Message from the Director

The Research Institute for Moral Science and Education (RIMSE) is the research division of theMoralogy Foundation, a public interest incorporated foundation. The Institute is composed of three core research areas—Moralogy Studies, Contemporary Ethics and Moral Studies, and Chikuro Hiroike Studies—along with three standing research fields—Moral Education, Traditional Culture, and History—and various collaborative research projects. Through these activities, the Institute promotes comprehensive and interdisciplinary research on ethics and morality.

At RIMSE, “Moralogy,” founded by the Foundation’s founder, Chikuro Hiroike (1866–1938), is positioned as a significant academic model within moral science. Moral science is understood here as a field of study that comprehensively examines the fundamental principles of human spirituality and social organization, and explores the ideal values for individuals, societies, and nations. Through dialogue and collaboration with cutting-edge contemporary scholarship, RIMSE seeks to further develop Moralogy while advancing research in the following three priority areas:

  1. Research that explores ethical and moral frameworks appropriate for a new era and contributes to the moral resolution of challenges facing human society
  2. Research that enhances the education, learning, and practice of morality
  3. Research on the life and thought of Chikuro Hiroike, as well as the further development and educational application of his theory of “Supreme Morality”

Through specialized academic research in ethics and morality, we aim to build a global research network and contribute to addressing the pressing challenges confronting humanity. At the same time, we work in close collaboration with the Foundation’s lifelong learning division to promote and enhance educational initiatives related to ethics and morality.

As contemporary society undergoes rapid transformation, we are committed to examining its dynamics with clarity, while pursuing, across disciplinary boundaries, better ways of being for humanity, society, and civilization. We aspire to co-create, together with all stakeholders, a new vision of ethics and morality for the emerging era. The outcomes of our research are disseminated widely through academic journals such as the Journal of Moralogy Studies, as well as through scholarly publications, the annual “Forum on Moral Science,” colloquia, and the Foundation’s website.

We sincerely appreciate your continued support and guidance.

April, 2026
Takao Inukai, Director and Professor,
The Research Institute for Moral Science and Education (RIMSE),
Moralogy Foundation