| Position | Director |
|---|---|
| Joint research projects | Research on Sea and Port Canals: Canals in Yokohama and Asia Reconsidering Nonwritten Cultural Materials: Possibilities and Issues Regarding Nonwritten Cultural Materials |
| Affiliation | Department of Cross-Cultural Studies, Faculty of Cross-Cultural and Japanese Studies |
| Title | Associate Professor |
| Discipline | History of Chinese Society and Economy |
Steering Committee
TERM：April 1, 2024 ～March 31, 2026
The steering committee is comprised of the director, associate director, secretary general, and chief research fellows, and discusses and handles the day-to-day issues that arise in the management of the Center, and organizes agendas to be submitted to the researchers committee.
NAKABAYASHI Hirokazu
KUMAGAI Kensuke
| Position | Associate Director, In charge of editing |
|---|---|
| Joint Research Projects | Media, Body, and Gender in Turn of the Century Europe Reconsidering Nonwritten Cultural Materials: Possibilities and Issues Regarding Nonwritten Cultural Materials |
| Affiliation | Course in European and American Languages and Cultures, Graduate School of Humanities |
| Title | Professor |
| Discipline | French culture and literature |
SHIITADA Atsushi
| Position | Secretary General, In charge of General Research Administration, Editing |
|---|---|
| Joint Research Projects | Places of Worship in Modern Japan and Overseas Japanese Shrine Reconsidering Nonwritten Cultural Materials: Possibilities and Issues Regarding Nonwritten Cultural Materials |
| Affiliation | Graduate School of History and Folklore Studies |
| Title | Professor |
| Discipline | Modern Japanese History, History of Ryukyu |
SON An Suk
| Position | Chief Research Fellow, In charge of Academic Exchange |
|---|---|
| Joint Research Projects | Research on the Development of Cities and Architecture in the Open Ports (International Settlements and Foreign Concessions) of East Asia Research on Sea and Port Canals—Canals in Yokohama and Asia |
| Affiliation | Course of Chinese Language and Culture, Graduate School of Humanities |
| Title | Professor |
| Discipline | Modern Chinese History |
KAKUYAMA Tomoko
| Position | In charge of workshops |
|---|---|
| Joint Research Projects | Media, Body, and Gender in Turn of the Century Europe |
| Affiliation | Course in European and American Languages and Cultures, Graduate School of Humanities |
| Title | Associate Professor |
| Discipline | Austrian / Central European design history |
YAMAMOTO Shino
| Position | In charge of editing |
|---|---|
| Joint Research Projects | Systematic Research on Lodgings in Modern Japan |
| Affiliation | Graduate School of History and Folklore Studies |
| Title | Professor |
| Discipline | Folklore |
Researchers Committee
The researchers committee is comprised of the researchers of the Center and functions as its core, deliberating and making decisions on the following items related to the management of the center.
- Research and study of nonwritten cultural materials.
- Management and operations.
- Budget.
- Personnel.
- Other important issues.
Administrative Office
To conduct administrative tasks for this Center, an office has been established, and takes over the tasks formerly undertaken by the administration office of the COE Program.