Educe University Faculty Information

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FUNATSU Yasushi
Hiroshima shudo University The Faculty of Global and Community Studies

Professor

■ Present specialized field

●Specialized field
International Politics, religious studies, regional studies
●Keyword
global journalism practice, history of diplomacy and international relations, sociology of religion, North America, Western Asia
●The main research themes
1.	the U.S.-Israel Special Relationship
2.	Arab-Israel Conflict
3.	Liberal Realism
4.	The History of Israeli Nuclear Development
●Capable of joint research and research consultation content

■ Academic background

1976/04～1981/03

The University of Tokyo Graduated Bachelor of Arts (Sociology)

■ Business career

1.	1991/01～1992/08	Moscow Correspondent
2.	1994/03～1997/08	Jerusalem Bureau Chief
3.	2000/08～2004/01	London Correspondent
4.	2009/06～2012/06	Okayama Bureau Chief
5.	2012/08～2014/08	New York Bureau Chief
6.	2014/08～2015/06	Deputy Director of International Department
7.	2015/06～2016/03	Kyodo News Editorial and Senior Feature Writer
8.	2016/04～2018/03	Hiroshima shudo University The Faculty of Law Professor
9.	2018/04～	Hiroshima shudo University The Faculty of Global and Community Studies Professor
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■ Book and thesis

1.	Book	The Alliance of the Bible:　Why Does America Support the Jewish State？ (Single)
2.	Book	Leak and Spin (Collaboration) 2017/12
3.	Thesis	Netanyahu and Hamas: The Symbiosis of Anti-Peace Forces (Single) 2024/02
4.	Thesis	American Liberal's Pro-Israel Views, Civil Religion, and Founding Myth (Single) 2022/09
5.	Thesis	The Formation of the U.S.-Israeli 'Special Relationship' and the 'Promised Land ' (Single) 2021/09
6.	Thesis	The U.S. Embassy Move to Jerusalem and Evangelicals' Apocalyptic Eschatology (Single) 2021/02
7.	Thesis	The Status of Holy Jerusalem and the Temple Mount/the Noble Sanctuary (Single) 2020/09
8.	Thesis	Israeli Rightist Prime Minister Begin's Nuclear Doctrine and the U.S. Evangelical President Regan's Zionism (Single) 2019/09
9.	Thesis	Israel's Bombing on the North korean Provided Nuclear Reactor in Syria and its Censorship Blackout (Single) 2018/09
10.	Thesis	Israel's Nuclear Opaque policy and the U.S. Administration from Kennedy to Nixon (Single) 2018/02
11.	Thesis	2016 US Presidential Election and Jewish Americans - Universalism and Tribalism (Single) 2017/02
12.	Other	The Collapse of the Soviet Empire and the Ukrainian Independence: The Tiny Nation Devouring the Huge Beast from Inside (Single) 2022/09
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■ Lecturer and lecture

1.	2023/04	Russian Aggression against Ukraine and G7 Presidency Japan
2.	2023/02	Russian Aggression against Ukraine and G7 Presidency Japan
3.	2022/10	Russian invasion, Ukraine’s resistance
4.	2019/10	Changing Superpower of God and Liberty (Hiroshima city)
5.	2019/10	Presitent Trump's Strategy for Reelection and Diplomacy (Hiroshima city)
6.	2019/07	Holy Jerusalem and the United States (Hiroshima city)
7.	2018/10	The U.S.President Trump's Diplomacy and the Jewish Americans
8.	2018/09	Holy City Jerusalem and the U.S.-Israeli "special relationship"
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■ Subject

1.	Area / History Studies Ⅳ(Topics in American Politics and History)
2.	Area / History Studies Practice Ⅳ(case study)
3.	BA Thesis
4.	Basic Seminar
5.	International Journalism
6.	Introduction to International Politics
7.	Politics / Public Administration Studies Ⅳ(case study)
8.	Politics / Public Administration Studies Ⅳ(Journalism)
9.	Politics and Society in the Middle East
10.	Politics and Society in the U.S.A.
11.	Seminar a(2024)
12.	Seminar b(2024)
13.	Seminar of Politics / Public Administration Studies
14.	Seminar of Politics / Public Administration Studies
15.	The Japanese News Media
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■ Main Subject

Global Journalism, the U.S. - Middle East Politics and Society, Media Studies, Sociology of Religion

■ Educational ability

● Special note of person who has experience of business
1.	1981/04～2016/03	New York and Jerusalem Bureau Chief, correspondent in Moscow and London, senior editor of Kyodo News.

■ Announcement about the education

1.	2020/10 Contribution Type : 単独

■ Developed teaching materials, textbooks, reference books

1.	2020/09 Contribution Type : 単著
2.	2022/04 Contribution Type : 単著

■ E-Mail Address