{"id":1770,"date":"2024-05-10T14:20:02","date_gmt":"2024-05-10T05:20:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/newsletter.nichibun.ac.jp\/?post_type=messages&p=1770"},"modified":"2024-12-23T14:40:30","modified_gmt":"2024-12-23T05:40:30","slug":"embarking-on-a-fresh-journey","status":"publish","type":"messages","link":"https:\/\/newsletter.nichibun.ac.jp\/en\/messages\/1770\/","title":{"rendered":"Embarking on a Fresh Journey"},"content":{"rendered":"

My name is Sun Shiyu, and since October 2023 I have been an assistant professor at Nichibunken\u2019s Office of Institutional Research, which collects and analyzes information on activities at Nichibunken, and assists in the improvement of organizational management.<\/p>\r\n

In my own research, I specialize in sociology, with a primary focus on family dynamics and gender studies. My work has empirically analyzed how the division of household tasks and childcare in dual-earner families is adjusted as couples experience the birth and growth of their children together. When I was doing research in East Asia, it was always clear to me that the cultural norms of each country had a significant impact on family decision-making. Therefore, I have recently started a research project to examine the issue of child-rearing by foreigners living in Japan, focusing on housing. At Nichibunken, which views Japanese culture from an international perspective, I hope to extend this research to different housing and child-rearing cultures.<\/p>\r\n

Also, from a gender perspective, I am engaged in research on menstruation and menstrual items, topics with connections to folklore and anthropology. I envision that this theme will flourish within the vibrant research environment at Nichibunken.<\/p>\r\n

My sociology-based research will bring a unique hue to Nichibunken's spectrum. While gender issues are strongly criticized in contemporary Japan, the past provides a genderless history. Documenting, collecting data, and listening to people will give us the materials necessary to identify a better direction. I believe that this underlying principle is the same for both my research in the humanities and my role at the Office of Institutional Research.<\/p>\r\n

In the future, I would very much like to connect my research interests with my IR duties and embark on an exciting journey with Nichibunken.<\/p>\r\n

I eagerly anticipate collaborating with all of you.<\/p>\r\n

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My 2022 book and an original pouch of the GASP research group, with the view of Nichibunken from my office in the background (photo by the author)<\/p><\/div>","protected":false},"featured_media":1771,"template":"","message_category":[20],"class_list":["post-1770","messages","type-messages","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","message_category-arrivals"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/newsletter.nichibun.ac.jp\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/messages\/1770","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/newsletter.nichibun.ac.jp\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/messages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/newsletter.nichibun.ac.jp\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/messages"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newsletter.nichibun.ac.jp\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1771"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/newsletter.nichibun.ac.jp\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1770"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"message_category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newsletter.nichibun.ac.jp\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/message_category?post=1770"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}