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Xia-Kang Ziyi is a Lecturer at the University of Oxford, focusing on the diplomatic history of early modern Japan and cross-cultural interactions in East Asia. They are affiliated with the Department of East Asian Studies (inferred from email domain) and actively engage in research related to Tokugawa Japan and historical cartography.
- Education: DPhil in Oriental Studies (University of Oxford), M.Phil in Traditional East Asia (University of Oxford), BA in Japanese and History (SOAS University of London)
Research interests center on Tokugawa Japan's political authorities, Japan-Korea relations during the early modern period, and pre-1900 Japanese cartographic history. Contributions to seminars and translation projects highlight their engagement with Japanese palaeography and diplomatic studies.
Current projects include a book on Tsushima's role in Japan-Korea relations and translating the Tokugawa diplomatic handbook Kōrin teisesi. They teach the East Asia Survey course.
