長谷川 琢哉(はせがわ たくや)

大谷大学文学部卒業。京都大学大学院文学研究科宗教学専修単位認定退学。大谷大学文学部哲学科任期制助教、親鸞仏教センター研究員、井上円了哲学センター研究助手などを経て現職。現在井上円了哲学センター副センター長、国際井上円了学会副会長などを勤め、井上円了に関する研究、教育活動に携わっている。

露久保 美夏(つゆくぼ みか)

お茶の水女子大学大学院人間文化創成科学研究科博士後期課程修了。博士(学術)。同大特任講師を経て,2016年より東洋大学食環境科学部に着任。専門は,調理科学,食文化,食育。(一社)和食文化国民会議 調査・研究部会幹事。農林水産省主催和食文化継承リーダー研修の講師を担当。全国で和食文化に関する講演や出前授業を実施。

Yoko Kino

Completed the doctoral program in Applied Sociology at the Graduate School of Sociology, Ritsumeikan University in March 1991. Holds a Ph.D. in Sociology. Joined the faculty of the Department of Sociology, Faculty of Sociology at Toyo University in April 1992 and continues to teach to this day.

Ryo Matsumaru

Graduated from the Faculty of Engineering, Yokohama National University. Completed the doctoral program at the Graduate School of Engineering, Yokohama National University. Holds a Ph.D. in Engineering.

Nami Hirahata

Graduated from the University of Tsukuba with a major in Psychology, College of Human Sciences, Second Cluster of Colleges. Completed the doctoral program at the Graduate School of Japanese Applied Linguistics, Waseda University. Holds a Ph.D. in Japanese Language Education.

Zhenlin ZHANG

Graduated from East China University of Science and Technology with a major in Computer Science in 2002.
Held positions including System Engineer Leader and Program Manager at Neusoft Group, Visteon Japan Corporation, Valeo Japan Corporation, and Continental Automotive. Currently responsible for the development and sales of automotive GPS navigation units at TomTom, headquartered in the Netherlands. Has worked for many years in R&D, production, and sales with multinational teams at both Japanese and foreign-affiliated companies.

Takafumi SHIMIZU

Graduated from Waseda University Faculty of Law. Completed a Master's degree in East Asian Languages and Cultures at the University of Illinois Graduate School, followed by a Master's degree in Education at Harvard University Graduate School. Earned a Ph.D. in Applied Linguistics from the University of London Graduate School. Held positions including Lecturer at Stanford University before assuming current role.

Satoko TAKEDA

Vice Director and Senior Researcher, NPO Japanese Language Education Research Institute. Adjunct Lecturer at J. F. Oberlin University, Kokushikan University, Rikkyo University, Meiji University, and the Graduate School of Engineering, University of Tokyo Japanese Language Education Course.

Tetsuro SUMIDA

Completed a doctoral program at the Graduate School of Intercultural Studies, Kobe University. Holds a Ph.D. in Interdisciplinary Studies.
Previously held teaching positions at Dongshin University (Korea), Kobe University, and Soochow University (Taiwan).
Since 2017, he has held his current position.
His research focuses on manga from the perspective of Japanese linguistics, exploring how character-specific language styles (yakuwarigo) function in manga.