YUTO SAIJO

Last Updated :2026/08/26

Affiliations, Positions
Morito Institute of Global Higher Education, Associate Professor
E-mail
ysaijohiroshima-u.ac.jp
Self-introduction
My research fields are Japanese language education and sociolinguistics. In particular, my research focuses on the following three areas: (1) persuasive strategies used by monolingual and bilingual speakers in multilingual societies; (2) the classroom culture of Japanese language teachers in developing countries, including their beliefs about learning, teaching, and education; and (3) Japanese language education and Japanese language teacher training curricula in Central Asia, particularly in Kyrgyzstan, as well as collaborative research between Japan and Kyrgyzstan. I am also engaged in the development of textbooks for Japanese language teacher training and teaching materials for Japanese language learners, including presentation materials and Japanese learner's dictionaries. Applicants who have graduated from a university outside Japan and wish to apply to the Teaching Japanese as a Second Language Program, Graduate School of Education, Humanities and Social Sciences (Master's Program, Doctoral Program, or research student) as privately financed international students, or who wish to apply for a Japanese Government (MEXT) Scholarship as Research Students through Embassy Recommendation, University Recommendation, or other schemes, should submit their application through the International Admissions Assistant System (IAAS) (https://www.iao.hiroshima-u.ac.jp/). Before submitting an application through IAAS, please carefully check the eligibility requirements for admission as a graduate student or research student, as well as the relevant language proficiency requirements.

Basic Information

Major Professional Backgrounds

  • 2025/10/01, Graduate School of Humanities and Social Sciences, Hiroshima Univeristy, Teaching Japanese as a Second Language Program, Associate professor(concurrent appointment)
  • 2023/04/01, Hiroshima University, Morito Institute of Global Higher Education, Associate Professor
  • 2018/04/01, 2023/03/31, Shikoku University, Language Education Division(Japanese Language Education), Center for Faculty-wide General Education, Assistant professor
  • 2017/12/01, 2018/03/31, Shikoku University, Center for Faculty-wide General Education, Instructor, Special Japanese Language Course
  • 2015/10/01, 2017/10/04, K.Karasaev Bishkek Humanities University, Department of Japanese Philology, Faculty of Oriental Studies and International Relations, Senior lecturer(Japan Overseas Cooperation Volunteer (JOCV), Japanese Language Education)

Academic Degrees

  • Master of Education, Naruto University of Education
  • Doctor of Philosophy in Education, Hiroshima University

Educational Activity

  • [Master's Program] Graduate School of Humanities and Social Sciences : Division of Educational Sciences : Teaching Japanese as a Second Language Program
  • [Doctoral Program] Graduate School of Humanities and Social Sciences : Division of Educational Sciences : Teaching Japanese as a Second Language Program

Research Fields

  • Humanities;Linguistics;Japanese language education
  • Humanities;Linguistics;Linguistics
  • Social sciences;Education;Sociology of education

Research Keywords

  • discourse
  • Japanese language teacher training
  • Kyrgyzstan
  • Central Asian studies
  • persuasion
  • Japanese language education
  • interpersonal communication

Educational Activity

Course in Charge

  1. 2026, Undergraduate Education, 1Term, Research Tutorial II
  2. 2026, Undergraduate Education, 2Term, Advanced Japanese Listening A
  3. 2026, Undergraduate Education, 4Term, Advanced Japanese Listening B
  4. 2026, Undergraduate Education, 1Term, Upper-Intermediate Japanese D-1
  5. 2026, Undergraduate Education, 1Term, Upper-Intermediate Japanese D-1
  6. 2026, Undergraduate Education, 1Term, Advanced Japanese Listening A-1
  7. 2026, Undergraduate Education, 1Term, Advanced Japanese Listening A-2
  8. 2026, Undergraduate Education, 2Term, Upper-Intermediate Japanese D-2
  9. 2026, Undergraduate Education, 2Term, Upper-Intermediate Japanese D-2
  10. 2026, Undergraduate Education, 3Term, Upper-Intermediate Japanese A-1
  11. 2026, Undergraduate Education, 3Term, Upper-Intermediate Japanese A-1
  12. 2026, Undergraduate Education, 3Term, Advanced Japanese Listening B-1
  13. 2026, Undergraduate Education, 3Term, Advanced Japanese Listening B-2
  14. 2026, Undergraduate Education, 4Term, Upper-Intermediate Japanese A-2
  15. 2026, Undergraduate Education, 4Term, Upper-Intermediate Japanese A-2
  16. 2026, Undergraduate Education, Second Semester, Lectures on sociolinguistic sciences A
  17. 2026, Undergraduate Education, First Semester, Lectures on sociolinguistic sciences B
  18. 2026, Undergraduate Education, Second Semester, Research Methods of on Language and cultural education
  19. 2026, Undergraduate Education, Second Semester, Lectures on principle of research methods in humanities and social scienceI
  20. 2026, Undergraduate Education, First Semester, Lectures on principle of research methods in humanities and social scienceII
  21. 2026, Graduate Education (Master's Program) , First Semester, Research Methods in Teaching Japanese as a Second Language
  22. 2026, Graduate Education (Master's Program) , First Semester, Tutorial Seminar in Special Topics
  23. 2026, Graduate Education (Master's Program) , Second Semester, Tutorial Seminar in Special Topics

Award of Education

  1. 2026/03/17, Honorary professor, K.Karasaev Bishkek State University
  2. 2025/10/27, 100th Anniversary Commemorative Medal, Kyrgyz National University named after J. Balasagyn
  3. 2024/12/20, President's Award, Kyrgyz National University named after J.Balasagyn
  4. 2017/09/26, Honorary associate professor, K.Karasaev Bishkek Humanities University

Research Activities

Academic Papers

  1. Implementation of CLIL-Based Japanese Language Learning Using ICT on Hiroshima’s Food Culture in Universities of Kyrgyzstan, Japanese Language at University: Current Issues in Teaching, 139-149, 202603
  2. Politeness and Laughter in Japanese Classroom Discourse: Comparing Native and Non-Native Teachers in Kyrgyz Higher Education Institutions, NIDABA: Journal of the Linguistic Society of West Japan, 77-87, 202603
  3. Planning and Implementation of CLIL Japanese Language Classes at Higher Education Institutions in Kyrgyzstan, Journal of Society for Interdisciplinary Science, 1-8, 202603
  4. How Learners of Japanese Perceive Politeness Levels in Non-desu/masu Forms? : With a Focus on Hearer-Orientation, Journal of Japanese language education, 141-149, 20251225
  5. Persuasion Strategies Among Monolingual and Bilingual Speakers in the Multilingual Society of Kyrgyzstan: Focusing on ethos and topos in written statements of opinion in Kyrgyz and Russian, Bulletin of the Graduate School of Humanities and Social Sciences, Hiroshima University. Studies in education, 299-308, 202412
  6. Japanese Speech Writing and Instruction Focusing on Persuasive Strategies, Bulletin of the Kyrgyz Association of Japanese Language Teachers: Japanese Language Education Studies in Kyrgyzstan, 6-15, 202403
  7. Review of Research on Classroom Culture and Values in Japanese Language Teaching Abroad: Focus on the beliefs about learning, teachers, and classes, Bulletin of the Graduate School of Humanities and Social Sciences, Hiroshima University. Studies in education, 306-315, 20231222
  8. Characteristics of Text Structure among Bilinguals Sharing the Same Sociocultural Background: A Comparison of Opinion Essays in Kyrgyz and Russian, NIDABA: Journal of the Linguistic Society of West Japan, 51(51), 1-21, 20220331
  9. Persuasion Strategies of Bilinguals from the Same Sociocultural Background: Focusing on the Topic of Opinion Essays in Kyrgyz and Russian, Bulletin of the Graduate School of Humanities and Social Sciences, Hiroshima University. Studies in education, 454-463, 20211223
  10. Practice of “Introduction to multiculturalism” inspired by local cultures across the world: Toward the acquisition of knowledge and attitudes required in the global society, Journal of Plurilingual and Multilingual Education, 140-150, 20201201
  11. Overview and Future Perspective of Contrastive Rhetoric Studies on Persuasive Writing, The Journal of Educational Research, 24(0), 13-22, 20190305
  12. An Overview and a Vision of Japanese Studies in Kyrgyz Republic through the Bibliography Project, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of Kyrgyz Republic, 45-50, 2019
  13. Practice Teaching Japanese as Foreign Language: Objective and further prospect of pedagogical practice in the Kyrgyz Republic, Naruto University of Education, Journal of International Educational Cooperation, 10(10), 11-17, 20170201

Publications such as books

  1. 2025/10/25, Studies on Japanese Language and Culture Education in Kyrgyzstan: Researcher Development in Japan Studies, Lesson Design, Teacher Beliefs, and Discourse Analysis, Toiart Press(Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan), 2025, 10, Scholarly Book, Compilation, キルギス語, Yuto Saijo, Asel Dzhunushalieva, Mairam Zholbulakova, 9789967962644, 200, 200
  2. 2025/03, Japanese Language and Culture Education in Kyrgyzstan: Theory, Practice, and Research, Toiart(Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan), 2025, Scholarly Book, Single work, 英語, Yuto Saijo, 9789967948594, 158, 158
  3. 2021/02, Asian Education Information Series, Volume 3: South, Central, and West Asia, Ichigeisha, Scholarly Book, jpn, Yutaka Otsuka; Yuki Ohara; Kazuhiro Nemoto; Shiho Tanaka; Motohiro Miyazaki; Yusuke Nakajima; Yuto Saijo; Mayaka Hida, 9784863592292, 130, 91-105
  4. 2018, Bibliography of Japan Studies in Kyrgyzstan, Toiart(Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan), Scholarly Book, Joint work, ロシア語、日本語, Yuto Saijo; Asel Dzunushalieva, 9789967478114, 107