Funding
Note: All the following funding is Grants-in-Aid for Scientific Research<KAKENHI>, which are competitive research funds administered by the Japan Society for the Promotion of Science and subsidized by the Government of Japan.
April 2023–March 2028
Research project: Comparative International Research on Rebuilding the Lives of Survivors of Conflict Related Sexual Violence in Post-Conflict Settings
Project/Area Number: 23K11692
Research Category: Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (C)
Allocation Type: Multi-year Fund
Review Section: Basic Section 80030 Gender studies-related
Research Institution: Meisei University
Budget Amount: ¥4,030,000 (approximately $26826)
Outline of Final Research Achievements:
In this study, I uncovered that the care activities aimed at restoring the dignity of 'comfort women' survivors, carried out by their supporters, highlight the need for long-term care for rape survivors, which has been overlooked in previous security studies. Additionally, I argued that the effectiveness of these care activities in restoring the survivors' dignity is contingent upon power dynamics related to gender, sexuality, ethnicity, religion, and the global economic structure that encompasses the survivors. It is crucial to pay careful attention to the power dynamics between survivors and supporters in order to consider how care is provided to survivors.
April 2019–March 2023
Research project: A new security study from an ethics of care perspective: focusing on wartime rape
Project/Area Number: 19K20581
Research Category: Grant-in-Aid for Early-Career Scientists
Allocation Type: Multi-year Fund
Review Section: Basic Section 80030 Gender studies-related
Research Institution: Meisei University
Budget Amount: ¥4,680,000 (approximately $31153)
Outline of Research at the Start:
The purpose of this research is to elucidate how female survivors of Conflict-Related Sexual Violence (hereinafter referred to as CRSV) can reconstruct their lives after conflict. The research focuses on three cases: 1) "Comfort Women" of the Japanese military during the Asia-Pacific War, 2) large-scale CRSV occurring during the Bosnia and Herzegovina conflict, and 3) CRSV during the Rwandan conflict.
April 2015–March 2019
Research project: Study on the global governance of security from a gender perspective
Project/Area Number: 15K16594
Research Category: Grant-in-Aid for Young Scientists (B)
Allocation Type: Multi-year Fund
Research Field: Gender
Research Institution: Ochanomizu University
Budget Amount: ¥3,640,000 (approximately $31665)