Humanities and Communications (HC)
Those with an * (asterisk) are not a member of the Graduate School Committee, but a member of each Program (Research Fields). They cannot become your academic advisor.
Member List
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BABA, Wakana
Assistant Professor, Faculty of Policy Management
Graduate school of Media and Governance
Areas of Expertise: German Area Studies, Modern German History
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FUJITA, Mamoru
Assistant Professor, Faculty of Environment and Information Studies
Graduate school of Media and Governance
Areas of Expertise: Latin American Studies (esp. Andean societies), Linguistic Anthropology of the Andes, Aynu Language and Aynu Oral Literature, Anthropology of Development, Modern Japanese Literature (esp. Oe Kenzaburo and Tsushima Yuko)
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KUNIEDA, Takahiro
Professor, Faculty of Policy Management
Graduate school of Media and Governance
Areas of Expertise: French literature, French language education
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MIYAMOTO, Daisuke
Associate Professor, Faculty of Policy Management
Graduate school of Media and Governance
Areas of Expertise: Chinese Linguistics, Communication Strategies, Chinese Education
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MIYASHIRO, Yasutake
Associate Professor, Faculty of Policy Management
Graduate school of Media and Governance
Areas of Expertise: Political philosophy, French philosophical thoughts
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NISHIKAWA, Hasumi
Assistant Professor, Faculty of Policy Management
Graduate school of Media and Governance
Areas of Expertise: French Literature, French as a Foreign Language, Quebec Literature
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NONAKA, Yo
Associate Professor, Faculty of Policy Management
Graduate school of Media and Governance
Areas of Expertise: Southeast Asian Studies (esp. Indonesia), Malay-Indonesian language
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OGUMA, Eiji
Professor, Faculty of Policy Management
Graduate school of Media and Governance
Areas of Expertise: Historical Sociology
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SUGIHARA, Yumi
Associate Professor, Faculty of Policy Management
Graduate school of Media and Governance
Areas of Expertise: Applied Linguistics, Japanese Language Education, Multicultural/Intercultural Education
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TAKAGI, Takeya
Assistant Professor, Faculty of Policy Management
Graduate school of Media and Governance
Areas of Expertise: Korean Language Study, Dialectology, Discourse Analysis
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* TOMONO, Takao
Associate Professor, Faculty of Policy Management (Non-tenured)
Areas of Expertise: Japanese Language Education, Cultural Psychology, Refugee studies
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WARAGAI, Ikumi
Professor, Faculty of Policy Management
Graduate school of Media and Governance
Areas of Expertise: Language & Teaching Design, Language Learning Technology, German literature, media studies
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YAMAMOTO, Kaoru
Associate Professor, Faculty of Policy Management
Graduate school of Media and Governance
Areas of Expertise: Arabic Literature, Middle Eastern Society and Culture Studies
Submember list
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HIROSE, Yoko
Professor, Faculty of Policy Management
Graduate school of Media and Governance
Areas of Expertise: International Politics, Comparative Politics, Political Development Studies, The Transcaucasus Area Studies
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ISHIBUCHI, Rieko
Assistant Professor, Faculty of Environment and Information Studies (Tenure track*)*This is not the official name of the position.
Areas of Expertise: Early Modern English Literature and Culture
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JIMBO, Ken
Professor, Faculty of Policy Management
Graduate school of Media and Governance
Areas of Expertise: International Security, Security in Asia-Pacific, Regionalism in East Asia, Japan's Defense and Security Policy
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TAJIMA, Eiichi
Professor, Faculty of Policy Management
Graduate school of Media and Governance
Areas of Expertise: The Study on China, Especially on Chinese Civil Society, Public Religions, and Chinese Christian Associations.
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Vu Le Thao Chi
Associate Professor, Faculty of Policy Management
Graduate school of Media and Governance
Areas of Expertise: Choice Analysis, Social Welfare Policies, Narrative Analysis, Field Research (Vietnam, Laos and other East Asia), and Fieldwork (esp. people with Disabilities and others)