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Komatsu Lab
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A lab that supports interaction so that students from different cultures can become friends.
AboutAbout the lab
Supporting people from different cultures in becoming friends
The Komatsu Lab studies support for intercultural exchange so that people with different cultural backgrounds can become friends.
It examines where the problems that hinder interaction between international students and Japanese students lie and how they can be improved.
Japanese-language classes and counseling services for international students also serve as places to gain clues for deepening interaction.
In recent years, the lab has also been working on how international students and Japanese students differ in their understanding of leadership.
Key terms
- Intercultural exchange
- Interaction between people who grew up in different cultures, through language and activities
- International student counseling
- University offices and activities where international students can seek advice on their studies, daily life, and career paths
- Leadership
- The function of bringing people together in a group and moving activities forward. What counts as leadership varies by culture
ResearchResearch themes
The lab studies support for people with different cultural backgrounds to become friends. Drawing on Japanese-language classes and counseling for international students, it considers where the problems that hinder interaction between international students and Japanese students lie and how they can be improved.
*Illustrative imageCultural Diversity in the Workplace
A workplace where employees from other countries can work comfortably requires an atmosphere that accepts diverse cultures. The lab compares how former international students working in Japan and Japanese employees each perceive diversity in their workplaces.
*Illustrative imageListening to the Journeys of Former International Students
Life after studying abroad also comes with language and cultural barriers. The lab interviews former international graduate students who have moved between Japan and China about balancing study abroad, work, and child-rearing, and considers ways to support people from different cultures.
MembersFaculty
- Associate ProfessorMidori KomatsuPublications ↗
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The top and research theme images are illustrative and were not taken at the lab. They are cropped from Wikimedia Commons images. Cropped CC BY-SA images are provided under the same CC BY-SA license as the original (version shown on each line).
- Top image: “German terrestrial globe, circa 1725 1” Mike Peel / CC BY-SA 4.0 (cropped)
- Cultural Diversity in the Workplace: “NASA’s UAP Independent Study Team Meeting (NHQ )” NASA Headquarters / NASA/Joel Kowsky / Public domain (cropped)
- Listening to the Journeys of Former International Students: “Okinawa International University Students Visit Camp Kinser (9134965)” U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Jonathan Rodriguez Pastrana / Public domain (cropped)
- Related lab (水野研究室): “Tactile paving in China 3” Mx. Granger / CC0 (cropped)
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コリーン・クリスティーナ研究室): “Chuzao-Hosozao-shamisen” Ryukei / CC BY-SA 3.0 (cropped)
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