Bachelor of Economics, University of Tokyo;

Master of Arts in Law and Diplomacy, Fletcher School, Tufts University, USA;

Doctor of Philosophy in Foreign Affairs, University of Virginia, USA;

She also studied at the School of International Studies, Peking University, China, and served as a Research Fellow at the Japan Institute of International Affairs (JIIA), Tokyo, Japan, and Associate Professor at the Faculty of Liberal Arts, Saitama University, Saitama, Japan.

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China has become one of the most important topics in Japanese politics, economy, diplomacy, security, and international relations. China appears in TV news, newspapers, magazines, or people’s conversations every day, so you may think you already know much about China. However, treating China as an academic subject is quite a challenging and complex task. China has the world’s largest population of more than 1.4 billion people. Following Russia, Canada, and the United States, China is the fourth largest country by land mass standards. At the same time, the country is rich in diversity, with 55 ethnic minorities and the Han Chinese who make up over 90% of the population. Moreover, it is difficult to stereotype impressions of China because it is changing rapidly, and its foreign relations evolve day by day. In today’s age of globalization, it is essential to take a multidisciplinary approach of international relations theory and area studies to have a comprehensive understanding of China.