Regular Research Projects

DEPARTMENT OF PAN ASIAN STUDIES

P – 0: Development of Society and Culture in Asian Regions
P – 1: Reconsidering Anthropological Studies in the Northern South Asia   (Leader: NAWA Katsuo)
P – 2: Comprehensive Studies on the Cross-Strait Relations   (Leader: MATSUDA Yasuhiro)
P – 3: A Comparative Study on Multilingualism and History of Language Policy in Asia   (Leader: NAWA Katsuo)
P – 4: Security Studies in East Asia   (Leader: MATSUDA Yasuhiro)
P – 5: Methodical Issues of Folkloristics in East Asia   (Leader: SUGA Yutaka)
P – 6: Study on Education Programs of Asian Studies in English   (Leader: SAHASHI Ryo)
P – 7: Study on Order Formation and Transformation in Asia   (Leader: SAHASHI Ryo)

DEPARTMENT OF EAST ASIAN STUDIES (I)

E1 – 0: State Power and Socioeconomic Structure in East Asia
E1 – 1: A Multiple Study of the Compilation of Ancient Chinese Text   (Leader: KOTERA Atsushi)

DEPARTMENT OF EAST ASIAN STUDIES (II)

E2 – 0: The Formation and Development of Multi-Faceted Cultures in East Asia
E2 – 1: Comprehensive Reexamination of Extant Chinese Paintings   (Leader: ITAKURA Masaaki)
E2 – 2: Data Collection and Comparative Research on Buddhist Art   (Leader: ITAKURA Masaaki)
E2 – 3: The Reconstruction of the Conceptual Map in Chinese Studies   (Leader: NAKAJIMA Takahiro)
E2 – 4: Reorganization and Visualization of Asian Documents and Information   (Leader: NAKAJIMA Takahiro)

DEPARTMENT OF SOUTH ASIAN STUDIES

S – 0: The Intricacy of Culture and Civilization in the Bay of Bengal Region
S – 1: Historical Study on South Asian Rural Society   (Leader: FURUI Ryosuke)
S – 2: A Study of Chinese Zen Buddhism   (Leader: YANAGI Mikiyasu)
S – 3: A Study of Theravada Literature   (Leader: BABA Norihisa)
S – 4: Living with Fieldwork: Multiple Returns, Commitment, and Reflection   (Leader: AOYAMA Waka)

DEPARTMENT OF WEST ASIAN STUDIES

W – 0: The Historical Formation and Present Situation of West Asian Cultures
W – 1: Approaches to the “Persianate World”   (Leader: MORIMOTO Kazuo)
W – 2: Various Aspects of Islamic Art   (Leader: MASUYA Tomoko)
W – 3: “Sunnis” and “Shiʿis”: Historical Inquiries into Confessional Identities and Mutual Perceptions   (Leader: MORIMOTO Kazuo)
W – 4: Methodological Issues in the Study of Ottoman Primary Sources   (Leader: AKIBA Jun)
W – 5: Afro-Asian Solidarity during the Cold War Period, with a Special Focus on Arab-Japan Exchanges   (Leader: WATANABE Shoko)
W – 6: Socioeconomic Development in Algeria   (Leader: WATANABE Shoko)

OFFICE OF INTERNATIONAL ACADEMIC AFFAIRS

I – 1: The Hashima Project: Lost on Battleship Island   (Leader: Christopher Gerteis)

Past Research Project (finished)

Reexamination of Poverty and Inequality in Asia   (Leader: IKEMOTO Yukio)
サブシステンス研究の可能性   (Leader: 松井健)
アジアの食文化と開発と地域    (Leader: IKEMOTO Yukio)
中国出土文字史料とその歴史的背景(※ 2014年より「東洋学研究情報センター」に移行)   (Leader: HIRASE Takao)
An Attempt at the Integration of Studies in the Traditional, Modern and Contemporary Chinese Legal Systems   (Leader: TAKAMIZAWA Osamu)
魂の脱植民地化〜合理的な神秘主義〜(※2017年度より新世代アジア研究部門に移行)   (Leader: YASUTOMI Ayumi)
親鸞ルネサンス ~親鸞で研究する学問の創出をめざして~    (Leader: YASUTOMI Ayumi)
アジア美術とアイデンティティー   (Leader: 小川裕充)
テキストの生成と伝播   (Leader: OKI Yasushi)
ブラフマニズムと仏教の関係   (Leader: 永ノ尾信悟)
The People and the State in the Modern History of Myanmar   (Leader: TAKAHASHI Akio)
東南アジア近現代史像の再検討   (Leader: TAKAHASHI Akio)
都市社会と宗教施設   (Leader: HANEDA Masashi)
中東の社会変容と思想運動   (Leader: NAGASAWA Eiji)
イスラーム思想の文献学的研究   (Leader: KAMADA Shigeru)
比較歴史学の課題と方法   (Leader: HANEDA Masashi)
東アジアにおける「民俗学」の方法的課題(※2016年より「汎アジア研究部門」に移行)   (Leader: SUGA Yutaka)
Archeological Documents and Their Historical Background in Ancient China   (Leader: HIRASE Takao)
Decolonisation of the Soul: Rational Mysticism   (Leader: YASUTOMI Ayumi)
Modernities in Asia and Agencies of Minorities   (Leader: Michiyo YONENO-REYES)
Exploring Deep Indexing Database: Japanese communities in the Philippines in the early 20th century as seen from the Matsui Family Collection   (Leader: Michiyo YONENO-REYES)