Personal profile
Teaching Interests
Japanese language at all levels
Japanese culture and society
Translation (English-Japanese)
Translation technology
Administrative Posts
Deputy Head of Media, Language and Communication Studies
・Student Experience Lead
・Equality, Diversity and Inclusion (EDI) Committee Co-Lead
・Chair of the Board of Examiners
Education/Academic qualification
Bachelor of Arts, Humanities (Music), International Christian University
Master of Arts, Comparative Culture, International Christian University
Master of Studies, Classical Languages and Literature, University of Oxford
Doctor of Philosophy, Classics, University of Sydney
External positions
Vice Chair, The British Association for Teaching Japanese as a Foreign Language
1 Oct 2023 → 30 Sept 2025
Collaborations and top research areas from the last five years
Projects
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Investigating 'Decolonising the Curriculum' in Japanese language education in the UK and beyond
Fujita, T. (Co-Investigator), Narumi-Munro, F. (Co-Investigator), Ofune, C. (Co-Investigator), Tomatsuri, A. (Co-Investigator), Umezawa, K. (Co-Investigator) & Yonezawa, C. (Co-Investigator)
1/04/25 → 31/03/26
Project: Research
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Decolonising the curriculum in Japanese language education in the UK and Europe
Umezawa, K., Fujita, T., Narumi-Munro, F., Ofune, C., Tomatsuri, A. & Yonezawa, C., 13 May 2025, In: Language Learning in Higher Education. 15, 1, p. 321-333 13 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Curriculum Decolonisation in Japanese Language Education in the UK
Tomatsuri, A., Ofune, C., Fujita, T., Narumi-Munro, F., Umezawa, K. & Yonezawa, C., 13 Sept 2024.Research output: Contribution to conference › Paper › peer-review
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英国の日本語教育における Decolonising the curriculum を考える: 翻訳の授業を例に
Translated title of the contribution :Decolonising the Curriculum in Japanese Language Education in the UK Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Multilingual society: The legacy of the Tokyo Olympics and Paralympics?
Tomatsuri, A., 1 Jul 2021.Research output: Contribution to conference › Paper › peer-review
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日本語教育における大学カリキュラムの脱植民地化: 翻訳の授業から考える
Translated title of the contribution :Decolonising the Curriculum in Japanese Language Education: The use of dialogue in the translation module Research output: Contribution to conference › Paper › peer-review
Activities
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The 28th European Symposium on Japanese Language Education and the 27th BATJ Annual Conference
Tomatsuri, A. (Organiser)
28 Aug 2025 → 30 Aug 2025Activity: Participating in or organising an event › Participation in conference
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The 11th International Conference of Computer Assisted Systems for Teaching and Learning Japanese (CASTEL/J)
Tomatsuri, A. (Organiser)
26 Aug 2025 → 27 Aug 2025Activity: Participating in or organising an event › Participation in conference
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The 26th BATJ Annual Conference
Tomatsuri, A. (Organiser)
30 Aug 2024Activity: Participating in or organising an event › Participation in conference
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British Association for Japanese Studies (External organisation)
Tomatsuri, A. (Member)
2017 → …Activity: Membership › Network, Working Group or Professional Association
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The British Association for Teaching Japanese as a Foreign Language (External organisation)
Tomatsuri, A. (Vice Chair)
1 Oct 2014 → 30 Sept 2025Activity: Membership › Committee
Press/Media
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Japanese language teaching in U.K. tackling outdated perceptions
Tomatsuri, A., Narumi-Munro, F., Umezawa, K., Fujita, T., Yonezawa, C. & Ofune, C.
11/01/26
1 Media contribution
Press/Media: Media Coverage or Contribution