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Shu Ishida

Shu Ishida

@shuishida.bsky.social

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Assistant Professor (special appointment) at Hiroshima University. Working in bioethics, neuroethics, and any other ethics. Ph.D. Not-so-proud first gen.

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Shu Ishida @shuishida.bsky.social · 17d

New co-authored commentary published in AJOB. Open access.

We discussed when and how parental reasons are ethically relevant in pediatrics, especially in the East Asian contexts (beyond the simple cliche that "Asians emphasize family-based decision-making").
www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....

Respect Without Romanticizing: Cultural Values, Parental Reasons, and Unproven Pediatric Treatments in East Asia

Published in The American Journal of Bioethics (Vol. 25, No. 11, 2025)

www.tandfonline.com

Shu Ishida @shuishida.bsky.social · 17d

it’s really annoying that both JAL and ANA make the exact same announcements in such a small airport, with full volume and without intervals, about the very basic stuff from how to check in to their flights to that passengers cannot bring swords into the cabin.

Shu Ishida @shuishida.bsky.social · Oct 4

New co-authored book chapter published by Springer.

We systematically analyzed the ethical, social, and regulatory considerations involved in stem cell–based embryo model (or SCBEM) research. I hope this entry will be a handy reference in this field.
doi.org/10.1007/7651...

Human Stem Cell-Based Embryo Model Research: Ethics and Regulations

Given rapid advances in the life sciences, stem cell–based embryo models (SCBEMs) call for careful ethical and regulatory consideration. As with similar research related to human embryos and reproduction, SCBEMs raise important normative questions. In this...

Shu Ishida @shuishida.bsky.social · Oct 4

I didn’t expect we would have a female PM earlier than USA had a female president.

She’s basically an ultra conservative, but that’s another issue.

Shu Ishida @shuishida.bsky.social · Sep 28

I was racing against the deadline and almost furiously typing the keyboard, when the cabin crew asked me whether I wanted any drink again and again and again. I would happily bite the bullet if that was from some random airlines, but it is nothing but a total shame if that comes from JAL.

Shu Ishida @shuishida.bsky.social · Sep 27

And I didn’t expect to have a whole apple at 10km altitude. Japanese airlines are sometimes harsh to vegan and quasi-vegan passengers.

Shu Ishida @shuishida.bsky.social · Sep 27

Cathay’s normal & vegan meal includes a Häagen Dazs; JAL’s normal meal does; but JAL’s *pescatarian* meal doesn’t. What’s the trick?

Shu Ishida @shuishida.bsky.social · Sep 27

I don't mean it'd be OK for someone to play La Marseillaise in its full volume here.

Shu Ishida @shuishida.bsky.social · Sep 27

Who's playing the PRC's anthem in its full volume in the Air France Lounge …

Shu Ishida @shuishida.bsky.social · Sep 27

Not really helpful to be brought directly to the very front of the gate when my transit is as long as 6 hours (which I told them repeatedly) … Not the best way to use their kindness and good intention.

Shu Ishida @shuishida.bsky.social · Sep 27

It is the second time in my life (for the first since 2019) that I just ask for communication assistance in the airport / during the flight due to my speech disorder and find myself assisted with a full-spec wheelchair without any chance to (politely) decline it.

Shu Ishida @shuishida.bsky.social · Sep 26

Finally I had an opportunity to try Sunset Boulevard.

Shu Ishida @shuishida.bsky.social · Sep 26

But why’s the intercity this crowded

Shu Ishida @shuishida.bsky.social · Sep 26

What a fruitful opportunity CEPDISC’25 conference was to discuss our and other scholars’ works on discrimination and equality. Also it kind of works as a pre-commitment for me to start writing a paper as early as possible …

Shu Ishida @shuishida.bsky.social · Sep 26

felt awkward to see my real hometown, a remote mountainous village, featured in a BBC’s tourism campaign message

Shu Ishida @shuishida.bsky.social · Sep 18

New co-authored commentary published in AJOB. Open access.

We discussed Madison K. Kilbride's thought-provoking argument on the conditions under which healthcare professionals may ethically breach patient confidentiality.
doi.org/10.1080/1526...

When Ethical Principles Conflict: The Ethics of Genetic Confidentiality in Context

Published in The American Journal of Bioethics (Vol. 25, No. 10, 2025)

Shu Ishida @shuishida.bsky.social · Sep 18

The Supreme Leader Comrade Japanese Train Conductor is making nonsense announcements today again to educate passengers.

Shu Ishida @shuishida.bsky.social · Sep 5

Why I’m always this vulnerable to get Shinkansen trainsick - only on Shinkansens?

Shu Ishida @shuishida.bsky.social · Sep 5

Heading to Osaka to attend to the annual meeting of Japan Society of Contemporary and Applied Philosophy while getting heavily trainsick on Shinkansen

Shu Ishida @shuishida.bsky.social · Aug 22

How smooth and easy Rotterdam–Schiphol intercity connection is. Felt even closer than Central Tokyo to Haneda (needless to say Narita)

Shu Ishida @shuishida.bsky.social · Aug 15

*discriminate

Shu Ishida @shuishida.bsky.social · Aug 15

One of the most interesting parts in this survey on non-English-native philosophers' experiences philarchive.org/rec/PETECO is the full data publicly available online. A Japanese philosopher (not me) complains about the injustice of expensive English proofreading—totally agreed.

Uwe Peters, Yener Cagla Cimendereli, Alex Davies, Charlotte Gauvry, Kiichi Inarimori, Anna Klieber, Sitian Liu, Nikolaj Nottelmann, Federica Russo & Juan Samuel Santos Castro, Epistemic Challenges of ...

The widespread use of English in the field of philosophy facilitates international collaboration but may also pose significant challenges in understanding, analyzing, or producing information for both...

philarchive.org

Shu Ishida @shuishida.bsky.social · Aug 15

I regret most strongly being born in a non-anglophone country when a non-professional English proofreader denies the originality of my paper while correcting all my "discriminatee" to "discrimiate".

Shu Ishida @shuishida.bsky.social · Aug 3

It was not once or twice that I saw such good-at-speaking-English guys (esp when I was a graduate) critiquing other scholars’ English pronunciation in academic conferences.

Shu Ishida @shuishida.bsky.social · Aug 3

Not as common as it was, but a serious ethical problem in this context is that some Japanese scholars fluent in English (thanks to their own background, or their youth experience abroad offered by their wealthy parents) tend to look down on colleagues who are not very good at English.