{"id":165,"date":"2025-12-22T10:20:49","date_gmt":"2025-12-22T01:20:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/app007.xsrv.jp\/international-humanities\/?page_id=165"},"modified":"2026-02-09T17:17:56","modified_gmt":"2026-02-09T08:17:56","slug":"about","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.l.u-tokyo.ac.jp\/international-humanities\/en\/about\/","title":{"rendered":"About Us"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">1. Project Members<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-not-stacked-on-mobile mb_20 is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-media-text is-stacked-on-mobile is-vertically-aligned-center\" style=\"grid-template-columns:30% auto\"><figure class=\"wp-block-media-text__media\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.l.u-tokyo.ac.jp\/international-humanities\/en\/about\/profile-notomi\/\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"350\" height=\"420\" src=\"http:\/\/app007.xsrv.jp\/international-humanities\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/img_profile_notomi.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-270 size-full\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.l.u-tokyo.ac.jp\/international-humanities\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/img_profile_notomi.jpg 350w, https:\/\/www.l.u-tokyo.ac.jp\/international-humanities\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/img_profile_notomi-250x300.jpg 250w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 350px) 100vw, 350px\" \/><\/a><\/figure><div class=\"wp-block-media-text__content\">\n<p class=\"mtb_10\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.l.u-tokyo.ac.jp\/international-humanities\/en\/about\/profile-notomi\/\" data-type=\"page\" data-id=\"166\"><strong>Noburu Notomi<\/strong><\/a><br>Project Leader (Philosophy)<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-media-text is-stacked-on-mobile is-vertically-aligned-center\" style=\"grid-template-columns:30% auto\"><figure class=\"wp-block-media-text__media\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.l.u-tokyo.ac.jp\/international-humanities\/en\/about\/profile-abe\/\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"350\" height=\"420\" src=\"http:\/\/app007.xsrv.jp\/international-humanities\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/img_profile_abe.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-267 size-full\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.l.u-tokyo.ac.jp\/international-humanities\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/img_profile_abe.jpg 350w, https:\/\/www.l.u-tokyo.ac.jp\/international-humanities\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/img_profile_abe-250x300.jpg 250w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 350px) 100vw, 350px\" \/><\/a><\/figure><div class=\"wp-block-media-text__content\">\n<p class=\"mtb_10\"><strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.l.u-tokyo.ac.jp\/international-humanities\/en\/about\/profile-abe\/\" data-type=\"page\" data-id=\"254\">Masahiko Abe<\/a><\/strong><br>Steering Committee Member (English Literature)<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-not-stacked-on-mobile is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-media-text is-stacked-on-mobile is-vertically-aligned-center\" style=\"grid-template-columns:30% auto\"><figure class=\"wp-block-media-text__media\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.l.u-tokyo.ac.jp\/international-humanities\/en\/about\/profile-takahashi\/\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"350\" height=\"421\" src=\"http:\/\/app007.xsrv.jp\/international-humanities\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/img_profile_takahashi.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-268 size-full\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.l.u-tokyo.ac.jp\/international-humanities\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/img_profile_takahashi.jpg 350w, https:\/\/www.l.u-tokyo.ac.jp\/international-humanities\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/img_profile_takahashi-249x300.jpg 249w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 350px) 100vw, 350px\" \/><\/a><\/figure><div class=\"wp-block-media-text__content\">\n<p class=\"mtb_10\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.l.u-tokyo.ac.jp\/international-humanities\/en\/about\/profile-takahashi\/\" data-type=\"page\" data-id=\"257\"><strong>Noriyuki Takahashi<\/strong><\/a><br>Steering Committee Member (Japanese History; Vice Dean of the Graduate School of Humanities and Sociology)<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-media-text is-stacked-on-mobile is-vertically-aligned-center\" style=\"grid-template-columns:30% auto\"><figure class=\"wp-block-media-text__media\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.l.u-tokyo.ac.jp\/international-humanities\/en\/about\/profile-matsui\/\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"350\" height=\"420\" src=\"http:\/\/app007.xsrv.jp\/international-humanities\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/img_profile_matsui.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-269 size-full\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.l.u-tokyo.ac.jp\/international-humanities\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/img_profile_matsui.jpg 350w, https:\/\/www.l.u-tokyo.ac.jp\/international-humanities\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/img_profile_matsui-250x300.jpg 250w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 350px) 100vw, 350px\" \/><\/a><\/figure><div class=\"wp-block-media-text__content\">\n<p class=\"mtb_10\"><strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.l.u-tokyo.ac.jp\/international-humanities\/en\/about\/profile-matsui\/\" data-type=\"page\" data-id=\"167\">Takaaki Matsui<\/a><\/strong><br>Project Researcher (Philosophy)<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">2. Main Activities<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>The International Humanities Project supports international events held at the Graduate School of Humanities and Sociology and the Faculty of Letters as co-sponsored initiatives. By widely disseminating information about these events, we aim to promote cross-disciplinary exchange. We are currently focusing on the following six activities:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">(1) Support for International Events Co-Sponsored by the Graduate School<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>We provide financial and logistical assistance for international events held at the Faculty of Letters\u2014such as conferences, workshops, and lectures\u2014according to their scale and needs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">(2) Guest Lecturers for Undergraduate and Graduate Courses<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>We arrange special lectures by overseas scholars for courses offered in the Graduate School of Humanities and Sociology and the Faculty of Letters.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">(3) Organizing International Conferences Hosted by the Project<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>We set key themes for advancing the project and hold two to three international research meetings each year.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">(4) Publication of Translated Academic Articles<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>We translate important scholarly articles originally published in Japanese into English and other languages, and make them available through an online journal.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">(5) International Partnerships and Network Building<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>We work to establish partnerships with overseas research institutions and scholars, with the goal of developing our project as an international hub.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">(6) Project Website<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>We share our activities on our website and collect and disseminate research information from within and beyond our university.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>1. 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