Research field:
Communication studies
Research themes:
Mental processes of people involved (particularly Japanese people) during inter cultural interaction
[Keywords] Intercultural communication, multicultural symbiosis, intercultural education
Main books and papers:
◆Relationships and Communication in East Asian Cultures: China, Japan, and South Korea (Co-author, Kendall Hunt, 2016)
◆“What Sustains Brazilian schools in Japan: Knowledge gathered from questionnaires targeting parents of students at Brazilian schools in Japan as well as interviews with the teachers there” [Burajirujin gakko o sasaeru mono: burajirujin gakko he kodomotachi o kayowaseru hogosha he no shitsumonhyo to burajirujingakko de oshieru kyoin no katari o toshite] Journal of Information and Communication Studies Vol. 14, Nos. 1 – 16 (Sole-author, 2014)
◆Intercultural Communication between Brazilian Students and Japanese Teachers [Burajirujin seito to nihonjin kyoin no ibunkakan communication] (Co-author, Kazamashobo, 2011)
◆Conflicts in Intercultural Communication at Japanese Companies in the United States and China [Beikoku, chugoku shinshutsu nikkeikigyo ni okeru ibunkakan communication masatsu] (Co-author, Kazamashobo, 2007)