Maho Itonaga

Maho Itonaga is a Lecturer at Goethe University Frankfurt am Main, affiliated with the Interdisciplinary Center for East Asian Studies (IZO). She holds a position within the Economics department as indicated by her institutional email address, while specializing in Japanese language and cultural studies.

Her research interests focus on Japanese language education, Japanese society, and Japanese culture within the broader context of East Asian Studies. She delivers specialized instruction in advanced Japanese language with particular emphasis on societal and cultural dimensions.

For the upcoming Winter semester 2025/26, she is scheduled to teach the course 'Japanese Advanced: Japanese Society and Culture' as part of the MA MEAS (Master's program in East Asian Studies) language curriculum.

As a faculty member at one of Germany's leading research universities, she contributes to the interdisciplinary study of East Asia through language instruction that integrates cultural and societal perspectives.