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On 6 May there will be a concert given by Irodrio which includes the first performance of my piece Trio Concertante (for details, see this page in my music website). This piece will also be released on Irodrio’s CD “Trio Concertante” on 24 May (Exton label).

There is a student discount ticket costing 1000 yen. I am running a special offer for TUFS students. If a TUFS student buys a student discount ticket, I will provide a free ticket for one other TUFS student to go with them. In other words, go as a pair and it is 500 yen each.

If you want to take advantage of this offer, please email me (address at the bottom of the page). The offer is limited to 50 pairs (100 people in total), providing that there are still tickets available for the concert.

応援、よろしくお願い致します！

A second CD featuring my music is being released in May 2023. For more details, see my music website.

２０１９年４月１日、国際日本学研究院副研究院長及び国際日本学部副学部長に任命されました。任期は２年となります。

From 1 April 2019 to 31 March 2021 I have been appointed Vice-Dean of the Institute of Japan Studies and Vice-Dean of the School of Japan Studies.

I will be giving the keynote lecture at the International Association for Japan Studies on 1 December. The topic of my talk is “Japanese Studies in Japan.” Details are here.

Today, my new music website was launched. Please visit to learn more about my activities as a composer of classical music, including the release of my first CD Philip Seaton – Chamber Works on 19 September of this year.

On 2 April I took up my new position as a professor in the Institute of Japan Studies, Tokyo University of Foreign Studies. It was a major decision to leave Hokkaido University after 14 years, but for a variety of reasons (both personal and professional) it was time to make a change.

In my new position I will be teaching in the new School of Japan Studies, working on TUFS’ international collaborations, and continuing my research into modern Japan. I am looking forward to a new professional challenge in Japan’s capital, and to working with all past and future colleagues in my new role.

As I am changing jobs and moving to Tokyo in April, I have a new website. The website is in something of a transitional phase for the next few months until I can get all content transferred.