Contemporary Tanka Criticism Award
1 appearances
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Edition 15 (1997) excellent work
Yuka Kawaji
かわじ ゆか
Kawaji Yuka
Profile
- Gender
- Female
- Born
- 1959-08-00
- Nationality
- Japan
- Languages
- Japanese
Career
- Occupations
- Japanese language education scholar, tanka poet, university lecturer, researcher
- Active Years
- 1988-
- Affiliations
- Kyorin University, Tokyo University of Foreign Studies, Hitotsubashi University, Toyo University, Shinjuku Japanese Language School, International Friendship Association
- Memberships
- Modern Tanka Poets' Association, Japan Writers' Association
- Influenced By
- Junji Kinoshita, Yasuhide Yamamoto
Education
| Institution | Faculty | Department | Degree | Period | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Keio Girls' High School | — | — | — | 1975-1978 | Japan |
| Keio University | Faculty of Economics | Department of Economics | — | — | Japan |
| Keio University Graduate School of Letters | — | Japanese Literature (Master's program) | — | — | Japan |
| Hitotsubashi University Graduate School of Language and Society | — | Doctoral program (credits earned, withdrew) | 博士（学術） | — | Japan |
Keio Girls' High School
Period:
1975-1978
Year of Graduation:
1978
Country:
Japan
Keio University
Faculty of Economics
/ Department of Economics
Country:
Japan
Keio University Graduate School of Letters
Japanese Literature (Master's program)
Country:
Japan
Completed master's program
Hitotsubashi University Graduate School of Language and Society
Doctoral program (credits earned, withdrew)
Degree:
博士（学術）
Year of Graduation:
2004
Country:
Japan
Doctoral dissertation on Japanese language education as an 'international cultural project' under the wartime system: the International Cultural Promotion Association and the International Friendship Association (1934–1945).
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1997 | Gendai Tanka Criticism Prize (Excellence Award) | — | — | — | 受賞 |
Gendai Tanka Criticism Prize (Excellence Award)
1997
Result:
受賞
Awards & Nominations
Works
Major Works
Nihongo Farm
1995 Tanka collectionFirst tanka collection. Poems observing everyday life and language.
everyday lifelanguageself
Dawn of the Only-Child Empire: China Seen Up Close
1995 Travel / ReportageA travelogue-style account of experiences in China.
Chinastudy abroadcross-cultural
Hundred-Year Future
2000 Tanka collectionSecond tanka collection exploring time and memory.
timememoryfuture
The Birth of Japanese Language Schools for Non–Chinese-Character Students
2006 Research / AcademicA scholarly study on the history and systems of Japanese-language education for students from non–Chinese-character cultures.
history of Japanese language educationinternational studentseducational systems
Magic School
2008 Tanka collectionThird tanka collection addressing wonder and imagination in daily life.
fantasyeveryday lifeimagination
Japanese Language Education and War: The Ideals and Transformations of the 'International Cultural Project'
2011 Research / HistoryA research work examining wartime Japanese-language education based on historical materials.
warhistory of Japanese language educationinternational cultural projects
Donald Keene: My Japanese Language Training (co-authored)
2014 Conversation / Co-authoredCo-authored with Donald Keene; dialogues and records about Keene's experience learning Japanese.
language learningmemoirJapanese
Night Cherry-Blossom Disposition
2015 Tanka collectionFourth tanka collection incorporating Japanese culture and seasonal sensibilities.
seasonalityJapanese culturenature
Orange Moonlit Night
2024 Tanka collectionFifth tanka collection: works that view everyday life with a mature perspective.
maturityeveryday lifesentiment
Bibliography
- Nihongo Farm
- Dawn of the Only-Child Empire: China Seen Up Close
- Japanese for Prospective University Students: Beginner — Teacher's Guide (co-authored)
- Hundred-Year Future
- 31 Syllables of Japanese — From Modern Tanka to Ancient Songs (co-authored)
- Agricultural Education under the Wartime Regime and Chinese International Students (co-authored)
- The Birth of Japanese Language Schools for Non–Chinese-Character Students
- International Friendship Association 'Japanese Textbooks' 1940–1943 (7-volume compendium)
- Magic School
- Japanese Language Education and War: The Ideals and Transformations of the 'International Cultural Project'
- Donald Keene: My Japanese Language Training (co-authored)
- Marian and the Model Maria Gibbon
- Night Cherry-Blossom Disposition
- History of Japanese Language Learning and Education: Crossing Borders of Words and People
- Staring Down Japanese: The Invisible Boy's Struggle to Learn (co-authored)
- Yuka Kawaji: Collected Tanka (Gendai Tanka Library 161)
- Japanese Is Tough and Deep: Lineages of 'Foreigners' Who Met a Recalcitrant Language
- Orange Moonlit Night
- One Hundred Poems of Toki Zenmaro (Tanka Poet Introduction 10)
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- concise, observational tankascholarly writing grounded in historical sources
- Recurring Motifs
- intersection of language and culturestudy-abroad and overseas experienceseasons and everyday life
Legacy
Active both as a scholar of the history of Japanese language education and as a modern tanka poet, she played a key role in organizing and making public prewar and wartime Japanese-language education materials. Her long practical experience in language education and academic research have contributed to international Japanese studies and the history of Japanese language education.
Academic Societies
- Modern Tanka Poets' Association
- Japan Writers' Association
Archives
- Naganuma Naoki Collection (TUFS Library)
Trivia
- Helped facilitate the digital publication of prewar, wartime, and occupation-period Japanese-language education materials at the TUFS library (Naganuma Naoki Collection).
- Has teaching experience at Xi'an Jiaotong University (China).
- Co-authored a book with Donald Keene.