Institute of East Asian Studies

Updated as of July 11, 2020

Fumiaki Itakura

	Appointment Dates: 10/01/2019–09/30/2020
	Home Institution: Kobe University
	Field: Film Studies
	Research Topic: Historical reception of Asian films in the U.S.

Jun Kanazawa

	Appointment Dates: 09/01/2019–8/31/2020
	Home Institution: The University of Tokyo
	Field: Applied Linguistics
	Research Topic:  As a Fulbright and Ph.D. student at the University of Tokyo, I have been studying Linguistics. My dissertation aims to analyze hedging expressions in Japanese and English and to reveal how hedging is used as a tool for persuasion.

Reiko Kitahara

	Appointment Dates: 04/01/2019–3/31/2021
	Home Institution: Japan Women’s University
	Field: Architecture and City Planning
	Research Topic:  The function of Japantown in the settlement process of Japanese immigrants

Hiroaki Kuwajima

	Appointment Dates: 06/09/2017–11/28/2020
	Home Institution: Linkers Corporation
	Field: Business Administration
	Research Topic: Comparative analysis of Japanese firms in Silicon Valley

Kazuyo Nishihara

	Appointment Dates: 09/01/2019–06/30/2021
	Home Institution: Kyoto University
	Field: Anthropology
	Research Topic: Environmental Archaeology. Interaction between environment and human in Neolithic East Asia. Comparative research through baskets making techniques and transition of lifestyles.

Hanayo Oya

	Appointment Dates: 11/01/2019–10/31/2021
	Home Institution: Independent Scholar
	Field: Journalism
	Research Topic:  Analyzing how the Status of Forces Agreement of the U.S. military has affected the criminal jurisdiction of host countries in East Asian countries and Europe.

Elizabeth Sharf

	Appointment Dates: 11/24/2003–11/25/2020
	Home Institution: Independent Scholar
	Field: Asian Art History
	Research Topic: Obaku Zen Portrait Painting