Postdoctoral Research Fellow in Byzantine History, Hitotsubashi University
I completed my doctorate in 12th century Byzantine history, focusing on the effects of the First Crusade. I am now a Japan Society for the Promotion of Science Research Fellows at Hitotsubashi University, Tokyo, where I am writing a book based on my research.
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