Japan Society for the Promotion of Science

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Humanities and Social Sciences
Section, University-Industry Cooperation and Research Program Division, Research Program Department,
Japan Society for the Promotion of Science (JSPS) 7F,
Kojimachi Business Center,
5-3-1 Kojimachi, Chiyoda-ku,
Tokyo 102-0083, JAPAN

+81-3-3263-1106, 4645

h-s@jsps.go.jp

Topic-Setting Program to Advance Cutting-Edge Humanities and Social Sciences Research

Selected Projects

     FY2019 Project FY2016 Project FY2013 Project 

FY2019 Project period:2 and a half years

Openly recruited research

Research Area A :Conducting research on societal analyses conducted within the context of a globalized world

Research Themes Core-Researcher Affiliation Progress Report
International Comparison on Neighborhood Effects of Urban Fragmentation and Social Ties in Globalization KAWANO  Eiji Professor,Graduate School of Literature and Human Sciences,Osaka City PDF

Research Area B :Developing new genres of humanities and social sciences that address head-on technological innovation such as rapid IT and AI advances and environmental issues

Research Themes Core-Researcher Affiliation Progress Report
Private international law in the AI era SATOH  Ken Professor,Principles of Informatics Research Division,National institute of informatics PDF
Have innovation and environmental chemicals increased infertility? KONISHI  Shoko  Associate professor,Graduate school of medicine,The University of Tokyo PDF

Research Area D :Advancing international joint research on the preservation of humanity’s cultural inheritances

Research Themes Core-Researcher Affiliation Progress Report
Japan-Euro-Asian Cooperation for Preservation,Restoration,and Application of Information about the Cultural Heritages on the Verge of Being Lost INABA  Minoru  Professor,Institute for Research in Humanities,Kyoto University PDF
Creating New Values with Cultural Heritage through Engaging Users and Community Development KAWASHIMA  Nobuko Professor,Faculty of Economics,Doshisha University PDF
International research project to develop methodologies to develop integrated governance policies to protect cultural heritage KONO  Toshiyuki Professor,Faculty of Law,Kyushu University PDF

     Affiliation is information at the time of the selection.

FY2016 Project period:3 years

Topic-Setting research

Research Area:Interdisciplinary research on the exclusivism and democracy in the globalized society

Research Themes Core-Researcher Affiliation Progress Report
Interdisciplinary research on the function of national histories and collective memories for the democrarcy in the globalized society ※1 HASHIMOTO  Nobuya Professor, School of Humanities, Kwansei Gakuin University PDF



Openly recruited research

Research Area A :Interdisciplinary research on the exclusivism and democracy in the globalized society

Research Themes Core-Researcher Affiliation Progress Report
Designing Social Infrastructure for Multicultural Democracy: International Joint Research for Institutions, Structures, and Norms ※2 OGA  Toru Associate Professor, Faculty of Law, Kyushu University PDF
Can democratic states adequately respond to the challenges of racism in the age of refugee crisis?: A comparative research ※2 IIDA  Fumio Professor, Graduate School of Law, Kobe University PDF

Research Area B :Comparative Studies of Humanities and Social Sciences Education Corresponding to Globalization

Comparative Research on the Innovation of Humanities and Social Sciences Education in the Era of Globalization ※2 SATO  Manabu Professor, Faculty of Letters, Gakushuin University PDF
International Comparative Research on How to Adapt Nation-State Oriented University History Education to the Era of Globalization TSUTSUMI  Kazuaki Professor, Graduate School of Letters, Osaka University PDF

Research Area C :Global Humanities: Exploring the Universality of Japanese Literature, Art, and Thought

The Universal Values of E-monogatari(Illustrated Tales)Media Designated as Cultural Heritage:from the perspective of International Research ABE  Yasuro Chair,Professor, Research Center for Cultural Heritage&Texts, Nagoya University PDF
The Cosmos of Dōgen: From Perspectives of Analytic Asian Philosophy DEGUCHI  Yasuo Professor, Graduate School of Letters, Kyoto University PDF

     Affiliation is information at the time of the selection.
     ※1 Extend the research period until December 31,2019
     ※2 Extend the research period until March 31,2020

FY2013 Project period:3 years

Topic-Setting research

Research Area:Global Humanities

Research Themes Core-Researcher Affiliation Progress Report
GIS-based Global History from Asian Perspectives ※1 MIZUSHIMA  Tsukasa Professor, Graduate School of Humanities and Sociology, The University of Tokyo PDF

Research Area:Empirical Studies on International Publicity and Transmission in Japan

Collaborative Research On Political Information Transmission (CROP-IT) ※1 TAGO  Atsushi Associate Professor, Graduate School of Law, Kobe University PDF


Openly recruited research

Research Area A:Relevant Development on Scientific Communication and Decision- Making

Research Themes Core-Researcher Affiliation Progress Report
Policy decision-making and public participation on energy, chemicals and water issues: an international comparative study ※1 OKUBO  Noriko Professor, Graduate School of Law, Osaka University PDF

Research Area B:International Comparison on the Family System and Gender Equality

Multi-Dimensional Dynamic Analysis of Gender Equality and the Role of the Family in Internationally Comparable Data ※1 HIGUCHI  Yoshio Professor, Faculty of Business and Commerce, Keio University PDF

Research Area C:Global Transmission on Corporate Governance of Japanese Companies

Empirical Comparative Analysis of Corporate Governance in Japan: Ownership, Strategic Choice and Performance ※1 MIYAJIMA  Hideaki Professor, Graduate School of Commerce, Waseda University Director, Institute for Advanced Study, Waseda University PDF

     Affiliation is information at the time of the selection.
     ※1 Extend the research period until March 31,2017