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Junior Research Fellows

“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.

Ex. Junior Research Fellows

2024

• HIDAKA, Shinsuke Modality Systems of Turkic Languages in Central Asia
• MATSUYAMA, Kei Anthropological Study of Sumo Wrestler’s Physical Knowledge in the World of SumoK
• MURAKAMI, Takenori Descriptive Study of the Languages in Northeast India

2023

• 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
• 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
• NUMATA, Sayoko Oral Histories of East Asian-born Tatar Migrants
• OKAMOTO, Keishi Rethinking Religious Phenomena: Christianity and Devil Worshippers Discourses among the Duruma, in the Coastal Areas of Kenya
• 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
• TANIGUCHI, Haruka Comparative study of infant care among wild Japanese macaques：Focusing on the gathering of children including infants

2022

• FUKAYA, Yasuka Descriptive grammar and building text of Kelabit Bario dialect of Austornesian languages
• 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
• 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

2021

• HAMAMOTO, Kazunori The Social Significance and Theological Foundations of Muslim Chaplaincy in the US
• 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-
• MORI, Tenshin Japanese translation and commentary on 17th century Ottoman traveler Evliya Çelebi's Seyâhatnâne (Book of Travel)
• TAKAO, Kenichiro Study on ideas and systems concerning the relationship between religion and public sphere in modern Muslim societies
• 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
• 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
• MORI, Albertus-Thomas Anthropological Study on the self-identity “Chinese Overseas Christians”

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

• 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
• HARVEY, Andrew David An initial description of Ihanzu: a Bantu language of Tanzania
• Wuyungaowa Cultural activities of the Mongolian intellectuals in modern Inner Mongolia

2017

• ARAYA, Takashi Religion and Colonialism in Italian East Africa (1935-1941)
• ASO, Reiko Descriptive research of Hateruma Ryukyuan, Development of a new linguistic research method using an information technology for handling massive data
• EBIHARA, Shiho Comparative study of Tibetan, through modern dialects and written texts
• IKEDA, Akimitsu An Anthropological Study on Aging in Lebanon: Kinship, Migration, and Domestic Workers
• IKOMA, Miki The Ethnography of Debt: The Relationships among Tea Producers
• KATO (YAMAUCHI), Tamahi Tracing historical change of the agricultural input subsidies in sub-Saharan Africa: The case of Tanzania
• KATSUHATA, Fuyumi Representations of Modern Islamic reform thoughts in Egyptian films
• 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
• KURABE, Keita Archiving and Corpus Development of the Jinghpaw Language and Research Based on Them
• MIYOKAWA, Hiroko Coptic Pharaonism and Racism in Modern Egypt
• NISHIKAWA, Kazutaka The history of Han immigrant and economic activities in Southeast China
• OSHIMA, Hajime Language contact in Hungarian dialects in the regions around Hungary
• SHIBUYA, Toshiki An area study on popular culture 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
• TAKEMURA, Kazuaki The study of law (Qanun) on Waqf in contemporary Egypt
• Wuyungaowa Cultural activities of the Mongolian intellectuals in modern Inner Mongolia
• Zhou Tai Jia Qinghai modern history

2016

• ARAYA, Takashi Religion and Colonialism in Italian East Africa (1935-1941)
• EBIHARA, Shiho Comparative study of Tibetan, through modern dialects and written texts
• IKEDA, Akimitsu An anthropological study on aging in Lebanon: kinship, migration, and domestic workers
• INAYAMA, Madoka Women’s Religious Practices in Iran
• KATO, Atsufumi Anthropological investigations of elderly care in Vietnam: principles, institutions, and practices
• KATSUHATA, Fuyumi Representations of Modern Islamic reform thoughts in Egyptian films
• KOBAYASHI, Takayuki Comparative study of social group structures and interpersonal relationships in East Asia
• KOIKE, Mariko Social and religious reform movement in contemporary Bali: a study of clan-based organization of Balinese Hindu
• KURITA, Tomohiro An investigative study of ethnic identities among East African Asians in Britain
• NISHIMURA, Noriko Changes in the Vietnam’s policy toward China in the globalization era
• OSANAI, Yuko A comparative linguistic study on Ch’ŏphae sinŏ
• OSHIMA, Hajime Language contact in Hungarian dialects in the regions around Hungary
• OTSUKA, Kosei Study on Kuki-Chin languages in Myanmar and India
• SHIBUYA, Toshiki An area study on popular culture 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
• TAKEMURA, Kazuaki The study of law (Qanun) on Waqf in contemporary Egypt
• FAKHREJAHANI, Arezoo The similarities and differences between Iran and other Middle East countries
• Wuyungaowa Cultural activities of the Mongolian intellectuals in modern Inner Mongolia
• Zhou Tai Jia Qinghai modern history

2015

• 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
• 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
• FAKHREJAHANI, Arezoo similarities and differences between Iran, and other middle east counties
• Zhou Tai Jia Chinese modern history Tibet modern history

2014

• FAKHREJAHANI, Arezoo The 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
• KATSUHATA, Fuyumi Modern Islamic reform thought in Egypt--particularly focusing on the issue of “Maqasid al-Sharia”
• KOBAYASHI, Takayuki Social Anthropology
• KOYA, Nobuko Changing position and practices of the folk healer in pluralistic medical system in Thailand
• KURITA, Tomohiro A case study of ethnic identities among British Asians from East Africa
• 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
• TORIYAMA, Junko The impact of school choices in human mobility: A case study of the high-end private schools in contemporary Cairo
• SHIN, Jae-Eun The Dynamics of Religious Organizations in Assam: Śaiva cult among the ruling families of tribal origin
• TIZIANA, Carpi Evaluation of CALL and Effectiveness of SNS Based on Large Corpus
• ZHU, Haiyan The Spread of Christianity in the Southwestern Provinces of Modern China

2013

• ABE, Yuko Linguistics, East African Bantu languages, Discourse Analysis
• BABA, Jun Social Anthropology, Ethnographic Studies on Oceania
• IKEDA, Akimitsu Social Anthropology
• INAYAMA, Madoka Cultural Anthropology
• KOYA, Nobuko Changing position and practices of the folk healer in pluralistic medical system in Thailand
• KUBO, Akinori Cultural Anthropology
• MIYAMOTO, Takashi South Asian Area Studies
• NAGASAKI, Iku Descriptive Linguistics Yukaghir
• OKUBO, Yuri History
• SAKUMA, Yutaka Cultural Anthropology, Economics, African Studies
• SAWAI, Kazuaki Economic and Social History of the Ottoman Empire, History of the Mediterranean World, Ecological History
• UMEMURA, Ayami Social Anthropology
• YOSHIMATSU, Kumiko Anthropology
• YOSHIMURA, Takayuki Modern History of Armenia
• ERB, Jason William Anthropology
• LINKHOEVA, Tatiana History
• Saihanjuna Sociology
• SHIN, Jae-Eun Religious History of Ancient and Medieval South Asia

2012

• BABA, Jun Social Anthropology, Ethnographic Studies on Oceania
• BONEA, Amelia Modern History of South Asia, Media History and Indentured labour migration
• FUSHIKI, Kaori Anthropology
• KARASHIMA, Hiroyoshi Cultural Anthropology
• OKUBO, Yuri History
• SAKUMA, Yutaka Cultural Anthropology, Economics, African Studies
• SAKURADA, Ryoko Cultural Anthropology
• SAWAI, Kazuaki Economic and Social History of the Ottoman Empire, History of the Mediterranean World, Ecological History
• TSUNEDA, Michiko Anthropology
• YOSHIMATSU, Kumiko Anthropology
• YOSHIMURA, Takayuki Modern History of Armenia
• LIM, Hong Ying
• LINKHOEVA, Tatiana History
• Naran Cultural Anthropology, Environmental Anthropology, Mongolian and Chinese Studies
• Saihanjuna Sociology
• SHIN, Jae-Eun Religious History of Ancient and Medieval South Asia
• YOO, Jong Shin Cultural Anthropology, Japanese Culture Studies

2011

• BABA, Jun Social Anthropology, Ethnographic Studies on Oceania
• FUKUSHIMA, Yasuhiro Islamic Finance, Malaysian Studies
• FUSHIKI, Kaori Anthropology
• IMAHORI, Emi Social Anthropology, Ethnography
• KAJIMARU, Gaku Cultural Anthropology, Linguistic Anthropology
• KARASHIMA, Hiroyoshi Cultural Anthropology
• MIZOGUCHI, Daisuke Cultural Anthropology
• MORITA, Kenji Taiwan area studies
• MYOKI, Shinobu Sociology
• OKUBO, Yuri History
• OZAKI, Syunsuke History
• SAITO, Kumiko History
• SAKATA, Haruna Linguistics (Finnish language)
• SAKUMA, Yutaka Cultural Anthropology, Economics, African Studies
• SAKURADA, Ryoko Cultural Anthropology
• TSUNEDA, Michiko Anthropology
• WATABE, Ryoko History
• YOSHIMATSU, Kumiko Anthropology
• YOSHIMURA, Takayuki Modern History of Armenia
• LIM, Hong Ying
• Naran Cultural Anthropology, Environmental Anthropology, Mongolian and Chinese Studies
• Saihanjuna Sociology
• YOO, Jong Shin Cultural Anthropology, Japanese Culture Studies
• ZHANG, Sheng Kai Chinese Dialect

2010

• EBIHARA, Shiho Linguistics, Tibetan dialects
• FUSHIKI, Kaori Anthropology
• IMAHORI, Emi Social Anthropology, Ethnography
• KARASHIMA, Hiroyoshi Cultural Anthropology
• MIZOGUCHI, Daisuke Cultural Anthropology
• MYOKI, Shinobu Sociology
• OZAKI, Syunsuke History
• SAITO, Kumiko History
• SAKUMA, Yutaka Cultural Anthropology, Economics, African Studies
• SAKURADA, Ryoko Cultural Anthropology
• TSUNEDA, Michiko Anthropology
• WATABE, Ryoko History
• YAMADA, Noriyuki History
• FERNANDEZ RODRIGUEZ, Rebeca Linguistics
• LIM, Hong Ying Phonology of Chinese Dialects
• Naran Cultural Anthropology, Environmental Anthropology, Mongolian and Chinese Studies
• PYTLOWANA, Anna Katarzyna Linguistics
• RAGI CORDEIRO, Roberta Henriques Linguistics
• YOO, Jong Shin Cultural Anthropology, Japanese Culture Studies
• ZHANG, Sheng Kai Chinese Dialect

2009

• EBIHARA, Shiho Linguistics
• FUJINO, Yohei Anthropology
• ICHIKAWA, Tetsu Anthropology
• IMAHORI, Emi Anthropology
• ISHIMORI, Daichi Anthropology/Area Studies
• KARASHIMA, Hiroyoshi Anthropology
• MIZOGUCHI, Daisuke Anthropology
• MYOKI, Taeko Sociology
• OZAKI, Shunsuke History
• SAITO, Kumiko History
• WATABE, Ryoko History
• YAMADA, Noriyuki History
• FERNANDEZ RODRIGUEZ, Rebeca Linguistics
• LIM, Hongying Linguistics
• PYTLOWANA, Anna Katarzyna Linguistics
• RAGI CORDEIRO, Roberta Henriques Linguistics

2008

• FUJINO, Yohei Anthropology
• KARASHIMA, Hiroyoshi Anthropology

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