Isam R. Hamza

LACC Director/ Chairman
isam.hamza@ejust.edu.eg

Personal Info

Egypt Japan University for Science and Technology B10-F9

Liberal Arts and Culture Center ( LACC )

Isam R. Hamza is Professor of Japanese Studies. He received his Litt.D. in Japanese Studies from Osaka University, Japan in 1991. Prior of his current academic appointment, he was appointed a Dean of Faculty of foreign languages and Translation at Misr University of Science and Technology, "Marubeni" Chair in Humanities at Qatar University, State of Qatar, Professor of Japanese Studies, a head of Japanese Language and Literature Department, and a Vice-Dean at Faculty of Arts, Cairo University, Egypt. He also taught at Osaka University for foreign Studies, Osaka University of Education, Waseda University, Defense Academy of Japan, and Cairo University. His publications Have appeared in :Faculty of letters Bulletin of Osaka University, Periodical of the Scientific Association for History of Japanese Thought, Mitashi-gakkai at Keio University, Studies in Asian Cultures Periodical at International Christian University in Tokyo-Japan, Center for Political and Strategic Studies at Al-Ahram Institution, Asian Center Studies of Faculty of Economic and Political Studies, and the Bulletin of Faculty of Arts at Cairo University Egypt.

Publications

A) Books:

In Japanese

1- Conversation in the Arabic Language (co-authored)

Institute of Asian and African Languages and Cultures, Tokyo University for Foreign Studies. 1989.

 

In Arabic

2- The Asian Tigers: Experiences in Beating Backwardness (contribution)

Al-Ahram Center for Political and Strategic Studies, Al-Ahram Institution, Cairo. 1995.

 

B) Dissertations

In Japanese

1- MA Thesis: “Egyptian Studies in Japan in the Meiji Era and its Intellectual Background”. Faculty of Letters Magazine, Osaka University. Issue 16. 1982.

2- PhD Dissertation: Conceptions of Nation-Building in Pre-Modern Japan. Osaka University, Japan. 1991.

 

C) Research

In Japanese

1- Egyptian Studies in Japan in the Meiji Era. Faculty of Letters Magazine. Osaka University. Issue 16. 1982.

2- Us and Chōmin. Volume 16. Published in the Collected Corrected Works of Nakae Chōmin. Iwanami Publishers in Tokyo 1986.

3- “Images of the Modern State for Yokoi Shōnan”. Periodical of the Scientific Association for History of Japanese Thought, Japan. 1987.

4- “Theory of Rebuilding Society for Atsutane School”. Periodical of the Scientific Association for History of Japanese Thought, Japan. 1991.

5- “Japanese Language in Egypt”. Magazine of the Japanese Language Institute. Volume 2. Japan Foundation Publishing House. Toyko, 1995.

6- “Japan’s View of the World at the End of the Tokugawa Era before the Coming of the Perry Fleet”. Issue 22. From the Studies in Asian Cultures Periodical. International Christian University. Tokyo 1996.

7- “The Arab View of Japan”. Magazine of the Diplomatic Forum (Gaiko Forum). April 2004 Issue.

8- “Awareness of the Other in the History of Japanese Thought”. Saheifat al- Alsun .Issue 21. P. 339-358. January 2005. Ain Shams University.

9- “On the Periods of Transition in Modern and Contemporary Japanese Thought”. Philology. Issue XLIV/2. P. 529-555. June 2005. Ain Shams University.

10- “The Asian Idea in Japan”. Shigaku "Issue 1. Volume 75. P. 128-139. June 2006 Mitashi-gakkai. Keio University, Japan.

11- “Constituents of Dialogue of Civilizations between Japan and the Islamic World”. Fikr wa Ibdaa. Part 37. P. 39-55. November 2006. Association of Modern Literature.

12- “Will Islam Become a Japanese Religion?”. Islam in the Japanese Society Conference. Kokugakuin University. October 2010. (Forthcoming)

13- “An Outlook for the Future of Islamic World Areas Studies in Japan”. Third International Conference for Islamic World Areas Studies. Kyoto, Japan. December 2010. (Forthcoming)

 

In English

14-       “Modern Japan and Egypt. Excerpts from the History of the Relationship between the Two Countries”. P. 28-34.

The Information Bulletin. Information & Culture Center, Embassy of Japan – Cairo. March 1995.

15-       “Islam in Japanese Mind”. P. 241-264                                      

        The Faculty of Arts Bulletin, Cairo University. January 2004

16-       “An Approach to Mutual Concepts for the Future Sustainability”. Proceeding of the International Cairo conference on "Cultural Values and Sustainability for the Future – Dialogue between Egypt and Japan. P. 36-42. December 2005.

17- “Japanese Efforts to Build Smart Power in the Gulf”,( Building Knowledge Based-Economies in the Gulf: Opportunities, Challenges and Pitfalls),Gerlach Books, London,2018.

In Arabic

18-       “Cultural and Religious Conditions in East Asia: The Case of Japan and the Pacific Ocean”. The Asian Tigers: Experiences in Beating Backwardness. Chapter Four. P. 127-158. Al-Ahram Center for Political and Strategic Studies. Al-Ahram Institution. 1995.

19-       “Al-Ayyam and the Arab Studies State in Japan”. Memorial Issue in the Twenty-Fifth Memorial of Taha Hussein. Second Volume of the Faculty of Arts Magazine. P. 771-783. Cairo University. 1998.

20-       “Under Ground Theater in Contemporary Japan”. Theater Dictionary. Volume 5. General Egyptian Book Authority. 1999.

21-       “Hirohito”. From the book of Asia’s Greatest People of the 20th Century. P. 27-38. Center for Asian Studies, Faculty of Economics of Political Sciences, Cairo University. 2000.

22-       “Egyptian Studies in Japan”. Egyptian-Japanese Relations. P. 113-138. Center for Asian Studies, Faculty of Economics of Political Sciences, Cairo University. 2000.

23-       “The Asian Idea in Japan”. Greatest Asian Political Ideas in the 20th Century. P. 93-139. Center for Asian Studies, Faculty of Economics and Political Sciences, Cairo University. 2001.

24-  Shūji Terayama’s Drama: On the Doll’s House Play. Theater Magazine (Special Issue). General Egyptian Book Authority. October 2001.

25-       “Japanese Studies in Egypt and the Arab World”. Arab-Asian Relations: Towards a Bright Future. P. 378-401. Jordanian University, Amman. Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan, 2003.

26-       “Constituents of Dialogue of Civilizations between Japan and the Islamic World”. P. 1-28. Center for Asian Studies, Faculty of Economics and Political Sciences, Cairo University. 2005.

27-       “Contemporary Japanese Novel Trends”. The Art of the Novel Magazine. The Egyptian general Book Authority. 2008.

 

D) Translated Works

From Japanese into English

1- "Dialogue at Numayama" A Dialogue between Yokoi Shonan and One of His Disciples". Osaka University, 1985.

 

From Arabic into Japanese

1- Mubarak and Education: A Look into the Future. New Rosa Al-Youssef. December 1992.

2- An Achievement Reached and a Better Future. 1981-1999, Al-Ahram Newspaper. 1993.

 

From Japanese into Arabic

1- Little Thumbling, Dar Al-Shorouk Publishing, 2006. [Recommendation from the Japan Foundation- Arts and Cultural Exchange Program]

2- The Mysterious Drum and Other Stories.Dar Al-Shorouk Publishing, 2006. [Recommendation from the Japan Foundation- Arts and Cultural Exchange Program]

3- My Friends. Dar Al-Shorouk Publishing, 2006. [Recommendation from the Japan Foundation- Arts and Cultural Exchange Program]

4- The Colorful Fish Escaped.  Dar Al-Shorouk Publishing, 2006. [Recommendation from the Japan Foundation- Arts and Cultural Exchange Program]

5- Meiji: Human Powers that Led Change. Dar Al-Shorouk Publishing, 2008. [Recommendation from the Japan Foundation- Arts and Cultural Exchange Program]

6- The Basic Japanese-Arabic Dictionary (co-authored).  Dar Al-Shorouk Publishing, 2010. [Recommendation from the Japan Foundation- Arts and Cultural Exchange Program]

7- The Bamboo Cutter. National Center for Translation. Cairo,2014.