Fellows (6th-term)

Biography

2019.3 Ph.D., The University of Tokyo, Graduate School of Arts and Sciences

2020.3 Assistant Professor, Waseda University, Faculty of Education and Integrated Arts and Sciences

2022.4 Lecturer, Showa Women’s University, Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences

2024.4 Associate Professor, Ochanomizu University, Faculty of Core Research

Research Outline

My research focuses on immigrant societies such as the United States, the United Kingdom, and France. I examine how immigration policies and laws in each country shape the social and demographic characteristics of migrants, including their socioeconomic status, mobility, and residential patterns in destination countries.



Japan, too, has experienced a steady increase in international migration. Migrants in Japan are highly diverse, ranging from highly skilled professionals who possess linguistic and economic capital and move transnationally, to labor migrants who seek to establish long-term lives in Japan. Their motivations for migration, Japanese-language proficiency, and everyday practices and lifestyles also vary considerably. As societies become increasingly complex and diverse, it is essential to anticipate these changes and develop policies for an inclusive and multicultural society. To do so, we need to create and sustain everyday points of contact between migrants and the host society, foster continuous interaction, and develop an accurate understanding of migrants’ circumstances, challenges, and needs. Such ongoing engagement is crucial for negotiating pathways toward coexistence.



To facilitate these processes, I aim to explore how AI technologies can contribute to the development of policies for a multicultural and inclusive society. I investigate how real-time AI-powered translation and explanation tools can be practically integrated into everyday situations to facilitate communication between migrants and Japanese residents. I also conduct qualitative interviews with foreign residents in their native languages using AI, with the aim of enabling richer and more nuanced exchanges of information than may be possible through interviews conducted solely in Japanese.

What is my goal as a transborder researcher?

Addressing complex social issues requires sustained dialogue and collaboration among researchers across disciplinary boundaries to generate new perspectives and innovative solutions. It is equally important to look beyond the boundaries of one’s own field, combining knowledge from the humanities and social sciences with emerging technologies developed in professional and practical settings, and to translate this cross-disciplinary engagement into new forms of innovation. Through a TRiSTAR program for developing trans-border researchers, I seek to contribute to the construction of interdisciplinary and comprehensive approaches to migration studies.

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