Faculty Members
Faculty List
Department of European and American Studies
Naruhiko Teramoto／Professor
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- Visual Arts and Literature
- Film Techniques from Lumière to Griffiths
- French Literature and Philosophy
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Toyoshi Obara ／Professor
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- American Political and Legal History
- Research on “Race” in the United States
- A Study of Popular Sovereignty and Populism in the United States
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toyoshi.obara.d1[@]tohoku.ac.jp
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Ryo Yamauchi／Associate Professor
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- Literary Studies (English-speaking America/Spanish-speaking America)
- A Novel of Latin America
- A Novel by Garcia-Marques
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ryo-yamauchi[@]tohoku.ac.jp
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Masaya Nakatsu／Lecturers
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- History of French-Japanese Exchange in the Bakumatsu-Meiji Period
- History of French-Japanese Exchange in the Military Field
- Foreigners hired by the government who came to Japan at the end of the Edo period and during the Meiji period
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masaya.nakatsu.d5[@]tohoku.ac.jp
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Department of Asian and African Studies
Minoru Katsuyama／Professor
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- Chinese Literature (Literary Novels, White Novels, Modern Novels)
- Oriental Historiography (Studies in Social History from the Song Yuan to the Ming Dynasty)
- Modern Japanese Literature
- Comparative Literature between Japan and China
- Reception of Chinese Culture in Japan
- Japanese Cinema and Subcultures
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minoru.katsuyama.e3[@]tohoku.ac.jp
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Tomoki Okawara／Professor
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- East Arab Area Studies
- Family and Population in West Asia and North Africa
- Minorities (Christians and Jews) in the Islamic World
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tomoki.okawara.c5[@]tohoku.ac.jp
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Lin Zhu／Associate Professor
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- History of Asian Political Thought
- History of East Asian Cultural Exchange
- Self-Knowledge and Understanding of Others among Modern Japanese and Chinese Intellectuals
- Oriental Historiography in Modern Japan
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lin.zhu.e7[@]tohoku.ac.jp
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Kanako Kimura／Associate Professor
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- History of East Asian International Relations
- History of the Orient (Ming and Qing China, Korea, etc.)
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kanako.kimura.a3[@]tohoku.ac.jp
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Department of Contemporary Japanese Media and Gender Studies
Hiroyuki Eto／Professor（holding two posts concurrently）
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- Linguistics in the History of Spirit and Discipline
- Historical Studies of the Meaning and Grammar of English
- English Education as a Liberal Arts Education and
Teaching English Academic Writing
- English and English Education in East Asia
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hiroyuki.eto.d6[@]tohoku.ac.jp
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Jeongsoo Yu／Professor（holding two posts concurrently）
- Research Themes
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- Integrated waste management and resource recycling
- Decarbonization and the circular economy
- Sustainability and social co-creation
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jeongsoo.yu.d7[@]tohoku.ac.jp
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Shinobu Myoki／Associate Professor
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- Sociology of Gender
- Tourism Culture in Contemporary Japan
- Exhibition Representations of Sex and the Body
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shinobu.myoki.a7[@]tohoku.ac.jp
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Department of Japanese Religious and Intellectual History Studies
Ryo Ikeda／Professor（holding two posts concurrently）
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- International Political History
- Cold War History of Europe and Asia
- Comparative Study of Colonial and Decolonization Policies
- International Relations of the Middle East and North Africa
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ryo.ikeda.d2[@]tohoku.ac.jp
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Godart Clinton／Professor
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- History of Japanese Religion (Modern Buddhism and Scientific Thought)
- History of Modern Science (History of Japanese Evolutionary Thought)
- Asianism
- History of Military Thought
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godart[@]tohoku.ac.jp
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Klautau Orion／Associate Professor
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- History of Japanese Religions (Modern Buddhism and Academism)
- Modern Nationalism and Buddhism
- History of Occultism in Modern and Contemporary Japan
- Historical Narrative Thought in Japan
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klautau[@]tohoku.ac.jp
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Department of International Politics and Economy
Jeongsoo Yu／Professor
- Research Themes
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- Integrated waste management and resource recycling
- Decarbonization and the circular economy
- Sustainability and social co-creation
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jeongsoo.yu.d7[@]tohoku.ac.jp
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Ryo Ikeda／Professor
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- International Political History
- Cold War History of Europe and Asia
- Comparative Study of Colonial and Decolonization Policies
- International Relations of the Middle East and North Africa
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ryo.ikeda.d2[@]tohoku.ac.jp
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Hiro Katsumata／Associate Professor
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- International Relations in East Asia
- Propagation of Norms in International Society
- Theories of International Relations
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hiroshi.katsumata.c2[@]tohoku.ac.jp
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Kazuaki Okubo／Associate Professor
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- Civil Engineering Planning
- Decision Making Under Uncertainty
- Circular Economy and Machine Learning
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kazuaki.okubo.d5[@]tohoku.ac.jp
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Asuka Matsumoto／Lecturers
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- Global Governance Theory
- American Politics and Diplomacy
- International Public Opinion
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asuka.matsumoto.c6[@]tohoku.ac.jp
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Gaku Manago ／Assistant Professor
- Research Themes
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- International Cooperation in the Field of Environmental and Social Engineering
- Development of sustainable recycling technologies
- Water and sanitation in developing countries
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gaku.manago.e4[@]tohoku.ac.jp
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Liu Xiaoyue／Assistant Professor
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- Environmental Policy
- Sustainable Resource Circulation
- Recycling Cooperative Action
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liu.xiaoyue.a5[@]tohoku.ac.jp
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Department of International Environment and Resources Policy
Toshiaki Aoki／Professor
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- Measures to promote pro-social behavior, including environmentally conscious behavior
- QoL and social capital in urban life
- Psychological Measures for Transformation to Sustainable Urban Structures
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toshiaki.aoki.a1[@]tohoku.ac.jp
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Takako Izumi／Professor（Cooperating Teachers）
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- International Strategy for Disaster Reduction
- International Cooperation Focusing on Disaster Response and Disaster Prevention
- Role of each stakeholder in disaster reduction and disaster risk management
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takako.izumi.e6[@]tohoku.ac.jp
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Masahiro Sato／Associate Professor
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- Behavioral and social analysis using artificial intelligence/machine learning
- Social learning, knowledge and information propagation
- Economic analysis of natural capital use
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masahiro.sato[@]tohoku.ac.jp
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Department of Multiculturalism
Toru Sato／Professor
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- Philosophy and Ethics
- Comparative Thought
- Aesthetics and Art Theory
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toru.sato.c6[@]tohoku.ac.jp
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Koji Sakamaki／Professor
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- French-speaking literature of the 19th and 20th centuries
- Comparative literature and history of cultural exchange between France and Japan
- Theater theory
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koji.sakamaki.a8[@]tohoku.ac.jp
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Yukino Sato／Associate Professor
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- Central Europe Area Studies
- History of Czechoslovakia
- Nationalism
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yukino.sato.b3[@]tohoku.ac.jp
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Shihomi Meguro／Associate Professor
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- History of Ethnic Minorities
- U.S. History
- Hawaiian History
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shihomi.meguro.b2[@]tohoku.ac.jp
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Department of Theoretical Linguistics
Hiroyuki Eto／Professor
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- Linguistics in the History of Spirit and Discipline
- Historical Studies of the Meaning and Grammar of English
- English Education as a Liberal Arts Education and Teaching English Academic Writing
- English and English Education in East Asia
- E-mail
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hiroyuki.eto.d6[@]tohoku.ac.jp
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Daiko Takahashi／Professor
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- Linguistics (Generative Linguistics)
- Syntactic Theory
- Comparative Syntax, Japanese Syntax, English Syntax
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daiko.takahashi.e1[@]tohoku.ac.jp
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Mariko Nakayama／Professor
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- Psycholinguistics
- A study of visual word recognition processes (Japanese, English, Japanese-English bilingual)
- Word production process research (Japanese, English, Japanese-English bilingual)
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mariko.nakayama.d5[@]tohoku.ac.jp
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Takeshi Nakamoto／Associate Professor
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- Romance Languages and General Linguistics
- Politeness Theory and Pragmatics
- Translation Theory and Comparative Stylistics
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takeshi.nakamoto.e3[@]tohoku.ac.jp
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Zisk Matthew／Associate Professor
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- apanese linguistics, history of the Japanese language (reception and influence of Kanji/Kanbun)
- Linguistic contact theory (how borrowing occurs and classification of borrowing forms)
- Comparison of Chinese reading of Chinese texts in East Asia and classical annotation in Europe
- Linguistic terminology and grammatical description (morphological glosses, phonemic notations)
- E-mail
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matthew.zisk.a6[@]tohoku.ac.jp
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Ryo Maie／Lecturers
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- Cognitive psychological approaches to second language acquisition/education research (Japanese, English)
- Methodological and applied statistical research in language research
- Task-based language teaching
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ryo.maie.e5[@]tohoku.ac.jp
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Department of Applied Linguistics
Jeong Hyeonjeong／Professor
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- Brain Science Approach to Language Research
- Research on Cognitive Mechanisms of Second Language Acquisition
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hyeonjeong.jeong.b8[@]tohoku.ac.jp
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Natsue Sugaya／Professor
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- Second Language Acquisition
- Japanese Language Education
- Writing Instruction
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natsue.sugaya.e1[@]tohoku.ac.jp
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Wanner Peter John／Associate Professor
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- A Study of Interlinguistic Transitions in Speech and Syntax
―Case Study of Japanese-English Bilingual Children
- Early Stages in Linguistic Development
―A Case Study of Japanese-English Bilingual Children
- Students' self-evaluation skills using the CHILDES program
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wanner.peter.john.e3[@]tohoku.ac.jp
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Wataru Nakamura／Associate Professor
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- Cognitive-functionalist syntax and semantics
- Contrastive linguistics, linguistic typology
- Japanese Grammar
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wataru.nakamura.a8[@]tohoku.ac.jp
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Takumi Uchihara／Associate Professor
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- Second Language Vocabulary Acquisition
- English Language Education
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takumi.uchihara.a2[@]tohoku.ac.jp
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Aki Tsunemoto／Associate Professor
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- Second Language Speech Acquisition
- Speaking and Listening Instruction and Assessment Methods
- Teacher Education
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