Faculty introduction
| family name | Incumbent | Specialized field | keyword | Possible themes for on-site Lecture (lectures) |
| AOYAMA Harutoshi Faculty information | Associate Professor | History, Modern Chinese History, History of International Relations in East Asia, Newspaper and Media History, History Education | Modern Chinese Diplomacy, Consular System, Consular Trial, Diary of Delegation to Qing Dynasty, Junten Jiho | Major topics on modern Chinese history (especially diplomatic history) (from the Opium Wars to the Manchurian Incident) / Issues surrounding modern China (ethnic issues, maritime expansion, Japan-China relations, territorial issues, etc.) |
| AKIZUKI Hiroko Faculty information | Professor | international law | International Law, International Human Rights Law, United Nations | The role and challenges of the United Nations / Gender equality / Women's empowerment / The role of the Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women / Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and human rights / Business and human rights, etc. |
| ARAI Takao Faculty information | Professor | Applied Economics | Industrial development and cooperation, comparative economic development in Asia, employment and income opportunities, development assistance | Overview: International cooperation (development cooperation) and aid / Economic development and general economic situation in developing countries (Asia and Africa) / Discourse on international development policies Detailed explanation: Malaysia's economic development (including manufacturing, agriculture, services, resource industries, primary products, etc.) |
| ARAI Masashi Faculty information | Associate Professor | Business Administration | International Management, Innovation Management, Management Strategy | Where to make and where to sell - Corporate global value chains / Global standardization competition / BOP business |
| IKEGAME Naoko
Faculty information | Professor | Education, aesthetics, art theory, intellectual history | Philosophy of Education, History of Educational Thought, Theory of Art Education | History and philosophy of education / Modern society and education / Diversity and art / Culture, art and society, etc. |
| ITO Koji
Faculty information | Professor | International Economics, Economic Statistics, Trade Policy | trade, firms, microdata, input-output analysis | Why Wages Aren't Rising: Corporate Logic Seen in Data / Internationalization of Japanese Companies: Portrait of Global Companies / International Trade / Japanese Economy in General |
| ITO Yuko
Faculty information | Professor | Political Science, International Relations, Western History, Japanese History | Politics, International Relations, Western History, History of US-Philippines Relations, US Politics and Diplomacy, Southeast Asia, US-Japan Relations, Security | US presidential election / Olympics and international politics / US diplomacy in Asia / US gender issues and RBG / The Black Lives Matter movement and US racial issues |
| ONO Ryoji
Faculty information | Associate Professor | Japanese literature | Literature, modern and contemporary Japanese literature, novel research, reader studies, critical research | A concrete reading of a novel. By explaining novels as an attempt to see what can be done with written language, students will be able to reaffirm the richness of this asset that has been bestowed upon us, gain new insight into the language we use, and raise their awareness of the current state of language in themselves and in society. |
| KAKUTA Ieko
Faculty information | Professor | Area research, Cultural Anthropology | Japan International Cooperation Agency Staff, Cultural Anthropology, Development Assistance, Development Anthropology, Irrigation Development, Rural Development | Factors behind the success or failure of irrigation projects / Importance of socio-cultural aspects in development assistance |
| KAWANAKA Takeshi
Faculty information | Professor | Political Science, Comparative Politics | Comparative Politics, Democracy, Institutions, Developing Countries, Southeast Asia | Democracy in retreat / Democratization and emerging democracies / Southeast Asia from a comparative political perspective |
| Kim Hyunjung
Faculty information | Professor | commerce | International Marketing, Marketing Strategy, Consumer Behavior, Advertising Strategy | Marketing strategies for Japanese and Korean companies growing in overseas markets |
| KUNO Arata
Faculty information | Professor | economic policy | International Trade, Trade Policy, Economic Security, Economic Integration in the Asia-Pacific Region | What is a market economy: 7 things high school students should know / The future of the global trade system |
| Nobuyuki Tsumaki
Faculty information | Special Duty Associate Professor | international law | Criminal International Law, Relationship between International Law and Domestic Law, Law of the Sea, United Nations and Security, International Court of Justice | Current affairs and international law, such as "Issues under international law regarding Okinotori Island," "The limits of the Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons," "The Ukrainian War and the United Nations, the International Court of Justice, and the International Criminal Court," and "Punishment of international crimes and cooperation between nations," and the nature of international law in general. |
| FUKUSHIMA Takashi
Faculty information | Associate Professor | Environmental Policy, Area research, Forest Science | Environmental policy, international climate/forest policy, Kyoto Protocol/Paris Agreement, sink CDM, REDD-plus, carbon offset, participatory forest management | ・Current status of development in the poorest countries in Africa (Tanzania) - Considering international environmental policies from the perspective of local residents |
| BROOKS Mikio
Faculty information | Associate Professor | linguistics | Linguistics, English Language, ESP (English for Specific Purposes), Content-Based Instruction (Professor and learning methods centered on academic content) | “Identifying the Challenges of English”: “Rediscovering the Difficult English” |
| Junko Matsumura Faculty information | Special Duty Professor | Pedagogy, Subject Pedagogy, Elementary and Secondary Education | Youth education, nature experience activities, education facilitation, human relationship building | Promoting experience-based activities for young people / Nature experience activities that nurture children's minds / Planning and carrying out experience-based activities / Volunteering at youth education facilities / Supporting home education / Training in how to interact with children / Workshop techniques / Physical play for young children / The significance of group overnight activities / Ice-breaking techniques |
| MUKAI Wakana
Faculty information | Associate Professor | international politics | Arms Control, Nuclear Disarmament and Security | International politics/international security/diplomacy/nuclear weapons issues (can be from any perspective, international, regional or specific nation) |
| Toshiyuki Yokota
Faculty information | Special Duty Professor | Career design, innovation management system, corporate governance | Trends in innovation management systems / Sustainable management achieved through management systems / Career design for the 100-year life era, etc. |
<Updated on May 27, 2025>
Department of International Relations