Japanese Research
Fellowship

14 researchers were selected from Australia, Canada, China, Egypt, France, Iran, Hong Kong, Korea, Singapore, USA and Vietnam. 7 researchers were selected in the Japanese language and Japanese language education research category, and 7 researchers in the Japanese literature and Japanese culture research category.
* Due to the spread of COVID-19 infection, the invitation has been postponed for one year.

Research fields: Japanese language and Japanese language education research

Invitee	AHMED Aya Wael Abdelfattah Mohammed (Egypt) Lecturer Ain Shams University, Faculty of Al-Alsun
Research Subject	Verbs Collocations and Voice in Academic Writing of Arab Learners of Japanese - Corpus-based analysis
Duration	Long-Term Sep 1, 2021 - Aug 31, 2022
Receiving Organization	Ochanomizu University

Invitee	BAZANTAY Jean (France) Associate Professor Japanese Language Education Institut National des Langues et Civilisations Orientales (INALCO)
Research Subject	Developing Argumentation Skills through Formal Nouns in Japanese Language Education
Duration	Short-Term Round 2, Mar 1- Aug 31, 2022
Receiving Organization	Waseda University

Invitee	ISHIHARA Shunichi (Australia) Associate Professor The Australian National University
Research Subject	A Linguistic Study on Individual Differences Manifested in Writing Styles in Japanese: Focusing on Text Messages
Duration	Short-Term Round 1, Sep 1, 2021 - Feb 28, 2022
Receiving Organization	National Institute for Japanese Language and Linguistics

Invitee	MOHAMED Hanan Rafik (Egypt) Professor Cairo University, Faculty of Arts Dept. of Japanese Language & Literature
Research Subject	Cultural Differences that Impede Language Acquisition: From an Arab Elementary Japanese Language Learners' Perspective
Duration	Long-Term Sep 1, 2021 - Aug 31, 2022
Receiving Organization	Tokyo University of Foreign Studies

Invitee	NGO Huong lan (Vietnam) Senior Researcher Vice Director of The Center for Japanese Studies Vietnam Academy of Social Sciences, Institute for Northeast Asian Studies, Center for Japanese Studies
Research Subject	A Comparative Study on Japan and Vietnam's Communication Culture by Examining "Greeting", "Complimenting", "Apology" and "Refusal" Behaviors
Duration	Short-Term Round 1, Sep 1, 2021 - Feb 28, 2022
Receiving Organization	Tokyo University of Foreign Studies

Invitee	Tuya (China) Professor School of Mongolian Studies Inner Mongolia University
Research Subject	Construction of Speech Database of Japanese as Spoken by Mongolian Learners: For the Acoustic Phonetic Analysis of Variations in Learners' Speech
Duration	Long-Term Sep 1, 2021 - Aug 31, 2022
Receiving Organization	National Institute for Japanese Language and Linguistics

Invitee	WALKER Izumi (Singapore) Deputy Director (Associate Professor) National University of Singapore, Centre for Language Studies
Research Subject	Significance and Issues of Japanese Language Education for Fostering Highly-skilled Foreign Professionals: Analysis of Life-Story of Singaporean Japanese Language Learners
Duration	Short-Term Round 1,Sep 1, 2021 - Feb 28, 2022
Receiving Organization	Ritsumeikan University

Note: Researchers are listed in alphabetical order by family name

Research fields: Japanese literature and Japanese culture research

Invitee	GAO Bingbing（China） Professor Northwest University
Research Subject	Research of "Shoukenkou" by ZEKKAITSUSHIN
Duration	Short-Term Round 1, Sep 1, 2021 - Feb 28, 2022
Receiving Organization	International Research Center for Japanese Studies

Invitee	KANG Ji Hyun（Korea） Professor Chonnam National University
Research Subject	The Artistic and Literary Research of Japanese-Korean Child Culture through the Early Modern Paintings and Kusazosi
Duration	Long-Term Sep 1, 2021 - Aug 31, 2022
Receiving Organization	Waseda University

Invitee	NG Wai Ming（Hong Kong） Professor, The Chinese University of Hong Kong
Research Subject	The Localization of Chinese Folk Religions in Early Modern Japan
Duration	Short-Term Round 1, Sep 1, 2021 - Feb 28, 2022
Receiving Organization	Waseda University

Invitee	POULTON Mark Cody（Canada） Honorary Professor University of Victoria
Research Subject	The Social and Cultural Function of Urban and Regional Performing Arts Festivals
Duration	Short-Term Round 1, Sep 1, 2021 - Feb 28, 2022
Receiving Organization	Waseda University

Invitee	SO Myungsun（Korea） Professor Jeju National University
Research Subject	A Study on "the Korean War" seen by the Japanese Archipelago; Focusing on Literary Works Published in the 1950s
Duration	Long-Term Sep 1, 2021 - Aug 31, 2022
Receiving Organization	Tokyo University of Foreign Studies

Note: Researchers are listed in alphabetical order by family name