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Dean and Professor
Professor
Professor
Nobuaki Murakami
Specialized Field
History, Oriental History, Central Asian History, East Asian History, Qing Dynasty History
Research theme
Research on the state structure and bureaucratic system of the Qing Dynasty
Research on the transition from early modern to modern times in East Asia
Professor
Masaki Yamanaka
Specialized Field
Modern Japanese literature, contemporary thought (epistemology), literary criticism theory, Japanese language education
Research theme
1. Modern Japanese Literature: Research into modern and contemporary "non-realistic novels" by authors such as Yasunari Kawabata, Haruki Murakami, Hiromi Kawakami, and Kiyoko Murata.
2. Modern thought (epistemology): Neuroscience, cognitive neuroscience, modern physics, philosophy, Yogacara
From these perspectives, we will elucidate the deep human psychology and worldview depicted in literary works.
3. Contemporary Literary Theory: Research into literary criticism theory, focusing on theories of "narrative" and "space-time."
4. Japanese language education: Research into the value of novels as teaching materials in Japanese language education.
Professor
Yoko Takahashi
Specialized Field
Geography
Research theme
Research and development of teaching materials for the study of Japan as a maritime nation to foster awareness of the country's territory, and for the use of ships and nautical charts in the field of education to foster problem-solving skills.
Professor
Kazuo Kobayashi
Specialized Field
Historical Sociology, Sociology of War, Indonesian Area Studies
Research theme
- The Establishment of the Imperial Rule Assistance Movement in Java under the Japanese Occupation
- The military-industrial-academic complex and the occupation of knowledge in Java during the Japanese occupation
- "Occupation of the Body" in Java during the Japanese Occupation
Professor
Mitsunori Sagae
Specialized Field
European Language Literature
Research theme
Russian literature, comparative literature (Russian and Japanese literature, Russian and American literature), comparative analysis of British and Russian literature with a focus on the works of Vladimir Nabokov
Professor
Seung Yong Lee
Specialized Field
Conflict resolution, post-conflict reconstruction, peacebuilding, social reconciliation
Research theme
Inclusive conflict resolution; local ownership in peacebuilding; post-liberal models of peacebuilding; agonistic pluralism and post-conflict reconciliation
Professor
Kamimura Hatsumi
Specialized Field
Japanese language education, specialized Japanese language education, collaborative learning
Research theme
I am researching sustainable Japanese language education for foreign medical and welfare professionals, and how to incorporate collaborative learning and CLIL into specialized Japanese language education.
Professor
Fisker-Nielsen Anne Mette
Specialized Field
Social Anthropology of Contemporary Japan; Anthropology of Religion and Politics; Anthropology of Gender; Anthropology of Cosmopolitanism; Komeito and Soka Gakkai; Anthropology of Climate Change.
Research theme
Gender in Contemporary Japan; Contemporary Soka Gakkai; Climate Change and Youth Climate Action in Japan, Carnivorism and Youth Consumer Identities in Japan.
Associate Professor
Associate Professor
Ryo Chonabayashi
Specialized Field
Philosophy and Ethics
Research theme
(1) Metaethics and metanormativity (naturalistic moral realism, the relationship between practical normativity and cognitive normativity, the particularism vs. generalism debate, etc.)
(2) Applied ethics (medical ethics [informed consent], ethics of urban environments, welfare ethics, suicide, etc.)
(3) Others (ethics of belief, the nature of faith, the social impact of the humanities, the contemporary development of Buddhism, etc.)
