Introduction to the Department of Japanese Studies

The Department of Japanese Studies is organized as a single administrative unit in order to facilitate the international and interdisciplinary pursuit of Japanese studies encompassing the humanities, social sciences, as well as natural sciences. A special feature of our graduate study program is that all the faculty participate in teaching and research guidance.

The department requires graduate students to take three courses--"Seminar on Theory and Methodology," "Interdisciplinary Research," and "Dissertation Writing Guidance"--which set forth the theoretical and methodological basis for conducting Japanese studies in global perspective. Through these courses and directed research, we hope to foster researchers with creative and highly specialized perspectives who are equipped to undertake comprehensive approaches of a broad interdisciplinary nature crossing the lines of multiple fields of study.

The Department of Japanese Studies supports education and research on Japanese culture and civilization in international and interdisciplinary perspective through its diverse faculty and the rich resources of its research environment and aims to nurture researchers with an international and broadminded perspective.

Details:

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• Graduate Education（Program Details）
• Department of Japanese Studies 2022
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