In the 21st century, when the world is becoming increasingly globalized and borderless, in order for Japan to build higher quality international exchange and cooperation, it is fundamentally important to train researchers and practitioners who not only understand the language, culture, and history of other countries, but also deeply understand the significance of international exchange and cooperation and the problems inherent in it, and who possess advanced specialized knowledge. It is fundamentally important to train researchers and practitioners who not only understand the language, culture, and history of other countries, but also the significance of international exchange and cooperation, and the various problems inherent in such exchange and cooperation.
The study of “international culture” as an academic discipline is still in its budding research stage. The Graduate School of International Cultural Studies must scientifically pursue its theoretical framework and establish a new discipline that can accurately grasp the ever-changing aspects of international culture in order to respond to the practical issues of clarifying regional cultures, languages, and social structures, mutual understanding among different cultures, the ideal of permanent peaceful coexistence for mankind, and solutions to global-scale environmental and resource issues that are required in the 21st century modern world. In order to respond to practical issues such as the permanent peaceful coexistence of humankind and the resolution of global environmental and resource problems, we must pursue a scientific theoretical framework and aim to establish a new academic discipline that can accurately grasp various aspects of international culture, which is constantly changing.
