国際日本学研究所紹介 / About HIJAS

Staff List

国際日本学研究所紹介 / About HIJAS

2026 Hosei University Research Center for International Japanese Studies Staff List
(as of 1th April 2026)

Director
Name Title and Affiliation
YOKOYAMA Yasuko Professor, Faculty of Engineering, Hosei University
Full-time Researcher
Name Title and Affiliation
TAKATA Kei Associate Professor, Hosei University Research Center for International Japanese Studies
Cross Appointed Researcher
Name Title and Affiliation
OGUCHI Masashi Professor, Faculty of Letters, Hosei University
KOBAYASHI Fumiko Professor, Faculty of Letters, Hosei University
KOMEIE Shinobu Professor, Faculty of Letters, Hosei University
OTSUKA Norihiro Associate Professor, Faculty of Letters, Hosei University
MATSUMOTO Kenshiro Associate Professor, Faculty of Letters, Hosei University
NISHIZUKA Shunta Associate Professor, Faculty of Letters, Hosei University
NAITO Kazunari Professor, Faculty of Letters, Hosei University
HORIKAWA Saburo Professor, Faculty of Social Sciences, Hosei University
URBANOVA Jana Associate Professor, Faculty of Business Administration, Hosei University
KINUGASA Masaaki Professor, Faculty of Intercultural Communication, Hosei University
ONO Robert Professor, Faculty of Intercultural Communication, Hosei University
LE ROUX KIYONO Brendan Associate Professor, Faculty of Intercultural Communication, Hosei University
AKAISHI Mina Professor, Faculty of Computer and Information Sciences, Hosei University
YOKOYAMA Yasuko Professor, Faculty of Engineering, Hosei University
MIYAMOTO Keizo Director, the Nogami Memorial Noh Theatre Research Institute of Hosei University
Adjunct Researcher
Name Title and Affiliation
HARA Kyoko Completed the doctoral program without a doctoral degree of doctoral program in Japanese History, the Graduate School of Humanities, Hosei University
Visiting Researcher
Name Title and Affiliation
Josef A. Kyburz Honorary Chief, French National Centre for Scientific Research
CAROLI Rosa Professor, Department of Linguistic and Comparative Cultural Studies, Ca’ Foscari University of Venice;
Visiting Researcher, Hosei University Research Center for Edo-Tokyo Studies
KUWAYAMA Takami Professor Emeritus, Hokkaido University;
Specially Appointed Guest Professor, Faculty of Literature, Notre Dame Seishin University
SHIMADA Shingo Former Professor, University of Dusseldorf
NEZU Tomohiko Professor, College of Social Sciences  Department of Social Sciences, Ritsumeikan University
NOBUHIRO Shinji Professor Emeritus, University of Tokyo
TAKAHASHI Yusuke Professor, Research Centers and Institutes, Institute of Oriental Classics (Shido Bunko) Keio University
HORIUCHI Annick Professor Emeritus, Faculty of East Asian Languages, Université Paris Cité
HAMADA Yo Professor, Faculty of Letters, Teikyo University
STEINECK Tomoe Partnership Strategist / Lecturer, Kunsthistorisches Institut, University of Zurich;
Visiting Researcher, Institute of Asian and Oriental Studies, University of Zurich
OKI Yasushi Professor Emeritus, University of Tokyo
FUKUDA Yasunori Professor, Faculty of Letters, Japan Women’s University
KREINER Josef Professor Emeritus, University of Bonn
MAESHIMA Shiho Professor, University of Tokyo
YASUI Hiroshi Professor, Faculty of Cocreative Culture, Komazawa Women’s University
SASAKI Toshikazu Guest Professor, Center for Ainu and Indigenous Studies Hokkaido university;
Honorary member, Tokyo National Museum
URUSHIHARA Takuya Researcher, Institute for Okinawan Studies Hosei University
SARKISOV Konstantin Former Chairman, Russian Association for Japanese Studies
JEONG Kyungjin Lecturer, Faculty of Letters, Ibaraki Christian University
NAKAMURA Kazuyuki Professor, Faculty of Commerce, Hakodate University;
Professor Emeritus, National Institute of Technology, Hakodate College
TRENSON Steven Associate Professor, School of International Liberal Studies, Waseda University
HOSHINO Tsutomu Professor Emeritus, Hosei University;
Visiting Researcher, Hosei University Research Center for Edo-Tokyo Studies
SUZUMURA Yusuke Professor, Faculty of Foreign Studies, Meijo University;
Visiting Researcher, Hosei University Research Center for Edo-Tokyo Studies
KRISTEVA Tzvetana Professor Emeritus, International Christian University
INUTSUKA Yu Associate Professor, Graduate School of Engineering, Nagoya Institute of Technology;
Visiting Researcher, Hosei University Research Center for Edo-Tokyo Studies
KANOU Tadashi Former Professor, Faculty of Letters, Hosei University
HISHIDA Masaharu Professor Emeritus, Hosei University
YAMAMOTO Matori Professor Emeritus, Hosei University;
Visiting Researcher, Hosei University Research Center for Edo-Tokyo Studies
TANAKA Yuko Professor Emeritus, Hosei University;
Specially Appointed Professor, Hosei University Research Center for Edo-Tokyo Studies
SOMEYA Tomoyuki Professor, Faculty of Letters, Ibaraki Christian University
OSAWA Fuyo Former Professor, Faculty of Letters, Hosei University
ABIKO Shin Professor Emeritus, Hosei University;
Visiting Researcher, Hosei University Research Center for Edo-Tokyo Studies
OKAMOTO Keiko Former Professor, Faculty of  Business Administration, Hosei University;
Adjunct Lecturer, Faculty of  Business Administration, Hosei University
PARK Yukyung Foreign Language Lecturer, General Education Center, Fukuoka University
NAN Chunying Lecturer, Faculty of Business Administration and Corporate Culture, Shoin University
TAKAGI Gen Professor Emeritus, Chiba University
GROEMER  Gerald Professor Emeritus, University of Yamanashi
TANJI Ai Former Professor, Faculty of Letters, Hosei University
SASAKI Shiro Executive Director, National Ainu Museum
MATSUMOTO Azusa Associate Professor, Faculty of Humanities, Fuji Women’s University
GUO Jun Lecturer, Shanghai University Tokyo Campus
MIYAJIMA Mitsushi Former Professor, Faculty of Liberal Arts and Sciences, University of Toyama
TAKAZAWA Norie Professor Emeritus, International Christian University;
Former Professor, Faculty of Letters, Hosei University
TANIMOTO Akihisa Professor, Faculty of Humanities and Human Sciences Graduate School of Humanities, Hokkaido University
THOUNY Christophe Associate Professor, College of Global Liberal Arts, Ritsumeikan University
USHIRO Hiroshi Visiting Researchers, National Museum of Ethnology
SHIINA Michi Professor Emeritus, Hosei University
Research Associate
Name Title and Affiliation
ROLAND Alexandra Ph.D Candidate, Hosei University
ZHU Yitong Ph.D Candidate, Hosei University
ZHOU Qian Ph.D Candidate, Hosei University
ZENG Mingjie Ph.D Candidate, Hosei University
ZHU  Mujia Ph.D Candidate, Hosei University
CUI Ke Ph.D Candidate, Hosei University
OSHIMA Rika Ph.D Candidate, Hosei University
Visiting Research Associate
Name Title and Affiliation
PENG Dan Adjunct Lecturer, Faculty of Social Sciences, Hosei University;
Researcher, Kenchoji Temple
LEE Hyangsug Withdrawal with Completion of Research Guidance, Graduate School of Human and Environmental Studies, Kyoto University
FUJITA Eiko Ph.D., Hosei University
JANG Sunghee Committee member of Korea-Japan Exchange, Bang Jeong-hwan Institute
SEO Hyunkoo Adjunct Lecturer, Ichigaya Liberal arts Center, Hosei University
SUZUKI Tamon

Graduate School of Law, Kyoto University(Restart Post-Doctoral);
Adjunct Lecturer, Ichigaya Liberal arts Center, Hosei University

LEE Janghee Adjunct Lecturer, Faculty of Foreign Language Studies, Mejiro University
YOTSUYA Haruko

Adjunct Lecturer, Business Nihongo Solutions, Inc. ;
​​​​​​​Adjunct Lecturer, Hinata Education Inc.

KOGA Michiyo Completed the doctoral program without a doctoral degree of doctoral program in History, the Graduate School of Humanities, Hosei University
SATO Aki Ph.D., Hosei University
TAKAHASHI Yoko Ph.D., Hosei University
LI Shaonan Ph.D., Hosei University
MASCHIO Paola Adjunct Lecturer, University of Milan;
Adjunct Lecturer, Ca’ Foscari University of Venice
CASU Barbara Associate Professor, Faculty of International Communication, Musashino Gakuin University
MAO Fengyu Member, Office of International Cooperation and Exchange, Chengdu University
REDDY Sreedevi Ph.D., University of Tsukuba