Faculty Profiles

Professors

Chair

ENOMOTO Wataru（Medieval history of international exchange）

Frederik CRYNS（Interaction between the western world and Japan）
ISODA Michihumi（Japanese history）
ISOMAE Jun'ichi（Religious studies, critical theory） *1
ITO Takayuki（History of Chinese thought, cultural interaction in East Asia, comparative culture）*3
KUSUNOKI Ayako（Japanese political and diplomatic history, security　studies）
LIU Jianhui（History of cultural connections between Japan and China） *2
MATSUDA Toshihiko（History of Japanese and Korean relations）
Timon SCREECH（Art history and history of the Edo period）*2
SEKINO Tatsuki（Informatics）
TAKII Kazuhiro（Constitutional history, comparative legal history）
YAMADA Shoji（Informatics, history of cultural exchange） *3
YASUI Manami（Japanese folklore, cultural anthropology）
ZHAN Xiaomei（History of artistic connections between Japan and China in the modern age）

Associate Professors

Edward BOYLE（Border studies, heritage studies, geopolitics, cartography）
KATAOKA Mai (Comparative literature and culture, modern Japanese literature)
NAKAMARU Takafumi（Japanese classical literature）
OTA Nanako（Media history）

*1 Professor ISOMAE will retire in March 2026.
*2 Professor SCREECH, Professor LIU will retire in March 2027.
*3 Professor ITŌ, Professor YAMADA will retire in March 2028.