FEI NING CHEN

Last Updated :2026/03/19

Affiliations, Positions
Morito Institute of Global Higher Education, Associate Professor
E-mail
fnchenhiroshima-u.ac.jp
Self-introduction
Drawing on my experience teaching Japanese at universities overseas, I have been committed to sharing the richness, depth, and appeal of the Japanese language with international students from diverse backgrounds. In recent years, I have also developed a strong interest in bilingual education and have been conducting research in this field. My academic specialization is in classical Japanese literature and comparative studies of Chinese and Japanese literature. In particular, my research focuses on uncovering the broader networks of ancient East Asia that lie beneath Japanese literature and culture, and positioning literary works within that historical and cultural context.

Basic Information

Major Professional Backgrounds

  • 2021/10/01, Hiroshima University, Morito Institute of Global Higher Education, Associate Professor
  • 2021/04/01, 2021/09/30, Hiroshima University, Graduate school of letters, CAP RESEARCHER
  • 2015/08/01, 2020/07/31, Providence University, College of Foreign Languages and Literature Department of Japanese Language and Literature, Associate Professor
  • 2017/05/01, 2017/12/31, Kobe University, Faculty of Letters, Japanese Studies Fellowship
  • 2005/08/01, 2015/07/31, Providence University, College of Foreign Languages and Literature Department of Japanese Language and Literature, Assistant Professor

Educational Backgrounds

  • Kobe University, Graduate School of Letters, Japanese literature course, Japan, 1997/04/01, 2000/03/31
  • Kobe University, Graduate School of Humanities and Faculty of Letters Kobe University, Division of Human Cultural Studies, Japan, 2000/04/01, 2004/09/30

Academic Degrees

  • Kobe University
  • Kobe University

Research Fields

  • Humanities;Literature;Japanese literature

Research Keywords

  • Japanese Language Education / Heian-Period Literature / Ancient East Asian Culture

Affiliated Academic Societies

  • Association for Asian Studies
  • American Association of Teachers of Japanese
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  • The Society for Japanese Language and Literature, Hiroshima University
  • The Society for Japanese Language and Literature, Kobe University
  • The Association for the study of Japanese Heian Literature
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  • The Wakan Comparative Literature Association Japan
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Educational Activity

Course in Charge

  1. 2025, Undergraduate Education, Year, Research Tutorial A
  2. 2025, Undergraduate Education, Second Semester, Research Tutorial I
  3. 2025, Undergraduate Education, 1Term, Intermediate Japanese D-1
  4. 2025, Undergraduate Education, 2Term, Intermediate Japanese D-2
  5. 2025, Undergraduate Education, 3Term, Intermediate Japanese A-1
  6. 2025, Undergraduate Education, 4Term, Intermediate Japanese A-2
  7. 2025, Undergraduate Education, Second Semester, Lectures on principle of research methods in humanities and social scienceI
  8. 2025, Undergraduate Education, 3Term, Elementary Japanese A (EJ-A)
  9. 2025, Undergraduate Education, Intensive, Elementary Japanese B (EJ-B)
  10. 2025, Undergraduate Education, Intensive, Intermediate Japanese A (IJ-A)
  11. 2025, Undergraduate Education, Intensive, Intermediate Japanese B (IJ-B)
  12. 2025, Undergraduate Education, Intensive, Upper-Intermediate Japanese A (UIJ-A)
  13. 2025, Undergraduate Education, Intensive, Upper-Intermediate Japanese B (UIJ-B)
  14. 2025, Graduate Education (Master's Program) , 1Term, Japanese-Chinese Translation I (Graduate)
  15. 2025, Graduate Education (Master's Program) , 3Term, Japanese-Chinese Translation II (Graduate)
  16. 2025, Graduate Education (Master's Program) , 2Term, Japanese-Chinese Interpretation I (Graduate)
  17. 2025, Graduate Education (Master's Program) , 4Term, Japanese-Chinese Interpreting II (Graduate)

Research Activities

Academic Papers

  1. Resonance between The Tale of Genji and Contemporary Fiction: Focusing on the " Wakana" Chapter, Fu Jen Journal of Foreign Languages (Fu Jen Catholic University), 202512
  2. A Most Remarkable Spectacle: What Exactly Is a Karaguruma, 58-61, 202510
  3. Application and Challenges of Generative AI in Japanese–Chinese Translation Classes — A Comparative Practice Using ChatGPT and DeepSeek —, Hiroshima University International Student Education, 1-9, 202509
  4. A Brief Study of the Ajiro-guruma, kokubunronsou Kobe University, 80-90, 2021
  5. Empress Teishi and the Biroge-no-Kuruma (Carriage Adorned with Betel-Palm Fibers), Murasaki: The Journal of the Murasaki Shikibu Society, 55, 31-40, 20181231
  6. The Birth of the Akashi Princess and the Honorable Sword: From The Tale of Genji to The Eiga Monogatari, Notes on Japanese Literature (Kobe University), 1-12, 20151231
  7. The Lady Called Senji: Referents and Fiction in The Tale of Genji, Journal of Japanese Language and Literature Taiwan University, 16-40, 20141231
  8. Imaginations Surrounding the South: Betel Nut and Ancient Japan, Providence Forum Language and Humanities, 1(8), 1-20, 20141231
  9. A Study on the Origins of the Hoto-no-kokoromi in the Otome Chapter of The Tale of Genji, Providence Forum Language and Humanities, 3(1), 79-100, 2009
  10. Unearthing the Buried "Seiryozan" in The Tale of Genji, Nihon Bungaku(Japanese Literature) Japanese Literature Association,, 58(9), 11-22, 20090930
  11. Creation of the "Ritual Space": Origins and Practices of the Gokusui-no-En, Japanese Studies and Taiwan Studies (Providence University), 20080930
  12. Senji-no-Musume and Hikaru Genji :Tracing the Appointment of the Kunaikyo in Historical Context, Kokubun Ronso Kobe University, 49-64, 20071231
  13. Fujiwara no Yorimichi and Sanjō-dono: Perspectives on Estate Succession and Kinship Relations, Kokubungaku-kenkyu note Kobe University, 1-15, 20071231
  14. Hikaru Genji as the "Ōtono": Approaches to Governance, Kokubungaku-kenkyu note Kobe University, 1-15, 20060131
  15. Inside and Outside as Seen in the Preface to Ōe no Chisato-shū, Proceedings of the 29th International Conference on Japanese Literature Research, 200511
  16. The Wet Nurses of Emperor Go-Suzaku, Kokubunronsou Kobe University, 35, 1-15, 2004

Publications such as books

  1. 2025/05/30, A Literary History of Japanese Exoticism, Betel Nut in Japan — Nara and Heian Aristocrats Visions of the Exotic, 2025, 05, Scholarly Book, Joint work, 978-4-487-81726-9, 390, 39-58

Invited Lecture, Oral Presentation, Poster Presentation

  1. Beyond the Sea: Otherworldly Motifs in The Tale of Genji, 2026 AATJ Annual Spring Conference and the AAS 2026 Annual Conference, 2026/03/12, Without Invitation, English, AATJ,AAS, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
  2. A Remarkable Sight: What Is a Karaguruma, The 2025 Autumn Meeting of the Association for the Study of Japanese Heian Literature, 2025/10/25, Without Invitation, Japanese, The Association for the Study of Japanese Heian Literature, Fukuoka University
  3. Karaguruma and the Regent Families: A Study Based on Eiga Monogatari, December Session of the Historical Narrative Seminar, 2024/12/21, Without Invitation, Japanese, the Historical Narrative Seminar
  4. The Representation of Ajiroguruma: A Study of Section 30 of The Pillow Book, The 2021 Meeting of the Hiroshima University Society of Japanese Language and Literature, 2021/07/10, Without Invitation, Japanese, Hiroshima University
  5. Empress Teishi and the Birōge no Kuruma, Tokyo Session of the Historical Narrative Seminar, 2018/12/02, Without Invitation, Japanese, Meiji University
  6. What Is the Birōge no Kuruma? A Study Based on the Birōge wa Passage in Section 30 of The Pillow Book, The 2014 Autumn Conference of the Association for the Study of Japanese Heian Literature, 2014/10/12, Without Invitation, Japanese, The Association for the Study of Japanese Heian Literature, Kyoto Women`s University
  7. Imagining the South: Court Literature and Betel Palm, Special Session of the Wakan Comparative Literature Association Japan, 2014/08/28, Without Invitation, Japanese, The Wakan Comparative Literature Association Japan, National Taiwan University
  8. Travel, Exchange, and Literary Discourse: The Development of The Tale of Genji, The Second International Academic Conference on Modernization and Communication Techniques, 2009/01/10, Without Invitation, Japanese, Co-hosted by Mie University and Zhejiang Normal University, Zhejiang Normal University
  9. The Gokusui-no-en of the Second Year of Shōtai and Emperor Uda, The Kobe University Society of Japanese Language and Literature, 2002/08, Without Invitation, Japanese, Faculty of Letters, Kobe University, Kobe University

External Funds

Acceptance Results of Competitive Funds

  1. Grants-in-Aid for Scientific Research, Fundamental Study of Heian Literature in Japan from the Perspective of Ancient Asia-Pacific Exchange Networks, 2024