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Bangladesh

Name	Institution	Title	Project Title
Md. Abdul Wadud BHUIYAN	University of Dhaka	Professor	Political Modernization and Democracy: Perspectives for Japan and Bangladesh
Razia AKTER BANU	Department of Political Science, Dhaka University	Professor	Women and Politics: in Contemporary Japan

China

Name	Institution	Title	Project Title
Baisier ABULIMITI	Department of Literature, Xinjiang Educational University, China	Associate Professor	Studies on ancient Uighur Language and its culture
Fu TIE	?????????	Professor
Guo Qing LI	Institute of Sociology, Chinese Academy of Social Sciences	Associate Professor	The immigration, life and ethnicity of the piople in Fuqing city in Fujian Province in Japan
Haihong PEI	Department of Physical Education Basic Medical School Jilin University	Director
Hong Yun JIN	????????????	Associate Professor
Jun wen FU
Ren Xu GU	East China Normal University	Professor	A Study on Relationship Between the Formation of Shanghai City Region and Multinational Location Distribution Networks
Shao Hua LIN	???????????	Professor
TingXu JI		Doctoral Candidate
WenLin LU	The Central Party School of Communist Party China	Lecturer	Japan's environmental protection and environmental philosophy
Xiao Qing CHEN		Professor
Yun Shi MAO	Management School, Zhongshan University	Professor	Japanese Corporate Restructuring and Implication to Chinese Enterprises
Zhen Wei CAO	History Department, Fudan University	Professor	The nature of a new relationship between Japan and China and its historical significance.
Zhi Gang DA		Associate Professor

Hong Kong

Name	Institution	Title	Project Title
BHARUCHA, Rustom Homi	Independent Writer/Cultural Critic/Dramaturge	Writer/Critic	Another Asia: Tagore and Okakura
Yuk Lan NG	University of Hong Kong	Postgraduate	Muromachi Flower-and-Bird painting

India

Name	Institution	Title	Project Title
Anita KHANNA	Jawahar Lal Nehru University, New Delhi	Associate Professor	The Universality of Edo Literature: with special reference to Gesaku Works
Asmita Satish HULYALKAR	Cornell University	Graduate student	Negotiating Asian Womanhood: Tsuda Umeko and the Question of Women's Education in Meiji Japan
Kudoor Chinnappa GOWDA	Dept. of Kannada, Mangalore University		A comparative study on Religious Dance Performances: Hayachire Kagura of Japan and Bhuta Kola of India
Manish SHARMA	Jawaharlal Nehru University	Doctoral Candidate	The Japanese banking system: Go's post-growth vicissitudes and ensuing reforms.
Vyjayanthi RATNAM	Dept. of East Asian Literature, Cornell University	Ph.D. Candidate	Time and narrative in the GEMPEI JOSUIKI

Indonesia

Name	Institution	Title	Project Title
Sudung Mulianto MANURUNG	Japanese Area Studies-University of Indonesia	Lecturer	Keiretsu:Business and Culture Relationship Study on Japanese Corporate Culture

Korea

Name	Institution	Title	Project Title
Chang Soo JIN	The Sejong Institute	Research Fellow	The Future and Policy Change in the Internationalization of the Yen
Chang Soo YANG	Seoul National University, College of Law	Professor of Law	Japanese civil law theories in the 1930's: Sakae Wagatsuma, Hiroshi Suekawa, and Zennosuke Nakagawa
Duk-min YUN	Institute of Foreign Affairs and National Security	Professor	The US-ROK-Japan Trilateral Security Cooperation
Eung-soo LEE	?????????????????	Professor
Eun-sup LEE	Pusan National University, Division of Foreign Trade	Professor	Comparative Study on Anti-competitive practices as Trade Barriers between Japan and Korea
Ho-duk HWANG	Sung kyun kwan University, Korean Language and Literature	Doctor Course	Korean Modern Literature's Writing Assemblage & part duties of Japan Modern Nation & National Language
Hong, Kal LEE	Binghamton University, State University of NewYork	Doctral Candidate	Japanese Colonial Legacy in Museum Culture in Korea:
Ki Hee SONG			Korean-Japanese Comparative Study on Foreign Cultural Policy
Kwang-soon TOH	The Institute for East-Asian Studies	Director	A comparative study of Ri Toe-gye and Yamazaki Ansai school
Kyong-Hwan OH	Department of Japanese, College of Humanities,Pusan National Univ.	Professor
Kyung-suk CHAE	Hoseo University	Professor	A Comparative Study on the Risk Management System of Local Government between Japan and Korea
Soo Hyuk PARK	The University of Seoul	Professor	A Comparative Study on the Environmental law between Korea and Japan and it's Cooperation
Won-suk SUN	The Presidential Commission on Policy Planning	Senior Researcher	Searching for policy alternatives towards reconciliation of the conflict of interests among different generations in the aging society
Yeongseop RHEE	Dept. of Economics, Sookmyung University	Associate Professor	The Asian Crisis, the Launch of the Euro and Economic Security: Options for East Asian Countries
Yong-Suh KIM	Dept. Public Administration, College of Social Science, Ewha Womans Univ.	Professor	East Asian Cultural Community Plan; It's Theoretical Perspective and Method
Youngbae CHO	Cheju National University of Education	Professor	A Comparative Study of Japan Folk Songs and Cheju Island Folk Songs
Young-Soon KIM	Dae Yu Foundatin of Culture, Young-Um Museum of Contemporary Art	Director	Culture and Colonialism; Upon Korean Museum and Fine Arts
Yu-ha PARK	????????????????	Associate Professor

Malaysia

Name	Institution	Title	Project Title
Md. NASRUDIN	University of Malaya	Lecturer	Nuclear Development in East Asia: Implications for Japan's Security
Mohd Naguib RAZAK	Darinco Multimedia Technology Sdn Bhd	Director, Creatives	Eye of Suzaku, a journey into the craft and vision of Kawase Naomi

Mongolia

Name	Institution	Title	Project Title
Amarjargal RINCHINNYAM	The Amarjargal Foundation	Chairman	The role of Japan in Mongolia's integration into Asian economy
Ariuntuya OYUNTSETSEG	Poverty Alleviation Programme Office	Researcher	Research on the changing process of educational systems and educational practices in Japan which has reached an information intensive society -focussing on the improvement of creativity of children-

Myanmar

Name	Institution	Title	Project Title
Tun SAN	Department of Philosophy, University of Yangon	Lecturer	A Comparative Study of the Concept of Man in Japanese Philosophy and Myanmar Philosophy

Nepal

Name	Institution	Title	Project Title
Ramesh TIWARI	Gorkhapatra Corporation, Gorkhapatra Daily, New Road	Editor-in-Chief/journalist	Media Role in Democratization & Good Governance "A comparative study of Japan & Nepal (Special Focus on Japan)"
Sadmukh Bahadur THAPA	Tribhuvan University	Professor	The Japanese Parliamentary System - An Ideal Model for Nepal: A Compartive Study.

Pakistan

Name	Institution	Title	Project Title
Makin KHAN	Directorate Archaeology & Musieums, Government of Pakistan	Deputy Director	Comparative Study of Mahayana Buddhist Art in Anchient Uddiyana (Swat valley in Pakistan and at Nara and other places in Japan)
Noorjehan BILGRAMI	Koel	Chief Executive	A comparative study on the two traditional cultures of Ai-zome (indigo) in Japan and Pakistan.

Philippines

Name	Institution	Title	Project Title
Ma. Luisa Escarrilla MABUNAY	University of the Philippines Visayas (UPV)	Associate Professor V	Case Histories of Japanese-Filipinos/Nikkei-jin from Panay

Sri Lanka

Name	Institution	Title	Project Title
Kulatilaka KUMARASINGHE	University of Kelaniya	Professor	The Potential for Drawing on Japanes Traditional Theatre in the Development of a Contemporary Sinhala Theatre
M. George Alexander COORAY	University of Colombo	Professor	International Relations of Japan in South Asia since 1951
Piyadasa RANASINGHE	Dept. of Library and Information Science, University of Kelaniya	Head, Senior Lecturer, GradeI	Knowledge Sources for Japanese Studies in the Fields of Humanities and Social Sciences?cCreation of an Electronic Database

Thailand

Name	Institution	Title	Project Title
Montha PIMTHONG	Department of Eastern Languages, Faculty of Arts, Chulalongkorn University	Associate Professor	Social problems reflected by female characters in literature created by Japanese female writers after World War II

Viet Nam

Name	Institution	Title	Project Title
Long Quy PHAM	Center for Japan Studies under the National Center for Social Sciences and Humanities	Researcher, Head of Depart. Assistant Director	Economic growth and distribution of income in Japan's market economy since 1945-Lessons for Vietnam
Nguyen Xuan PHAM	National Center for Social Sciences and Humanities, Institute of Literature	Researcher	Cultural Situation in Hanoi, Vietnam in the period of the Co-administration of Japan and France
Tien Luc NGUYEN	College of Social Sciences and Humanities, Vietnam National University, Hochiminh city	Head of Department	Modern Japan and Vietnam

Middle East

Iran

Name	Institution	Title	Project Title
Mansour KHALILI-ARAGHI	University of Tehran	Chancellor	The Relevance of Japan's Experience to Latecomer countries regarding Technology diffusion

Israel

Name	Institution	Title	Project Title
Dalit BLOCH-TZEMACH	The Hebrew University, Department of Sociology & Anghropology	Doctoral Student	Couple-Relation Among Young People in Japan
Shunit SHAHAL-PORAT	The Hebrew University of Jerusalem	Lecturer	Oe Kenzaburo, Amos Oz-A Comparative Literary Study

Turkey

Name	Institution	Title	Project Title
Ahmet Mete TUNCOKU	Canakkale Onsekiz Mart University, Faculty of Education	Professor	Historical Determinants of the Japanese Modernization
Ali Merthan DUNDAR	Hacettepe Univ. Institute of Social Sciences History Dep.	Ph. D Student	The Policies of Ottoman Empire and Japan on Central Asia between end of 19th century and the beginning of 20th century

Africa

Egypt

Name	Institution	Title	Project Title
Lara BALADI		Photographer	Aroussa in Japan

Kenya

Name	Institution	Title	Project Title
Devendra Singh KUNWAR	University of Nairobi	Senior Lecturer	External Debt Burden of Sub-Saharan: Africa The Role of Japan
Julius Charo SHUTU	Zamaleo Act		Research Project of the Experimental performance in the alternative space in Kyoto

Nigeria

Name	Institution	Title	Project Title
Funmilola Omolara OMOTOSO	University of Ado-Ekiti	Lecturer	Japanese and Nigerian fishing industry: A comparative economic analysis

Uganda

Name	Institution	Title	Project Title
MULIRA, James	Department of History, Makerere University	Head of Department	A Comparative Study of Japanese and East African Universities' Working Environment-for Capacity Building in Higher Education

North America / Latin America

Brazil

Name	Institution	Title	Project Title
Christine GREINER	Catholic University of Sao Paulo	Professor	The body in crisis in the contemporary art- Hijikata's conception in evolution.
Silvia SASAOKA	A Casa Brazilian Arts & Crafts Museum	Project Director	The Mingei movement and present craftsmanship in Japan

Canada

Name	Institution	Title	Project Title
Yves SHERIFF	Theater USINE C	Artistic Programmer

Chile

Name	Institution	Title	Project Title
Maria Angelica PEREZ GERMAIN

Mexico

Name	Institution	Title	Project Title
Alejandro Carlos USCANGA PRIETO	International Relation Center, UNAM	Associate Professor	Mexico-Japan Fre Trade Agreement: Toward a New Economic Partnership in the 21st Century.

Peru

Name	Institution	Title	Project Title
Peter Manuel YAMAKAWA	ESAN Business School	Professor	Study on Competition Issues in Japanese Telecommunication Industry

U.S.A.

Name	Institution	Title	Project Title
Alexander Robert BAY	Stanford University, History Department	Teaching Assistant	The Construction of Scientific Medicine in Modern Japan: Cholera, Beriberi, and Leprosy in the Meiji Era (1868-1912)
Alexis DUDDEN	Connecticut College	Assistant Professor	Apologetic Techniques: Legal and Historical Compensations for the Colonization of Korea
Caroline KAKIZAKI	Stanford University	Ph.D Candidate	Tateyama's Mandalas
Christopher BECKWITH	Indiana University	Professor	The Koguryo Language and Japanese
David (Max) Leo MOERMAN	Barnard College, Columbia University	Assistant Professor	Maps of Meaning, Articles of Faith: Studies in the Visual and Material Culture of Premodern Japanese Religion
Dornith DOHERTY	University of North Texas, School of Visual Arts	Professor	Constructed Landscapes of Japan
Douglas Roger HOWLAND	DePaul University	Associate Professor	Japan Among the Sovereign States: From Idea to Action
Elizabeth Ann OYLER	Washington University in St. Louis	Assistant Professor	Swords, Oaths, and Prophetic Visions: Narrative Cycles and the Authoring of Warrior Rule in Medieval
Gunnard DOBOZE			A Trip Across the World
Haruo SHIRANE	Dept. of East Asian Languages and Cultures, Columbia University	Professor	Seasons and Places in Japanese Poetry
Hiraku SHIMODA	Dept. of East Asian Languages & Civilizations, Harvard University	Ph.D. Candidate	Between Homeland and Nation: Aizu in Nineteenth Century Japan
Hitomi TONOMURA	University of Michigan, Department of History	Associate Professor	Women and the Samurai: War, Territory, and Sexuality in Japan's Premodern Age
Hugh Barry de FERRANTI	The University of Michigan	Assistant Professor	Tales of a biwa-hiki: Yamashika Yoshiyuki and the biwa recitation traditions of Kyusyu
Jack Chris STONEMAN	Columbia University	Graduate Student	Saigyo as Poet and Legend: Issues in Canon Formation and Cultural Identity
James Lowry FORD	Wake Forest University	Assistant Professor	Hoben: Re-Imagining a Central Buddhist Concept in Japan from the Middle Ages to the Present
James Robert REICHERT	Stanford University	Assistant Professor	Crime and Punishment: Prewar Japanese Detective Fiction
Jeffrey Daniel MARET	University of Hawaii at Manoa, Department of Anthropology	Ph.D. Candidate	Educating Affect: Emotion, Personhood, & Special Education in Japan
Jennifer Ellen ROBERTSON	Department of Anthropology, University of Michigan	Professor	Blood and Muscle: Ikeda Shigenori and Japanese Nation-Building
Jeremy Roland ROBINSON	University of Michigan	Doctoral Student	The convergence of the Japanese, Chinese and Korean traditions in the Tsukushi Man'yo poets
Joanne M. QUIMBY	Indiana University, Bloomington	Ph.D. Student	Gender Identity and Performance in Modern Japanese Literature by Women
Kirsten CATHER	University of California, Berkeley	Graduate Student	Administrations of Aesthetics in Prewar Japan - A Comparison of Censored Literature and Film
Kristen Elizabeth SCHULTZ	Cornell University	Graduate Student	Family Structure and the Persistence of Gender Bias in Japanese Parental Educational Investments
Leo RUBINFIEN	New York University		A Retrospective of the Work of Shomei Tomatsu
Lori Rachelle MEEKS	Princeton University	Graduate Student	The Women of Japan's Medieval Ritsu-school Nuns' Revival Movement
Maki FUKUOKA	The University of Chicago, Department of Art History	Ph.D student	Between Seeing and Knowing: Photography in Tokugawa 1848-1868
Mark Elwood LINCICOME	Department of History, College of the Holy Cross	Associate Professor	Education and Regional Identity Formation in the Asia-Pacific
Micah Louis AUERBACK	Princeton University, Department of Religion	Doctoral Candidate	The Asian Missionary Activities of Modern Japanese Buddhism
Mikael S. ADOLPHSON	Harvard University	Assistant Professor	The Teeth and Claws of Buddha: Armed Monks and Religious Forces in Premodern Japan
Nicole Leah COHEN	Colombia University	Ph.D. Candidate	Too Close for Comfort: The Japanese and Koreans of Seoul, 1910-1946
Robert Craig MARSHALL	Department of Anthropolgy, Western Washington University	Professor	Ethnography of Kanagawa Senior Co-operative
Satoru SAITO	Columbia University	Graduate Student	Detective Fiction and Japanese Modernity: Towards a Sociology of Literary Genres and Print Media
Sinead Rebecca Clare KEHOE	Princeton University	Graduate Student	Honen Shonin gyojo ezu: Monummentalizing the Patriarchate
Stephen Martin FISHER	Yale University, Department of Anthropology	Graduate Student	Selling the Seeds of Love: Courtship and Marriage in Contemporary Japan
Susan, Eiko MARUKO	Harvard University	Ph.D. Student	Organized Crime in the Politics of modern Japan, 1868-1952
Tanya Sue MAUS	University of Chicago	Ph.D. Student	Child Saving: Psychology and Agrarian Idealism in Meiji Social Reform (1890-1912)
Tomi SUZUKI	Columbia University	???	Genre, Gender, and Modernity: Constructions of Cultural Topography in Modern Japan
Trent Elliott MAXEY	Cornell University	Graduate Student	Nation and Religion: Christian Intellectuals and Nationalized Subjects in Modern Japan
Vinai NORASAKKUNKIT	Couseling and Psychological Services, University of Penssylvania	Pre-doctoral, Psychology intern	Self-Construal Priming and Emotional Distress: Testing for Cultural Biases in the Concept of Distress
Yasuhiro SHIRAI	Cornell University	Associate Professor	Universals of grammaticization and the historical change of the Japanese tense-aspect system
Yoshiko MATSUMOTO	Stanford University	Associate Professor	Language, Old Age and Gender in Japan

Europe

Bulgaria

Name	Institution	Title	Project Title
Nadya Stamatova STAMATOVA	Architectural and Artistic Design Studio "ADA-2-Nadya Stamatova"	President	Functional and Aesthetical Consideration in the Design of the Urban Environment

Hungary

Name	Institution	Title	Project Title
Gabriella LUKACS	University of Pecs, Faculty of Humanities, Dept. of Communication	Ph.D. Candidate	Television culture and identity in contemporary Japanese Cociety
Ivan BENET	Institute of Economics, Hungarian Academy of Sciences	Senior Researcher, Professor	The Agricultural Policy of Japan (1950-2000)
Laszlo MAJOR	Szent Istvan University, Department of Economics	Assistant Professor	Challenges of Trade Liberalisation in Japanese Agriculture

Kazakhstan

Name	Institution	Title	Project Title
Aigul KULNAZAROVA	Faculty of Law, Kazakh-American University (KAU)	Dean	Law and Policy of Integration process: Central Asia towards Regionalism and Grobalization.

Romania

Name	Institution	Title	Project Title
Emma Simona, MORITA	Babes-Bolyai University, Faculty of Letters	Assistant Professor	The concept of cultural sense construction in thework of YoshihikoIikegami and Eugenio Coseriu. An epistemological comparison

Russia

Name	Institution	Title	Project Title
Aleksandra Semenovna KUDRYASHOVA	JSC ' Sakhalin Shipping Company'	Florist	The research of the difference and similarity between 'Ikebana' and our flower arrangement
Larisa Valentinovna DRAGUNOVA	The Activities Affairs Department of the State Activities of Sakhalin Region	Science deputy director	Research on the history of public education on Sakhalin (1905-1945)
Tatiana Nikolaevna PROUSSAKOVA	Sakhalin Centre of Contemporary history Documentation	Chief	The History of relations between the Sakhalin oblast and the Hokkaido governorship in the 60-90ties of the 20th century.

Sweden

Name	Institution	Title	Project Title
Mike BODE		Artist

U.K.

Name	Institution	Title	Project Title
Karen BURLAND	The University of Sheffield	Doctorate Student	Training the Talented: an investigation into the life-transition from training to professional life in professional musicians

Uzbekistan

Name	Institution	Title	Project Title
Vladimir Vladimirovich KINDALOV	Tashkent State of Oriental Studies	Senior research fellow	Japan's policy of foreign economic activity regulation