Shino Takanashi

Graduated from the Faculty of Letters at Osaka University and received a Ph.D. in Language and Culture Studies from Osaka University of Foreign Studies (now Osaka University) in 2007. Served as an assistant professor at the Faculty of Letters, Osaka University, a lecturer at Kobe University of Mercantile Marine, and a professor at the International Student Center of Kobe University (now the Global Education Center) before assuming the current position in 2017.

Chieko NAKABASAMI

Graduated from the Department of Applied Physics, Faculty of Engineering, Osaka University. Completed the Master's Program in Information and Mathematical Sciences at the Graduate School of Science and Engineering, Saitama University (Ph.D. in Academic). Previously worked as a research fellow in the Faculty of Geography at the University of Strasbourg in France for one year. Research fields include cultural tourism and multicultural communication.

Masatoshi TANAKA

Graduated from the Faculty of Letters, Hiroshima University. Completed a doctoral program (specializing in International Sociology) at the Graduate School of Hiroshima University, Ph.D. in International Sociology. Former full-time lecturer and associate professor at Toyo University. Specializing in Germanic linguistics, theoretical linguistics, and German language pedagogy. Overseas research in Germany (2000-2002) and Austria (2017).

Michiya SUZUKI

Graduated from the Faculty of Humanities at Tohoku University. Completed the doctoral program in the Graduate School of Humanities at Tohoku University (Ph.D. in Literature). After serving as a special researcher at the Japan Society for the Promotion of Science (PD), a lecturer and associate professor in the Faculty of Education at Saitama University, and a visiting researcher at the French National Center for Scientific Research (CNRS), currently holds the present position. Specializes in Western medieval history.

Naomi TAKAHASHI

Graduated from the Department of Japanese Literature, Faculty of Humanities, Gunma Prefectural Women's University. Completed the Master's Program in Education at Gunma University (Master of Education). Completed all coursework for the doctoral program in the Graduate School of Literature at Toyo University but left before obtaining the degree. Specializes in Kenji Miyazawa and Enryo Inoue.

Kazuhiro ANDO

Graduated from Tokyo Gakugei University, completed LL.M. programs at Franklin Pierce Law Center and the University of Washington School of Law, and completed doctoral coursework in the Graduate School of Law at Waseda University (Doctor of Laws). After working as a high school teacher and at music publishers Nippon Ongaku Shuppansha, Kitty Music, PolyGram Music Japan, and Septima Lei, and serving as a specially appointed professor at the Graduate School of Law at Hokkaido University, currently a professor in the Faculty of Law at Toyo University.

Naotoshi FURUTA

Graduated from the Department of English Literature, Faculty of Humanities, Sophia University. Completed the Master's Program in the School of English (Medieval English Literature) at the University of Leeds and the Master's Program in the Department of English (TESOL) at San Francisco State University. Completed all coursework for the doctoral program in Language and Information Sciences at the raduate School of Arts and Sciences, University of Tokyo, but left before obtaining the degree. Holds a master's degree in Medieval English Literature and TESOL.

Kazuhiro OMORI

Graduated from Senshu University, Faculty of Literature, Department of Japanese Literature in March 1996. Obtained a junior high school and high school Japanese language teaching license.
Joined NX WANBISHI ARCHIVES CO., LTD. in April 1996 and Engaged in BtoB solution sales for data storage and operations targeting businesses.

Mariko MIYAGAI

Graduated from the Department of German Studies, School of Foreign Studies, Osaka University.
Completed the Graduate School of System Design and Management at Keio University.
Currently in the second year of the Master's program in Urban Policy and Regional Economy at the Graduate School of Urban Management, Osaka Metropolitan University.
After graduating from Osaka University, started a translation and interpretation company. At Keio University, researched 'Japanese that is easy to translate into English.

Stefan BRUECKNER

Graduated from the Faculty of Sociology at the Uniersity of Munich. Completed the doctoral program at the Graduate school of Media and Governance, Keio University. Ph.D in Media and Governance. After serving as an assistant professor in the Faculty of Policy Management at Keio University, currently a full-time lecturer in the Faculty of Business Administration at Toyo University. Specializes in Media and Communication Studies, with a particular focus on the reception of digital games and their impact on society.