役職/
Position

Former Visiting Professor (London University, SOAS)

研究分野/
Field

Japanese Literature

【日本語のページ】

Q1.　Tell me about your research briefly.

A1.　While at TUFS I am doing research on the popular fiction (大衆文学) of Mishima Yukio.

Q2.　In TUFS what are your lecture?

A2.　I am teaching a class on the modern literature of minority groups in Japan (Ainu, burakumin, women, gay/lesbian, zainichi kankokujin).

Q3.　Japan studies in TUFS have issued a policy to lay emphasis on the reinforcement of the Japan's ability to deliver a message to the world. What do you think is necessary for that?

A3.　I do not think we should think of education as related to a kind of Japanese national policy. The Japanese government should not interfere with university life.

Q4.　How about TUFS and students?

A4.　I really like it here. My students are very chatty and enthusiastic, and it is a quiet place to live.

Q5.　Compared with overseas, what is good in Japan and not good in Japan?

A5.　Good: the weather, the food, the people generally friendly, the transport system Bad: people sometimes work too hard, the rush hour on trains