Faculty Profiles

Professors

Chair

ENOMOTO Wataru（Medieval history of international exchange）

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

Associate Professors

Edward BOYLE（Border studies, heritage studies, geopolitics, cartography）
KATAOKA Mai (Comparative literature and culture, modern Japanese literature)

*1 Professor ARAKI will retire in March 2025.
*2 Professor ISOMAE will retire in March 2026.
*3 Professor SCREECH, Professor LIU will retire in March 2027.