Staff Profile

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Professor / Deputy Director of The Division of Global Education
Yumiko FURUICHI Ph.D.
Expertise:
Japanese Language Education / Inter-cultural Communication / Teacher Development
Hobbies:
Travel / Tennis / Mountaineering
Message to students

Do challenge! Chances are waiting for you after challenge.

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Project Lecturer
Miho IGARI
Expertise:
Japanese Language Education / Second Language Acquisition
Hobbies:
hiking / watching sports
Research activities:
https://researchmap.jp/mihoigari/
Message to students

We will always support you in your studying Japanese and research life. See you in Japanese class!

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Project Assistant Professor
Luolin LIU Ph.D.
Expertise:
Education of Pronunciation and Listening / Japanese Language Education
Hobbies:
Travel / Watching movies / Gourmet
Research activities:
https://researchmap.jp/liu_luolin/
Message to students

May learning Japanese language open a new door for you, rather than being just a single page of your life!

Assistant
Tomoko SASAKI
Hobbies:
Travel
Message to students

You are always welcome!

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Assistant
Miwako HAYASAKA
Hobbies:
Bird-watching
Message to students

Please ask me any questions such as shops, restaurant, karaoke, and love. I am always happy to help you.

Lecturer
Ayumi UCHIDA
Expertise:
Second Language Acquisition / Computer Assisted Language Learning
Hobbies:
Eating sweets
Message to students

I will help you make your studies and life in Japan wonderful.

Lecturer
Yumi ONISHI Ph.D.
Expertise:
Second language acquisition / Motivation
Hobbies:
Travel / Mountaineering
Message to students

I'm always behind you!

Lecturer
Sayuri KATAOKA
Expertise:
Japanese pedagogy / Pragmatics / Inter-culture communication
Hobbies:
Music / Bicycling
Message to students

I look forward to having you in my Japanese class in order to communicate, consider and share different ideas in Japanese together.

Lecturer
Akiko KOMETANI
Expertise:
Applied Japanese Linguistics
Hobbies:
Running
Message to students

Let's learn and discover Japanese language and culture together!

Lecturer
Mizue SATO
Expertise:
Japanese Language education / Kanji education
Hobbies:
Piano / travel
Message to students

Let’s have various experiences in Japan!

Lecturer
Eri SUZUKI
Expertise:
Japanese Language Education / Inter-cultural Communication
Hobbies:
Travel / Sewing
Message to students

Every experience here is a valuable asset!

Lecturer
Satoko TAKEDA
Expertise:
Japanese Language Education / Business Japanese
Hobbies:
Watching dramas, animes, and movies / Reading Manga / Traveling
Message to students

I would like to learn a lot from you, too!

Lecturer
Ami NAKAMURA
Expertise:
particles / Japanese Language Education
Hobbies:
fishing
Message to students

The longest journey begins with a single step.

Lecturer
Fumie HOWARD
Expertise:
Bilingualism / Second Language Acquisition
Hobbies:
Travel around the world – love to communicate with people
Message to students

Be positive!! That’s the way to your success!!

Lecturer
Fukumi HIGASHIHIRA
Expertise:
History of Japanese Language Education / Education Policy
Hobbies:
Cooking / Eating
Message to students

I hope that you will be a bridge between your country and Japan.

Lecturer
Mina HISADA
Expertise:
Socioliguistics / Japanese Pedagogy
Hobbies:
Travelling to the islands / Yoga
Message to students

I look forward to meeting you all in the classroom!

Lecturer
Akiko FUJII
Expertise:
The development of second language reading, motivation
Hobbies:
Visiting museums / watching movies
Message to students

I hope you’re enjoying learning Japanese language.

Lecturer
Mari MIYASE
Expertise:
Second language acquisition
Hobbies:
Museum Hopping / Watching movies
Message to students

Believe in yourself, and your dreams will come true.

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