Nemoto Kei

(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)
　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 and its influence after independence (2) Political transitions 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 Aung San Suu Kyi's political thoughts and present Burmese politics) (4)Images of Inidians in colonial and post-independence period of Burma At Sophia University, I teach the following courses: (1) Introduction to History of Southeast Asia (lecture) (2) Modern History of Southeast Asia (lecture) (3) Global History(lecture) (4) Asian Studies C (seminar) (5) Basic Seminar for freshmen (6) Political History of Southeast Asia (seminar for Graduate School of Area Studies)
(Subject of research) Historical research on Burmese nationalism: Focused on the Burmese nationalists' 'anbivalent' attitudes towards Britain and Japan History of the post-WWII Japan-Burma Relations Thoughts and Behavior of Aung San Suu Kyi Historical memories of the Anglo-Burmans(especially of WWII) Historical studies on the complex of politics and violence in Burma Studies on the historical background of the Burmese immigrants in Japan and South Korea　 Images of Indian immigrants in the Burmese nationalism