Topic of Research or Lecture

Research into Contemporary Japanese Using Linguistic Methods (Including Dialects and Contrasting between Languages)

Teaching Subjects

Master's Program

• Graduate Seminar in Japanese Language III
• Special Lecture in Japanese Language IIIa / IIIb / IIIc / IIId

Doctoral Program

• A Specific theme study of Japanese Linguistics II
• A Specific theme lecture of Japanese Linguistics II

Message from the Professor

I look forward to offering advice on any research related to (or even partially) contemporary Japanese.

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Topic of Research or Lecture

History of Japanese Grammar, Ryukyu Linguistics, Linguistic Study of Comparing and Contrasting Japanese Language and Ryukyuan Languages

Teaching Subjects

Master's Program

• Graduate Seminar in Japanese Language I
• Special Lecture in Japanese Language I a / I b / I c / I d

Doctoral Program

• A Specific theme study of Japanese Linguistics I
• A Specific theme lecture of Japanese Linguistics I

Message from the Professor

Would you like to do original research that you can only do in Japanese Language and Literature? My laboratory deals with languages that are generally not known, such as Old Japanese and Miyako language of the Ryukyuan languages.

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Topic of Research or Lecture

Research on medieval war tales, focusing on The Taiheiki

Teaching Subjects

Master's Program

• Graduate Seminar in Japanese Literature Ⅱ
• Special Lecture in Japanese Literature Ⅱa / Ⅱb / Ⅱc / Ⅱd

Message from the Professor

How did people in the medieval period perceive times of war, and how did they narrate them in war tales? These are the questions I explore in my work.

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Topic of Research or Lecture

Generation and enjoyment of narrative literature established in the middle to late Heian period

Teaching Subjects

Master's Program

• Special Lecture in Japanese Literature I a / I b / I c / I d
• Graduate Seminar in Japanese Literature I

Message from the Professor

Literary research is an act of imagination itself. Facing the history of literature being written and read, I would like to imagine and explore its possibilities.

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Topic of Research or Lecture

I specialize in Modern Japanese Literature.The main subject of my research is prose since the Showa period.

Teaching Subjects

Master's Program

• Graduate Seminar in Japanese Literature VI
• Special Lecture in Japanese Literature VI a / VI b / VI c / VI d

Doctoral Program

• Special Studies in Japanese Literature II
• Special Lecture in Japanese Literature II

Message from the Professor

My classes aim to improve professional skills such as studying texts, examining materials, and critical theory in a well-balanced manner.

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Topic of Research or Lecture

Empirical Research on the Themes and Images Presented by Fantasy Literature in Modern Japan

Teaching Subjects

Master's Program

• Graduate Seminar in Japanese Literature IV
• Special Lecture in Japanese Literature IV a / IV b / IV c / IV d

Doctoral Program

• Specific theme lecture of Japanese Literature II

Message from the Professor

I think about how themes observed in modern fantasy literature have expanded and how they have changed.

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Topic of Research or Lecture

Modern Japanese Literature, Comparative Literature

Teaching Subjects

Master's Program

• Special Lecture in Japanese Literature VII a / VII b / VII c / VII d
• Graduate Seminar in Japanese Literature VII

Doctoral Program

• Special Studies in Japanese Literature Ⅱ
• A Specific theme lecture of Japanese LiteratureⅡ

Message from the Professor

You will learn how to consider Japanese modern literature from various perspectives, such as its relationship with art and science as well as its relationship with foreign language literature.

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Topic of Research or Lecture

The study explores how modern and contemporary Japanese literature engages with regional imagery, with particular emphasis on representations of Nagasaki.

Teaching Subjects

Master's Program

• Graduate Seminar in Japanese Literature Ⅴ
• Special Lecture in Japanese Literature Ⅴa / Ⅴb / Ⅴc / Ⅴd

Message from the Professor

My primary focus is on the connection between literary works and representations of Nagasaki, but I also aim to approach a wide range of texts while continuously asking: what does it mean to study literature?

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