Nathan Badenoch (Linguistics)
Living in Japan, your surroundings talk to you—along the Kamo River, in the local Lawson, walking up to Yoshida Shrine, or on the 205 bus—through onomatope, or onomatopoeia. …
Newsletter No.83
Associate Professor, Division of Social Coexistence Studies
PhD in Religion
I always wanted to become an orientalist, and to engage with a wide range of materials in different languages. …
Mario Lopez (Anthropology)
On February 22, 2025, Emeritus Professor Shimizu Hiromu passed away. An anthropologist and eminent expert on the Philippines, …
Natsumi Shida (JSPS Research Fellow, CSEAS / Graduate Student, ASAFAS Kyoto University)
My research, “‘Tradition’ and Living Culture of Uzbek Herders as seen through Carpet Weaving,” which was awarded the 15th JSPS Ikushi Prize, focuses on the living arts …