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The American Literature Society of Japan
About the American Literature Society of Japan
The American Literature Society of Japan (ALSJ) is an academic association dedicated to the study of American literature for the purpose of promoting exchange with various academic organizations both at home and abroad through the publication of research findings.
The ALSJ consists of seven branches in Japan: Hokkaido, Tohoku, Tokyo, Chubu, Kansai, Chugoku-Shikoku, and Kyushu. The Executive Office organizes a national conference, and publishes the ALSJ bulletin and its directory. The ALSJ publishes annually two types of journals: Studies in American Literature consisting of papers in Japanese and The Journal of the American Literature Society of Japan, an English language periodical.
- National Conference (Annual General Meeting)
- Publication of The Journal of the American Literature Society of Japan
- Publication of the ALSJ bulletin and its directory.
| President | NISHITANI Takuya |
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| Vice President | OCHI Hiromi, Senshu University |
| Executive Secretaries |
Executive Office OKAMOTO Tasuke, Osaka University MORIMOTO Michitaka, Osaka University KONDO Yuki, Osaka University NAKAMURA Yoshio, Kyoto Women’s University YAMAMOTO Yuko, Chiba University (GEAＨSS) Editorial Office YOSHIDA Kaname, Nippon Institute of Technology SAITO Kohei, Aoyama Gakuin University SEKINE Michiyo, Dokkyo University Archives MORI Arinori, Chukyo University |
| Council Members |
MATSUI Miho, Hokkai Gakuen University OKAZAKI Kiyoshi, Sapporo Gakuin University MURAKAMI Akira, Akita University DATE Masahiko, Shobi University OCHI Hiromi, Hitotsubashi University GOTO Kazuhiko, Tokyo University SUWABE Koichi, Tokyo University ZETTSU Tomoyuki, Rikkyo University NAMBA Masaki, Jissen Women’s University YAMAGUCHI Kazuhiko, Rikkyo University NAGASAWA Tadashi, Sugiyama Jogakuen University MORI Arinori, Chukyo University MIZUNO Naoyuki, Kyoto University WATANABE Katsuaki, Osaka University NISHITANI Takuya, Kobe University SATOUCHI Katsumi, Osaka University KIDO Mitsuyo, Hiroshima University OCHI Shinsuke, Hiroshima University TAKEUCHI Katsunori, Kagoshima University OSHIMA Yukiko, Fukuoka University |
| 2025 Conference Committee |
TAKEBE Haruki, Hokusei Gakuen University TASHIMA Yuko, Sophia University TSUJI Hideo, Keio University YAMAMOTO Yuko, Chiba University WATANABE Mariko, Senshu University YAMABE Shota, Doshisha University KOBAYASHI Kumiko, Kyoto University MORI Mizuki, Hiroshima Univeristy of Economics TAKAHASHI Michiko, Fukuoka University |
| Advisors |
INOUE Kenji ORISHIMA Masashi TATSUMI Takayuki SHIGIHARA Shinichi BEPPU Keiko HIRAISHI Takaki TANAKA Hisao |
| Auditors |
YAMAGUCHI Yoshinari, Kanazawa University HATOOKA Keita, Hosei University |
| Editorial Board | OKAMOTO Teruyuki, Fuji Women’s University CHIDA Motoyasu, Ryutsu Keizai University NAKANO Gakuji, Chuo University YAMAGUCHI Yoshinari, Kanazawa University MISUGI Keiko, Kobe College OHCHI Shinsuke, Hiroshima University HIWATASHI Mariko, Fukuoka University KAJIWARA Teruko, Meiji University KOMURA Toshiaki, Meiji Gakuin University TONOOKA Naomi, Aoyama Gakuin Univeristy FURUKI Keiko, Nara University KIDO Mitsuyo, Hiroshima University SATOUCHI Katsumi, Osaka University FURUI Yoshiaki, Rikkyo University TAKANO Yasushi, Kyushu University DALE Joshua, Chuo University PRESTON Nathaniel, Ritsumeikan University HEARN Kyoko Shoji, Senshu University WATANABE Katsuaki, Nagoya University of Foreign Studies |
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EXECUTIVE OFFICE
Executive Office of the American Literature Society of Japan,
c/o Tasuke Okamoto’s Kenkyu-shitsu,
Osaka University, Graduate school of Humanities, Division of Foreign Studies,
Minoh Campus 3-5-10 Semba Higashi, Minoh, Osaka, 562-8678 JAPAN
Email： alsjhonbu☆gmail.com (☆→@)
EDITORIAL OFFICE
Editorial Office of the American Literature Society of Japan,
W1, 216B Nippon Institute of Technology, 4-1 Gakuendai,
Miyashiro, Minamisaitama, Saitama, 345-8501 JAPAN
Email： journal-alsj☆letters.jp (☆→@)
ARCHIVES
Library of American Literature Society of Japan,
c/o #303 School of Global Studies,
Chukyo University Annex,
5-31-2, Yamate-Dori St, Showa-ku,
Nagoya 466-0815 Japan
Email：moria☆lets.chukyo-u.ac.jp (☆→@)
History of The American Literature Society of Japan
The movement to establish The American Literature Society of Japan began in Tokyo in 1946, the year after the end of World War II when the nation was still under U.S. occupation.The Society was soon followed by another in the Kansai area. Soon after, the Association for American Studies, predecessor of the Japanese Association for American Studies, was founded in 1947. Meanwhile, Professors Kichinosuke Ohashi and Kenzaburo Ohashi had initiated a society to study American literature, which eventually developed into “The Literature Section of The Association for American Studies” in May of 1953. In March 1956 the Literature Section became independent of The Association and was renamed the American Literature Society of Japan.
This Society was a loosely incorporated, nationwide organization with the Tokyo branch as its center. Meanwhile, smaller organizations equivalent to today’s branches were gradually formed in other parts of Japan. Thus, the time was ripe for a more solid, nationwide society integrating these regional organizations.
On October 26, 1962, at the Kyoto Hotel, a national council meeting was held, where the outline of the regulations of the ALSJ was laid down. Thus, the ALSJ officially came into being with the first national conference on October 27 at Doshisha University. It was decided at the conference that the organization would take a form of federation similar to that of the United States government. This founding spirit of the ALSJ was announced and explained in the August 1963 issue of Eigo Seinen.
The framework of the present organization consisting of seven branches was established at the national council on May 26, 1963. Later in 1976, with the decision to place the executive office in the Kansai area, the editorial office in Tokyo, and the archives in the Nagoya area, the Society came to have almost the same setup as the present system. These three main offices assume the actual management of the ALSJ, and promote the Society’s activities, including global exchanges of research and education.
