Year Survival Analysis Using the Kanagawa Cancer Registry.
Kazuhiko Watanabe; Ichiro Kawachi; Masayoshi Zaitsu
Cancer Medicine, Jul. 2025, Reviewed
Lead, Corresponding

Occupational fall incidence associated with heated tobacco product use and lifestyle behaviors in Japan.
Saki Tsushima; Kazuhiko Watanabe; Sora Hirohashi; Tomohiro Yoshimi; Yoshihisa Fujino; Takahiro Tabuchi; Masayoshi Zaitsu
Scientific reports, Jun. 2025, Reviewed
Lead

Occupational falls by site of occurrence within the workplace in Japan
Kazuhiko Watanabe; Sora Hirohashi; Tomohiro Yoshimi; Masayoshi Zaitsu
Apr. 2025

Occupational fall incidence associated with heated tobacco product smoking and lifestyle behaviors: a nationwide cross-sectional study in Japan
Saki Tsushima, Kazuhiko Watanabe, Sora Hirohashi, Tomohiro Yoshimi, Yoshihisa Fujino, Takahiro Tabuchi, Masayoshi Zaitsu
Feb. 2025

Daily walking habits can mitigate age-related decline in static balance: a longitudinal study among aircraft assemblers.
Kazuhiko Watanabe; Shoko Iizuka; Tatsuya Kobayashi; Saki Tsushima; Sora Hirohashi; Tomohiro Yoshimi; Masayoshi Zaitsu
Scientific reports, Jan. 2025, Reviewed
Lead, Corresponding

Association Between Osteoporosis Self-Assessment Tool for Asians and Airflow Limitation in Japanese Post-Menopausal Women
Kazuhiko Watanabe; Hisamitsu Omori; Ayumi Onoue; Kenichi Kubota; Minoru Yoshida; Takahiko Katoh
International Journal of Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease, Jul. 2024, Reviewed
Lead

Relationship between physical activity and locomotive syndrome among young and middle-aged Japanese workers.
Kazuhiko Watanabe; Xi Lu; Shota Masuda; Takeshi Miyamoto; Takahiko Katoh
Journal of occupational health, Jan. 2024, Reviewed
Lead, Corresponding

Association between airflow limitation and carotid intima-media thickness in the Japanese population
Kazuhiko Watanabe; Ayumi Onoue; Hisamitsu Omori; Kenichi Kubota; Minoru Yoshida; Takahiko Katoh
International Journal of COPD, 2021, Reviewed
Lead

Association between airflow limitation severity and reduced bone mineral density in Japanese men.
Kazuhiko Watanabe; Ayumi Onoue; Kenichi Kubota; Noritaka Higashi; Toshinari Hayashi; Tohru Tsuda; Hisamitsu Omori
International journal of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, 2019, Reviewed
Lead

Occupational Disparities in Cancer Survival Among the Working Population in Japan: 10-Year Survival Analysis Using the Kanagawa Cancer Registry.
Watanabe Kazuhiko, Kawachi Ichiro, Zaitsu Masayoshi
Cancer medicine, Jul. 2025, Reviewed, No invitation
Lead, Corresponding

Relationship between physical activity and locomotive syndrome among young and middle-aged Japanese workers.
Watanabe Kazuhiko, Lu Xi, Masuda Shota, Miyamoto Takeshi, Katoh Takahiko
Journal of occupational health, Jan. 2024, Reviewed, No invitation
Lead, Corresponding

Occupational fall incidence associated with heated tobacco product use and lifestyle behaviors in Japan.
Tsushima Saki, Watanabe Kazuhiko, Hirohashi Sora, Yoshimi Tomohiro, Fujino Yoshihisa, Tabuchi Takahiro, Zaitsu Masayoshi
Scientific reports, Jun. 2025, Reviewed, No invitation
Lead