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Books etc
No.Title URL, Autour Type, Publisher, Publication date, Range, ISBN 
1
The British Foreign Office on ‘the Emperor question’: Representations of Japan as a Totalitarian State, and the Issue of Freedom of Religion , Single Work, , Sep. 2022, , 4881253735 
2
グローバルな観点から考えるとはどういう意味か:社会理論、日本研究の考察」[ヒューマニティーズの復興をめざして : 人間学への招待] , Contributor, 勁草書房, Feb. 2018, Chapter Author, 9784326102662 
3
What does it mean to think from a Global perspective? The case of Social Theory and Japanese Studies , Single Work, Keisoshobo, 2018, ,  
4
Handbook of East Asian New Religious Movements , , Brill, 2018, , 9789004362055 
5
From Japanese Buddhist Sect to Global Citizenship: Soka Gakkai Past and Future , Single Work, Routledge, 2016, Author, 1472465881 
6
Building a Culture of Social Engagement: Nichiren Buddhism and Soka Gakkai Buddhists in Japan , Single Work, Wiley Blackwell, 2014, , 9780470658185 
7
Socially Engaged in a Political World: Soka Gakkai and Civil Society in Faith in Civil Society: Religious Actors as Drivers of Change , , , 2013, , 9789198039146 
8
Religion and Politics in Contemporary Japan: Soka Gakkai Youth and Komeito , , Routledge, 2012, , 0415744075 

 

Published Papers
No.Title URL, Journal, Vol( Number), From Page- To Page, Publication date, DOI 
1
Refocusing Body, Mind and Community Interconnections , Social Sciences and Missions, ,   , Nov. 28, 2022, https://doi.org/10.1163/18748945-bja10063 
2
‘Genderism vs. Humanism’: The Generational Shift and Push for Implementing Gender Equality within Soka Gakkai-Japan , Religions, 13( 5), 1- 34, May. 23, 2022, https://doi.org/10.3390/rel13050468 
3
The Bloomsbury Handbook of Japanese Religions , Journal of Contemporary Religion, 37( 2), 375- 378, May. 4, 2022, https://doi.org/10.1080/13537903.2022.2037836 
4
The Soka Gakkai Practice of Buppō and the Discourse on Religion in Japan , Religions, 13( 2), 167- 167, Feb. 14, 2022, https://doi.org/10.3390/rel13020167 
5
Revolutionizing ‘public selves’ and everyday subjectivities: ‘Genderism vs Humanism’, Soka Gakkai Youth and the Meaning of Global Citizenship , SOCIOLOGIA, Vol. 46( 1-2), 57- 83, Feb. 2022,  
6
The Sōka Gakkai 1968 Youth Movement: The Creation of Conviviality and Friendship in Sino-Japanese Relations , Vienna Journal of East Asian Studies, 13( 1), 210- 256, Aug. 16, 2021, https://doi.org/10.2478/vjeas-2021-0007 
7
The Response of Soka Gakkai to the COVID-19 Pandemic: Personhood, Interiority, and a Civil Society in Crisis Mode , The Journal of CESNUR, ,   , Jul. 2, 2020, https://doi.org/10.26338/tjoc.2020.4.4.2 
8
The Dialectical of Life and Death in Contemporary Sōka Gakkai , Religions, 11( 5), 247- 247, May. 2020, https://doi.org/10.3390/rel11050247 
9
Soka Gakkai , Handbook of Contemporary Religions in Brazil, ,   , May. 3, 2018, https://doi.org/10.1163/9789004362970_008 
10
Has Komeito Abandoned its Principles? Public Perception of the Party's Role in Japan's Security Legislation Debate , The Asia-Pacific Japan Focus, 14, issue 21( 3), 1- 28, Nov. 1, 2016,  
11
From Japanese Buddhist sect to global citizenship: Soka Gakkai past and future , Visioning New and Minority Religions: Projecting the Future, ,   , 2016, https://doi.org/10.4324/9781315317908 
12
Grassroot responses to the Tohoku earthquake of 11 March 2011: Overcoming the dichotomy between victim and helper (Respond to this article at http://www.therai.org.uk/at/debate) , Anthropology Today, 28( 3), 16- 20, Jun. 2012, https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1467-8322.2012.00873.x 
13
Religion and politics in contemporary Japan: Soka Gakkai youth and Komeito , Religion and Politics in Contemporary Japan: Soka Gakkai Youth and Komeito, 9780203116418,   , 2012, https://doi.org/10.4324/9780203116418 
14
The Making of Representations of the Religious Adherent Engaged in Politics , Fieldwork in Religion, 5( 2), 162- 179, Jul. 2011, https://doi.org/10.1558/firn.v5i2.162 
15
IDEOLOGY AND CHRISTIANITY IN JAPAN , Journal of the Royal Asiatic Society, ,   , Mar. 10, 2010, https://doi.org/10.1017/S1356186309990617 

 

MISC
No.Title URL, Journal, Vol( Number), From Page- To Page, Publication date 
1
Young Soka Gakkai Members as Political Actors , Japan Anthropology Workshop Newsletter, 42( 1), 1- 15, 2008 

 

Conference Activities & Talks
No.Title, Conference, Publication date, Promoter, Venue 
1
Knowing oneself as ‘greater’ than the normative socio-cultural affects assembled, European Association of Japanese Studies, Ghent 2023, Aug. 20, 2023, ,  
2
Buddhism as knowing oneself as ‘greater’ than the normative socio-cultural affects assembled, Institute of Oriental Philosophy Symposium 2023: War, Peace, Dignity, May. 28, 2023, ,  
3
Soka Gakkai’s Approach to Human Security: Fostering substantial human security through cultivating an inner transformation in attitude and cultural outlook https://youtu.be/XwZP_oOSjMw, UNDP co-sponsored 2023 Annual Symposium on the Role of Religion and Faith-based Organizations in International Affairs: (2023 Theme) Framing Human Security as Shared Security for People and the Planet https://youtu.be/IvbymoL9h_o, Jan. 24, 2023, ,  
4
Fetishizing the “soul” in animated “objects”: ‘cultivated vulnerability’ in times of rising ontological insecurity, 創価学会学術部シンポジウム: 現代社会における宗教と科学―精神性と合理性をめぐる人間と社会の変容を題材として―, 2023年1月21日, 東京, Jan. 21, 2023, ,  
5
Life state is everything: creating communitas for new affective social relationships, Anthropology of Japan in Japan, Dec. 4, 2022, ,  
6
The British Foreign Office on ‘the Emperor question’: Representations of Japan as a Totalitarian State, and the Issue of Freedom of Religion, Japanese Association of Religious Studies, Sep. 10, 2022, ,  
7
Courage as a source of relational creativity in the everyday when the “enemy” is less clear: living in proximity to the US-Japan military complex in Okinawa and the failure of the future, European Association Social Anthropology Conference 2022: Transformation, Hope and Commons, Jul. 29, 2022, ,  
8
Soka Gakkai responses to COVID-19: Suffering, Hope, and a Civil Society in Crisis Mode, European Association for the Study of Religions, Sep. 3, 2021, ,  
9
Revolutionizing ‘public selves’ and everyday subjectivities: ‘Genderism vs Humanism’, Soka Gakkai Youth and the Meaning of Global Citizenship, Soka University Association of Sociology, Jun. 30, 2021, ,  
10
Revolutionising ‘public selves’ and everyday subjectivities: Gender Relations and Aspirations for a New Society, the Case of Sōka Gakkai Youth, Institute of Oriental Philosophy, Apr. 20, 2021, ,  
11
Revolutionising ‘public selves’ and everyday subjectivities: Mediating the public space as female in Japan, Massey-ICU-SUPRI webinar series on Gender in Human Rights, Jan. 30, 2021, ,  
12
Negotiating Historical Memory in an Era of Purity Politics: The case of Kōmeitō’s paradoxical position in Okinawa, Contesting Memorial Space in the Asia Pacific, Nov. 6, 2020, ,  
13
Gendering Humanity: the “Obstacle of Normality” to Gender Equality in Japanese Society, Institute of Oriental Philosophy, Jan. 19, 2020, ,  
14
The Obscured 'Middle-way' in Japanese Politics: the Transformative Power of Dialogue, The UK Japan Society seminar series, 2018, ,  
15
The cultural enactment of identity politics of pacifism, British Ass. of Japanese Studies: Critique of/in Japanese Studies: New challenges and new approaches, 2017, ,  
16
Politics of "Othering" and the 'Art of Government': the case of Japan, AAS/ASA/ASAANZ 2017 Shifting States, 2017, ,  
17
From Ritual to Practice: Tatakau-fighting Daimoku, the Gohonzon and Buppo in Soka Gakkai., Centre for the Study of Japanese Religions Seminar, 2017, ,  
18
Secular Politics in the Age of Religion, Social Anthropology Seminar Series Autumn 2014, SOAS, Nov. 2014, ,  
19
From Japanese Buddhist Sect to Global Citizenship: Soka Gakkai Past and Future, INFORM conference, London School of Economics, 2014, ,  
20
Religion and Politics in Contemporary Japan: Soka Gakkai Youth and Komeito, Centre for the Study of Japanese Religions, SOAS, 2013, ,  
21
40 Years of Grassroots Diplomacy and the Fostering of an Internationalist Mind-set: the Disputed Senkaku Islands, Peace Proposal Symposium, SGI-UK, Taplow, 2012, ,  
22
Nichiren's Political Attitude and Soka Gakkai's Quest for Social Transformation: Keeping the Balance between an Ethic of Ultimate Ends and an Ethics of Responsibility, Social Anthropology Seminar Series, Spring 2011, SOAS, 2011, ,  
23
Protecting Soka Gakkai? Komeito’s Role in Politics from the Perspective of the Supporter, British Association of Japanese Studies Conference, SOAS, London, 2010, ,  
24
Gramsci and Religious Movements for Cultural Change, Japan Anthropology Workshop Conference, Austin University, Texas, 2010, ,  
25
Young Soka Gakkai Members as Political Actors, INFORM/CESNUR conference, London School of Economics, 2008, ,  
26
To What Extent do Japanese Images of Western Political Systems Shape the Understanding of the Role of Religion in Politics for Soka Gakkai?, Japan Anthropology Workshop Conference, Oslo University, 2007, ,  
27
Interpreting Religious Text: Soka Gakkai on the Meaning of the Spiritual as Political Action, Reading Spiritualties Conference, Department of Religious Studies, Lancaster University, 2006, ,  
28
Religious Messages on Gender Equality: Women in Soka Gakkai in Japan and the SGI-UK, British Sociological Association: Sociology of Religion Conference, Lancaster University, 2005, ,  
29
Religious Idealism and Political Reality: Young Soka Gakkai Members as Komeito Supporters, The Centre for the Study of Japanese Religions Seminar, SOAS, 2005, ,  
30
Dilemmas over the Iraq War of Young Soka University Students in Their Support for the Komei Party, Research Student Forum: Japanese Humanities, Birkbeck & the Japan Research Centre, SOAS, 2005, ,  
31
The Issue of the Iraq War and Soka Gakkai Members’ Support for Komeito, Institute of Oriental Philosophy, Taplow, UK., 2005, ,  

 

Research Grants & Projects
No.Offer organization, System name, Title, Fund classification, Date 
1
Japan Society for the Promotion of Science, Grants-in-Aid for Scientific Research, The significance of community relations in democracy and peace-building: the case of Komeito-Soka Gakkai in realising SDG16, ,  Apr. 2020 - Mar. 2023 
2
Japan Society for the Promotion of Science, Grants-in-Aid for Scientific Research Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (B), A religious studies examination of the Allied Powers treatment of Asia: re-examining documents in overseas Public Record Offices and National Archives, ,  Apr. 2014 - Mar. 2017 
3
, , Japanese politics, political discourse and political participation in the age of populism, competitive_research_funding, 

 

Works
No.Title, Type, Publication date, Venue 
1
Monocle 24 International Radio Station: The Globalist (16 March, 2016) Japanese Politics, ,  2016 - NOW,  
2
The History of Anthropology BBC radio series. ‘Anthropologists and War’: Ruth Benedict and the Chrysanthemum and the Sword, ,  2016 - NOW,  
3
Free Thinking BBC Radio 3: Buddhism, Therapy, Violence and Rationality (discussion), ,  2015 - NOW,  
4
An Ethnography of Young Soka Gakkai Members’ Support for Komeito: Religious Idealism and Political Reality in Contemporary Japan. PhD thesis, SOAS, University of London., ,  2008 - NOW,  
5
A Group of Adolescent Girls’ Life Experience and Development in Hong Kong. MPhil Thesis, Hong Kong Polytechnic University, ,  2002 - NOW,