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Boards and Committees

Administrative and research activities at ILCAA are conducted through and/or monitored by various special boards and committees. All the boards and committees include eminent scholars and specialists from outside the Institute, in order to reflect the opinions of the academic community and to maintain transparency in the operation of ILCAA.

The following are the two boards and six committees:

The role of each board and committee and its members in academic year 2022 are presented below.

Advisory Board

The Advisory Board acts as an advisory body to the Director in all matters pertaining to the operations of ILCAA. The Board consists of ILCAA staff and eminent scholars and specialists from other institutions, thus representing the inter-university nature of the Institute.

  • HAYAMI, Yoko. Professor, Center for Southeast Asian Studies, Kyoko University, Kyoto
  • INOSE, Kumie. Professor, Faculty of Letters, Konan University, Kobe
  • KITAMOTO, Asanobu. Director, Center for Open Data in the Humanities, Joint Support-Center for Data Science Research, Research Organization of Information and Systems, Tachikawa
  • KOBAYASHI, Masato. Professor, Graduate School of Humanities and Sociology, The University of Tokyo, Tokyo
  • NISHIO, Tetsuo. Professor, Department of Globalization and Humanity, National Museum of Ethnology, Osaka
  • TANAHASHI, Satoshi. Professor, Division of Human Science, Faculty of Core Research, Ochanomizu University, Tokyo
  • UYAMA, Tomohiko. Professor, Slavic-Eurasian Research Center, Hokkaido University, Sapporo
  • YAMAGIWA, Juichi. Director, Research Institute for Humanity and Nature, Kyoto
  • YONEDA, Nobuko. Professor, Graduate School of Humanities, Osaka University, Osaka
  • HOSHI, Izumi. ILCAA
  • WATANABE, Honoré. ILCAA
  • TAKAMATSU, Yoichi. ILCAA
  • TOKORO, Ikuya. ILCAA
  • IIZUKA, Masato. ILCAA
  • SHIOHARA, Asako. ILCAA
  • TOGAWA, Masahiko. ILCAA

Committee for Research Collaboration

The committee, composed of both ILCAA staff and outside members, functions to maintain a transparent research collaboration system at the Institute.

  • INOUE, Masaru. Professor, College of Humanities and Sciences, Nihon University, Tokyo
  • KISHIDA, Yasuhiro. Professor, Center for Japanese Language and Culture, Osaka University, Osaka
  • KOMORI, Junko. Professor, Graduate School of Humanities, Osaka University, Osaka
  • KURASAWA, Aiko. Professor Emeritus, Faculty of Economics, Keio University, Tokyo
  • KURODA, Takashi. Professor Emeritus, Graduate School of International Cultural Studies, Tohoku University, Sendai
  • SUGIYAMA, Yuko. Professor, Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences, Hirosaki University, Hirosaki
  • TANAKA, Masakazu. Vice-president, Professional Institute of International Fashion, Tokyo
  • HOSHI, Izumi. ILCAA
  • WATANABE, Honoré. ILCAA
  • TAKAMATSU, Yoichi. ILCAA
  • TOKORO, Ikuya. ILCAA
  • IIZUKA, Masato. ILCAA
  • SHIOHARA, Asako. ILCAA
  • TOGAWA, Masahiko. ILCAA

Committee for Language Training

The committee is responsible for the language and linguistics training hosted by the Institute, such as Intensive Language Courses and Field Linguistics Workshops.

  • CHIDA, Syuntaro. Professor, Graduate School of Letters, Kyoto University, Kyoto
  • KISHIDA, Fumitaka. Professor, Graduate School of Humanities, Osaka University, Osaka
  • KOBAYASHI, Masato. Professor, Graduate School of Humanities and Sociology, The University of Tokyo, Tokyo
  • KOMORI, Junko. Professor, Graduate School of Humanities, Osaka University, Osaka
  • SHINAGAWA, Daisuke. ILCAA
  • KUREBITO, Tokusu. ILCAA
  • SHIOHARA, Asako. ILCAA
  • SHIINO, Wakana. ILCAA

Committee for the Overseas Scientific Research Coordination Team

The committee is responsible for maintaining the activities of the Overseas Scientific Research Coordination Team (OSC).

  • FUJIKAKE, Yoko. Professor, Institute of Urban Innovation, Yokohama University, Yokohama
  • FUJITA, Koji. Professor, Graduate School of Environmental Studies, Nagoya University, Nagoya
  • HASUI, Kazuhisa. Visiting Researcher, Graduate School of Medical and Dental Sciences, Kagoshima University, Kagoshima
  • ITO, Motomi. Project Researcher, Professor Emeritus, Graduate School of Arts and Sciences, The University of Tokyo, Tokyo
  • KOBAYASHI, Satoru. Professor, Center for Southeast Asian Studies, Kyoto University, Kyoto
  • MIURA, Hideki. Professor, Faculty of Management and Economics, Aomori Public University, Aomori
  • SHIRAISHI, Soichiro. Associate Professor, Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences, Hirosaki University, Hirosaki
  • TADOKORO, Kiyoshi. Professor, Department of Global Diversity Studies, Faculty of Sociology, Toyo University, Tokyo
  • TAKAHI, Sachiko. Researcher, The Research Institute of Economic Science, College of Economy, Nihon University, Tokyo
  • TOGAWA, Masahiko. ILCAA
  • IIZUKA, Masato. ILCAA
  • KUREBITO, Tokusu. ILCAA
  • KONDO, Nobuaki. ILCAA
  • OGURA, Satoshi. ILCAA
  • SHIINO, Wakana. ILCAA
  • NODA, Jin. ILCAA

Working Committee for Field Science Colloquium

The committee set up under the Field Science Center develops the operating policies and plans regarding the various methods and theories related to field science.

  • KIMURA, Daiji. Professor Emeritus, Kyoto University
  • KONAKA, Shinya. Professor, School of International Relations, University of Shizuoka
  • KURODA, Suehisa. Professor Emeritus, The University of Shiga Prifecture
  • MINESAKI, Hiroko. Associate Professor, Faculty of Humanities, Seikei University, Tokyo
  • NAGANUMA, Takeshi. Professor, Graduate School of Integrated Sciences for Life, Hiroshima University
  • NOBAYASHI, Atsushi. Professor, National Museum of Ethnology, Osaka
  • OMURA, Keiichi. Professor, Faculty of Liberal Arts, The Open University of Japan, Tokyo
  • TANAKA, Masakazu. Vice-president, Professional Institute of International Fashion, Tokyo
  • KUREBITO, Tokusu. ILCAA
  • TOGAWA, Masahiko. ILCAA
  • ISHIKAWA, Hiroki. ILCAA
  • SHINAGAWA, Daisuke. ILCAA

Working Committee for Fieldnet

This committee set up under the Field Science Center develops the operating policies and plans for Fieldnet, which is run by the Institute.

  • EBIHARA, Atsushi. Senior Curator, Department of Botany, National Museum of Nature and Science, Tokyo
  • NAGANO, Takanori. Associate Professor, Guraduate School of Agricultural Science, Kobe University
  • SHIOYA, Akifumi. Associate Professor, Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences, University of Tsukuba
  • TAKENOSHITA, Yuji. Professor, Faculty of Nursing and Rehabilitation, Chubu Gakuin University, Gifu
  • TSUDA, Koji. Associate Professor, Graduate School of Arts and Sciences, The University of Tokyo
  • OTA, Nobuhiro. ILCAA
  • YOSHIDA, Yukako. ILCAA
  • GOTO, Emi. ILCAA
  • KAWAI, Aya. ILCAA

Editorial Committee

The editorial committee advises the director on matters relating to the policy and screening of publications of the Institute.

  • ISHIKAWA, Noboru. Professor, Center for Southeast Asian Studies, Kyoto University, Kyoto
  • MIURA, Toru. Professor Emeritus, Ochanomizu University, Tokyo
  • MORIGUCHI, Tsunekazu. Professor Emeritus, Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences, Shizuoka University, Shizuoka
  • NAGAHARA, Yoko. Professor Emeritus, Graduate School of Letters, Kyoto University, Kyoto
  • WAZAKI, Haruka. Professor Emeritus, Chubu University, Kasugai
  • YODA, Sumikazu. Associate Professor, Graduate School of Humanities, Osaka University, Osaka
  • KAWAI, Kaori. ILCAA
  • IIZUKA, Masato. ILCAA
  • OTA, Nobuhiro. ILCAA
  • NISHII, Ryoko. ILCAA
  • ISHIKAWA, Hiroki. ILCAA
  • ITO, Chiyuki. ILCAA

Committee for Overseas Research Office

The committee is in charge of discussing important matters pertaining to the Overseas Research Offices.

  • HOSAKA, Shuji. Board Member, Director, JIME center, The Institute of Energy Economics,Japan, Tokyo
  • NAGASAWA, Eiji. Professor Emeritus, the University of Tokyo, Tokyo
  • OTOSHI, Tetsuya. Professor, Faculty of Letters, Arts and Sciences, Waseda University, Tokyo
  • SAKAI, Keiko. Professor, Graduate School of Social Sciences, Faculty of Law,Politics and Economies, Chiba University, Chiba
  • SUZUKI, Nobutaka. Associate Professor, Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences, University of Tsukuba, Tsukuba
  • KUROKI, Hidemitsu. ILCAA
  • TOKORO, Ikuya. ILCAA
  • GOTO, Emi. ILCAA
  • KAWAI, Aya. ILCAA

International Advisory Board

The committee advises the director on matters relating to the research collaboration system of the Institute from an international perspective.

  • ALI, Omar. Associate Professor, Department of History, Faculty of Arts, Sohag University
  • DAWA, Yidemucao. Professor, Xinjiang Tianshan Vocational and Technical University
  • KAMALI, Beste Can. Ex-Senior Researcher, Leibniz ZAS Berlin
  • ONDICHO, Tom Gesora. Associate Professor, Institute of Anthropology, Gender and African Studies, University of Nairobi
  • SOLONIN, Kirill. Professor, Renmin University of China
  • TAKAMATSU, Yoichi. ILCAA
  • TOKORO, Ikuya. ILCAA

International Advisory Committee for the Japan Center for Middle Eastern Studies (JaCMES)

The committee is responsible for advising the director on matters pertaining to JaCMES from an international perspective.

  • ABU-HUSAYN, Abdul-Rahim. Professor, Faculty of Arts and Sciences, American University of Beirut
  • AZAR, Pierre. Professor, Saint Joseph University
  • DAHER, Massoud. Ex-Professor, Faculty of Literature and Human Sciences, Lebanese University
  • KUROKI, Hidemitsu. ILCAA



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