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Research Results 2026.07.15Collaborative Research by Professor Jeong and the University of Jyväskylä Published in Neuropsychologia
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Events 2026.07.14EANASE Hybrid Workshop: "New Frontiers in the History of the Occult in Japan: Magic, Psychical Science, Pseudohistory" (event in Japanese)
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Events 2026.07.142nd Lecture of the TIFO Frontier Religious Studies Lecture Series: "The 'World Religious Federation' (1925) and Pan-Asianism in Interwar Sino-Japanese Relations" (on-site & online, 7 August)
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Events 2026.07.14International Lecture: The Ottoman Mixed Commercial Courts and Extraterritorial Justice in Nineteenth-Century Asia
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News 2026.07.13Department of Multiculturalism, Associate Professor or Senior Assistant Professor (Application deadline: 17:00 PM, Friday, September 4, 2026)
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News 2026.07.13Department of International Politics and Economy, Associate Professor or Senior Assistant Professor (Application deadline: Monday, August 31, 2026)
Education Curriculum
Three Research Areas (Taught in Japanese)
Regional Cultural Studies
Fostering a deep understanding of different cultures
Global Societal Studies
Fostering the ability to solve global problems
Language Studies
Fostering Communication Skills
Programs Taught in English
Graduate Program in Global Governance & Sustainable Development
G2SD Program
G2SD is an interdisciplinary program of GSICS, whose primary aim is to enhance one’s ability to advance global governance and sustainable development through a combination of critical reviews of theories and problem-oriented empirical studies.
International Graduate Program in Language Sciences
IGPLS Course
The IGPLS is an all-English graduate degree program. It consists of a 2-year Master’s program and a 3-year doctoral program covering a large range of fields including general, cognitive, applied linguistics and more.
Industry-University Joint Research Projects
Published Papers in High-Impact Journals
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"Rapid phonetic learning of Mandarin tones in adults: Daily behavioral improvement and brain activity changes."Neuropsychologia, 109543, published in 2026.https://doi.org/10.1016/j.neuropsychologia.2026.109543CiteScore: 4.3 -
"Learner Engagement in L2 Vocabulary Learning through Communicative Tasks: Comparing Learner- and Teacher-Generated Content."TESOL Quarterly, published in June 2026.https://doi.org/10.1002/tesq.70166CiteScore: 8.6 -
"The effects of contextual diversity on incidental vocabulary learning."Studies in Second Language Acquisition, published in June 2026.https://doi.org/10.1017/S0272263126101818CiteScore: 10.8 -
"Life cycle assessment of household plastic waste recycling in urban areas of Japan: evaluating municipal and supermarket recycling systems for sustainable urban transitions."Waste Management, Volume 222, published in July 2026.https://doi.org/10.1016/j.wasman.2026.115669CiteScore: 14.0 -
"The role of pitch statistical learning in second language morphosyntactic acquisition."Applied Psycholinguistics 47, 2026, e21, published in May 2026.https://doi.org/10.1017/S0142716426100459CiteScore: 5.5
Research Projects
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The Neural Basis of Second Language Acquisition through Interaction with Others: Commonalities and Specificities of Oral and Written Language Acquisition
JSPS-KAKENHIResearcher:Hyeonjeong JeongResearch Category:Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (B) -
Laws and Realities of Cooperation and Sharing in the Middle East: Partnership and Property Sharing
JSPS-KAKENHIResearcher:Tomoki OkawaraResearch Category:Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (B) -
A Comparative Study of the Influence of Glossing on the Historical Development of Japanese and the Languages of Europe
JSPS-KAKENHIResearcher:Matthew ZiskResearch Category:Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (C) -
The International Maritime Order and Euro-American Empires: Anglo-American Hegemony and ‘Freedom of Navigation’
Research GrantsResearcher:Ryo IkedaGrants・Endowed:Murata Science and Education Foundation Grant -
Study on the Mechanisms of Marine Pollution and Solution Development in the Philippines: Focusing on the Reduction of Plastic Waste and Improvement of Recycling Rates
Research GrantsResearcher:Xiaoyue LiuGrants・Endowed:The Nakajima Foundation -
The Endowed Course “Project Risk Management II” was offered
Endowed Courses/LecturesResearcher:Jeongsoo YuGrants・Endowed:MS&AD InterRisk Research & Consulting, Inc.
International Joint Graduate Schools
International Graduate Program in Japanese Studies
The Birth of Japanese Studies at Tohoku University
International Joint Graduate Program in Resilience and Safety Studies
Innovative Resilience Research to Support the Global Community
Multimedia Hall
Research Ethics Review Documents
