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Senior Lecturer in Anthropology

Dr Fabio Gygi

Japanese society, material culture, medical anthropology, science and technology studies, cultural history

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Professor of Economics

Professor Costas Lapavitsas

Theory of banking and finance, History of economic thought, Japanese financial system.

Head of Department & Senior Lecturer in the Economy of Japan

Dr Satoshi Miyamura

Development economics, Labour economics, Institutional economics, Labour-management bargaining, Research methods in economics.

Professor of Economics

Professor Ulrich Volz

International Finance, Open Economy Macroeconomics, Financial Market Development and Stability, Development and Transition Economics, Global Economic Governance, East Asian Financial Markets

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Senior Lecturer in International Business and Management (Japan)

Dr Helen Macnaughtan

Helen joined SOAS in 2002 and lectures on economic, business, labour and HRM issues in contemporary Japan (and within a broader East Asian context). Her research interests focus on a broad range of topics relating to gender issues, employment and sport in Japan.

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Lecturer in the Arts of Japan

Dr Monika Hinkel

Japanese woodblock prints, Contemporary reworkings and interpretations of Ukiyo-e, Meiji nostalgia

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Lecturer in Modern and Contemporary Japanese Literature (Education)

Dr Filippo Cervelli

Head of Department

Dr Alan Cummings

Alan has been teaching at SOAS since 2000 in a broad range of areas ranging from East Asian cultural history, pre-modern Japanese language and literature, Japanese classical theatre, and translation.

Reader in Japanese and Applied Linguistics (Education)

Dr Akiko Furukawa

Senior Lecturer in the History of Contemporary Japan

Dr Christopher Gerteis

Modern and Contemporary Japanese history. Social and cultural history of the 20th century, especially the intersection of consumer capitalism and historical memory.

Lecturer in Japanese and Applied Linguistics (Education)

Dr Seiko Harumi

Classroom discourse; classroom silence; pragmatics; translanguaging; conversation analysis; learner-centred reflective approaches in second language learning and language pedagogy

Co-ordinator, The Sir Peter Parker Awards for Spoken Business Japanese / Japanese Language Proficiency Test

Ms Yoshiko Jones

Ms Jones coordinates The Sir Peter Parker Awards for Spoken Business Japanese and Japanese Language Proficiency Test at the SOAS Japan Research Centre.

Reader in Contemporary Japanese Culture

Dr Griseldis Kirsch

Contemporary Japanese culture, with particular interest in Japanese media and popular culture, representations of 'Otherness', social phenomena and war memory.

Lecturer in Japanese and Language Acquistion (Education)

Dr Natsuko Shibata Perera

Japanese language pedagogy and second language acquisition, especially interested in applied drama and sociocultural approach; bilingualism and translanguaging.

Reader in Applied Japanese Linguistics

Dr Barbara Pizziconi

Japanese applied linguistics; language teaching methodology; second language acquisition with emphasis on pragmatic aspects; linguistic politeness

Lecturer in Japanese and Modern Japanese History (Education)

Dr Satona Suzuki

Modern Japanese history; modernity, imperialism and militarism. Social and political issues of contemporary Japan.

Lecturer in Japanese (Education)

Mrs Kaori Taniguchi

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Professor in Translation Studies

Professor Nana Sato-Rossberg

Professor Nana Sato-Rossberg is the Chair of the Centre for Translation Studies. Her research interests include history of translation studies in Japan, intergeneric translations (manga to film), translation of oral narratives or orality, cultural translation, and the relationship between translation and power.

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Lecturer in Music

Dr Yuiko Asaba

Popular Music of/in Argentina, Japan and China; Argentine Tango Performance

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Numata Professor of Japanese Buddhism

Professor Lucia Dolce

Japanese religious history, especially the medieval period; Japanese Tantric Buddhism and the esotericisation of religious practice; Millenarian writings and prophecy; Kami-Buddhas associations

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Senior Fellow

Mr Stephen McEnally

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Professor Gina Barnes

State formation; agricultural transition; urbanisation; landscape archaeology; geoarchaeology, tectonic archaeology; East Asian archaeology especially Japanese archaeology and prehistory/protohistory

Professor Stephen Dodd

Modern Japanese literature, with particular interest in gender/sexuality, Modernism and translation studies

Emeritus Professor of Japanese Studies

Professor Andrew Gerstle

Japanese literature, drama and thought, primarily of the Tokugawa period, with particular interest in Bunraku and Kabuki theatre and the plays of Chikamatsu

Dr David W Hughes

Ethnomusicology; music of East Asia especially Japan; Japanese folk and theatre music; music and linguistics; Indonesian gamelan and Javanese street music

Emeritus Professor of Economics

Professor Machiko Nissanke

International Economics (trade and finance), Finance and Development, North-South economic relations and South-South Economic Cooperation, Comparative Development experience in Asia and Africa, Globalisation, inequality and poverty.

Emeritus Professor of the History of Art

Professor Timon Screech

History of Japanese art; Edo painting; contacts between Japan and Europe in the 18th century; history of science in Japan; the theory of art history

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Research Associate

Dr Serena A. A. Ceniccola

Analysis of functional multilingualism and cosmetic monolingualism in the publication and translation of Japanese and Finnish multilingual literary works.

Research Associate

Dr Bill Mihalopoulos

Research Associate

Sarah Parsons

Sarah has been a Senior Teaching Fellow within the School of Finance and Management for 6 years, specialising in Business and Management in East Asia, and is currently an Associate Tutor within the Centre for International Studies and Diplomacy on the MA Global Diplomacy (online).

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Visiting Scholar

Professor Mika Hasebe

Research Area: Gender impact on social integration of immigrants/refugees in Japan.
Date of Appointment: April 2024 - March 2025

Visiting Scholar

Mr Ken Kato

Research Area: Japanese popular music culture during the Covid-19 pandemic.
Date of Appointment: April 2024 - August 2024

Special Visiting Professor and Course Director in Creativity through Art

Professor Masanao Kawakami

Research Area: Value Capture driven Business Model Innovation.

Visiting Scholar

Professor Noriko Sasaki-Kurosaki

Research Area: Japanese Language Education, Applied Linguistics and Phonology.
Date of Appointment: March 2024 - March 2025

Visiting Scholar

Professor Shiba Suzuki

Research Area: Macroeconomics, disaster risk, and financial markets.
Date of Appointment: September 2022 - August 2024

Professorial Research Scholar

Professor Kentaro Yoshida

Research Area: The Globalization of Japanese Entrepreneur and Local for Global Innovation.
Date of Appointment: April 2023 - March 2025

MembersoftheJapanResearchCentre

Anthropology

Dr Fabio Gygi

Economics

Professor Costas Lapavitsas

Dr Satoshi Miyamura

Professor Ulrich Volz

Finance&Management

Dr Helen Macnaughtan

HistoryofArt&Archaeology

Dr Monika Hinkel

EastAsianLanguages&Cultures

Dr Filippo Cervelli

Dr Alan Cummings

Dr Akiko Furukawa

Dr Christopher Gerteis

Dr Seiko Harumi

Ms Yoshiko Jones

Dr Griseldis Kirsch

Dr Natsuko Shibata Perera

Dr Barbara Pizziconi

Dr Satona Suzuki

Mrs Kaori Taniguchi

Linguistics

Professor Nana Sato-Rossberg

Music

Dr Yuiko Asaba

Religions&Philosophies

Professor Lucia Dolce

SeniorFellow

Mr Stephen McEnally

EmeritusResearchAssociates

Professor Gina Barnes

Professor Stephen Dodd

Professor Andrew Gerstle

Dr David W Hughes

Professor Machiko Nissanke

Professor Timon Screech

ResearchAssociates

Dr Serena A. A. Ceniccola

Dr Bill Mihalopoulos

Sarah Parsons

VisitingScholars

Professor Mika Hasebe

Mr Ken Kato

Professor Masanao Kawakami

Professor Noriko Sasaki-Kurosaki

Professor Shiba Suzuki

Professor Kentaro Yoshida

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