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Hiroko Nishiguchi is a Professor at Waseda University's School of Creative Science and Engineering with concurrent research roles at the Waseda Research Institute for Science and Engineering. She has held visiting professorships at Universität Kassel and taught at multiple Japanese universities.
- PhD in Comparative Literature (Tokyo University of Foreign Studies)
- MA in German Literature (Sophia University)
Her research specializes in:
- Grimm's Fairy Tales reception and translation in Japan
- German-Japanese cultural exchange through literary illustration
- Comparative media studies across books, animation, and oral traditions
- Translation methodologies in pre-modern Japanese contexts
Key article trends show Meiji-period Grimm translations with textual adaptation patterns, cross-cultural illustration analysis between Germany and Japan, and anime adaptation studies focusing on Studio Ghibli's works. Her publications span both Japanese and German academic journals.
Scientific recognition includes:
- 2023 Waseda University Academic Research Book Award
- 2022 Japan Society for Children's Literature Honour Award
She supervises graduate theses and seminars at Waseda University, focusing on literature collection methodologies and cross-cultural presentation techniques. Current research explores Meiji-era translated works and their Pan-Asian influence through linguistic frameworks.
