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Yaguang Yan
Section
Graduate School of Economics and Management
Job title
Senior Assistant Professor
Degree

  • Bachelor of International Business Administration (Ritsumeikan Asia Pacific University)

  • Master of Language Education (Ritsumeikan University)

  • Master of Business Administration (Ritsumeikan University)

  • Ph.D. in Business Administration (Ritsumeikan University)

e-Rad No.
10980980

Research History 4

  • 2025/10 - Present
    Tohoku University　Graduate School of Economics and Management　Senior assistant professor

  • 2024/04 - Present
    Ritsumeikan Asia Pacific University　College of International Management

  • 2023/04 - 2025/09
    Nippon Bunri University　School of Business and Economics Department of Business and Economics

  • 2014/06 - 2016/03
    星野リゾートマネジメント　ブライダル

Education 5

  • Ritsumeikan University　Graduate School of Business Administration

    2021/04 - 2024/03

  • Ritsumeikan University　Graduate School of Business Administration

    2019/04 - 2021/03

  • Ritsumeikan University　MBA

    2018/04 - 2019/03

  • Ritsumeikan University　Graduate School of Language Education and Information Science

    2016/04 - 2018/03

  • Ritsumeikan Asia Pacific University　College of International Management

    2009/09 - 2014/03

Professional Memberships 5

  • 日本社会関係学会

    2025/04 - Present

  • 組織学会

    2024/04 - Present

  • 異文化経営学会

    2023/12 - Present

  • 日本労務学会

    2021/04 - Present

  • 労務理論学会

    2020/04 - Present

Research Interests 5

  • LGBT

  • 外国労働者問題

  • 人的資源管理

  • 性的マイノリティ

  • ダイバーシティマネジメント

Research Areas 2

  • Humanities & social sciences / Business administration /

  • Humanities & social sciences / Japanese language education /

Awards 1

  1. Japan association if social relations award.

    2025/03

Papers 12

  1. Remote work frequency and loneliness among United Kingdom employees: the moderating role of active and passive social media use Peer-reviewed

    Deshan Chen, Qiongwei Wang, Yaguang Yan

    Frontiers in Psychology　17　(1930871)　2026/08/24

    DOI： 10.3389/fpsyg.2026.1930871 　

  2. Work scheduling through communication tools and job satisfaction: The roles of work-family conflict and perceived work pressure Peer-reviewed

    Zhengxiu Sun, Senhu Wang, Yaguang Yan, Hong Tan, Shuangshuang Song, Shuanglong Li

    PLOS One　21　(7)　e0352350-e0352350　2026/07/06

    Publisher: Public Library of Science (PLoS)

    DOI： 10.1371/journal.pone.0352350 　

    eISSN： 1932-6203

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    The expansion of digital communication has increasingly blurred the boundaries between work and personal life, making work scheduling through communication tools more common. In China, mobile platforms such as WeChat are widely used to facilitate work-related scheduling and coordination, allowing work instructions and messages to be communicated without being confined to fixed time periods. Using nationally representative data from the 2021 China General Social Survey (CGSS), this study examines the association between communication-tool-mediated work scheduling and employees’ job satisfaction. We use multiple linear regression models to assess whether respondents’ work could be scheduled at any time via WeChat or phone and whether this workplace practice is associated with job satisfaction. Then, we further examine the mediating roles of work–family conflict and perceived work pressure using the KHB method, and conduct supplementary subgroup analyses by socioeconomic status (SES). The results show that work scheduling through communication tools is negatively associated with job satisfaction, and that this relationship is largely mediated by higher levels of work–family conflict and perceived work pressure. In addition, SES-based subgroup regressions provide suggestive evidence that this negative association is mainly observed among individuals with higher educational attainment and those in professional occupations. These findings document how work scheduling through communication tools is related to employees’ subjective evaluations of work and highlight heterogeneity in these associations across socioeconomic groups in contemporary Chinese workplaces.

  3. A longitudinal dyadic analysis of financial strain and mental distress among different-sex couples: the role of gender division of labor in income and housework Peer-reviewed

    Sizhan Cui, Fenwick Feng Jing, Haoyuan Ma, Meng Zhu, Yaguang Yan, Senhu Wang

    BMC Public Health　25　(1)　2025/03/05

    Publisher: Springer Science and Business Media LLC

    DOI： 10.1186/s12889-025-22059-x 　

    eISSN： 1471-2458

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    Abstract Background Despite extensive research on the association between financial strain and mental distress, little is known about its spousal crossover effect in different-sex couples. Methods Using nationally representative longitudinal dyadic data from the UK and fixed effect models, this study examines the dyadic relationship between financial strain and mental distress among couples, and the different relationship by gendered division of labor in income and housework. Results Our findings reveal that for both the husband and wife, financial strain is not only associated with their own mental distress but also their spouses’ mental distress, although the spousal cross-over effects have smaller effect sizes. Next, the husband’s mental distress associated with his own financial strain decreases as his share of the couple’s income increases, while his income share does not significantly alleviate his wife’s mental distress related to her own or her husband’s financial strain. Lastly, the wife’s share of housework does not modify the effect of financial strain on her husband’s or her own mental distress. These findings suggest the protective role of the traditional breadwinner in alleviating the husband’s mental distress from his own financial strain, but not from his wife’s financial strain, while also highlighting the limited effects of housework in mitigating the psychological toll of financial strain on both partners. Conclusions Overall, these findings provide valuable insights into our understanding of the relationship financial strain and mental distress by incorporating the dyadic perspective and gendered division of labor.

  4. Factor Analysis of Workplace Mental Health in the COVID-19 : A Study of the Sexual Minorities Peer-reviewed

    Yan Yaguang

    13　1-34　2024/03

    Publisher:

    DOI： 10.34382/0002000805 　

    ISSN： 2424-0923

  5. Common Reasons and Considerations for Inability to Implement Initiatives for Sexual Minorities: Targeting Japanese Companies Peer-reviewed

    Yaguang Yan

    Open Journal of Social Sciences　11　(09)　630-641　2023/09

    Publisher: Scientific Research Publishing, Inc.

    DOI： 10.4236/jss.2023.119039 　

    ISSN： 2327-5952

    eISSN： 2327-5960

  6. Japanese Companies’ Views on Initiatives for Sexual Minorities and New Directions : Using a Literature Review Study Peer-reviewed

    46　97-148　2023/03

    Publisher:

    DOI： 10.34382/00018287 　

    ISSN： 1345-1901

  7. Work-Life Balance Issues of Women in Returning to Work due to Childbirth—Using TEM Analysis Peer-reviewed

    Yaguang Yan

    Open Journal of Social Sciences　10　(04)　487-497　2022/04

    Publisher: Scientific Research Publishing, Inc.

    DOI： 10.4236/jss.2022.104035 　

    ISSN： 2327-5952

    eISSN： 2327-5960

  8. New Approaches and Proposals for Diversity Management in Japanese Companies : By Discussion of the Concepts and Actual Conditions of Practice Peer-reviewed

    11　42-70　2022/03

    Publisher:

    DOI： 10.34382/00016691 　

    ISSN： 2424-0923

  9. Problems That Double-Minority People Face in the Workplace and the Problem-Solving Process —Using the Examples of People Who Are LGBT and Non-Japanese Peer-reviewed

    Yaguang Yan

    Open Journal of Social Sciences　09　(09)　593-609　2021/09

    Publisher: Scientific Research Publishing, Inc.

    DOI： 10.4236/jss.2021.99044 　

    ISSN： 2327-5952

    eISSN： 2327-5960

  10. Analysis of the Misrecognition in Perceptions of LGBT Policies in the Workplace and the Workplace Environment : Using a Comparison between LGBT People and Non-LGBT People Peer-reviewed

    43　131-180　2021/09

    Publisher:

    DOI： 10.34382/00015280 　

    ISSN： 1345-1901

  11. LGBT Initiatives and Prospects for Japanese Companies Based on Diversity Management : The Case of Japanese LGBT Friendly Companies Using SCAT Analysis Peer-reviewed

    15　27-58　2021

    Publisher:

    DOI： 10.34382/00014493 　

    ISSN： 1881-5294

  12. Common Reasons and Analysis of Early Retirement of Foreign Workers Who Worked in Japanese Service Industry : With TEM Analysis Peer-reviewed

    41　91-120　2020/09

    Publisher:

    DOI： 10.34382/00013984 　

    ISSN： 1345-1901

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Misc. 3

  1. Analysis of Human Resource Management Issues and Causes in Starbucks Japan: Using the Perspective of Foreign Workers Peer-reviewed

    YAN YAGUANG

    (21)　2024/12

  2. 性的マイノリティに対する総合理解の影響要因および交互作用分析 ～ LGBTセミナーを受講した大学生を対象として～ Peer-reviewed

    閻 亜光

    デザイン科学研究　(2)　187-206　2023/03

  3. 出産後職場復帰におけるワークライフバランスの問題点及び意識変化ー日本人女性と中国人女性との比較を用いてー Invited

    閻 亜光

    労務理論学会誌　(32)　79-100　2023/03

Books and Other Publications 2

  1. Japanese diversity management: The path of co-creation with sexual minorities taken by Japanese companies

    YAN YAGUANG

    2024/11/30

  2. 新・マテリアル人事労務管理

    江夏, 幾多郎, 岸野, 早希, 西村, 純 (労働問題), 松浦, 民恵

    有斐閣　2023/12

    ISBN: 9784641166196

Presentations 22

  1. Perceived Legal Protection and Work Engagement among Sexual Minority Employees: The Roles of Psychological Safety and Perceived Risk of Involuntary Outing

    YAN YAGUANG

    2026/08/29

  2. The Effectiveness of Entrepreneurship Education Using Practical Activities: Focusing on Active Learning

    Yaguang YAN

    the 17th International Conference of the International Society　2026/07/13

  3. Comparative Study of Mental Health Influencing Factors in Japanese Workplaces: Analysis of Attribute Differences Between Non-sexual minorities and sexual minorities

    Yaguang YAN

    2026/05/31

  4. The Effects of Collaborative Experiential Entrepreneurship Education: Focusing on Changes in Students’ Entrepreneurial Intentions

    Yaguang YAN

    the 27th Asia Pacific Management Conference　2026/05/24

  5. An Analysis of Workplace Issues and Causes Among Transgender Individuals: A Comparative Study Between Japan and Taiwan

    Yaguang YAN

    PAS 2026 Annual Conference　2026/05/21

  6. Structural Analysis of Diversity Management Concepts: A Comparative Study of Japanese and English Literature

    Yaguang YAN

    The 6th Annual Conference of JASR　2026/03/21

  7. The Effectiveness of Entrepreneurship Education Using Practical Collaborative Learning: Focusing on Changes in Students' Entrepreneurial Motivation

    Yaguang Yan

    The 15th Entrepreneurship Conference　2026/03/08

  8. Diversity Management of Sexual Minority Parties - Gays say it's easier to talk to women in the Japanese workplace.

    YAGUANG YAN

    ALL JAPAN 3 Questions 2025　2025/06/21

  9. An Analysis of Workplace Issues and Causes Among Transgender Individuals: A Comparative Study Between Japan and Taiwan

    YAGUANG YAN

    2025 conference Transcultural Management Society　2025/05/25

  10. Analysis of Starbucks Japan’s Human Resource Management Issues: Using the autoethnography of Foreign Workers

    YAN Yaguang

    Center for Inclusive Leadership Conference　2024/08/03

  11. Factor Analysis of Workplace Mental Health in the COVID-19 ― A Study of the Sexual Minorities ―

    YAN Yaguang

    2024/06/29

  12. A Study of Japanese Diversity Management Model in Japanese Companies: Targeting Sexual Minority

    YAN Yaguang

    2024/05/26

  13. 性的マイノリティに対する総合理解の影響要因および交互作用分析~ LGBT セミナーを受講した大学生を対象として~

    閻 亜光

    労務理論学会 第33回全国大会　2023/06/24

  14. 日本企業における性的マイノリティ取り組みの捉え方と新たな方向性〜文献レビュー研究を用いて〜

    閻 亜光

    日本労務学会第53回全国大会　2023/06/17

  15. 出産による職場復帰におけるワークライフバランスの問題点及び意識変化〜日本女性と中国人女性との比較を用いて〜

    閻 亜光

    (労務理論学会第32回全国大会)　2022/07/29

  16. 日本企業のダイバーシティマネジメントにおける新たな着目点と提言 〜概念・実態の検討を通して〜

    閻 亜光

    (日本労務学会第52回全国大会)　2022/07/09

  17. Work-life balance issues of women in returning to work due to childbirth 〜Using TEM analysis〜

    YAGUANG YAN

    (The 10th Int’l Psychology and Health Conference)　2022/05/30

  18. Problems that double-minority people face in the workplace and the problem-solving process (International Conference on Human Resource and Enterprise Management

    YAGUANG YAN

    (CHREM 2021)　2021/11/14

  19. 「職場で行われるLGBT施策に対する認識ズレ及び職場環境分析〜LGBT当事者と非当事者男女との比較を用いて〜」

    閻 亜光

    (労務理論学会第31回全国大会)　2021/06/25

  20. 「日本のサービス企業で働く外国人労働者が早期離職した共通原因及び考察―TEM 分析を用いて―」

    閻 亜光

    (労務理論学会第30回全国大会)　2020/12/06

  21. 「LGBT Policies and Prospects for Japanese Companies Based on Diversity Management: With SCAT Research」

    YAGUANG YAN

    (立命館大学経営学会)　2020/09/20

  22. 「ダイバーシティマネジメントに基づく日本企業におけるLGBTの施策と展望―SCAT分析を用いた日本のLGBT先進企業の事例より―」

    閻 亜光

    オンライン (人事実践科学会議)　2020/08/05

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Research Projects 2

  1. A Longitudinal Mixed-Methods Study on the Mediating Effect of Family Support on Job Performance Among Gay

    YAGUANG YAN

    Offer Organization: Japan Society for the Promotion Science

    System: Grant-in-Aid for Early-Career Scientists

    Institution: TOHOKU UNIVERSITY

    2026/04 - 2029/03

  2. Issues and resolution processes for transgender people in the workplace

    YAN YAGUANG

    2024/04 - 2025/03

Teaching Experience 19

  1. Seminar for Business Management (II)A　Tohoku University

  2. Seminar for Business Management (I)A　Tohoku University

  3. Organization and Management (Seminar Ia)　Tohoku University

  4. Organization and Management　Tohoku University

  5. Human Resource Management　Tohoku University

  6. Advanced Venture Entrepreneurship　Ritsumeikan Asia Pacific University

  7. Service Management　Ritsumeikan Asia Pacific University

  8. Organizational Behavior　Ritsumeikan Asia Pacific University

  9. Marketing　Nippon Bunri University

  10. Management Organization Theory　Nippon Bunri University

  11. seminarⅣ　Nippon Bunri University

  12. seminarⅢ　Nippon Bunri University

  13. seminarⅡ　Nippon Bunri University

  14. Social Participation Application　Nippon Bunri University

  15. Management Organization Theory B　Nippon Bunri University

  16. Introduction to Social Sciences　Nippon Bunri University

  17. Introduction to Social Participation　Nippon Bunri University

  18. Social Participation Application2　Nippon Bunri University

  19. Social Participation Practice　Nippon Bunri University

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Media Coverage 3

  1. [Survey on the Actual Use of AI Tools at Work] A Questionnaire on Changes in Frequency of Use and Tasks Performed Using AI Tools, Surveying 499 Men and Women

    PRTIMES

    2026/06/30

    Type: Internet

  2. 国籍ではなく「個人」を見る。多国籍人材活用に欠かせないタレントマネジメント

    ビズリーチ社

    2025/12

    Type: Internet

  3. 「左利きと同じ数だけ当事者がいる」 職場における性的マイノリティ支援の現状とギャップ

    日本の人事部

    2025/02

    Type: Internet

Academic Activities 3

  1. KUAS PDW for Junior Management Scholars in Asia 2026

    2026/08/25 - 2026/08/26

    Activity type: Academic society, research group, etc.

  2. The 36th Annual National Conference of Japan Academy of Labor and Management

    2026/07/03 - 2026/07/05

    Activity type: Competition, symposium, etc.

  3. The 6th Annual Conference of the Japanese Association for Social Relations

    2026/03/20 - 2026/03/22

    Activity type: Academic society, research group, etc.