Robert O’Mochain is a Professor at the College of International Relations in Ritsumeikan University in Kyoto, Japan. He has been teaching and researching in Japan since 1998. His 2005 doctoral dissertation was on masculinism in educational contexts in Japan. In recent years, his publications have focused mainly on issues surrounding sexual minority identities, sexual violence and the #MeToo movement. His current research focuses mainly on extremist forms of masculinity and the threats these pose to all members of society, especially women and girls in Japan. In 2023, with Yuki Ueno, he co-authored the Routledge publication: “Sexual abuse and education in Japan: In the international shadows.”