Research Activities

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)

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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)