Professor of Gender, Media and Digital Culture, School of Information and Communication, Meiji University
Updated on 2026/10/06
Professor of Gender, Media and Digital Culture, School of Information and Communication, Meiji University
PhD in Sociology (Dr. rer. soc.) ( 2007.7 Ruhr-Universität Bochum, Germany )
digital platform
media
digital technology
intimacy
gender
AI
Humanities & social sciences / Gender studies
Humanities & social sciences / Sociology / Sociology/Media Studies
Utrecht University ICON (Institute for Cultural Inquiry)/Department of Media and Culture Studies Visiting Researcher
2023.4 - 2024.3
University of Amsterdam Amsterdam School for Cultural Analysis (ASCA) Visiting Researcher
2022.4 - 2023.3
Meiji University School of Information and Communication Professor
2026.10
Meiji University School of Information and Communication Associate Professor
2014.4 - 2026.9
Meiji University School of Information and Communication Assistant Professor
2011.4 - 2014.3
German Institute for Japanese Studies (DIJ Tokyo) Senior Research Fellow
2008.4 - 2011.3
University of Kassel Faculty of Social Sciences Adjunct Instructor
2006.10 - 2007.3
Heinrich-Heine-University of Dusseldorf Modern Japanese Studies Assistant Professor (Wissenschaftliche Mitarbeiterin)
2004.4 - 2004.8
Ochanomizu University Institute for Gender Studies Research Collaborator
2002.4 - 2002.8
Heinrich-Heine-University of Dusseldorf Modern Japanese Studies Research Assistant (Wissenschaftliche Hilfskraft)
2000.5 - 2001.12
International Society for Gender Studies
International Sociological Association
The Japan Sociological Society
Japan Association for Media, Journalism and Communication Studies
International Communication Association
Japan Society for Sport and Gender Studies
Cambridge University Press Editorial Board member, Book Series (Elements: Digital Asia)
2026.8
Gender Equality Council, Meguro Ward, Tokyo Member (President, 2026-2028)
2020.6
Committee type:Municipal
Springer Nature Editorial Board member, International Journal of the Sociology of Leisure
2024.2
De Gruyter Brill Editorial Board member, Book Series (Technology, Power & Society)
2023.2
Romancing AI: New digital intimacies in contemporary Japan (forthcoming in 2026) Reviewed
Hiromi Tanaka, Michelle S. H. Ho
T. C. Bächle & C. Katzenbach (Eds.), Artificial Intelligence and the Human. Routledge. 2026
Artificial intelligence's sexual politics: Three modes and the case of Japan Reviewed
Hiromi Tanaka, Michelle H. S. Ho
D. Nguyen, B. Mutsvairo, & J. Zeng (Eds.), Technology, Power & Society: Global Perspectives on the Digital Transformation. Brill. 228 - 250 2025.8
Kawaii aesthetics in human-machine romance: Reimagining gender, cuteness, and digital intimacy in A.I. Love You (2016) Invited
Pei-Sze Chow, Jacopo Barbero, Hiromi Tanaka, Michelle H. S. Ho
E. Giannoulis (Ed.), The Future of Humans and Emotional Machines. Routledge. 107 - 119 2025.7
Qian Huang, Jing Zeng, Hiromi Tanaka, Saif Shahin
Convergence: The International Journal of Research into New Media Technologies 31 ( 3 ) 715 - 727 2025.6
Platform capitalism and gender: Platformization and new cultural practices as labor
Hiromi Tanaka
Japan Journal of Media, Journalism and Communication Studies ( 106 ) 35 - 50 2025.1
Michelle H. S. Ho, Hiromi Tanaka
Social Media + Society 2023.11
How Nissin represented Naomi Osaka: Race, gender, and sport in Japanese advertising Reviewed
Michelle H. S. Ho, Hiromi Tanaka
Communication & Sport 10 ( 4 ) 594 - 615 2022.8
The youth's social media use and gender Reviewed
Hiromi Tanaka, Kanae Takahashi
Information and Communication Studies 20 95 - 110 2021.3
Japanese manga Reviewed
Hiromi Tanaka
Ross, K., Bachmann, I., Cardo, V., moorti, S., & Scarcelli, C. M. (Eds.), International Encyclopedia of Gender, Media and Communication. Wiley-Blackwell. 2 759 - 766 2020.7
Gender representation in contemporary media: Changing images of women in a women's magazine, an an Reviewed
H. Tanaka, K. Koma
Memoirs of Institute of Cultural Sciences, Meiji University 87 2020.3
Gender issues in communication: Old and new challenges Invited
Hiromi Tanaka
Journal of Japan Association of Physical Education for Women 62 ( 2019.12-1 ) 12 - 15 2019.12
Towards a reconstruction of gender and media studies Invited Reviewed
Hiromi Tanaka
Japanese Journal of the International Society for Gender Studies 16 34 - 46 2018.12
Enjoying manga as fujoshi: Exploring its innovation and potential for social change from a gender perspective Reviewed
Hiromi Tanaka, Saori Ishida
International Journal of Behavioral Science 10 ( 1 ) 77 - 85 2015.1
Parental well-being and the sexual division of household labor: A new look at gendered families in Japan Reviewed
Barbara Holthus, Hiromi Tanaka
Asiatische Studien/Etudes Asiatiques LXVII ( 2 ) 401 - 428 2013.6
Youth's manga reading and the reception of gender images: The case of readers of "SLAM DUNK" Reviewed
Hiromi Tanaka
Journal of Information and Communication Studies ( 13 ) 1 - 15 2013.3
Individualization of marriage and work life choices: A study of never-married employed women in Hong Kong and Tokyo Reviewed
Hiromi Tanaka, Catherine W. Ng
Asian Women 28 ( 1 ) 85 - 119 2012.3
Identifying and explaining ambiguities and ambivalences in middle adulthood: The life story of Ms K Invited
Hiromi Tanaka
BIOGRAPHY AND SOCIETY: Newsletter of the RESEARCH COMMITTEE 38 OF THE ISA [Reprinted in Kobayashi, T. (Ed.)(2011), Different perspectives on biographies (pp. 11-32). Graduate School of Social Sciences, Hitotsubashi University]. December 2010 17 - 32 2010.12
International migration and the state: Nurse migration from Korea to Germany
Yukie Hirata, Hiromi Tanaka
Mathesis Universalis 12 ( 1 ) 87 - 119 2010.11
Stated desire versus actual practice: Reviewing the literature on low fertility rates in contemporary Japanese society Reviewed
Hiromi Tanaka
Japanese Studies 29 ( 3 ) 415 - 430 2009.11
State feminism and female bureaucrats Reviewed
Hiromi Tanaka
Japanese Journal of International Society for Gender Studies 6 149 - 162 2008.12
Conceiving and researching women's networks in globalisation Reviewed
Hiromi Tanaka
Journal of Interdisciplinary Gender Studies: JIGS 8 ( 1/2 ) 18 - 37 2004.6
Equal employment in contemporary Japan: A structural approach Invited
Hiromi Tanaka
PS 37 ( 1 ) 66 - 66 2004.1
Ethical design of social media [in Japanese]
Shigeo Kawashima, Jun Sakamoto, Atsushi Udagawa, Ryo Shiozaki, Hiromi Tanaka, Yuko Murakami, Yoshinori Sugiura, Tadashi Takenouchi( Role: ContributorThe affordance of social media and gender)
Iwanami Shoten 2026.6
Convergence: The International Journal of Research into New Media Technologies, Special Issue on "Negotiating Digital Visibility in Asia", Vol. 31, No. 3
Qian Huang, Jing Zeng, Hiromi Tanaka, Saif Shahin( Role: Joint editor)
Sage 2025.6
Diversity and Creativity in a Digital Society
Tanaka, H., Koma, K., & Takamine, O. (Eds.)( Role: Joint editorBook chapter: "Digital technology and gender: towards an analysis of power in social media, data, and artificial intelligence")
Meiji University Press 2023.2
Carta, S. (Ed.), Machine Learning and the City: Applications in Architecture and Urban Design
Vian Bakir, Nader Ghotbi, Tung Manh Ho, Alexander Laffer, Peter Mantello, Andrew McStay, Diana Miranda, Hiroshi Miyashita, Lena Podoletz, Hiromi Tanaka, Lachlan Urquhart( Role: ContributorEmotional AI in cities: Cross-cultural lessons from the UK and Japan on designing for an ethical life)
Wiley-Blackwell 2022.11
Introduction to Information and Communication Studies
School of Information, Communication, Meiji University( Role: ContributorAnalyzing society through the lens of Differences: A gender perspective)
Minerva 2022.3
Gendered Cityscapes: Revisiting Questions of Gender Identity, Equity and Marginalization in Urban Asia
Divya Joshi, Hiromi Tanaka, Chompoonuh K Permpoonwiwa( Role: Joint editorBook chapter: Gender and Sexualization in Urban Japan: Reflections in the Media)
Rawat 2022.1
Media Studies of Looking and Being-looked-at-ness
Kentaro Matsumoto, Takehiko Daikoku, Shinya Miyamoto, Hiromi Tanaka, Fumiaki Takaoka, Shinichiro Wada, Tatsuo Yamaguchi, Yukie Ban, Saeko Ishita, Kyoko Koma, Hideki Kakita, Mika Okubo, Shoji Yamada, Yuta Kurosawa, Saki Nabekura, Naoya Ito( Role: ContributorBook chapter "Politics of looking and being-looked-at-ness: the gaze, surveillance and gender")
Nakanishiya 2021.4
Critical Words: Media Theory
T. Kadobayashi & N. Masuda (Eds.)( Role: ContributorBook chapter "Gender and Media")
Film Art, Inc. 2021.2
International Encyclopedia of Gender, Media and Communication
Ross, K., et al (eds.)( Role: Contributor"Japanese manga")
Wiley-Blackwell 2020.7
Global Leisure and the Struggles for a Better World
Beniwal, A., Rashmi, J., & Spracklen, K. (Eds.)( Role: Contributor"Doing manga as leisure and its meaning and purpose", co-authored with Saori Ishida)
Palgrave Macmillan 2018.5
Body Studies
H. Tanaka, A. Kaneko, K. Saito, K. Takesaki, K. Hirano( Role: Joint translator)
Kyoto: Koyo Shobo 2017.5
Equating Gender: Explorations in the Asia-Pacific
Joshi, D. U. & Permpoonwiwat, C. K. (Eds.)( Role: Contributor"Women's political participation in Japan: What stirs their political ambition and what promotes their candidacy")
Rawat 2016.9
Parental Well-Being in Japan
Barbara Holthus, Matthias Huber, Hiromi Tanaka( Role: Joint author)
DIJ 2016.6
Encyclopedia of Quality of Life and Well-Being Research
Michalos, A. C. (Ed.)( Role: Contributor"Women's empowerment", co-authored with Yin-Zu Chen)
Springer 2014.1
Frauenbilder/ Frauenkoerper: Inszenierungen des Weiblichen in den Gesellschaften Sued- und Ostasiens
H. Moser & S. Koehn (Eds.)( Role: Contributor"Japanische Frauen als politische Akteure")
Harrassowitz 2013.3
Beyond a Standardized Life Course: Biographical Choices about Work, Family and Housing
Hiromi Tanaka, Maren Godlik, Kristinta Iwata-Weickgenann( Role: Joint editor)
Shin-yo-sha 2013.2
Introduction to Communication Studies
Suzuki, T( Role: ContributorBook chapter: "Gender and Communication")
Taishukan 2011.7
Japanische Geschlechterpolitik und Frauennetzwerke im Zeitalter der Globalisierung
( Role: Sole author)
Iudicium 2009.4
Gender dynamics and globalisation: Perspectives on Japan within Asia
( Role: Contributor"Dynamics of global gender Politics: A comparative analysis of the implementation of CEDAW in Japan and South Korea", co-authored with Mihee Hong)
LIT 2007.12
Media literacy: Rethinking our approach in the age of social media Invited
Deai Kirari (a journal published by Gender Equality Center, Meguro Ward, Tokyo) 75 2 - 4 2024.3
Contemporary feminism cannot Be told without social media: Showcasing the diversity and creativity of US feminism Invited
The Tosho Shimbun (The Book Review Press) 3580 ( 2023年2月25日 ) 1 - 2 2023.2
Sekai no machikado kara vol. 89: The Netherlands - a free and open multicultural society Invited
The Quarterly Meiji 100 ( 1月15日 ) 42 - 43 2024.1
Media Watch: US Media on Abortion Rights in Midterms. Highlighting the Gender Gap in Interest Invited
The Weekly Friday (Shukan Kinyobi) 1401 ( 11月18日 ) 57 2022.11
Media Watch: Western Media Reporting Archaeological/Anthropological Findings to Re-evaluate Gender Roles; Importance of Questioning Preconceptions Invited
The Weekly Friday (Shukan Kinyobi) 1391 ( 9月2日 ) 25 2022.9
Media Watch: Media presenting transgender voices; Sharp increase in uniform and gender reports Invited
The Weekly Friday (Shukan Kinyobi) 1383 ( 7月1日 ) 53 2022.7
Foreword: Toward the future of an advanced digital society Invited
2022.5 ( 818 ) 3 2022.5
Media Watch: International Perspectives in Ukraine War Coverage Invited
1374 ( 4月22日 ) 33 2022.4
Media Watch: Emerging digital technologies and new inequalities Invited
The Weekly Friday (Shukan Kinyobi) 1364 ( 2月11日 ) 47 2022.2
Media Watch: Intersectionality (Gender + Other Differences) Vital for Diversity; 'Gender' Doubles in Olympic/Paralympic Media Invited
The Weekly Friday (Shukan Kinyobi) 1345 ( 9月17日 ) 25 2021.9
Media Watch: Misogyny behind harassment on social media Invited
The Weekly Friday (Shukan Kinyobi) 1337 ( 7月16日 ) 31 2021.7
Gender and communication Invited
IKUEI NEWS 88 ( 2019.10 ) 11 - 12 2019.10
Society and humanity as quetioned by gender and media studies Invited
The Quarterly Meiji 82 ( 2019.4 ) 38 - 39 2019.4
Exploring life patterns: A life course perspective Invited
2019.3 ( 519 ) 6 - 12 2019.3
Embracing sexual diversity: Moving toward a new era Invited
Hiromi Tanaka
Shall we? 68 5 2019.3
Platformization and gender Invited
Hiromi Tanaka
Annual Spring Meeting of the Japan Association for Media, Journalism and Communication Studies 2024.6
The affordances of social media and gender Invited
Hiromi Tanaka
The "Ethical Design of Social Media" Book Launch Symposium: Is Social Media Fine as It Is? Toward the Ethical Design of a Digital Society 2026.9
From the perspective of platformization: Comments as a discussant Invited
Hiromi Tanaka
JAMS the 9th Research Workshop: Platform and Artist/Curation/Fandom 2026.8
Gender issues in the digital age Invited
Hiromi Tanaka
Public Seminar, organized by Libra, Gender Equality Center, Minato-ku, Tokyo 2025.5
Comparing romantic AI companions in Japan and China: Anime fantasy, gendered embodiment, and Asian posthumans
Jindong Leo-Liu, Hiromi Tanaka, Michelle H. S. Ho
74th Annual ICA Conference Gold Coast, Australia 2024.6
Negotiating visibility through voice: Japanese digital feminism using podcasts
Honoka Kato, Hiromi Tanaka
74th Annual ICA Conference Gold Coast, Australia 2024.6
Comparing romantic AI companions in Japan and China: Anime fantasy, gendered embodiment, and Asian posthumans
Jindong Leo-Liu, Hiromi Tanaka, Michelle H. S. Ho
Research Conference and Workshop on Gender, Youth, and Media in Asia, The Gender and Sexuality Research Cluster, Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences, National University of Singapore 2024.2
Azuma Hikari, My healing bride: Tracing gender and human-machine intimacies in contemporary Japan
Michelle H. S. Ho, Hiromi Tanaka
73rd Annual ICA (International Communication Association) Conference 2023.5
Digital intimacy in human–machine relationships: Gendered representations in fiction and beyond
Hiromi Tanaka, Michelle H. S. Ho
EMTECH Conference 2022: Narrating Emotional Closeness between Humans and Machines in Japanese (Popular) Culture and Literature 2022.10
Affective politics of digital feminism: Complexities of feminism in Japan’s social media space
Hiromi Tanaka, Honoka Kato
IAMCR Beijing 2022 2022.7
Connectivity and division, and what?: Social Media, social Change and new possibilities Invited
Hiromi Tanaka
Japanese Association of Media, Journalism and Communication Studies, Symposium: Everyday Lives of Social Media 2022.6
Romancing AI: Gender and new digital intimacies in contemporary Japan
Hiromi Tanaka, Michelle H. S. Ho
Conference: Artificial Intelligence and the Human?: Cross-cultural Perspectives on Science and Fiction, Humboldt Institute for Internet and Society (HIIG), Japanese-German Center Berlin (JDZB) 2022.5
Digital technology and gender: Social media's new opportunities and risks
Hiromi Tanaka
Annual Meeting of the International Society for Gender Studies 2020 2020.9
Moderator/Planner/Coordinator
Hiromi Tanaka
Symposium "Diversity and Creativity in Digital Society: New Directions in Art and Fashion" 2019.10
Digital technologies from the perspective of gender Invited
Hiromi Tanaka
Nagano Educational and Cultural Council 2024 General Research Convention: Towards "Gender-Equal Education" 2024.12
Romancing AI: New digital intimacies in contemporary Japan Invited
Hiromi Tanaka
Invited talk, Department of Media and Communication Research, University of Zurich 2022.10
Literacy in the age of social media Invited
Hiromi Tanaka
Online Seminar organized by Gender and Social Equality Division, Itabashi Ward, Tokyo 2022.8
Gender and new digital intimacies in contemporary Japan Invited
Hiromi Tanaka, Michelle Ho
CNM Research Talk, Department of Communications and New Media, National University of Singapore 2022.3
Changing situation concerning media and gender: A research perspective Invited
Hiromi Tanaka
Online Symposium: Gender and Media in Change (Organized by Meiji University Gender Center & Digital Media "Kagamino Kagami (Mirror Mirror)") 2020.10
Gender representation in contemporary media, co-authored
Hiromi Tanaka, Kyoko Koma
Research Workshop, Section Media and Gender, International Society for Gender Studies 2020.6
Film Screening & Talk Event (Moderator)
Hiromi Tanaka
Premiere Screening & Talk Event for the Film "his" (2020, Produced by Nagoya TV / Distributed by Phantom Film) at Meiji University 2020.1
Roundtable: Creating a supportive environment for all university members (as a representative of Meiji University's Gender Center)
Hiromi Tanaka
Symposium: University Presidents' Joint Statement on SOGI's Diversity: Achievements and Challenges 2020.1
Moderator/Planner/Coordinator
Symposium "New Directions in Gender Studies: The Past Decade and the Future" 2019.9
The construction and representation of the body: For a discussion about the body, sport, and diversity Invited
Hiromi Tanaka
The 18th annual conference of Japan Society for Sport and Gender Studies, Public Symposium 2019.6
Gender and the media in the digital age: Old and new issues Invited International conference
Hiromi Tanaka
Special Session: Gender and Information in the Digital Age, The 12th Srinakharinwirot University Research Conference 2019.3
Gender and media in contemporary Japan Invited
Hiromi Tanaka
Guest Lecture, Department of Communications and New Media, National University of Singapore 2019.2
The portrayals of women in a Japanese women's lifestyle magazine, an an Invited
Hiromi Tanaka, Kyoko Koma
Guest Lecture, Department of Taiwanese Languages and Culture, National Taiwan Normal University 2018.11
Gender representation and the portrayals of women in Japanese media: A changing pattern Invited
Hiromi Tanaka, Kyoko Koma
Guest Lecture, Department of Sociology, National Taipei University 2018.11
The relationship between the self, the body and the society: On the consideration of the body Invited
Hiromi Tanaka
Gender Equality Seminar, KIta-Ward, Tokyo 2018.9
Towards a reconstruction of gender and media studies
Hiromi Tanaka
Annual Meeting of the International Society for Gender Studies 2018, Roundtable 2: Gender and media in an era of social media 2018.9
The sexualization of Japanese women in a global postfeminist era International conference
Hiromi Tanaka
The 22nd Biennial Conference of The Asian Studies Association of Australia (ASAA) 2018 2018.7
Film Screening + Talk Event
Hiromi Tanaka
"Kalanchoe Flower" (2016, dir. Shun Nakagawa): Preview & Talk at Meiji University 2018.6
Reorganization of the public/private divide: the sexualization of men and women in Japanese women’s popular media International conference
Hiromi Tanaka
International Conference: Urban Spaces and Gender ? Exploring Gender, Marginalization and Equity in Urban Spaces in the Asia-Pacific 2017.11
Redefinition of femininities and rigidity of gender norms: Discussant's comment International conference
Hiromi Tanaka
The 15th International Conference of the European Association of Japanese Studies 2017.8
Moderator/Planner/Coordinator
Hiromi Tanaka
Film "Hands of Love" (2015) Preview & Talk at Meiji University, organized by Gender Center in collaboration with Shochiku 2016.11
Gender and the media reconsidered
Hiromi Tanaka
Annual Conerence of the International Society for Gender Studies 2016.9
The meaning and purpose of leisure activities of manga/anime fans Called fujoshi: Contradictions and ambivalences in a Japanese women's fan community International conference
Hiromi Tanaka, Saori Ishida
The Third ISA Forum of Sociology 2016.7 International Sociological Association (ISA)
Model/Speaker
Gender Gradation Fashion Show/Talk at Meiji University 2015.12
A commentary: On the use of the category of men and how researchers can speak within and outside their academic communities
Hiromi Tanaka
Annual Meeting of the International Society of Gender Studies 2015.9
Enjoying manga as fujoshi: Exploring its innovation and potential for social change from a gender perspective International conference
Hiromi Tanaka, Saori Ishida
International Interdisciplinary Symposium "Knowledge Construction through the Lens of Social and Cultural Diversity" 2014.11
Sexual stratification in a digital age International conference
Soshi Matsuoka, Hiromi Tanaka
International Interdisciplinary Symposium "Knowledge Construction through the Lens of Social and Cultural Diversity" 2014.11
Moderator/Planner/Coodinator
Hiromi Tanaka
Professor Raewyn Connell Special Lecture "Towards De-colonizing Gender: Masculinities, Femininities, and Gender Relations" at Meiji University 2014.7
A biographical analysis of women's political participation: The importance of politicization in women legislators' biographies International conference
Hiromi Tanaka
XVIII ISA World Congress of Sociology 2014.7 International Sociological Association
Studying manga and gender Invited
Hiromi Tanaka
Guest Lecture, University of Southern Denmark, Faculty of Humanities 2014.3 University of Southern Denmark, Faculty of Humanities, Graduate School
Sportmanga und Geschlecht Invited
Hiromi Tanaka
Guest Lecture, University of Heidelberg, Center for East Asian Studies, Institute for Japanology 2014.2 University of Heidelberg, Center for East Asian Studies, Institute for Japanology
Gender, manga and social change Invited
Hiromi Tanaka
International Conference "Women's Movements and Complex (Gender) Relations in International Perspective 2014.2 Ruhr University, Bochum, Faculty for Social Science
Moderator/Planner/Coordinator
Hiromi Tanaka
"Migration, Body and Gender: Transnational Feminist Analysis of Egg Donation," Gender Center Seminar Series, Meiji University 2013.5
Women's political participation in Japan: What stirs their political ambition and what promotes their candidacy International conference
Hiromi Tanaka
Asia-Pacific Gender Studies Conference "Gender Equity: Issues of Theory, Practice and Policy in the Asia-Pacific Region" 2013.3 UGC-Academic Staff College, Kumaun University, Nainital, Uttarakhand, India
Japanese sports manga and gender
Hiromi Tanaka
Special Lecture, Department of Comparative Literature/Women's Studies Research Centre, The University of Hong Kong 2013.1 Department of Comparative Literature/Women's Studies Research Centre, The University of Hong Kong
Gender equality in contemporary Germany: A focus on life style changes
Hiromi Tanaka
Public Lecture Series "Kita-ku Gender Equality College" organized by Gender Equality Center, Kita Ward, Tokyo 2012.10
Parental well-being: A new look at gendered families in Japan International conference
Barbara Holthus, Hiromi Tanaka
15. Deutschsprachiger Japanologentag 2012.8 Gesellschaft f?r Japanforschung, Universit?t Z?rich
Fathers and well-being: Comparing Germany and Japan International conference
Barbara Holthus, Herbert Bertram, Sophie Olbrich, Hiromi Tanaka
Fathers & Fathering in Contemporary Contexts 2012.5 National Center for Family & Marriage Research, Bowling Green State University, Natcher Conference Center, Balcony B, USA
German Society and Gender Invited
Hiromi Tanaka
Lecture Series: Gender equality around the world, organized by Gender Equality Center, Gunma Prefecture & Toyo Kasei University 2011.10
Elterliches Wohlbefinden: Japan und Deutschland im Vergleich International conference
Barbara Holthus, Hiromi Tanaka
Jahrestagung der Vereinigung fuer sozialwissenschaftliche Japanforschung 2010 2010.11 Goethe-Universit?t Frankfurt am Main
Heirat und Arbeit für Frauen im gegenwärtigen Japan Invited
Hiromi Tanaka
OAG (Deutschen Gesellschaft fuer Natur- und Voelkerkunde Ostasiens) Special Lecture Commemorating 150 Years of Japan-German Exchange 2010.11
Single working women in Hong Kong, Tokyo and Seoul: Their desires and choices on marriage and work
Hiromi Tanaka, Catherine W. Ng, Yukie Hirata
International Conference: Life Courses in Flux - New Opportunities and New Constraints 2010.10 Meiji University, The Shikonkan Hall
Unmarried working women in Tokyo: Social change or continuity? International conference
Hiromi Tanaka
British Association of Japanese Studies (BAJS) Triennial Conference 2010.9 School of Oriental and Asian Studies (SOAS), London, UK
Family effects on women's decision to run for office: Women candidates in the 2009 Tokyo Metropolitan Assembly election International conference
Hiromi Tanaka, Tokuko Ogai, Naoko Shima
The 6th Japan-America Women Political Scientists' Symposium (JAWS) "Gender, Politics and Policy: Post Elections 2010.8 Washington College, Chestertown, Maryland
Identifying and explaining ambiguities in Middle adulthood: A life story interview with Ms. K International conference
Hiromi Tanaka
XVII World Congress of Sociology, Gothenburg, Sweden 2010.7 International Sociological Association
Single working women in Hong Kong and Tokyo: Cases of normal deviance? International conference
Hiromi Tanaka, Catherine W. Ng
XVII World Congress of Sociology, Gothenburg, Sweden 2010.7 International Sociological Association
The pursuit of happiness across borders? Internationalization of Japanese women's movements in an age of globalization International conference
Hiromi Tanaka
The Annual Meeting of the Association for Asian Studies 2010.3 Philadelphia, USA
Global norm diffusion and the rise of networks: The case of gender norm and Japanese women's networks International conference
Hiromi Tanaka
The European Consortium for Political Research (ECPR) 5th General Conference 2009.9 University of Potsdam, Germany
Single working women in Tokyo: Their wishes and choices on marriage and work International conference
Hiromi Tanaka
The Thirteenth Asian Studies Conference Japan 2009.6 Sophia University, Japan
Geburtenrueckgang und Kinderwunsch in Japan: Eine Gender-Analyse International conference
Hiromi Tanaka
Gender-Workshop, Jahrestagung der Vereinigung fuer sozialwissenschaftliche Japanforschung 2008.11 Japanisch-Deutsches Zentrum Berlin
A gap between the declining birth rate and the continued wish to have children and emergent social inequalities in contemporary Japanese society International conference
Hiromi Tanaka
Women's Worlds 2008: The 10th Interdisciplinary Congress on Women 2008.7 Universidad Complutense de Madrid
When bureaucrats become femocrats
Hiromi Tanaka
Annual Meeting of the Japanese Political Science Association 2007.10 Meiji Gakuin University
When female bureaucrats become femocrats: A qualitative analysis of gender-equality property of Japanese female bureaucrats International conference
Hiromi Tanaka
The Fourth Japan-America Women Political Scientists Symposium 2007.8 Macalester College, St. Paul, USA
Women, the nation, and migration: The case of migration of Korean nurses to Germany International conference
Hiromi Tanaka, Yukie Hirata
Women's Worlds 2005: The Ninth Interdisciplinary Congress on Women 2005.6 Ewha Womans University, Seoul
Women's networks in disrupted national spaces: The case of transnational women's networks between Japan and Korea International conference
Hiromi Tanaka
Women's Worlds 2005: The Nineth Interdisciplinary Congress on Women 2005.6 Ewha Womans University, Seoul
Globalization of gender politics in East Asia International conference
Hiromi Tanaka, Mihee Hong
Annual Meeting of the German Association of Social Science Research on Japan (VSJF) 2004.11 Japanisch-Deutsches Zentrum Berlin
Equal employment in contemporary Japan International conference
Hiromi Tanaka
The Third Japan-American Women Political Scientists' Symposium 2003.8 University of Delaware, USA
Die Entwicklung von japanischen Frauennetzwerken und Frauenpolitik vor dem Hintergrund der UN-Dekade der Frau International conference
Hiromi Tanaka
Jahrestagung der Vereinigung fuer sozialwissenschaftlicher Japanforschung 2001.12 Japanisch-Deutsches Zentrum Berlin
Asiatisierung von japanischen Frauennetzwerken: Gegen sexuelle, oekonomische und (post-) koloniale Machtverhaeltnisse im Sued/Ostasien
Hiromi Tanaka
Gender-Workshop, Jahrestagung der Vereinigung fuer sozialwissenschaftliche Japanforschung 2001.12 Japanisch-Deutsches Zentrum Berlin
Encouragement Award, Encouragement Program for Promoting Gender and Low Fertility Research, Hodogaya Foundation
2011.12
Best Paper Award, International Interdisciplinary Symposium, Knowledge Construction through the Lens of Social and Cultural Diversity
2014.11 Srinakharinwirot University
Heinrich Boell Foundation Doctoral Research Fellowship/Scholarship (3 years)
2001.4
Digital technologies and a reconfiguration of creative labor in Japanese manga and anime industry (PI)
Grant number:26KF0099 2026.6 - 2028.1
Japan Society for the Promotion of Science (JSPS) Grants-in-Aid for JSPS Fellows
Hiromi Tanaka, Zhen Ye
Authorship:Principal investigator
A study of technology-facilitated sexual harms (PI)
2024.4 - 2026.3
Meiji University Institute for Humanities Research Grant Individual Research Grant Type 1
Hiromi Tanaka
Authorship:Principal investigator
The rise of social media and the construction of Gender and Sexuality Norms (PI)
Grant number:19K12616 2019.4 - 2022.3
Japan Society for the Promotion of Science Grants-in-Aid for Scientific Research Basic (C)
Hiromi Tanaka
Authorship:Principal investigator
Grant amount:\4420000 ( Direct Cost: \3400000 、 Indirect Cost:\1020000 )
Global Perspectives on GenAI and Cultural Production (Co-I)
2026.8 - 2028.5
Canada Social Sciences and Humanities Research Coincil (SSHRC) Partnership Development Grant
David Nieborg, Beth Coleman, Thomas Poell, Hiromi Tanaka, Marko Monteiro, Rucchi Jaggi
Authorship:Coinvestigator(s)
Tracing the pathway of broadcasting culture and gender studies (video production)
2026.3 - 2026.12
Event support grant
Naomi Kobayashi, Hanano Yasuko, Hiromi Tanaka
Authorship:Coinvestigator(s)
The Construction of Gender Norms in National and Transnational Digital Media Spaces
Grant number:21K12512 2021.4 - 2024.3
Japan Society for the Promotion of Science Grants-in-Aid for Scientific Research Basic (C)
Kyoko Koma, Hiromi Tanaka
Authorship:Coinvestigator(s)
Grant amount:\4030000 ( Direct Cost: \3100000 、 Indirect Cost:\930000 )
Emotional AI in Cities: Cross Cultural Lessons from UK and Japan on Designing for An Ethical Life
Grant number:PMJRX19H6 2020.1 - 2023.9
JST-RISTEX Human Information Technology Ecosystem (HITE) Program JST-UKRI Joint Call on Artificial Intelligence and Society
Peter Mantello, Nader Ghotbi, Hiromi Tanaka, Hiroshi Miyashita
Authorship:Coinvestigator(s) Grant type:Competitive
Gender representation in a Japanese women's magazine "an an" (PI)
2017.4 - 2019.3
Meiji University, Institute for Humanities Research Grant Joint Research
Hiromi Tanaka, Koko Koma
Authorship:Principal investigator Grant type:Competitive
Women's political participation and policy change (Co-I)
Grant number:24530133 2012.4 - 2014.3
JSPS Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research Basic (C)
Misako Iwamoto, Makiko Hamasaki, Chieko Otsuru, Hiroko Takeda, Hiromi Tanaka, Tokuko Ogai
Authorship:Coinvestigator(s) Grant type:Competitive
International German-Japanese Symposium: Life Course in Flux
2010.10
German Research Foundation (DFG) International Conference Organization Grant
Maren Godzik, Hiromi Tanaka, Kristina Iwata-Weickgenannt
Authorship:Coinvestigator(s) Grant type:Competitive
Empirical research on family factors that promote women's political participation (Co-I)
2010.4 - 2011.3
Tokai Gender Institute Joint-Research Grant
Naoko Shima, Tokuko Ogai, Hiromi Tanaka
Authorship:Coinvestigator(s) Grant type:Competitive
Fieldwork on transnational women's networks (PI)
2002.3 - 2002.8
Heinrich Boell Foundation Research travel grant
Hiromi Tanaka
Authorship:Principal investigator Grant type:Competitive
Japanische Frauennetzwerke und Geschlechterpolitik im globalen Zeitalter
2001.4 - 2004.3
Heinrich Boell Foundation Doctoral Research Fellowship
Hiromi Tanaka
Authorship:Principal investigator Grant type:Competitive
Certificate of Advanced Social Researcher (Reference No. 001877)
2012.10
Public Lecture, Libra, Gender Equality Center, Minato Ward, Tokyo
Role(s): Lecturer
2025.5
Expert Member (Chair, 2026-2028; Sub-Committee Chair, 2024-2026), Gender Equality Council, Meguro Ward, Tokyo
Role(s): Advisor
2020.6
Contributing an article to the newsletter of Meguro Ward's Gender Equality Center
Role(s): Contribution
2024.3
Member, Research Group on Social Media Dependent Society, Research Project, Ushiro Ethics Foundation
Role(s): Investigater, Report writing
2023 - 2026
Online Seminar organized by Gender and Social Equality Division, Itabashi Ward, Tokyo
Role(s): Lecturer
2022.8
Writer, Shall We?, a public newsletter issued by Mitaka City, Tokyo
Role(s): Contribution
2019.3
Public Lecture, organized by Gender Equality Space, Kita Ward, Tokyo
Role(s): Lecturer
2018.9
Support for High School Students' Inquiry-Based Learning
Role(s): Media coverage, Advisor, Informant
2016
Public Lecture Series, Kita Ward College, Gender Equality Space You, Kita Ward, Tokyo
Role(s): Lecturer
2012.10
Public Lecture, organized by Gender Equality Center, Gunma Prefecture
Role(s): Lecturer
2011.11
Gave a talk at OAG, as its 150th Anniversary event of 150 Years of Japan-Germany Exchange
Role(s): Lecturer
2010.10
[Newspaper Feature] The Japan Times 2026/2/14-15, p. 10: "Love, engineered in the age of AI" (Commentary included) Newspaper, magazine
The Japan Times p. 10 2026.2
Interviewed for digital media for high school students introducing research laboratories Internet
e-CSTI, Cabinet Office, Mirai Book Research 2020.12
Special Issue: Because we have SNS: How we use? - Roundtable with readers Internet
(then Asahi Shimbun's) Digital Media, Kagami yo Kagami (Mirror, Mirror) 2020.9
Interviewed for Special Issue "Because we have social media" Internet
(then The Asahi Shimbun's) Web Media "Kagami yo Kagami (Mirror, Mirror)" 2020.3
Interviewed for the article "Gender is gradation. A pioneer? Meiji University's Ally Week Fashion Show Internet
Otomejuku's blog 2020.2
Appeared as a commentator on NHK morning show Asaichi TV or radio program
NHK 2018.11
Appeared as a commentator on NHK Osaka's Kansai Nesshisen TV or radio program
NHK 2018.7
Appeared as a commentator on the article "High School as the film's setting: LGBT in the classroom... Newspaper, magazine
Tokyo Shimbun 2018.7
Making School a Happy Place for All: Learning About LGBT (interviewed with a student) Internet
Japan Teachers Union News 2017.12
Interviewed for NHK Radio 1 program NHK Journal (commentary included) TV or radio program
NHK 2016.11
[Newspaper article] The Asahi Shimbun article on fatherhood in films (commentary included) Newspaper, magazine
The Asahi Shimbun 2014.10
Member, JAMS Theory Section (Advanced Theory PJ)
Role(s): Planning, management, etc.
2026 - 2027
Editorial Board Member (academic journals, book series)
Role(s): Planning, management, etc., Supervision (editorial)
2012
Reviewer (Australian Feminist Studies, European Journal of Cultural Studies, Social Media + Society, Communication and Sport, Convergence, Contemporary Japan, Japanese Journal of Sociology, etc.)
Role(s): Peer review
2010
Reviewer for Best Paper Award, JAMS
Role(s): Review, evaluation
2026
Chair, Organizing Committee, ISGS Annual Meeting 2021
Role(s): Planning, management, etc.
2021.10
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