Research Theme :
History of Family in Ancient China

KOTERA Atsushi has been Associate Professor at the Institute since 2006. He
received his B.A., M.A., and Ph.D. from the University of Tokyo in 1996,
1998, and 2003. Before joining the Institute, he was a research fellow (PD),
Japan Society for the Promotion of Science. He has been doing research on
the history of ancient China. He is now studying the formation and
development of the institution of "Lineage Law".
His major publication is "New Research about Historical Source Material on
Lineage Relationship in the Pre-Qin Era"(Tokyo: Kyuko Shoin, 2008, viii +
557 + 28 pp.).