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839 search results for “japan studies” in the Staff website

• An educational tool? Japanese children's books were more than that News - 1 September 2022

  It was long thought that the early development of Japanese children's books served mainly as a propaganda tool of the state: the literature was supposed to have been written to shape children into perfect citizens. PhD student Aafke van Ewijk nuances this image. Children's book writers wanted to have…

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  Marc Buijnsters Lecturer

  Faculty of Humanities

  m.m.e.buijnsters@hum.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272920

• Japan's Iron Lady? Sanae Takaichi and the New Japanese Government Event - 18 November 2025

  Debate

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  Siavash Rafiee Rad Assistant Professor Persian

  Faculty of Humanities

  s.rafiee.rad@hum.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5273942

• Study results

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  Jan Just Witkam Professor emeritus

  Faculty of Humanities

  j.j.witkam@hum.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727

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  Gabe van Beijeren Bergen en Henegouwen Language Skills Lecturer

  Faculty of Humanities

  g.g.van.beijeren.bergen.en.henego@hum.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5276509

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  Bareez Majid Postdoc

  Faculty of Humanities

  b.majid@hum.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5275154

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  James McAllister Professor

  Faculty of Humanities

  j.w.mcallister@phil.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272004

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  Lukas Milevski Assistant professor

  Faculty of Humanities

  l.milevski@hum.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5271288

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  Murat Dirican Postdoc / Marie Curie fellow

  Faculty of Archaeology

  m.dirican@arch.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727

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  Anne Sytske Keijser Lecturer

  Faculty of Humanities

  a.s.keijser@hum.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272217

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  Petra de Bruijn University Lecturer Turkish Studies

  Faculty of Humanities

  p.de.bruijn@hum.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272592

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  Lucas da Costa Maciel Postdoc

  Faculty of Archaeology

  l.da.costa.maciel@arch.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727

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  Carina van den Hoven Guest researcher

  Faculty of Humanities

  c.van.den.hoven@hum.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727

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  Lieke Bes Research assistant

  Faculty of Archaeology

  l.m.c.bes@arch.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727

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  Max Willem Lenssen PhD candidate

  Faculty of Archaeology

• Leiden Study System Student success

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• Chinese Calligraphy for everybody Course

  Arts and leisure, Arts and leisure

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  Judith Naeff University Lecturer International Studies

  Faculty of Humanities

  j.a.naeff@hum.leidenuniv.nl | 070 8004192

• Study and training expenses Individual Choices Model

  If you follow a study or training programme, you can under certain conditions offset your study and training costs against your gross salary.

• Middle East Studies Lectures Event
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  Casper Wits University Lecturer East Asia Studies

  Faculty of Humanities

  c.wits@hum.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5276006

• Erasmus+ for Studies Scholarship

  Bachelor, Master

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  Jamaseb Soltani External PhD candidate

  Faculteit der Rechtsgeleerdheid

  j.soltani@hum.leidenuniv.nl | 070 8009512

• Barrier-free studying

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  Mirjam de Baar Professor

  Faculty of Humanities

  m.p.a.de.baar@hum.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5276416

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  Hossam Ahmed Lecturer

  Faculty of Humanities

  h.i.a.a.ahmed@hum.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5274417

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  Emi Yamamoto Skills Lecturer

  Faculty of Humanities

  e.yamamoto@hum.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5271565

• New Visiting Professor for Central European Studies Saskia Jaszoltowski delivers talk about her work News - 16 February 2026

  On Tuesday, February 10, 2026, Professor Saskia Jaszoltowski, the new Visiting Professor for Central European Studies at Leiden University joined students, colleagues and friends of Austrian Studies at Leiden for a lunch-time talk that introduced her exciting research to our community.

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  Wim Willems Professor emeritus

  Faculty of Humanities

  w.h.willems@hum.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5271646

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  Simon van der Straten PhD candidate

  Faculty of Archaeology

  s.van.der.straten@arch.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727

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  Jacqueline Hylkema Assistant Professor

  Faculty of Governance and Global Affairs

  j.j.hylkema@luc.leidenuniv.nl | 070 8009500

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  Michaël Opgenhaffen University Lecturer

  Faculty of Humanities

  m.p.a.opgenhaffen@hum.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272969

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  Ae Ree Nam Lecturer

  Faculty of Humanities

  a.r.nam@hum.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5276415

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  Lindsay Black Associate Professor

  Faculty of Humanities

  l.black@hum.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272218

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  Liesbeth Minnaard University Lecturer

  Faculty of Humanities

  e.minnaard@hum.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272358

• Studying for a PhD

  Leiden University guides PhD candidates step by step from the start to the defence. You will find more information here about admission, the PhD track, and completion, as well as answers to questions such as: what conditions must I meet? What requirements must my dissertation meet? And what is involved…

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  Paul van Els University Lecturer Chinese Studies

  Faculty of Humanities

  p.van.els@hum.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272595

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  Jean-Pierre van der Rest Scientific Director / Professor

  Faculteit der Rechtsgeleerdheid

  j.i.van.der.rest@law.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5276135

• Kuiper-Overpelt Study Fund Scholarship

  Master

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  Ernestine van der Wall Professor emeritus

  Faculty of Humanities

  e.g.e.van.der.wall@hum.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727

• LUF International Study Fund (LISF) Scholarship

  Bachelor, Master

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  Jin Hee Park University Lecturer Korean

  Faculty of Humanities

  j.h.park@hum.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5275755

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  Surya Suryadi Lecturer

  Faculty of Humanities

  s.suryadi@hum.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272414

• ‘Tikitoki’ or ‘Tikutoku’? Speech variation among bilinguals in Japan’s Brazilian Diaspora Event - 23 April 2025

  Lecture, LIAS After-Lunch Talk Series

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  Petra Sijpesteijn Professor

  Faculty of Humanities

  p.m.sijpesteijn@hum.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272027

• Muslim Women in a Non-Muslim World: Navigating Identities in Sendai, Japan Event - 3 September 2025

  PhD defence

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  Matthew Frear Assistant professor

  Faculty of Humanities

  m.j.frear@hum.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272089

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  Astrid Vandendaele Assistant professor

  Faculty of Humanities

  a.vandendaele@hum.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5274172