Dr. Shinohara was an IEEE MTT-S Distinguish Microwave Lecturer from 2016 to 2018. He is an IEEE AdCom Member for the period 2022–2024; the IEEE MTT-S Technical Committee 25 (Wireless Power Transfer and Conversion) Former Chair and a member; the IEEE MTT-S Member Geographic Activities (MGA) Region 10 Regional Coordinator; an IEEE WPT Initiative Member; an IEEE MTT-S Kansai Chapter TPC Member; an IEEE Wireless Power Transfer Conference Founder and a Steering Committee Member; the URSI Commission D Chair; an Executive Editor of the International Journal of Wireless Power Transfer (Hindawi); the First Chair and a Technical Committee Member on IEICE Wireless Power Transfer; the Japan Society of Electromagnetic Wave Energy Applications Adviser; the Space Solar Power Systems Society Vice-Chair; the Wireless Power Transfer Consortium for Practical Applications (WiPoT) Chair; and the Wireless Power Management Consortium (WPMc) Chair.