Japan Studies Platform Laboratory
| Date of establishment | October 1, 2009 |
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E-mail:jsp［at］sfc.keio.ac.jp
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Objective
The Shonan Fujisawa campus marks its 20th anniversary of establishment in 2010. We are developing an organization and policies to stimulate progress, globalization, education, and research in education / research stay programs, especially the Create the Future School. Globalization is a crucial element of SFC, and we aim to become a central international presence among institutions for Japan research and Japanese language education by forming alliances with universities and high schools around the world. This strategy goes hand in hand with the multilingual doctrine that SFC has advocated since founding. SFC explores society development and related policies – these take meaning only when placed in the context of the culture and language of each country.
Based on this awareness, our laboratory will focus on supporting students in Japan to gain the skills to understand other countries in their respective local languages. We will also work to develop an environment for international students and researchers to understand Japanese society and Japan-advocated policies in the Japanese language. These initiatives will be in collaboration with the International Strategy Committee.
Overview of Research Activity Plan
- Execute an international research and education stay program at the Create the Future School.
- Research and compile a database of information about foreign national SFC applicants / alumni.
- Research and compile a database of information about SFC alumni who live abroad (in collaboration with the Minerva no Mori Committee.
- Conduct Keio University SFC publicity and promotion activities to target foreign national SFC applicants and their guardians (in collaboration with Global Public Relations Committee.
- Host symposiums and international conferences on the topics of Japan research, East Asia research, and Japanese language education.
Researchers, managers and professors
| Tomoki KamoDirector | Professor, Faculty of Policy Management Chinese Area Studies, Comparative Politics(comparative legislatures of authoritarian regimes), International Relations(East Asia) |
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| Yuichiro ShimizuDirector | Professor, Faculty of Policy Management Japanese Political History, Politics-Administration Relationship, Oral History; Co-Director of the Laboratory |
| Jiro Kokuryo | Professor, Faculty of Policy Management Management Information Systems |
| Atsuko Koishi | Professor Emeritus FLE, linguistique, politique linguistique educative, SLA |
| Shigenori Tanaka | Professor Emeritus Cognitive Linguistics, Theory of Sense-making |
| Yuko Nakahama | Professor, Faculty of Environment and Information Studies Applied Linguistics, Second Language Acquisition |
| Isao Yanagimachi | Professor, Faculty of Policy Management Theories on Modern South Korea, East Asian Management History, Zaibatsu History (South Korea, Japan) |
| Ikumi Waragai | Professor, Faculty of Policy Management Germanistik, Didaktik |
| Junichi Yamamoto | Professor Emeritus Mexican Studies (Politics and Economy), Solidarity Economy (Esp. Fair Trade) |
| Ken Jimbo | Professor Faculty of Policy Management International Security, Security in Asia-Pacific, Regionalism in East Asia, Japan's Defense and Security Policy |
| Tomoyuki Furutani | Professor, Faculty of Policy Management Spatial Statistics, Spatial Econometrics, Tourism, Urban Transportation Planning |
| Motohiro Tsuchiya | Professor, Graduate School of Media and Governance Professor, Faculty of Policy Management International Relations, Studies on Information Society, and Public Policy |
| Yorizumi Watanabe | Professor Emeritus International Political Economy, GATT/WTO Law, Trade Policy, European Integration |
| Takahiro Kunieda | Professor, Faculty of Policy Management French literature, French language education |
| Kenji Kumasaka | Professor Emeritus Lifestyle theory, Networked society theory |
| Takashi Iba | Professor Faculty of Policy Management Pattern Languages, Creativity, Complex Systems, Social Systems Theory |
| Yasushi Ikeda | Professor, Graduate School of Media and Governance Professor, Faculty of Environment and Information Studies Architecture and Urban Design |
| Tomohiro Ichinose | Professor, Faculty of Environment and Information Studies Landscape Ecology and Planning, Rural Planning |
| Miki Akiyama | Professor, Faculty of Environment and Information Studies Health Communication, Media Communication, Community Health |
| Yumi Sugihara | Associate Professor, Faculty of Policy Management Japanese Language Education, Conversation Analysis |
| Mizuki Kawabata | Associate Professor, Faculty of Economics Economic Geography, Spatial Socioeconomic Research, GIS |