International Relations and Area Studies Course
This course allows you to study a wide range of issues related to international relations or the history and culture of specific areas/countries. Students are expected to acquire proficiency in a foreign language and use a variety of materials to support their analytical framework. The course aims to prepare graduates to be able to objectively and critically analyze international issues. This course also provides English taught modules.
List of Professors and Specialized Area
| Professors | Specialized Area |
|---|---|
| ABE David Kiyoshi | Cultural Anthropology |
| BENNOU Saiichi | Asian Economy, Chinese Economy |
| FOX Senan | International Relations, East Asian History, Politics |
| FURUHATA Toru | History of Asia and Africa, Historical Studies |
| ISHIGURO Morihisa | Political Thought, Political Culture, Renaissance, Italy |
| KASUYA Yuichi | Foreign Language Education, French Literature, French Language Education |
| KATO Atsuyuki | International Trade, Applied Econometrics |
| KOIZUMI Tatsuya | Asian Politics, Chinese History |
| KUBO Takuya | American Literature, European Literature |
| KUBO Yutaka | Film Studies, History of Japanese Cinema, Queer Cinema, Queer Studies |
| NAKANO Ryoko | International Relations, Political Thought, East Asian Politics | NAMU Sanniyon | Foreign Language Education, Sociology of Education |
| OKAMOTO Yoshitaka | History of Europe and America, Area Studies |
| SASAKI Yu | Comparative Politics |
| SHIMURA Megumi | European Literature, Religious Studies |
| SONG An-Jong | History of Modern North East Asia, Modern Japanese-Korean History |
| TSUKAWAKI Shinji | Geology, Environmental Dynamics, World Heritage |
| WADA Kazuya | International Development |
| YAMAGUCHI Yoshinari | Early National American Literature and Culture |
| YAMAMOTO Taku | European Literature, English Literature, Post-Colonialism |
| Featured professors |
|---|
 Professor R. Nakano |
 Professor S. Fox |
Student Voices
Sureyya C. (From Belgium)
As a graduate student in the Division of International Studies, I am very satisfied with the classes provided at Kanazawa University.
The courses are challenging, intellectually stimulating, and flexible. Small classes provide the opportunity to have one-on-one conversations with lecturers, which is essential to someone like me who likes to ask lots of questions. Last but not least, the English courses are of the highest quality, giving me the liberty of focusing on the class itself instead of worrying about understanding Japanese."
