Research Faculty
Department of Pan Asian Studies⸺ Development of Society and Culture in Asian Regions ⸺
| Name | Position | Expertise |
|---|---|---|
| SUGA Yutaka | Professor | Nature and Culture of East Asia |
| MATSUDA Yasuhiro | Professor | Politics and Foreign Relations in China and Taiwan, Cross-Strait Relations |
| SAHASHI Ryo | Associate Professor | International Relations and Power Politics in East Asia |
| NAWA Katsuo | Professor | Anthropology of Nepal and South Asia |
| KURAMOTO Ryosuke | Associate Professor | Anthropology of Buddhism |
Department of East Asian Studies (i)⸺ State Power and Socioeconomic Structure in East Asia ⸺
| Name | Position | Expertise |
|---|---|---|
| MANABE Yuko | Professor | Traditional Cultures and Nationalism in Korean Ethnic Societies |
| KOTERA Atsushi | Professor | History of the Family in Ancient China |
Department of East Asian Studies (ii)⸺ The Formation and Development of Multi-Faceted Cultures in East Asia ⸺
| Name | Position | Expertise |
|---|---|---|
| NAKAJIMA Takahiro | Professor | World Philosophy in East Asia |
| TANAKA Yuki | Associate Professor | Philosophy of Chinese Science and Music |
| UEHARA Kyuichi | Associate Professor | Publication Culture and Popular Literature in Ming and Qing China |
| ITAKURA Masaaki | Professor | Song and Yuan Literati Painting |
| TSUKAMOTO Maromitsu | Professor | The History and Culture of Chinese Paintings |
Department of South Asian Studies⸺ The Intricacy of Culture and Civilization in the Bay of Bengal Region ⸺
| Name | Position | Expertise |
|---|---|---|
| AOYAMA Waka | Professor | Economy and Ethics in Southeast Asia |
| FURUI Ryosuke | Professor | Ancient and Early Medieval History of South Asia |
| OGAWA Michihiro | Associate Professor | Socio-Economic History of South Asia |
| BABA Norihisa | Professor | History and Thought of Theravada Buddhism |
Department of West Asian Studies⸺ The Historical Formation and Present Situation of West Asian Cultures ⸺
| Name | Position | Expertise |
|---|---|---|
| AKIBA Jun | Professor | History of the Ottoman Empire |
| WATANABE Shoko | Associate Professor | Modern and Contemporary History of the Maghrib |
| MASUYA Tomoko | Professor | Fine Arts and Society in West Asia |
| MORIMOTO Kazuo | Professor | Socio-Religious History of Muslim Societies |
Department of Pioneering Asian Studies⸺ Exploring the Frontier of Asian Studies ⸺
| Name | Position | Expertise |
|---|---|---|
| SATO Jin | Professor | Resources and Human Interdependence in Southeast Asia |
| SONODA Shigeto | Professor | Comparative Sociology of “Changing Asia” |
| KAWAHARA Norie | Project Associate Professor | Cross-boundary Cancer Studies on Universal Health Coverage in Asia |
| Khohchahar E. Chuluu | Associate Professor | Comparative Asian Law and History |
| Pattajit TANGSINMUNKONG | Lecturer | Historical Narratives and International Perceptions in Southeast Asia |
| Jiyoon KIM | Assistant Professor | Socio-cultural histories of global mobility in Korea |
| VOGELSANG Kai Oliver | Project Professor | The Social Origins of Confucian Thought |
Office of International Academic Affairs
| Name | Position | Expertise |
|---|---|---|
| VEG Sebastian | Associate Professor | Intellectual history of 20th century China |
| YANAGI Mikiyasu | Associate Professor | History and Philosophy of Chinese Buddhism |
| UEDA Haruka | Assistant Professor | Food Cultures and Food Systems in East Asia |
| SAKIHAMA Sana | Project Assistant Professor | Modern intellectual history of Okinawa and postcolonial theory of peripheries in East Asia |
University Research Administrator
| Name | Position | Expertise |
|---|---|---|
| KIKUCHI Yuriko | Assistant Professor | Maritime Trade History in Asia; Ceramics and Coins |