Organization
(As of April 1, 2023)

Executive Officers
(As of April 1, 2023)
Director-General | INOUE Shōichi |
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Deputy Director-General | Frederik CRYNS |
Deputy Director-General | MATSUDA Toshihiko |
International Research Promotion Division, Head | Timon SCREECH |
Senior Research Coordinator | USHIMURA Kei |
Senior Research Coordinator | TAKII Kazuhiro |
Head of Information Management and Library Resources | SEKINO Tatsuki |
General Manager of Administration office | SATOMI Akihiko |
Management Committee
(As of April 1, 2023)
AOKI Jun | Professor, Department of Architecture, Faculty of Fine Arts, Tokyo University of the Arts
Director, Kyoto City KYOCERA Museum of Art |
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AKAMATSU Tamame | President, Kyoto City University of Arts |
KINSUI Satoshi | Director, Osaka Study Center, The Open University of Japan |
Bettina GRAMLICH-OKA | Professor, Faculty of Liberal Arts & Graduate School of Global Studies, Sophia University |
KŌNO Yasuko | Professor Emeritus, Hosei University |
TAKAGI Hiroshi | Professor, Institute for Research in Humanities, Kyoto University |
TAKEMIYA Keiko | Professor Emeritus, Kyoto Seika University |
TOEDA Hirokazu | Director, The Waseda International House of Literature(The Haruki Murakami Library) Professor, Faculty of Letters, Arts and Sciences, Waseda University |
HONGŌ Keiko | Director, Historiographical Institute The University of Tokyo |
MATSUBARA Ryūichiro | Professor, The Open University of Japan |
MITANI Hiroshi | Professor Emeritus, The University of Tokyo |
ARAKI Hiroshi | Professor, Nichibunken |
ISODA Michifumi | Professor, Nichibunken |
USHIMURA Kei | Professor, Nichibunken |
KUSUNOKI Ayako | Professor, Nichibunken |
Frederik CRYNS | Deputy Director-General, Professor, Nichibunken |
SEKINO Tatsuki | Professor, Nichibunken |
Timon SCREECH | Professor, Nichibunken |
TAKII Kazuhiro | Professor, Nichibunken |
MATSUDA Toshihiko | Deputy Director-General, Professor, Nichibunken |
LIU Jianhui | Professor, Nichibunken |
International Research Planning Office
This office was established for the following purposes:
- Conducting the Center's international research exchange
- Establishing and managing communication between scholars from Japan and abroad
- Planning and coordinating projects related to the Consortium for Global Japanese Studies and NIHU Transdisciplinary Projects (Institute-based projects)
Office of Digital Resources, Publications, and Public Information
This office oversees the multiple functions of digitalizing documents, publishing and editing, as well as public relations. The office also drafts plans and proposals, and conducts surveys, in order to facilitate information dissemination.
Office of Institutional Research
This office gathers and analyzes information on research, educational, and other activities at Nichibunken and supports planning, proposals, and decision-making for the enhancement of organizational management.