Yoshiko is a UK- and Japan-trained physiotherapist, Research Fellow, and global health consultant. She is currently doing a PhD at the London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine (LSHTM).

Her research focuses on participatory and community-driven approaches to sexual and reproductive health among people with disabilities. She is a mixed-methods researcher and employs methods such as crowdsourcing, designathon (hackathons guided by design thinking), semi-structured, and in-depth interviews to explore equitable access to healthcare. Her ongoing works investigate disability-inclusive social protection, rehabilitation system establishment in Uzbakistan, and barriers and facilitators of cervical cancer screening among women with disabilities, particularly in the UK and Japan, among other settings.

Beyond academic research, she is also actively contributing as a core member of the youth co-creation practical guide by TRD/WHO/UNICEF (https://tdr.who.int/publications/i/item/9789240117563), with particular emphasis on methodological approaches to the inclusive engagement of diverse and often marginalised populations in healthcare research, including people with disabilities.