Researcher Profile > Faculty of Foreign Studies> Department of Asian Cultures> NEMOTO KEI
Faculty of Foreign Studies
Department of Asian Cultures

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NEMOTO KEI
Birth:1957
Tel. 03-3238-3974
Fax. 03-3238-3690
E-Mail: kei-n@sophia.ac.jp
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■Professors emeritus    University name
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■Academic background    School name   Course   Faculty and Department   End date   Final result   Location   Country
International Christian University Faculty of Liberal Arts Division of Social Sciences 1980/03/31 Graduated Domestic
Institute of Foreign Languages (Rangoon) Sp Burmese Course for Foreign Students 1987/10/15 　 Overseas Union of Myanmar
International Christian University Master course Graduate School, Division of Comparative Cultures Studies of Comparative Cultures 1985/06/30 Completed Domestic
International Christian University Doctor course Graduate School, Division of Comparative Culture 1989/08/31 Withdrawn before completion Domestic
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■Academic degrees    Academic degree name   Date degree was acquired   Awarding institution name
Bachelor of Liberal Arts 1980/03/17 International Christian University
Master of Arts in Letters 1985/06/29 International Christian University
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■Work experience    Institution name   Position or role   Starting and finishing dates
Main position
Tokyo Metropolitan Fujimori High School Teacher of World History 1980/04 - 1982/03
Tokyo University of Foreign Studies Research Associate 1989/10 - 1995/03
Tokyo University of Foreign Studies Associate Professor 1995/04 - 2005/03
Tokyo University of Foreign Studies Professor 2005/04 - 2007/03
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Additional position
Research Institute for Languages and Cultures of Asia and Africa,
Tokyo University of Foreign Studies		 2007/04 - 2008/03
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■Research background    Research background
(1)Stayed in Burma as a Japanese state scholor from October 1985 to October 1987: attended special Burmese courses for foreign students at Institute of Foreign Languages (IFL, Rangoon), read documents at Defense Services Historical Research Institute(DSHRI, Rangoon), conducted interviews towards ex-nationalist leaders and activists inside the country.
(2)Research Associate, Associate Professor, Professor: Research Institute for Languages and Cultures of Asia and Africa, Tokyo University of Foreign Studies (from October 1989 to March 2007)
(3)Visiting Fellow: School of Oriental and African Studies(SOAS), University of London (from September 1993 to March 1995): read documents at the British Library Oriental and India Office Collection.
(4)Professor: Institute of Asian Cultures, Sophia University (since April 2007)
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■Status of education and research activities    Status of activities
　After conducting researches at the Research Institute for Languages and Cultures of Asia and Africa (Tokyo University of Foreign Studies)for 18 years, I moved to Sophia University on 1st April 2007. My research topics up to now can be classified into three categories:
(1) Historical development of Burmese Nationalism during the British colonial period
(2) Political changes and continuities of Burma during the Japanese military occupation (especially Burma's political attitudes towards Britain and Japan)
(3) Post-war politics of Burma (including analyses of present politics under military regime)

At Sophia University, I teach the following courses:
(1) Introduction to History of Southeast Asia (lecture)
(2) Modern History of Southeast Asia (lecture)
(3) Political thoughts of Southeast Asia (lecture and seminar)
(4) Southeast Asia: Area Studies (seminar)
(5) Elementary Burmese (language teaching)
(6) Political History of Southeast Asia (seminar for Graduate School of Area Studies)
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■Current research field    Field Name
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Area Studies　(Burma)
History of Southeast Asia (Modern History of Burma)
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■Academic societies    Academic society name   Membership period   Location
Official position title  Period in position
Japanese Political Science Association 2008/04/01 - Present Domestic
Japan Association for Comparative Politics 1998/06 - Present Domestic
Burma Studies Group (U.S.A.) 1994/10 - Present Overseas
The Japanese Society for Cultural Anthropology 1989/06 - Present Domestic
Japan Society for Southeast Asian Studies 1982/05 - Present Domestic
Member of the Executive Board (in charge of conference) 2011/01/01 - 2012/12/31
Member of the Executive Board (in charge of Kanto Area) 2009/01/01 - 2010/12/31
Member of the selection committee for the academic prize of the Society 2004/04/01 - 2007/03/31
Head of the preparation committee for 69th Conference of the Society (2003) 2003/05 - 2003/06
Head of the general affairs of the executive board 1998/01/01 - 1999/12/31
Head of the election administration committee 1997/01/01 - 1997/12/31
Member of the preparation committee for Society's regular academic conference 1996/01/01 - 1997/12/31
Member of editorial committee 1990/01/01 - 1993/08/31
Treasurer 1988/01/01 - 1989/12/31
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