About
Akane Yoshimura is an Assistant Professor (non-tenure-track) at Waseda University's Faculty of Education and Integrated Arts and Sciences, School of Education. She holds a PhD in Sports Science from Waseda University and specializes in athletic training, sports injury prevention, and physical education. Her academic journey includes a Master's and Doctoral degree from Waseda University, preceded by undergraduate studies at Hokkaido University of Education.
Her research interests focus on athletic training, sports injury prevention, physical education methods, growth and development, and school safety. Dr. Yoshimura's work particularly examines the biomechanical aspects of athletic performance, foam rolling effects on range of motion, and the relationship between neural factors and muscle strength development in various populations from children to older adults. She has made significant contributions to understanding how motor unit activity relates to athletic performance across different age groups.
Her publication portfolio demonstrates consistent research productivity with a focus on sports biomechanics, physical education methods, and neuromuscular adaptations. The research shows evolving interests from basic biomechanical studies on foam rolling to more complex investigations of neural-muscular interactions in athletic performance and educational applications in physical education settings.
- Young Researcher Encouragement Award (Poster Presentation) 2022.12 The 35th Annual Meeting of the Japan Society of Training and Sports Science
- Young Researcher Encouragement Award November 2021, 27th Annual Meeting of the Japanese Society of Biomechanics
- Young Investigator Award (Poster presentation 4th prize) 2020.10 25th European College of Sport Science Anniversary Congress
- Prizewinning abstracts (2nd prize) 2018.11 5th International Fascia Research Congress Conference
Dr. Yoshimura serves as a reviewer for numerous prestigious journals including the Journal of the Japanese Society of Athletic Training, Research in Sports Medicine, and Journal of Sports Sciences. She leads several research projects funded by organizations such as the Japan Society for the Promotion of Science, NSCA Japan, and the Hōhōdō Educational Foundation. Her current projects examine neural-muscular characteristics in youth athletes, the contribution of skeletal muscle mass to jumping power in children, and how children's characteristics affect physical education learning outcomes. She teaches courses related to elementary physical education methods and practical teaching seminars at Waseda University.
