Background & Profile:

Library Director of Sapporo City University, Professor of Media Design Course at the Sapporo City University, Design Department. Takemura researches a new field of media aesthetics which brings together code-art, cultural engineering, and emerging Creative Capitol City Planning.
1999-2005
Associate professor in the Graduate School of Frontier Sciences at the University of Tokyo, Takemura researches a field of emerging Digital Archiving technologies.

DATE/PLACE OF BIRTH October 25, 1954, Tokyo
Professional Experiences :
1995-1999 - Associate Professor, at Kyoto University of Art and Design, Directing lecturer of Media Theory (Media Aesthetics) and Media Art. Founding Director of the Research Center for Media Aesthetics at Kyoto University of Art and Design
1983-1995- Full time Instructor, Media Theory and Modern Arts, at Nihon University, Collage of Art, Tokyo, Japan
1993-1995 - Visiting Instructor, Aesthetic and Art History, Tokai University, Tokyo, Japan
Other Activities:
Committee for the National Land Council of the National Land Agency , Committee for National Telecommunication Initiative of MPT, "Good Design" Jury of the MITI., Advisor of Kyoto Digital Archives Association, July of Ars Electoronica, Advisor of Inter Communication Center by NTT, Vice President of Japan Digital Museum Association, Creative Commons Moving Image Contest Judges etc.
From the forefront of new developments in Cyberspace, he is involved in cultural assets production and media design of the next generation. He is also continuing various projects of digital archive in Japan. He advocates "Digital Trust" to activate digital cultural economics of Japanese Traditional Culture Resources. From late 70’s conducting research into post-modern aesthetics in electronic media. One of Japan's leading experts on Cyber Culture and Media Art based on advanced image technology. Also, Digital Convergence of Japanese Traditional Art Contents. As media critic presently working with an extensive international network, keeping close scrutiny on developments of Digital Archiving projects in Japan, for use in interactive media design of the future.
Current Publications:
"Cyber Media Galaxy"(1988), "Media Ecstasy - Information Ecosystems and Aesthetics"(1992), "7th Days Travel in Internet", "Digital Japanesque - Sensory Revolution in Multimedia Society"(1996), "Gene of Media - The Future of Digital Genome"(1999), “Memory and Archives-Cultural Economy for Digital Archives”(2003).