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Ergonomics
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Researcher information

■ Research Keyword
■ Field Of Study
  • Life sciences, Community dentistry
  • Life sciences, Healthcare management, medical sociology
  • Life sciences, Hygiene and public health (non-laboratory), 産業保健
  • Life sciences, Hygiene and public health (laboratory)

Career

■ Career
  • 202510, 9999
    University of Occupational and Environmental Health, Japan, Department of Ergonomics Institute of Industrial Ecological Sciences, 講師
  • 202410, 9999
    Hosei University, Faculty of Engineering and Design, 兼任講師
  • 202404, 202509
    University of Occupational and Environmental Health, Japan, Department of Ergonomics Institute of Industrial Ecological Sciences, 助教
  • 202304, 202403
    University of Occupational and Environmental Health, Japan, Department of Ergonomics Institute of Industrial Ecological Sciences, 特任助教
  • 201412, 202303
    一般財団法人日本予防医学協会, 健康情報分析課
■ Member History
  • May 2026 - Present
    労働安全衛生マネジメントシステム等の普及啓発に関する検討委員会 委員, 中央労働災害防止協会
  • Mar. 2026 - Present
    Associate Editor (Ergonomics), Journal of Occupational Health editorial committee
  • Nov. 2025 - Present
    編集委員会 委員, 日本産業ストレス学会
  • Apr. 2025 - Present
    理事(作業管理士担当), 産業保健人間工学会
  • Mar. 2025 - Present
    代議員, 日本産業衛生学会
  • Feb. 2025 - Present
    産業保健・人間工学推進リーダー育成カリキュラム検討部会 部会長, 日本理学療法士協会
  • Aug. 2024 - Present
    EPMIES certificated teacher of MAPO course, EPM INTERNATIONAL ERGONOMICS SCHOOL (EPMIES)
  • Jul. 2024 - Present
    ISO/TC159(人間工学)国内対策委員会SC3分科会 委員
  • Jun. 2024 - Present
    多職種連携研究会 世話人, 日本産業衛生学会
  • May 2024 - Present
    産業保健理学療法テキスト編集企画部会 部会員, 日本理学療法士協会
  • Apr. 2024 - Present
    査読委員, 日本人間工学会
  • Dec. 2023 - Present
    行動災害防止に関する研究体制強化のための検討会, 労働安全衛生総合研究所
  • Nov. 2023 - Present
    代表世話人, 産業保健リハビリテーション研究会
  • Nov. 2023 - Present
    産業保健相談員(人間工学), 独立行政法人 労働者健康安全機構 福岡産業保健総合支援センター
  • Apr. 2021 - Present
    日本産業衛生学会 エイジマネジメント研究会 世話人
  • Dec. 2017 - Present
    日本産業衛生学会 作業関連性運動器障害研究会 世話人
  • Apr. 2022 - Dec. 2025
    RSJ介護ロボット研究専門委員会
  • Jan. 2023 - Mar. 2024
    将来検討委員会, 産業保健人間工学会
  • Jun. 2022 - Jun. 2023
    ISO 11228-1のJIS化原案作成委員会委員および分科会委員(JIS Z 8505-1), (一社)日本人間工学会
  • Jan. 2018 - Mar. 2023
    独立行政法人 労働者健康安全機構 福岡産業保健総合支援センター 両立支援促進員
  • Apr. 2015 - Mar. 2023
    独立行政法人 労働者健康安全機構 福岡産業保健総合支援センター 産業保健相談員(保健指導)
  • Jun. 2019 - Mar. 2020
    介護ロボット活用コーディネーター育成体系の構築に向けた検討会 委員, 日本理学療法士協会
  • Aug. 2017 - Feb. 2018
    産業保健領域における理学療法の普及に向けた検討会, 日本理学療法士協会
  • Apr. 2016 - Mar. 2017
    協力員, 日本理学療法士協会 産業理学療法部門

Research activity information

■ Award
  • Mar. 2025
    大久保利晃産業保健奨励賞
    谷直道
  • May 2024
    第97回日本産業衛生学会, 産業衛生技術部会部会長表彰
    組織診断型の腰痛リスク評価法である日本語版MAPOインデックスの開発
    谷直道;市川富美子;織田進;Olga Menoni;Marco Tasso;岩切一幸;神代雅晴;榎原毅;筒井保博
  • May 2024
    日本労働科学学会第5回年次大会, 優秀ポスター賞
    介護施設の組織診断型腰痛リスク評価法である J-MAPO インデックス社会実装への試み
    市川 富美子;谷直道;岩切一幸;筒井保博
  • Oct. 2023
    産業保健人間工学会第28回大会, 優秀論文賞
    作業分析の結果からみたユニット型介護施設の負担要因
    長谷川徹也;谷 直道;樋口善之;泉 博之
  • May 2023
    第96回日本産業衛生学会, 優秀査読者賞
    谷直道
  • May 2022
    第95回日本産業衛生学会, 産業歯科保健部会 部会長賞
    特定健康診査受診者の主観的咀嚼状態と食習慣の関連性
    谷直道;埴岡隆;樋口善之;太田雅規;倉冨育美;山本良子;赤津順一
  • Jun. 2019
    一般財団法人日本予防医学協会, 理事長賞
    谷直道
  • Apr. 2019
    The 29th China-Korea-Japan Conference on Occupational Safety and Health, Best Poster Award
    Lifestyle of musculoskeletal symptoms in young workers:A retrospective cohort study using a medical examination questionnaire for 16 years
    Tani N;Ohta M;Higuchi Y;Kumashiro M
  • May 2018
    第91回日本産業衛生学会, 第9回ベストGP賞
    谷直道
■ Paper
  • Development of an objective early detection model for depressive symptoms using voice emotion analysis technology: empirical prospective cohort study among call center operators
    Naomichi Tani; Yoshihiro Takao; Sakihito Noro; Kazuki Sakai; Hisashi Eguchi; Takeshi Ebara
    Journal of Occupational Health, Jan. 2026, Reviewed
    Lead
  • ユニット型介護施設における深夜勤務の負担要因
    長谷川 徹也; 谷 直道; 樋口 善之; 泉 博之
    産業保健人間工学研究, Dec. 2025, Reviewed
  • Research Issue on Primary Prevention of Low Back Pain for the Land Freight Transportation Industry
    Naomichi TANI; Kenji ISHII; Kazuki HIRANAI; Tanghuizi DU; Atsushi SUGAMA; Takayuki TANAKA; Kazuyuki IWAKIRI; Akihiko SEO; Takeshi EBARA
    The Japanese Journal of Ergonomics, Aug. 2025, Reviewed
    Lead
  • デジタルメンタルヘルスと音声感情解析
    谷直道
    産業ストレス研究, Jul. 2025, Reviewed, Invited
    Lead, Corresponding
  • Physical activity interventions delivered through digital health technology for improving workers’ mental health symptoms: a systematic review and meta-analysis
    Satoru Kanamori; Kotaro Imamura; Yuta Inagawa; Takenori Yamauchi; Hiroki Ikeda; Takuro Okuyama; Go Muto; Rika Kato; Mako Iida; Hiroki Asaoka; Akiomi Inoue; Kazuhiro Watanabe; Kanami Tsuno; Natsu Sasaki; Yuka Kobayashi; Asuka Sakuraya; Yu Komase; Yasumasa Otsuka; Mai Iwanaga; Reiko Inoue; Kazuto Kuribayashi; Ayako Hino; Akihito Shimazu; Akizumi Tsutsumi; Norito Kawakami; Naomichi Tani; Hisashi Eguchi; Noriko Kojimahara; Takeshi Ebara
    Journal of Occupational Health, Jun. 2025, Reviewed
  • Research Issues to Be Considered in Occupational Health Regarding the Application of Immersive Virtual Reality to Workplace Situations
    Takumu KOMORI; Kazuki SAKAI; Naomichi TANI; Hiroaki FUJIHARA; Takeshi EBARA
    The Japanese Journal of Ergonomics, Oct. 2024, Reviewed
  • Research Issue on Voice and Emotion Analysis as a Mental Health Measure Toward its Social Implementation
    Hinano ISHIMURA; Yusuke HORI; Hibiki HONJO; Naomichi TANI; Hiroaki FUJIHARA; Takeshi EBARA
    The Japanese Journal of Ergonomics, Aug. 2024, Reviewed
  • Is organizational intervention using Layered Voice Analysis effective in addressing operator mental health in call centers?: A randomized controlled trial
    Naomichi Tani; Yoshihiro Takao; Sakihito Noro; Hiroaki Fujihara; Hisashi Eguchi; Kazuki Sakai; Takeshi Ebara
    Journal of Occupational Health, Aug. 2024, Reviewed
    Lead
  • Ergonomic strategies for Digital Occupational Health: Preparing for the oncoming wave of technological innovation
    Naomichi Tani; Chikae Yamaguchi; Mafu Tsunemi; Hiroaki Fujihara; Kenji Ishii; Yoshiyuki Kamakura; Takeshi Ebara
    Environmental and Occupational Health Practice, May 2024, Reviewed
    Lead
  • Validity and reliability of Japanese version of MAPO index for assessing manual patient handling in nursing homes
    Naomichi Tani; Fumiko Ichikawa; Susumu Oda; Olga Menoni; Marco Tasso; Kazuyuki Iwakiri; Masaharu Kumashiro; Takeshi Ebara; Yasuhiro Tsutsui
    Journal of Occupational Health, Apr. 2024, Reviewed
    Lead, Corresponding
  • What digital health technology types are used in mental health prevention and intervention? Review of systematic reviews for systematization of technologies
    Naomichi Tani; Hiroaki Fujihara; Kenji Ishii; Yoshiyuki Kamakura; Mafu Tsunemi; Chikae Yamaguchi; Hisashi Eguchi; Kotaro Imamura; Satoru Kanamori; Noriko Kojimahara; Takeshi Ebara
    Journal of Occupational Health, Jan. 2024, Reviewed
    Lead
  • The use of digital health technology to provide mental health services for employees in Japan
    Hisashi Eguchi; Noriko Kojimahara; Satoru Kanamori; Kotaro Imamura; Naomichi Tani; Takeshi Ebara
    Environmental and Occupational Health Practice, 2024, Reviewed
  • [A pilot study investigating the association between perceived chewing conditions and systemic subjective symptoms in Japanese workers].
    Naomichi Tani; Takashi Hanioka; Yoshiyuki Higuchi; Masanori Ohta; Ikumi Kuratomi; Ryoko Yamamoto; Junichi Akatsu
    Sangyo eiseigaku zasshi = Journal of occupational health, Nov. 2023, Reviewed
    Lead, Corresponding
  • [The association between occupation and poor mastication in Japanese workers: a questionnaire-based specific health checkup].
    Naomichi Tani; Takashi Hanioka; Yoshiyuki Higuchi; Masanori Ohta; Junichi Akatsu
    [Nihon koshu eisei zasshi] Japanese journal of public health, Aug. 2023, Reviewed
    Lead, Corresponding
  • [Association between subjective chewing conditions and dietary habits in Japanese workers].
    Naomichi Tani; Takashi Hanioka; Yoshiyuki Higuchi; Masanori Ohta; Ikumi Kuratomi; Ryoko Yamamoto; Junichi Akatsu
    Sangyo eiseigaku zasshi = Journal of occupational health, Jul. 2023, Reviewed
    Lead, Corresponding
  • Is it Possible to Estimate the Risk of Lifestyle-related Diseases 10 Years from Now Based on Health Checkup Results?: Development of “JPM Score”
    Makoto Hashimoto; Naomichi Tani; Junichi Akatsu
    Health Evaluation and Promotion, Jun. 2023, Reviewed
  • Medical visits and health-care expenditures of patients attending orthopedic clinics during the COVID-19 pandemic in Japan: LIFE Study
    Naomichi Tani; Haruhisa Fukuda
    International Journal for Quality in Health Care, Jul. 2022, Reviewed
    Lead
  • 作業分析の結果からみたユニット型介護施設の負担要因
    長谷川徹也; 谷 直道; 樋口 善之; 泉 博之
    産業保健人間工学研究, May 2022, Reviewed
  • Does difficulty in chewing induce subjective musculoskeletal symptoms? A case-control study
    Naomichi Tani; Masanori Ohta; Yoshiyuki Higuchi; Ryoko Yamamoto; Junichi Akatsu
    BMJ Open, Mar. 2022, Reviewed
    Lead, Corresponding
  • Association between periodontal pocket depth determined during dental check-ups and new onset of diabetes in community residents: the LIFE study
    谷直道; 竹内研時; 福田治久
    日本公衆衛生雑誌, 2022, Reviewed
    Lead
  • Evaluating the relationship between oral health status in male workers and question item regarding subjective chewing symptoms
    Naomichi Tani; Takashi Hanioka; Yoshiyuki Higuchi; Masanori Ohta; Ryoko Yamamoto; Junichi Akatsu
    産業衛生学雑誌, 2022, Reviewed
    Lead, Corresponding
  • 勤労者における特定保健指導終了によるメタボリックシンドロームの罹患及び脱却への効果:9年間の縦断研究
    永原真奈美; 赤津順一; 樋口善之; 谷直道; 山本良子; 太田雅規
    日本食育学会誌, Oct. 2021, Reviewed
  • 医療・福祉従事者の腰痛リスク評価のための日本語版MAPOインデックス
    Naomichi TANI; Fumiko ICHIKAWA; Kazuyuki IWAKIRI; Susumu ODA
    Journal of Occupational Safety and Health, Jun. 2021, Reviewed
    Lead, Corresponding
  • Verification of the effects of three percent weight loss at 6 months and application possibility of assessment at 3 months after the specific health guidance for male workers
    Manami Nagahara; Yoshiyuki Higuchi; Junichi Akatsu; Naomichi Tani; Ryoko Yamamoto; Masanori Ohta
    SANGYO EISEIGAKU ZASSHI, May 2021, Reviewed
  • Fitting the task to a person with disabilities: A case of return-to-work support for a patient due to left-sided poststroke hemiplegia using tailor-made jigs-and-tools
    Naomichi Tani; Fumiko Ichikawa; Risa Mitani; Junichi Akatsu; Susumu Oda
    Journal of Occupational Health, Jan. 2021, Reviewed
    Lead, Corresponding
  • 高齢労働者が活躍するための職場づくり-エイジマネジメントの視点からみた改善活動の考え方
    谷直道
    産業精神保健, Apr. 2020, Invited
  • Development of an anomaly detection method with a novel hidden semi-Markov model incorporating unlearned states.
    Takayuki Mukaeda; Keisuke Shima; Saori Miyajima; Yuki Hashimoto; Takayuki Tanaka; Naomichi Tani; Hiroyuki Izumi
    2020 IEEE/SICE International Symposium on System Integration(SII), 2020, Reviewed, No invitation
  • Case study on work improvement in care work settings by focusing on workload in manual patient lifting operations
    Naomichi Tani
    Environmental and Occupational Health Practice, 2020, Invited
  • Can self‐monitoring mobile health apps reduce sedentary behavior? A randomized controlled trial
    Kojiro Yamamoto; Takeshi Ebara; Fumiko Matsuda; Tsuyoshi Matsukawa; Nao Yamamoto; Kenji Ishii; Takahiro Kurihara; Shota Yamada; Taro Matsuki; Naomichi Tani; Michihiro Kamijima
    Journal of Occupational Health, Jan. 2020, Reviewed
  • Lifestyle and subjective musculoskeletal symptoms in young male Japanese workers: A 16-year retrospective cohort study
    Tani, N.; Ohta, M.; Higuchi, Y.; Akatsu, J.; Kumashiro, M.
    Preventive Medicine Reports, 2020, Reviewed
    Lead, Corresponding
  • ユニット型介護施設における作業姿勢と作業内容からみた負担要因
    長谷川徹也; 邸俊彰; 谷直道; 樋口善之; 泉博之
    産業保健人間工学研究, Jul. 2019, Reviewed
  • A case study of tailor-made exercise for preventing decrease in physical function: Analyzing the effect of tailor-made exercise from a motion study, motor function test, and questionnaire
    Tani, N.; Higuchi, Y.; Ohta, M.; Akathu, Z.; Kumashiro, M.
    Sangyo eiseigaku zasshi = Journal of occupational health, 2018, Reviewed
    Lead, Corresponding
  • 産業保健領域における腰痛予防の取り組み事例
    谷直道; 赤津順一; 織田進; 神代雅晴
    理学療法福岡, Mar. 2017, Invited
  • 【麻酔科医・手術室スタッフの健康管理学-産業医学的ヘルスケア】腰痛対策 医療労働と人間工学
    谷 直道, 榎原 毅
    LiSA, Jun. 2025, Not reviewed, Invited
    Lead
  • Research Issues to Be Considered in Occupational Health Regarding the Application of Immersive Virtual Reality to Workplace Situations
    Takumu KOMORI,Kazuki SAKAI,Naomichi TANI,Hiroaki FUJIHARA,Takeshi EBARA
    The Japanese Journal of Ergonomics, Oct. 2024, Reviewed, Null
  • メンタルヘルス対策としての音声感情解析とその社会実装に向けたリサーチ・イシュー
    石村 妃君智, 堀 裕輔, 本荘 響, 谷 直道, 藤原 広明, 榎原 毅
    人間工学, Aug. 2024, Reviewed, No invitation
  • Low back pain in workers and the utilization of ergonomics risk assessment tools
    谷直道
    人間生活工学, Mar. 2025, Not reviewed, Invited
    Lead, Corresponding
  • 産業安全保健専門職と活用 両立支援コーディネーター(解説)
    谷直道
    労働の科学, Mar. 2019, Not reviewed, Invited
    Lead
  • 産業安全保健専門職と活用 第一種、第二種衛生管理者(解説)
    谷直道
    労働の科学, Mar. 2018, Not reviewed, Invited
    Lead
  • 産業安全保健専門職と活用 作業管理士(解説)
    谷直道
    労働の科学, Nov. 2018, Not reviewed, Invited
    Lead
  • 高年齢労働者の身体機能の変化を支えるー自律的な作業管理体制への転換に向けてー
    谷直道, 榎原毅
    安全と健康, Dec. 2023, Not reviewed, Invited
    Lead
  • 介護労働における移乗介助の作業負担に着目した作業改善事例
    谷直道
    日本産業衛生学会生涯教育委員会 Good Practice Samples, Jan. 2018, Not reviewed, No invitation
    Lead
  • 産業保健領域のメンタルヘルスにおけるデジタルヘルス技術の体系的整理~デジタルフェノタイプからの洞察~
    谷直道
    産業ストレス研究, Apr. 2024, Not reviewed, Invited
    Lead, Corresponding
  • Ergonomic strategies for Digital Occupational Health: Preparing for the oncoming wave of technological innovation
    Naomichi Tani,Chikae Yamaguchi,Mafu Tsunemi,Hiroaki Fujihara,Kenji Ishii,Yoshiyuki Kamakura,Takeshi Ebara
    Environmental and Occupational Health Practice, May 2024, Reviewed, No invitation
    Lead
  • The use of digital health technology to provide mental health services for employees in Japan.
    Eguchi Hisashi, Kojimahara Noriko, Kanamori Satoru, Imamura Kotaro, Tani Naomichi, Ebara Takeshi
    Environmental and occupational health practice, Mar. 2024, Reviewed, No invitation
  • Physical activity interventions delivered through digital health technology for improving workers' mental health symptoms: a systematic review and meta-analysis
    Kanamori Satoru, Imamura Kotaro, Inagawa Yuta, Yamauchi Takenori, Ikeda Hiroki, Okuyama Takuro, Muto Go, Kato Rika, Iida Mako, Asaoka Hiroki, Inoue Akiomi, Watanabe Kazuhiro, Tsuno Kanami, Sasaki Natsu, Kobayashi Yuka, Sakuraya Asuka, Komase Yu, Otsuka Yasumasa, Iwanaga Mai, Inoue Reiko, Kuribayashi Kazuto, Hino Ayako, Shimazu Akihito, Tsutsumi Akizumi, Kawakami Norito, Tani Naomichi, Eguchi Hisashi, Kojimahara Noriko, Ebara Takeshi
    Journal of Occupational Health, Jun. 2025, Reviewed, No invitation
  • Is organizational intervention using Layered Voice Analysis effective in addressing operator mental health in call centers?: A randomized controlled trial.
    Tani Naomichi, Takao Yoshihiro, Noro Sakihito, Fujihara Hiroaki, Eguchi Hisashi, Sakai Kazuki, Ebara Takeshi
    Journal of occupational health, Aug. 2024, Reviewed, No invitation
    Lead
  • Validity and reliability of Japanese version of MAPO index for assessing manual patient handling in nursing homes.
    Tani Naomichi, Ichikawa Fumiko, Oda Susumu, Menoni Olga, Tasso Marco, Iwakiri Kazuyuki, Kumashiro Masaharu, Ebara Takeshi, Tsutsui Yasuhiro
    Journal of occupational health, Apr. 2024, Reviewed, No invitation
    Lead, Corresponding
  • What digital health technology types are used in mental health prevention and intervention? Review of systematic reviews for systematization of technologies.
    Tani Naomichi, Fujihara Hiroaki, Ishii Kenji, Kamakura Yoshiyuki, Tsunemi Mafu, Yamaguchi Chikae, Eguchi Hisashi, Imamura Kotaro, Kanamori Satoru, Kojimahara Noriko, Ebara Takeshi
    Journal of occupational health, Jan. 2024, Reviewed, No invitation
    Lead
  • 職場における人間工学の歴史と役割
    谷直道,榎原毅
    安全衛生コンサルタント, Apr. 2025
■ Books and other publications
  • 医療機関における産業保健活動の手引き 基本知識から実践まで
    Contributor, 医療・介護現場で進める腰痛予防と健康管理
    公益財団法人 産業医学振興財団, Mar. 2026
    9784915947957
  • 腰痛対策 医療労働と人間工学
    榎原 毅, 谷 直道, Joint work
    株式会社メディカル・サイエンス・インターナショナル, Jun. 2025