Associate Professor Yoshiyuki Funada at the Department of History, Graduate School of Letters and School of Letters, is researching the rule of the Mongol Empire and multiethnic and multilingual societies. Specifically, he has examined ･･･

The Department of Science Education Library at the Graduate School of Education, Hiroshima University, stores a very large number of Japanese and foreign-language books, periodicals, and documents mainly on science education but also other fields of education, collected by professors over the years. The collection includes ･･･

The period from the late 19th century to the 20th century was a turbulent era that saw a push for modernization in Japan. The nation’s traditional folk musical culture also underwent major changes brought about by the state-level policy, and the acceptance of Western music was rapidly advanced in the name of promoting･･･

On March 11, 2011, the Tohoku region in Japan was struck by a 9.0 magnitude earthquake, which was followed by a powerful tsunami that completely wiped out the Pacific Ocean coastal area near the epicenter. Professor Kawanishi considers that this earthquake could be a turning point for not only the Tohoku region but also for historical study. ･･･

In a rapid-aging society, we will be required to decide whether or not to receive medical treatments for life prolongation. This decision also includes ･･･

The first encounter of European people with Greek science was through Arabic translation. For one science textbook written in Arabic ･･･

In the late fourteenth century, poets were transitioning between two forms of verb production. Geoffrey Chaucer, perhaps best recognized for The Canterbury Tales, was known for using both. Hideshi Ohno researches how each verb was used,･･･

When tracing history, it is vital to study not only published books from a given period, but also the diaries and letters of people living at the time. Consequently, we can then deduce the personality and thoughts of those ･･･

‘Big Data’ is collected and accumulated in various situations by businesses and economists and used to conduct high-level analyses. This paper looks at how this Big Data is analyzed so it can be used for macroeconomic･･･

Britain, during the early modern period, managed to project its sea power, initially throughout the Atlantic, and later, to the far corners of the globe. What prompted this small island nation to employ maritime warfare･･･

In 2005, the Japan Football Association announced “JFA declaration 2005”, in which they announced their goal to host the FIFA World Cup in Japan by 2050･･･

When translating Japanese into other languages, we mainly focus on grammar and vocabulary.  So does a computer.  However, Professor Machida considers that our increased use of AI technology･･･

Graves dating from ancient times often take the form of mounds of earth and stones, commonly called burial mounds. One of the typical types of burial mound found in Japan comprise of ･･･

A century ago, a Chinese student published a series of Chinese classical poems Dongjing Zashishi in Japan ･･･

Dunhuang, an oasis town in Western China - located along the Silk Road, has supported peoples livelihoods since ancient times. Excavated artifacts from ･･･

Do you hear the term “mindfulness” often? Mindfulness meditation has been recognized as an effective method ･･･

Currently, an increasingly number of children and youth experience transnational migration during their school-aged years. The Philippines has sent a sizable number of transnational migrants. Drawing on ・・・

The Tantric Buddhist Indian priest, Vajraboddhi, is depicted in a painting on the wall of the first floor of Toji Temple Five-Story Pagoda in Kyoto, Japan. Scholars of have ・・・

In the 16th century, silver interlocked Japan’s civil wars among the warriors clans with the globally surging waves of the Age of Exploration. The history book by Dr. Hiroyuki Honda ・・・

Yukio Mishima was a novelist and playwright at the forefront of literature in postwar Japan and his work has received international acclaim. Professor Arimoto ･･･

As the world is being globalized, English is used in intercultural communication as a common language among people with different linguistic and cultural backgrounds. Some of ･･･

Wild boar hunting rapidly spread across Japan during the second half of the twentieth century. The social networks that ･･･