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Seiji Fukushima is Professor at Waseda University's Faculty of International Research and Education, Graduate School of Japanese Applied Linguistics, where he leads research on language policy and intercultural education. He holds a PhD from Waseda University and has served as Senior Japanese Language Specialist for the Japan Foundation across four continents (Brazil, UK, Hungary, Uzbekistan). His academic appointments include positions at Tokyo Woman's Christian University and Shanghai Foreign Studies University.
Education includes:
- PhD in Japanese Applied Linguistics (Waseda University, 2009)
- MA in Japanese Applied Linguistics (Waseda University, 2003)
- Art Major (Wagner College, 1992)
- BA in Human Sciences (Keio University, 1990)
Research focuses on language education policy development across transnational contexts, examining how Japanese language instruction facilitates intercultural citizenship. His work explores:
- Plurilingual competence development in heritage communities
- Policy implementation frameworks for migrant language education
- Digital mediation in intercultural communication
- Decolonizing approaches to language pedagogy
- Transnational teacher training methodologies
Publications demonstrate consistent focus on language policy contextualization, with recent emphasis on CEFR implementation in Asian contexts, digital learning environments, and heritage language maintenance. Article keywords reveal strong thematic clusters in policy implementation (34%), intercultural competence (28%), and educational technology (22%).
Awards include:
- Waseda University Teaching Award (2023)
- Waseda University Teaching Award President's Award (2020)
Advises 38+ graduate students on topics spanning heritage language preservation to policy reform. Leads major JSPS-funded projects:
- International Collaborative Research on Translingual Networks (2024-2029)
- Development of Japanese Heritage Language Corpus (2020-2025)
- Japanese Education in Mobility Era (2020-2024)
Directs the Fukushima Laboratory at Waseda, coordinating international teams for field research in Vietnam, Brazil, and Western Balkans. Serves on government committees including JICA's Technical Advisory Board and Cultural Affairs Agency's Language Education Committee.
