Gender in Japan :
Women's status and roles in various walks of life; gender socialization; housewives; female workers.

Languages of Japan :
Japanese syntax and morphology, comparative studies of Japanese phonology.

Education in Japan :
Most areas of contemporary education in Japan , including contemporary educational reform, primary and secondary education (especially history, literature and maths teaching), and education and gender.

Suggestions for thesis topics can be found elsewhere on the School's website.

Literature:
Most areas of modern and contemporary Japanese literature and monogatari in classical Japanese literature.

Japanese management:
Japanese business, especially Japanese companies in Taiwan , Hong Kong and Mainland China .

Japanese popular culture and products in Asia:
Japanese popular culture and products, and their spread in Asia .

The media and Japan :
Consumption of Japanese TV entertainment programs in Asia ; coverage of international media events.