About GJS-ERI

Director’s Message

TANAKA Toshihiro Executive Vice President, Osaka University
TANAKA Toshihiro
Executive Vice President, Osaka University

Across all branches of the humanities and social sciences, Osaka University is home to a particularly eminent assortment of researchers engaged in the study of “Japan”. Osaka University’s Center for Japanese Language and Culture is at the heart of the national education of exchange students, and April 2022 will see the pivotal establishment of the Division of Japanese Studies in the new Graduate School of Humanities.

The Global Japanese Studies Education and Research Incubator (GJS-ERI) is designed to take advantage of these rich institutional resources in ways that cut across organizational boundaries. In terms of research, GJS-ERI aims to serve as a new interdisciplinary and international platform for the study of “Japan”, and in terms of education, GJS-ERI strives to provide students from all fields with the knowledge necessary for the practical application of research results for the good of society.

We warmly invite you to participate in our events and initiatives.

What Is GJS-ERI?

The Global Japanese Studies Education and Research Incubator (グローバル日本学教育研究拠点, GJS-ERI), established at Osaka University on December 1, 2020, aims to generate new advances in research and education by integrating the benefits of work done in both the humanities and social science disciplines.

In terms of research, GJS-ERI serves as an international and interdisciplinary platform for the exchange of advanced academic dialogue relating to the study of Japan. The research efforts of the Incubator are geared towards creating an environment conducive to the development of Global Japanese Studies and to the effective dissemination of research results from Japan to the global academic community.

Further, GJS-ERI endeavors to translate its research results into valuable interdisciplinary and society-oriented educational programs. For students in all fields, including the natural sciences, a broad understanding of culture and society is useful when considering the practical applications of research results. Therefore, the Incubator aims to create educational programs that incorporate the study of Japan as part of an essential foundation for the training of global talent.

The Global Japanese Studies Education and Research Incubator is designed to build upon the individual strengths of Osaka University graduate schools specializing in the humanities and social sciences through bringing scholars together across organizational boundaries. By combining a wide variety of institutional resources focused on the study of “Japan”, GJS-ERI aims both to create a new international and interdisciplinary platform for Japanese Studies research and education and to nurture the development of global talent capable of applying Japanese Studies knowledge effectively.

Major Activities

  • Annual international research symposium
  • Annual Graduate Conference in Japanese Studies
  • Monthly Global Japanese Studies Research Workshop
  • Selection and implementation of Incubator-Supported Projects
  • Graduate Programs for Advanced Interdisciplinary Studies
    – Global Japanese Studies
    – Digital Humanities
  • Honors Program for Graduate School Students in Humanities and Social Sciences
    – Global Japanese Studies Unit
  • University/community collaborative education program development
  • Management of global network relationships

Organizational Structure

Organizational Structure
The administration of the Global Japanese Studies Education and Research Incubator is overseen by the GJS-ERI Managing Committee, which consists of the deans of Osaka University graduate schools that concentrate on humanities and social science fields. Day-to-day operations are organized by the GJS-ERI Steering Committee. The Steering Committee is divided into three divisions: an Incubator Research Division that focuses on the development of international and interdisciplinary research projects, a Network Administration Division that coordinates activities between organizations inside and outside the university and engages in publicity, and a Human Resources Development Division that organizes cross-disciplinary and collaborative education programs. The essential activities of these divisions are implemented by jointly appointed faculty drawn from the various graduate schools of humanities and social sciences at Osaka University.

Core Faculty

Director
田中 敏宏
TANAKA Toshihiro		 Executive Vice President, Osaka University
Incubator Research Division
宇野田 尚哉
UNODA Shoya		 Associate Director (Head of Incubator Research Division, Steering Committee Member);
Professor, Graduate School of Humanities
小野 博司
ONO Hiroshi		 Steering Committee Member; Professor,
Oasaka University Law School
鴋澤 歩
BANZAWA Ayumu		 Steering Committee Member; Professor,
Graduate School of Economics
南 和志
MINAMI Kazushi		 Steering Committee Member; Associate Professor,
Graduate School of Human Sciences
渡邊 英理
WATANABE Eri		 Steering Committee Member; Professor,
Graduate School of Humanities
ランブレクト ニコラス
LAMBRECHT, Nicholas		 Steering Committee Member; Associate Professor,
Graduate School of Humanities
宮原 暁
MIYAHARA Gyo		 Professor,
Graduate School of Humanities
山崎 吾郎
YAMAZAKI Goro		 Professor,
Center for the Study of Co* Design
三好 恵真子
MIYOSHI Emako		 Professor,
Graduate School of Human Sciences
安岡 健一
YASUOKA Kenichi		 Associate Professor,
Graduate School of Humanities
ガラシーノ ファクンド
GARASINO, Facundo		 Specially Appointed Lecturer,
Global Japanese Studies Education and Research Incubator
Human Resources Development Division
岩井 茂樹
IWAI Shigeki		 Associate Director (Head of Human Resources Development Division, Steering Committee Member);
Professor, Center for Japanese Language and Culture
野尻 英一
NOJIRI Eiichi		 Steering Committee Member; Professor,
Graduate School of Human Sciences
岡部 美香
OKABE Mika		 Professor,
Graduate School of Human Sciences
永原 順子
NAGAHARA Junko		 Associate Professor,
Graduate School of Humanities
櫻井 千穂
SAKURAI Chiho		 Associate Professor,
Graduate School of Humanities
松村 薫子
MATSUMURA Kaoruko		 Associate Professor,
Center for Japanese Language and Culture
松岡 里奈
MATSUOKA Rina		 Specially Appointed Lecturer,
Center for Japanese Language and Culture
Network Administration Division
岩井 茂樹
IWAI Shigeki		 Head of Network Administration Division, Steering Committee Member; Professor,
Graduate School of Humanities
山本 ベバリー・アン
YAMAMOTO Beverley Anne		 Steering Committee Member,
Executive Vice President, Osaka University
岸本 恵美
KISHIMOTO Emi		 Professor,
Graduate School of Humanities
筒井 佐代
TSUTSUI Sayo		 Professor,
Graduate School of Humanities
バーデルスキー マシュー
BURDELSKI, Matthew		 Professor,
Graduate School of Humanities
藤平 愛美
FUJIHIRA Manami		 Associate Professor,
Center for Japanese Language and Culture
松浦 幸祐
MATSUURA Kosuke		 Assistant Professor,
Center for Japanese Language and Culture
Digital Japanese Studies Division
宇野田 尚哉
UNODA Shoya		 Head of Network Administration Division, Steering Committee Member; Professor,
Graduate School of Humanities
田畑 智司
TABATA Tomoji		 Professor,
Graduate School of Humanities
吉賀 夏子
YOSHIGA Natsuko		 Associate Professor,
Graduate School of Humanities

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