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Hiroyuki Obari is a Professor at Globiz Professional University, concurrently serving as Visiting and Emeritus Professor at Aoyama Gakuin University. Additionally, he is a part-time lecturer at the Graduate School, Institute of Science Tokyo, and a visiting researcher at the National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology (AIST). Born in 1953, Dr. Obari completed his B.A. in Political Science at the University of Oklahoma, earned an M.A. in International Relations from International Christian University (ICU), and a second M.A. from Columbia University. He obtained his Ph.D. in Computer Science from the University of Tsukuba. His international experience includes appointments as a visiting researcher at the University of Oxford in 1998, 2007, and 2018–2020. Dr. Obari specializes in Computer-Assisted Language Learning (CALL), Applied Linguistics, Worldview Studies, and Educational Technology (EdTech), focusing on integrating technology and pedagogy to foster global educational leadership.