Country
Japan
Position
Associate Professor
Research Keywords
Modern Japanese language history, Japanese language education history
Qualifications
BA: Japanese Literature, Kokugakuin University
MA: Japanese Literature, Kokugakuin University
PhD: Japanese Literature, Kokugakuin University
Message
My research focuses on the history and development of the Japanese language from the point of view of notation, vocabulary, usage and grammar. Up to now I have used transcripts of debates in the Imperial Diet and textbooks for foreign learners of the Japanese language published from the Meiji Period up to World War II as sample texts, and I have used these examples to show the development over time of the Japanese language. I have also investigated the backgrounds of the people who produced such teaching materials.
I am really looking forward to meeting all of our students on MJSP.
Classes Taught on MJSP
Japanese for Academic Purposes Ⅰ (実践日本語I), Advanced Academic Japanese (発展アカデミック日本語), Advanced Business Japanese (発展ビジネス日本語), Japanese History (Theory & Practice) Ⅲ (日本歴史論Ⅲ)
