This area explores the diversity, individuality, tradition, and modernity of human beings through philosophy, religion, literature, linguistics, and psychology.
| Research on phenomenology and existential philosophy centered on 20th century France | Yasuyuki Sano |   |
| Study of diachronic and synchronic syntax of natural language (esp. English) | Miho Nishio | |
| Psychological research on emotional experiences and emotion-induced behavior | Kei Hibino | |
| Self and identity development in adolescence and adulthood | Hitomi Watanabe | |
This area explores the diversity, individuality, history, tradition, and modernity of regional cultures through historiography (Japan, East Asia, & Western world), archaeology, and geography.
| Ancient History of China, particularly political and institutional history of the Qin and Han periods, research on excavated texts | Sachiko Iida | |
| Research on modern Japanese history, focusing on political/legal history and "war and region " | Hisashi Obata | |
| Research on the modern and contemporary history of the British Isles, the British Empire, and the Commonwealth of Nations |
Masahiro Kawamoto | |
| Human Geography, particularly rural geography, transport and communication geographies, and regional policy | Yasukazu Satake | |
| Research on the political history of Japan, focusing on the Warring States and Azuchi-Momoyama periods | Tomoaki Tsuno | |
| Geographical research on Geopark and Geotourism | Atsuko Niina | |
| Archaeology of Japan (primarily the Yayoi period and its transitional phases) Archaeology of Korea (primarily the Bronze Age and Proto-Three Kingdoms period) |
Osamu Miyazato | |
| Research on East Asian history, with particular emphasis on modern and contemporary Chinese history and Taiwanese history, as well as contemporary China and Taiwan studies |
Takumi Mori | |
This area explores the language and culture of Japan and the United Kingdom from various perspectives including literature, thought, and linguistics.
| Research on British literature and culture from the mid-19th century to Modernism | Hiroshi So | |
| Modern Japanese literature focusing on poetry, fiction, and criticism from the Meiji period onward | Kazuma Tagusari | |
| Research on the history of Japanese grammar (especially after late middle period) and attituditional expressions | Ryuji Nishitani |  |
*For more information on each faculty member's research area, please see the Researcher Directory on the Kochi University website.
Kochi University Researcher Directory: https://researchers.kochi-u.ac.jp/
