I have a range of research interests within the broad area of Japanese Studies. The basic subject of my research is modern Japanese history from 1853 to the present day. Strictly speaking, I am not a historian. Instead, my research is in media, cultural and tourism studies. I analyze the meanings of history and representations of historical events in contemporary Japanese news media, popular culture and tourist sites.
The range of my research is encapsulated in the names of the academic journals that I contribute to as a member of the editorial board:
日本学の幅広い領域を研究対象としています。私の研究の基本テーマは、1853年から現在に至るまでの日本近現代史です。厳密に言うと私は歴史学者ではありません。私の研究はむしろ、メディア・文化学と観光学が対象です。現代日本の報道機関、ポピュラーカルチャー、そして観光地における、歴史の意味と歴史的な出来事の描写について分析を行っています。
私の一連の研究は、私が編集委員会の一員を務める学術雑誌に要約されています：
International Journal of Contents Tourism, Co-founder and co-editor-in-chief (with Professor Takayoshi Yamamura), 2015-
Japan Forum, Member of the International Editorial Board, 2018-
Journal of War & Culture Studies, Member of the Editorial Board, 2018-
Journal of Tourism History, Member of the Editorial Board, 2017-
Asia-Pacific Journal: Japan Focus, Contributing Editor, 2007-
My ORCID (Open Researcher and Contributor ID) is here:
https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3106-0570