“Junior Research Fellows” are non-salaried fixed-term positions for young researchers (post-doctoral level) to participate in collaborative research activities under the guidance of the ILCAA research staff. These activities are a part of the academic training for junior scholars at ILCAA.
BAY, FUYING
Anthropological study on the formation, maintenance and development of combined farming and pastoral subsistence in the Inner Mongolia, China
1 Apr 2024 – 31 Mar 2025
FURUMOTO, Makoto
A typological and diachronic study of Zanzibar Swahili
1 Apr 2022 – 31 Mar 2023; 1 Apr 2023 – 31 Mar 2024; 1 Apr 2024 – 31 Mar 2025
HIDAKA, Shinsuke
Modality Systems of Turkic Languages in Central Asia
1 Apr 2023 – 31 Mar 2024; 1 Apr 2024 – 31 Mar 2025
IWASAKI, KANAE
Descriptive research on the role of “point of view”in Hawaiian grammar
1 Apr 2024 – 31 Mar 2025
MASELLI, Lorenzo
Labial-Velars, Implosives and Other Sound Rarities Between Congo and Ubangi: A Pioneering Phonetic and Articulatory-Phonological Approach
1 Sep 2024 – 31 Jun 2025
MATSUYAMA, Kei
Anthropological Study of Sumo Wrestler’s Physical Knowledge in the World of Sumo
1 Apr 2022 – 31 Mar 2023; 1 Apr 2023 – 31 Mar 2024; 1 Apr 2024 – 31 Mar 2025
MURAKAMI, Takenori
Descriptive Study of the Languages in Northeast India
1 Apr 2022 – 31 Mar 2023; 1 Apr 2023 – 31 Mar 2024; 1 Apr 2024 – 31 Mar 2025
OGAWA, Emiko
A cross-cultural study of Buddhism and folk beliefs in a diverse society:Focusing on comparative research between Japan and Thailand
1 Apr 2023 – 31 Mar 2024; 1 Apr 2024 – 31 Mar 2025
OGURI, Kota
Popular Culture and Affective Politics in Hong Kong
1 Apr 2023 – 31 Mar 2024; 1 Apr 2024 – 31 Mar 2025
OMAR Hebatalla
Changes in the image of Jews in Arab literature and its intersection with world literature: Focusing on the role of women
1 Apr 2024 – 31 Mar 2025
PROKOPEVA, Mariia
A comparative sociolinguistic analysis of communication style in Sakha and Japanese
1 Apr 2023 – 31 Mar 2024; 1 Apr 2024 – 31 Mar 2025
USUKI, Haruka
Socioeconomic Structure in Jordan: An Analysis based on Population Censuses and Household Surveys
1 Apr 2021 – 31 Mar 2022; 1 Apr 2022 – 31 Mar 2023; 1 Apr 2023 – 31 Mar 2024; 1 Apr 2024 – 31 Mar 2026
OTSUYA, Kaori Intellectual interactions between the Indian Ocean world and the Red Sea region based on the analysis of Arabic manuscripts on Mecca and Medina preserved in Indian libraries
OKAMOTO, Keishi Rethinking Religious Phenomena: Christianity and Devil Worshippers Discourses among the Duruma, in the Coastal Areas of Kenya
KUBO Ryosuke An Attempt to Build a Foundation for the Study of Comparative History of Civilization over the Management of Trust Assets: The Case of Waqf
TANIGUCHI, Haruka Comparative study of infant care among wild Japanese macaques:Focusing on the gathering of children including infants
NUMATA, Sayoko Oral Histories of East Asian-born Tatar Migrants
HAYAKAWA, Takua Memories of slavery in the works of Edouard Glissant
IDO, Yuko Rewriting Social Contracts in the Middle East? With Special Reference to Food, Redistribution, and Welfare in Egypt
2022
UESAWA, Nobuko Multi-layered Social Relationships and Womenʼs Living Strategies of Garo Matrilineal Society in Bangladesh
KANG, Yang Gu Religious transformation of Montagnard in South Central Vietnam : in connection with economic activities
KOKAKI, Aya A Study on Politicization of Religion and its Impacts on the Civil Society in Turkey and Abroad
TANI, Kenichi An Anthropological Study on the Tension Between Religion and Nationalism in Contemporary Iran
FUKAYA, Yasuka Descriptive grammar and building text of Kelabit Bario dialect of Austornesian languages
2021
KAMBAYASHI, Tomohiro Historical Writings and Racial Segregation in Twentieth-Century South Africa: The Use of Zulu “Tradition” in Domination and Resistance
KUDO, Akiko Social Adjustment in Muslim Society in Japan and Regional Japanese Language Education - in the Case of Bangladeshi Muslim Community in Kita-ku, Tokyo-
TAKAO, Kenichiro Study on ideas and systems concerning the relationship between religion and public sphere in modern Muslim societies
HAMAMOTO, Kazunori The Social Significance and Theological Foundations of Muslim Chaplaincy in the US
MORI, Tenshin Japanese translation and commentary on 17th century Ottoman traveler Evliya Çelebi's Seyâhatnâne (Book of Travel)
YAMANISHI, Hiroaki Cultural anthropological study on disasters in aboriginal village, Taiwan
2020
ADACHI, Kyosuke Discursive space in Modern Marathi literature
GOCHI, Sachiko Relatedness family and kinship to elder care in Java, Indonesia
GOTO, Takeshi Anthropological Study for Political Economy/Ecology of property Ownership
ISHIGURO, Fumiyo The relationship between language and visual art: a practical study of picture books of folk tales of minority languages
KURODA, Yuji Relationship History of Qing Dynasty and Tibet
MATSUI (KANEKO), Naruko Marriage and Connectedness in Cambodia, with Special Reference to Intermarriage between Khmer and Vietnamese
MORI, Albertus-Thomas Anthropological Study on the self-identity “Chinese Overseas Christians”
NAMBA, Seitaro Lao Studies, Contemporary History of Laos
OTA (TSUKADA), Erina Civilian Elites and their survival strategies in Pre-modern Arab society: A case study of the Muzhir family
UEDA, Shinya A Fundamental Examination of Environmental History around Tam Giang Lagoon, Vietnam
2019
HIRATA, Akiko An Anthropological Study of Ownership of Performing Arts on Intellectual Property Right in Thailand
IKOMA, Miki The Ethnography of Debt: The Relationships among Tea Producers
IWAMOTO, Keiko Study on the Ottoman policy against nomadic people based on the Ottoman archival documents
KATSUHATA, Fuyumi Representation of Islam in Egyptian films
KAWAI, Aya An Investigation of Social Relationships among Hunter-Gatherers under Environmental Change: Focusing on Mobility of the Batek in Peninsular Malaysia
MATSUOKA, Kaoru A Folklore, Study on Aesthetic Criteria in Japanese Local Performance: The Case of Niwaka-Performance in the Northern Kyushu Region
NISHIKAWA, Kazutaka The spread of Chinese character literacy in Southwest China
2018
HARVEY, Andrew DavidAn initial description of Ihanzu: a Bantu language of Tanzania
IKEDA, Akimitsu An Anthropological Study on Aging in Lebanon: Kinship, Migration, and Domestic Workers
KOCHIYA, Taichi To reconstruct and interpret a couple of successive events, so-called “Beer-Riot”, in Munich of 1840s especially from the viewpoints of the urban trade system, changing concept of rights and representation of beer and brewery.
KOIKE, Mariko Social and religious reform movement in contemporary Bali: a study of clan-based organization of Balinese Hindu
KOMORI, Masaki Redefining the Concept of “Science” in Contemporary America: An Analysis of Reception of Museum Exhibition
SHIBUYA, Toshiki Ethnohistorical Study of the Lifeworld of Market Places in Bengal
SHIJO, Masaya Remaking of a tradition in the Island Region: a social anthropological study of a Hawaiian traditional adoption in an American system
TAKEDA, Yoshihide Study of the British policy towards the Middle East from 19th century to the end of the Great War
Wuyungaowa Cultural activities of the Mongolian intellectuals in modern Inner Mongolia
2017
ASO, Reiko Descriptive research of Hateruma Ryukyuan, Development of a new linguistic research method using an information technology for handling massive data
ARAYA, Takashi Religion and Colonialism in Italian East Africa (1935-1941)
IKEDA, Akimitsu An anthropological study
Wuyungaowa Cultural activities of the Mongolian intellectuals in modern Inner Mongolia
EBIHARA, Shiho Comparative study of Tibetan, through modern dialects and written texts
OSHIMA, Hajime SLanguage contact in Hungarian dialects in the regions around Hungary
KATSUHATA, Fuyumi Representations of Modern Islamic reform thoughts in Egyptian films
KATO (YAMAUCHI), Tamahi Tracing historical change of the agricultural input subsidies in sub-Saharan Africa: The case of Tanzania
KURABE, Keita Archiving and Corpus Development of the Jinghpaw Language and Research Based on Them
KOIKE, Mariko Social and religious reform movement in contemporary Bali: a study of clan-based organization of Balinese Hindu
KOCHIYA, Taichi To reconstruct and interpret a couple of successive events, so-called “Beer-Riot”, in Munich of 1840s especially from the viewpoints of the urban trade system, changing concept of rights and representation of beer and brewery.
KOMORI, Masaki Redefining the Concept of “Science” in Contemporary America: An Analysis of Reception of Museum Exhibition
SHIJO, Masaya Remaking of a tradition in the Island Region: a social anthropological study of a Hawaiian traditional adoption in an American system
SHIBUYA, Toshiki An area study on popular culture in Bengal
ZHOU, Tai Jia Qinghai modern history
TAKEMURA, Kazuaki The study of law (Qanun) on Waqf in contemporary Egypt
NISHIMURA, Noriko The history of Han immigrant and economic activities in Southeast China
MIYOKAWA, Hiroko Coptic Pharaonism and Racism in Modern Egypt
2016
ARAYA, Takashi Religion and Colonialism in Italian East Africa (1935-1941)
IKEDA, Akimitsu An anthropological study on aging in Lebanon: kinship, migration, and domestic workers
Wuyungaowa Cultural activities of the Mongolian intellectuals in modern Inner Mongolia
EBIHARA, Shiho Comparative study of Tibetan, through modern dialects and written texts
OSHIMA, Hajime Study on Kuki-Chin languages in Myanmar and India
OTSUKA, Kosei Study on Kuki-Chin languages in Myanmar and India
OSANAI, Yuko A comparative linguistic study on Ch’ŏphae sinŏ
KATSUHATA, Fuyumi Representations of Modern Islamic reform thoughts in Egyptian films
KATO, Atsufumi Anthropological investigations of elderly care in Vietnam: principles, institutions, and practices
KURITA, Tomohiro An investigative study of ethnic identities among East African Asians in Britain
KOIKE, Mariko Social and religious reform movement in contemporary Bali: a study of clan-based organization of Balinese Hindu
KOBAYASHI, Takayuki Comparative study of social group structures and interpersonal relationships in East Asia
SHIJO, Masaya Remaking of a tradition in the Island Region: a social anthropological study of a Hawaiian traditional adoption in an American system
SHIBUYA, Toshiki An area study on popular culture in Bengal
ZHOU, Tai Jia Qinghai modern history
TAKEMURA, Kazuaki The study of law (Qanun) on Waqf in contemporary Egypt
NISHIMURA, Noriko Changes in the Vietnam’s policy toward China in the globalization era
FAKHREJAHANI, Arezoo The similarities and differences between Iran and other Middle East countries
2015
ARAYA, Takashi Religion and Colonialism in Italian East Africa (1935-1941)
Arezoo Fakhrejahani similarities and differences between Iran, and other middle east counties
IKEDA, Akimitsu “Mobility” for Lebanese, “Mobility” for us
INAYAMA, Madoka Women’s Religious Practices in Iran
KANNO, Misako Gender and Social Change in North India: Everyday Life between Reality and Imagination
KATSUHATA, Fuyumi Representations of Modern Islamic reform thoughts in Egyptian films
KOBAYASHI, Takayuki Social Anthropology
KURITA, Tomohiro An investigative study of ethnic identities among East African Asians in Britain
MIYAMOTO, Takashi Idea of crime and punishment in Modern Indian society
NISHIMURA(NISHINO), Noriko Policy changes and relations between Vietnam and China in the context of international globalization
OSHIMA, Hajime Language contact in Hungarian dialects in the regions around Hungary
OTSUKA, Kosei Study on Kuki-Chin languages in Myanmar and India
ZHOU Tai Jia Chinese modern history Tibet modern history
2014
Shin jae-Eun The Dynamics of Religious Organizations in Assam: Śaiva cult among the ruling families of tribal origin
IKEDA, Akimitsu “Mobility” for Lebanese, “Mobility” for us
MIYAMOTO, Takashi Idea of crime and punishment in Modern Indian society
KOBAYASHI, Takayuki Social Anthropology
KATSUHATA, Fuyumi Modern Islamic reform thought in Egypt--particularly focusing on the issue of “Maqasid al-Sharia”
Arezoo Fakhrejahani The similarities and differences between Iran, and other middle east counties
TORIYAMA, Junko The impact of school choices in human mobility: A case study of the high-end private schools in contemporary Cairo
KURITA, Tomohiro A case study of ethnic identities among British Asians from East Africa
NISHIMURA(NISHINO), Noriko Policy changes and relations between Vietnam and China in the context of international globalization
ZHU Haiyan The Spread of Christianity in the Southwestern Provinces of Modern China
INAYAMA, Madoka Women’s Religious Practices in Iran
TIZIANA Carpi Evaluation of CALL and Effectiveness of SNS Based on Large Corpus
KOYA, Nobuko Changing position and practices of the folk healer in pluralistic medical system in Thailand
2013
SAKUMA, Yutaka Cultural Anthropology, Economics, African Studies
Saihanjuna Sociology
YOSHIMATSU, Kumiko Anthropology
OKUBO, Yuri History
YOSHIMURA, Takayuki Modern History of Armenia
BABA, Jun Social Anthropology, Ethnographic Studies on Oceania
SAWAI, Kazuaki Economic and Social History of the Ottoman Empire, History of the Mediterranean World, Ecological History
LINKHOEVA, Tatiana History
UMEMURA, Ayami Social Anthropology
KUBO, Akinori Cultural Anthropology
ABE, Yuko Linguistics, East African Bantu languages, Discourse Analysis
NAGASAKI, Iku Descriptive Linguistics Yukaghir
ERB, Jason William Anthropology
Shin jae-Eun Religious History of Ancient and Medieval South Asia
IKEDA, Akimitsu Social Anthropology
MIYAMOTO, Takashi South Asian Area Studies
INAYAMA, Madoka Cultural Anthropology
KOYA, Nobuko Changing position and practices of the folk healer in pluralistic medical system in Thailand
2012
BONEA AMELIA Modern History of South Asia, Media History and Indentured labour migration
TSUNEDA, Michiko Anthropology
FUSHIKI, Kaori Anthropology
KARASHIMA, Hiroyoshi Cultural Anthropology
Naran Cultural Anthropology, Environmental Anthropology, Mongolian and Chinese Studies
LIM, Hong Ying Phonology of Chinese Dialects
SAKURADA, Ryoko Cultural Anthropology
YOO, Jong Shin Cultural Anthropology, Japanese Culture Studies
SAKUMA, Yutaka Cultural Anthropology, Economics, African Studies