Inter-University Research Projects
These projects are conducted jointly by scholars of the Museum and outside organizations.
This year, the projects are being carried out jointly by the Museum's scholars and 208 scholars from national universities, 30 from prefectural and municipal universities, 298 from private universities and 87 experts from private organizations.
Research themes with

are those related to Core Research Projects.
2009 Research Theme List

Subsistence
Activities and Production Systems in Socio-historical Perspective (2006-2010)
MATSUI Takeshi

What
it Means to be "Social": A Study of the Anthropology of Europe
(2006-2010)
MORI Akiko

A Study
of Cultural Diversity in Madagascar (2006-2010)
IIDA Taku

An Anthropological
Study of Cities in South Asia (2006-2010)
MIO Minoru

The
Political Anthropology of Communities in East and Southeast Asia (2006-2010)
HIRAI Kyonosuke

Construction
and Change of Ethnic Cultural Resources (2006-2010)
TAKEUCHI Fusaji

The
Structure of Sound Cultures in the Arab World

(2006-2010)
HORIUCHI Masaki

A
History of Modernization under Socialism: A Narrative-based Reconstruction
of Experience

(2006-2010)
KONAGAYA Yuki

Comparative
Studies on Multicultural Public Spheres in Post-Colonial Oceania

(2006-2010)
KARAKITA Yasuyuki

A
Study of the Transformation of Nepal through the Rise of the Maoist Movement

(2006-2010)
MINAMI Makito

A
Study of the Theory and Practice of International Education in Primary
Schools, Junior High Schools and High Schools in Japan" (2006-2010)
AKUTSU Shozo

A
Study of Ryukyu Materials in the Collection of the National Museum of
Ethnology (2007-2010)
SASAKI Toshikazu

The
Anthropology of Nationality and Passports

(2007-2010)
CHEN Tien-shi

A
Study of the Practical Use of Local Social Network Services and the Construction
of Contemporary Local Communities

(2007-2010)
SUGIMOTO Seiko

An
Anthropological Study of Christian Civilization and Nationalism

(2007-2010)
SUGIMOTO Yoshio

The
Conservation of Ethnographic Collections (2007-2010)
HIDAKA Shingo 
A
Basic Analysis of the Languages Spoken by Immigrants in Japan (2007-2010)
SYOJI Hiroshi

Understanding
Magic: The Interrelationship between Knowledge and Practice (2007-2010)
SHIRAKAWA
Chihiro

A History
of Anthropological Research in Japan (2007-2010)
YAMAJI Katsuhiko

An
Analysis of the Audio Materials of Ainu and Other Northern Languages in
the National Museum of Ethnology" (2007-2010)
NAKAGAWA Hiroshi

A Re-examination
of How Ainu People and Culture are Displayed in Museums (2007-2010)
STEWART, Henry

The
Development of Indigenous Art and Intellectual Property Rights of Indigenous
People in Canada: An Analysis of the National Museum of Ethnology's Collection
of Silkscreen Prints of Canadian Northwest Coast Indians and Prints of
Canadian Inuit" (2007-2010)
SAITO Reiko

What
is "Political Identity"? Indigenous Mobilization as Liberation
Movement (2007-2010)
OTA Yoshinobu

Anthropological
Studies of Human Movement From an Evolutionary Viewpoint (2008-2012)
INTOH Michiko

A
Comparative Study on Social Change under the Post "Post-Socialist"
Regime(2008-2012)
SASAKI Shiro

An
Anthropological Study of the Interface Between Minority and Music (2008-2012)
TERADA Yoshitaka

An
Anthropological Study of the Administration of Sacred Spaces (2008-2011)
NAKAMAKI Hirochika

The
Potential of Anthropological Approaches in the Study of Peace, Conflict
and Violence

(2008-2011)
ODA Hiroshi

Socio-cultural
Reconstruction in China: Perspectives on Glocalization

(2008-2012)
HAN Min

Anthropological
Perspectives on Well-being and Life Design

(2008-2012)
SUZUKI Nanami

Studies
on the Thought and Practice of "Fair Trade"

(2008-2012)
SUZUKI Motoi

Research
and Development of a Program for Intercultural Understanding based on
Creative Expressions at the National Museum of Ethnology: Designing Ways
to Promote Awareness of Others

(2008-2012)
NISHI Hiroko

An
Anthropological Exploration in Risk, Uncertainty and Future(s) (2008-2012)
AZUMA Kentaro

An
Anthropological Study of the Complexity of Our Being in the "Fourth
World" (2008-2012)
ODA Makoto

Australian
Multiculturalism and Its Past, Present and Future:Harmonious Diversity
and Competitive Diversity" (2008-2011)
SEKINE Masami

Anthropological
Studies of "Work" with a Gender Perspective (2008-2012)
NAKATANI Ayami

A
Multiplicity of Tsukurimono [cultural artifacts] for Folk-events (2008-2012)
FUKUHARA Toshio

Alternative
Models of Reproduction and Family: A Cultural and Historical Study (2008-2012)
MATSUOKA Etsuko
Research Group Schedule