International Exchange
INTERNATIONAL EXCHANGE International Exchange in Department of Japanese Language and Literature
Overseas universities with which we have academic partnerships
Currently, the Department of Japanese College of Literature Department of Japanese Language and Literature, Aoyama Gakuin University University has formal academic agreements with the departments of the following overseas universities:
| University Name [Country] | Department Name | Year of Agreement |
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Ankara University [Türkiye]
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Department of Japanese Language and Literature
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2023
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The University of British Columbia [Canada]
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Asian Studies Department
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2019
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Northeast Normal University [China]
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Foreign Language Institute Japanese Language Department
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2017
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University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) [United States]
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Department of Asian Languages and Cultures
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2017
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National University of Ljubljana [Slovenia]
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Faculty College of Literature Department of Asian Studies
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2017
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Columbia University School of Professional Studies [USA]
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Department of East Asian Languages and Cultures
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2006
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Overseas universities with which the university has exchange agreements and with which Department of Japanese Language and Literature is deepening ties
Although there is no academic exchange agreement between the two universities, there are also departments with which the Aoyama Gakuin University College of Literature Department of Japanese Language and Literature.
| University Name [Country] | Department Name | Year of Agreement |
|---|---|---|
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Bisho Bharati (Visva-Bharati University) [India]
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Aoyama Gakuin University
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2017
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International academic symposiums, invited lectures, and workshops hosted by Department of Japanese Language and Literature
Department of Japanese Language and Literature at Aoyama Gakuin University invites researchers from overseas to give international academic symposiums, guest lectures, and workshops. Many of the results of these endeavors are published in books.
| Date of event | Title [Classification] | Speakers and Panelists |
|---|---|---|
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2024.07.13
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The first complete translation of The Tale of Genji into Polish
[Invited Lecture] |
Iwona Kordzińska-Nawrocka (Aoyama Gakuin University, Faculty of Oriental Studies, University of Warsaw)
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2023.07.01
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The Image of China in Chinese Shinto Noh: "Touhou Shuo", "Xi Wang Mu", "Kiku Jido", and "Tsurukame"
[Invited Lecture] |
Lim Beng Choo (Department of Japanese Studies, National University of Singapore)
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2023.03.26
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Translation, Adaptation and Translation of Japanese Literature: A Chinese Perspective
[International Academic Symposium] [Sponsored by the Japan Foundation] |
Yasuhiko Komatsu (Aoyama Gakuin University College of Literature Department of Japanese Language and Literature)
Zou Po (Fudan University, Japanese Language and Literature) Wang Jingjie (Fudan University, Japanese Literature Department) Atsuo Nishinoiri (Toho Girls' Senior High School Music Department) Hiroyuki Katayama (Aoyama Gakuin University College of Literature Department of Japanese Language and Literature) Chen Ji Dong (Aoyama Gakuin University School of International Politics, Economics and Communication Department of International Communication) Li Manhong (Ibaraki University's College of Education, Teacher Training Course, Subject Education Course, Japanese Language Education Department) Yusuke Tanaka (Aoyama Gakuin University College of Literature Department of Japanese Language and Literature)
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2022.3.19
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East and West of Kabuki: Art and Culture
[International Academic Symposium] |
Andrew Gerstle (University of London)
Masae Kurahashi (Ritsumeikan University) Kaguraoka Youko (Ehime University) Taeko Oya (Aoyama Gakuin University Department of Japanese Language and Literature) Commentators: Katsura Sato (Aoyama Gakuin University Department of Comparative Arts), Kyoko Han (Aoyama Gakuin University Department of Japanese Language and Literature) |
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2019.9.28
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What is honorific language? - Various aspects of honorific language
[International Academic Symposium] |
Jun Sawada (Aoyama Gakuin University Department of Japanese Language and Literature)
Yasuhiro Kondo (Aoyama Gakuin University Department of Japanese Language and Literature) Masaru Oda (Kokugakuin University) Aysenur Tekmen (Ankara University, Türkiye) Masato Takiura (Open University of Japan) |
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2019.3.9
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Poetry as a Culture of Voice (Project: "Building a Bridge between Japan and the United States through Literature: Kenneth Rexroth, Translation, and War")
[Reading session] |
Hiromi Ito (Waseda University)
Jeffrey Angles (Western Michigan University) |
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2019.3.8
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Building a Bridge between Japan and the United States through Literature: Kenneth Rexroth, Translation, and War
[International Academic Symposium] [Held in cooperation with Department of English] |
Tetsuya Taguchi (Doshisha University)
Jeffrey Angles (Western Michigan University) Trane Devore (University of Nagano) Michael Emerick (University of California, Los Angeles) Torquil Duthie (University of California, Los Angeles) Yasuhiko Komatsu (Aoyama Gakuin University Department of Japanese Language and Literature) Ai Yamazaki (Aoyama Gakuin University Department of Japanese Language and Literature) John Salt (Japanese Literature Scholar, Research Fellow at the Edwin O. Reischauer Institute of Japanese Studies, Harvard University) Gibson Yoshiko Matsui (Kanda University of International Studies) Mary Knighton (Aoyama Gakuin University Department of English) Hiroyuki Katayama (Aoyama Gakuin University Department of Japanese Language and Literature) Azusa Nishimoto (Aoyama Gakuin University Department of English) Commentators: Hiromi Ito (Waseda University), Eiko Aoki (freelance writer, translator) |
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2018.12.9
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Introducing Sre?ko Kosovel's poetry to Japan and studying it
[Symposium with academic partner universities] |
Jun Mita (Kitasato University)
Yasuhiko Komatsu (Aoyama Gakuin University Department of Japanese Language and Literature) Anita Srebnik (University of Ljubljana, Slovenia) |
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2018.12.8
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Kosovel Project: The embodiment of language
[Symposium with academic partner universities] |
Shinichi Saeki (Aoyama Gakuin University Department of Japanese Language and Literature)
Keisuke Yamamoto (Aoyama Gakuin University Department of Japanese Language and Literature) Andrej Beke? (University of Ljubljana, Slovenia) Nagisa Moritoki (University of Ljubljana, Slovenia) |
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2018.10.26
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Rethinking the Modernization of Japan and India
[Invited Lecture] |
Geeta A. Kini (India, Bisho Bharati)
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2016.11.19
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The ancient Japanese worldview and the Manyoshu
[Invited Lecture] |
Torquil Duthie (University of California, Los Angeles)
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2016.10.1
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The current state of Japanese literature education in overseas universities and recommendations
[Workshop] |
Harmirzaeva Saida (Graduate student at Hosei University)
Namthip Mehtasert (Chulalongkorn University, Thailand) Andrej Beke? (University of Ljubljana, Slovenia) |
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2016.7.10
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When Poetry and Prose Meet (*Co-organized with INALCO, the Center for Japanese Studies at the National Institute of Oriental Languages and Civilizations)
[International Academic Symposium] |
Yoichi Hijikata (Aoyama Gakuin University Department of Japanese Language and Literature)
Christopher Lucken (University of Paris 8) Discussant: Teppei Suzuki (Edogawa University) Dominique Domartini (University of Paris III) Yasuaki Watanabe (Graduate School of the University of Tokyo) Discussant: Kumiko Tabuchi (Waseda University) General discussion moderators: Sumie Terada (INALCO), Yuhiko Takada (Aoyama Gakuin University, Department of Japanese Language and Literature) |
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2015.1.10
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Imperial Literature from the Perspective of Color
[Invited Lecture] |
Lee Ae-sook (Korea Open University)
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2012.8.10
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The history of writing in the world and the Manyoshu
[Invited Lecture] |
David Lurie (Columbia University School of Professional Studies)
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2011.12.3
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Japan and Foreign Lands: Battles and Literature - What are foreign countries and battles for the Japanese?
[International Academic Symposium] |
Moderator/Coordinator
Shinichi Saeki (Aoyama Gakuin University Department of Japanese Language and Literature) Panelists Masashi Meguro (Rikkyo University) Yoshiaki Tokutake (Chukyo University) Shinsuke Matsumoto (Kyung Hee University, Korea) Kim Si-deok (Korea University) commentator Junji Makino (Meiji University) Taeko Oya (Aoyama Gakuin University Department of Japanese Language and Literature) |
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2008.9.27
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Another Japanese
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Kaneishi Noriaki (Author)
Choi Jinseok (translator, literary scholar, part-time lecturer Aoyama Gakuin University) Izumi Sato (Aoyama Gakuin University Department of Japanese Language and Literature) Hiroyuki Katayama (Aoyama Gakuin University Department of Japanese Language and Literature) Lee Jing-hwa (Seikei University) |
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2007.9.23
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The Poison of Literature
[International Academic Symposium] |
Ichikawa Danjuro (Kabuki actor, visiting professor Aoyama Gakuin University)
Motoaki Muto (Aoyama Gakuin University Department of Japanese Language and Literature) Takao Toyama (Aoyama Gakuin University Department of English) Michael Gardiner (University of Aberdeen) Hiroshi Takayama (Tokyo Metropolitan University) Hiroaki Nagashima (Graduate School of the University of Tokyo) Masami Ogami (Aoyama Gakuin University Department of Japanese Language and Literature) Shinohara Susumu (Moderator, Department of Japanese Language and Literature, Aoyama Gakuin University) |
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2006.9.2
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Literature Across the Seas: Stories, Poems, Paintings, and Performing Arts from Japan and East Asia
[International Academic Symposium] |
Shinichi Saeki (Aoyama Gakuin University Department of Japanese Language and Literature)
Yang Xiaojie (University of Calgary, Canada) Hen Onda (Kansai Gaidai University) Shosuke Murai (Graduate School of the University of Tokyo) |
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2006.1.14
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The Tale of Genji and the World of Waka Poetry
[International Academic Symposium] |
Katsumi Fujiwara (University of Tokyo Graduate School)
Haruo Shirane (Columbia University School of Professional Studies) Yoichi Hijikata (Aoyama Gakuin University Department of Japanese Language and Literature) |
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2005.3.12
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Letters and Language: Cultural Exchange in East Asia
[International Academic Symposium] |
Makoto Sato (Graduate School of the University of Tokyo)
Yoshinori Kobayashi (Hiroshima University) Nam Pung Hyun (Dankook University, Korea) [Reading on behalf of the author] Naomichi Yasuda (Aoyama Gakuin University Department of Japanese Language and Literature) Yasuhiko Ogawa (Aoyama Gakuin University Department of Japanese Language and Literature) Takada Yuhiko (Aoyama Gakuin University Department of Japanese Language and Literature) Moderators: Izumi Yajima (Aoyama Gakuin University Department of Japanese Language and Literature), Yasuhiro Kondo (Aoyama Gakuin University Department of Japanese Language and Literature) |
Joint projects between undergraduate and graduate students (interaction events)
The Department of Japanese College of Literature at Aoyama Gakuin University Department of Japanese Language and Literature is committed to promoting exchanges with students studying Japanese language and literature at universities overseas. To that end, we hold joint projects (exchange events).
| Date of event | Title [Partner Universities] | Presenters etc. |
|---|---|---|
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2019.3.9
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Poetry reading (reading and translation of Japanese and American poems about the Pacific War)
[Student project "Building a Bridge between Japan and the United States through Literature: Kenneth Rexroth, Translation, and War"] [University of California, Los Angeles] |
Saki Amano (Aoyama Gakuin University Graduate School)
Anna Nitta (Aoyama Gakuin University Graduate School) Haruka Ito (Student Department of Japanese Language and Literature, Aoyama Gakuin University) Yuuki Kano (Student Department of Japanese Language and Literature, Aoyama Gakuin University) Hagon-woo (Department of Japanese Language and Literature student, Aoyama Gakuin University) Danica Truscott (UCLA Graduate Student) Kim McNealy (UCLA Graduate Student) Casey Martin (UCLA Graduate Student) |
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2019.3.9
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Poetry reading accompanied by cello (poetry by Kenneth Rexroth) [Student project for "Building a Bridge between Japan and the U.S. through Literature: Kenneth Rexroth, Translation, and War"]
[University of California, Los Angeles] |
Cello: Christopher Gibson (cellist)
Haruka Ito (Student Department of Japanese Language and Literature, Aoyama Gakuin University) Saki Ueda (Student, Department of English Aoyama Gakuin University) |
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2019.3.9
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Graduate Student Symposium: Rexroth, Translation, and War [Student Project: "Building a Bridge between Japan and the United States through Literature: Kenneth Rexroth, Translation, and War"]
[University of California, Los Angeles] |
Yuichi Ando (Aoyama Gakuin University Graduate School)
Sato Orie (Aoyama Gakuin University Graduate School) Fuminori Uchimura (Aoyama Gakuin University Graduate School) Danica Truscott (UCLA Graduate Student) Casey Martin (UCLA Graduate Student) Kim McNealy (UCLA Graduate Student) |
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2018.12.9
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Kosovel Project: The embodiment of language (graduate student project)
[University of Ljubljana, Slovenia] |
Saki Amano (Aoyama Gakuin University Graduate School)
Anna Nitta (Aoyama Gakuin University Graduate School) Nina Habyan (Graduate student at the University of Tokyo) Liya Gandar (Graduate student at the University of Ljubljana) Michela Atanasovska (Graduate student at the University of Ljubljana) |
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2018.12.8
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Kosovel Project: Comparing Folktales and Poems (Student Project)
[University of Ljubljana, Slovenia] |
[Dragon] Kano Sakuma (student Department of Education Aoyama Gakuin University), Sara Krejci (student at the University of Ljubljana)
[Legend of the Giants] Yuki Kano (Student of Department of Japanese Language and Literature Aoyama Gakuin University), Liya Gandar (Graduate Student, University of Ljubljana) [Strength contest] Haruka Ito (student Department of Japanese Language and Literature Aoyama Gakuin University), Misiela Atanasovska (graduate student at the University of Ljubljana) [Tales of Interspecies Marriage] Rina Aono (Student Department of Japanese Language and Literature, Aoyama Gakuin University), Nina Habyan (Graduate Student, University of Tokyo) [Poem of the Moon] Park Hyun-seok (student Department of Japanese Language and Literature Aoyama Gakuin University), Nadja Bostic (student at the University of Ljubljana) [Love Poems] Hagonu (Student Department of Japanese Language and Literature, Aoyama Gakuin University), Kaja Kaucic (Student of the University of Ljubljana) |
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2018.10.27
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Japan's Modernization of India (Student Project)
[Bhisho Bharati (Visva-Bharati University), India] |
Yuichi Ando (Aoyama Gakuin University Graduate School live)
Anna Nitta (Aoyama Gakuin University Graduate School raw) Piyali Roy, graduate student, Bicho Baroti Shubhojit Chaterjee (Bisho Baloti graduate student) Devangana Bhattacharya (Bisho Baloti graduate student) Hagonwu (Aoyama Gakuin University Department of Japanese Language and Literature student) SK Jewel Hack (Bicho Baloti student) Kobune Hagi (Aoyama Gakuin Univ. Department of Japanese Language and Literature students) Aiei Suzuki (Aoyama Gakuin University, student, School of Arts and Sciences) Mathura Das (Bischo Baloti student) Yuki Kano (Aoyama Gakuin University Department of Japanese Language and Literature student) Haruka Ito (Aoyama Gakuin University Department of Japanese Language and Literature student) |
Introduction to Japanese Literature for International Students
Department of Japanese Language and Literature Aoyama Gakuin University is committed to providing academic support to international students. We offer a class called "Introduction to Japanese Culture and Literature" for privately funded international students. In February 2017, we created "Introduction to Japanese Literature for International Students" as a textbook for this class. In March 2021, an expanded and revised version of this textbook was published by Izumi Shoin.
