YAMASHITA Yoko

Affiliation

International Strategy Organization

Job Title

Assistant Professor


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  • Doctor of Arts (in International Culture and Communication Studies) - Waseda University

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  • 2023.4
     
     

    Duty   Yokohama National UniversityInternational Strategy Organization   Assistant Professor  

 

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  • Comparative Perspectives on Muslim Representations on Social Media in Northeast Asia

    Yoko Yamashita, Soojeong Yi

    Journal of Media and Religion   2026.4  [Reviewed]

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    Authorship:Lead author   Language:English   Publishing type:Research paper (scientific journal)   Joint Work  

  • Islam and Muslims in “non-religious” Japan: caught in between prejudice against Islam and performative tolerance

    Yoko Yamashita

    International Journal of Asian Studies   1 - 17   2022.1  [Reviewed]

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    Language:English   Publishing type:Research paper (scientific journal)   Publisher:Cambridge University Press ({CUP})   Single Work  

  • Diversity Promotion Model in Private Universities through Advanced Overseas Cases: Mahidol University (Interviews and Questionnaire)

    Yamashita, Y., Numajiri, T., Kamata, T., Deguchi, M.

    2023.3

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    Authorship:Corresponding author   Language:Japanese   Publishing type:Research paper (bulletin of university, research institution)   Joint Work  

  • The Polysemous Veil in Contemporary Europe: Striking a Balance between Universal and Particular Identities in Modern Secular States

    Yoko Yamashita

    Transcommunication   5 ( 1 )   13 - 35   2018.3  [Reviewed]

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    Authorship:Lead author   Language:English   Publishing type:Research paper (bulletin of university, research institution)   Single Work  

Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research 【 display / non-display

  • Representation of "Islamic Culture" in Prewar, Postwar, and Contemporary Japan

    2025.4 - 2028.3

    Grant-in-Aid for Early-Career Scientists

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    Authorship:Principal investigator 

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  • Countering the Othering of Islam: Representations of "Islamic Culture" in Postwar and post-9/11 Japan

    Yoko Yamashita

    AAS 2026 Annual Conference  2026.3  Association for Asian Studies

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    Event date: 2026.3

    Language:English   Presentation type:Oral presentation (general)  

    Venue:Vancouver, Canada  

  • Self-(Re)presentation in Digital Spaces: On the Use of Social Media among Muslims in Contemporary Japan

    Yoko Yamashita

    SEAA-SNU Anthropology 2025 Conference  2025.7 

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    Event date: 2025.7

    Language:English   Presentation type:Oral presentation (general)  

    Venue:Seoul National University  

  • Constructing the ‘Other’: On the Reception and Representation of Muslims in Contemporary Japan

    Yoko Yamashita  [Invited]

    Migration and Social Conflict: Korea-Japan Cooperation for Sustainable Coexistence 

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    Event date: 2024.8

    Language:English   Presentation type:Oral presentation (general)  

  • Perception and Representation of ‘Islamic Culture’ in Postwar and Post-9/11 Contemporary Japan.

    Yoko Yamashita  [Invited]

    Symposium: Muslim Philanthropy in Japan 

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    Event date: 2024.6

    Language:English   Presentation type:Oral presentation (general)  

  • Women Researchers in STEM: A Comparative Case Study of Universities in Japan and Thailand

    Yamashita, Y., Numajiri, T., Kamata, T., Deguchi, M.

    4th Southeast Asian Conference on Education  2024.2  International Academic Forum

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    Event date: 2024.2

    Language:English   Presentation type:Oral presentation (general)  

    Country:Thailand  

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Charge of on-campus class subject 【 display / non-display

  • 2026   Internship A

    College of Urban Sciences

  • 2026   Internship B

    College of Urban Sciences

  • 2026   Internship C

    College of Urban Sciences

  • 2026   Culture and Identity in Contemporary Japan

    Liberal Arts Education

  • 2026   Muslim-Minority Communities in a Global Context

    Liberal Arts Education

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