市川 Ichikawa衛 Mamoru

衛 Mamoru 市川 Ichikawa graduated from the University of Tokyo with a degree in health sciences in 2000 and began their career at NHK, where they served as a Principal Program Director until 2021, creating significant medical and health-related programs. They became a Visiting Scholar at Stanford University in 2016 and established the Medical Journalism Study Group in 2017, where they currently serve as the representative director. Since 2021, 衛 has taken on the role of Fund Development and Public Policy Officer at READYFOR株式会社, while also working as a guest associate professor at Hiroshima University. In addition to their ongoing contributions to healthcare journalism through platforms like Yahoo! News, they have been recognized with awards for their impactful communications in the medical field.