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Lee Sangjin

Sangjin Lee

[Affiliation]

Department of Human Sciences and Cultural Studies Faculty of Human Sciences and Cultural Studies

[job title]
Dean of Academic Affairs, Professor

[degree]
Ph.D. (Humanities)

profile	Doctoral Program in Humanities, Graduate Graduate school of Human Sciences Ochanomizu University Part-time lecturer at the Faculty of International Studies, Utsunomiya University.
Affiliated academic societies, associations, committees, etc.	Member of the Japanese Association for Korean Studies Member of the Korean and Korean Culture Research Association (Japan) Member of the Korean History Research Society (Japan) Member of the Japanese Society for Comparative Culture (Kanto Branch Editorial Committee) Member of the Korean Society for East Asian Studies in Japan Member of the Korean Society for Japanese Culture Studies Director of the Society of Korean Overseas (Korea)
Specialization	Intercultural understanding theory History of Japan-Korea cultural exchange History of modern Japanese and Korean thought The Asakawa Brothers, Noriyoshi and Takumi, and Yanagi Muneyoshi's Understanding of Korea
Research content and themes of interest	I am researching the "understanding of Korea" of the Asakawa brothers, Hakukyo and Takumi, from Yamanashi Prefecture, and the Shirakaba school's Yanagi Muneyoshi. In their method of "understanding Korea" through their real-life experiences, I aim to find a "model of intercultural understanding" that is required not only in Japan-Korea relations but also in global relations, and to present an indicator for diversifying international exchange.
What makes the research interesting?	I studied at universities in both Japan and Korea. And I met many friends. Getting to know, interacting with, and understanding others has also allowed me to discover something new about myself. I think that learning from books and learning through experience is the charm of learning. I would like to share with you what I have learned and experienced, and think together about "understanding" that transcends regions and countries.
Main subjects	・International Exchange Theory ・Ethnicity and Society II ·Korean
Achievements in social contribution and community cooperation	・Asakawa Brothers Public Relations Ambassadors (Hokuto City, Yamanashi Prefecture, 2016 to present) ・Member of Yamanashi Folk Crafts Association (2010 to present) ・Member of the Yamanashi International Student Speech Contest Executive Committee (2013-2016, 2019-2020) ・"Models of Mutual Understanding between Japan and Korea: Hokuto City and Kofu City, Yamanashi Prefecture" ("Monthly Social Education" July 2018 issue) ・"Research on the Yanagi and Asakawa Brothers in Japan and Korea: Current Trends" (Mingei, Vol. 759, Japan Folk Crafts Association, March 2016) ・"Takumi Asakawa's Diaries and Letters (Korean translation)" (co-translated, 2014, Sofukan) - "Muneyoshi Yanagi and Korea (Korean version)" (co-author, 2012, Seomyeon Publishing) ・Panelist at the symposium "Considering the Multicultural Public Sphere: Toward the Construction of International Studies" at the Faculty of International Studies, Utsunomiya University (2009) ・Lecture at the 2018 Higashiyamato City Citizens' Regional Issues Lecture "About Koreans Living in Japan" ・2018 Japan Folk Crafts Association Summer School Lecture "A Study of Asakawa Tokunori and Takumi" (at Kagoshima Shobu Gakuen) ・"Koshū-jin Asakawa Takumi and Korea" hosted by the Korean Consulate (2015, Yamanashi Prefectural University) ・Kanto-Koshinetsu-Shizuoka Area High School International Education Research Conference Lecture "Japan-Korea Exchange as Seen in the Koshu-jin, Takumi Asakawa" (2014, Yamanashi Prefectural Agricultural and Forestry High School)

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