Dear colleagues,
a happy and healthy new year!

We would like to draw your attention to the new publication Studying Japan: Handbook of Research Designs, Fieldwork and Methods, edited by Nora Kottmann and Cornelia Reiher.

Studying Japan is the first comprehensive guide on qualitative methods, research designs and fieldwork in social science research on Japan. More than 70 Japan scholars from around the world provide an easy-to-read overview on qualitative methods used in research on Japan's society, politics, culture and history. The book covers the entire research process from the outset to the completion of a thesis, a paper, or a book. The authors provide basic introductions to individual methods, discuss their experiences when applying these methods and highlight current trends in research on Japan. The book serves as a foundation for a course on qualitative research methods and is a reference for all researchers in Japanese Studies, the Social Sciences and Area Studies. It is an essential reading for students and researchers with an interest in Japan!

Kottmann, Nora and Reiher, Cornelia (eds.) (2020) Studying Japan: Handbook of Research Design, Fieldwork and Methods, Baden-Baden: Nomos.

https://www.nomos-shop.de/titel/studying-japan-id-89163/

Kind regards,

Cornelia Reiher and Nora Kottmann


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Dr. Nora Kottmann
German Institute for Japanese Studies
Jochi Kioizaka Bldg. 2F
7-1 Kioichi
Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo 102-0094
Tel.: 0081-3-3222-5941

New publications (2020)

'Studying Japan. Handbook of Research Designs, Fieldwork and Methods', ed. with Cornelia Reiher, 501 pages, Baden-Baden: Nomos.

'Japanese Women on the Move. Working in and (Not) Belonging to Düsseldorf's Japanese (Food) Community.' In: Food Identities at Home and on the Move: Explorations at the Intersection of Food, Belonging and Dwelling, 293-318, edited by Matta, Raúl, Chantal Crenn, Charles-Edouard de Suremain. London u.a.: Routledge.

'Games of romance? Tokyo in search of love and Unity in Diversity.' In: Japan through the lens of the Tokyo Olympics, ed. by Barbara Holthus, Isaac Gangé, Wolfram Manzenreiter, Franz Waldenberger
160 pages, London: Routledge, open access.