Research Interests
Tatsuo ARAKI is having a great interest in Shuihuzhuan as well as folklore and popular literature of the Ming and Qing dynasties, so far, he has been conducting research on such topics as: various editions of Shuihuzhuan, the spread of Shuihuzhuan-related stories in Taiwan, and mentioning of pandas in Chinese literature.
Since assuming his current position, being focused on the materials in the possession of the University of Tokyo Library System, he has been analyzing various readings of Shuihuzhuan in Japan, digitizing the library collection, and researching its history.
He is also in charge of organizing materials formerly owned by the late TAKASHIMA Toshio, who served as an assistant at the University of Tokyo and assistant professor at Okayama University.
During the U-PARL’s second phase(2019 to 2023 school years), he was in charge of digitizing and releasing in digital form Asian Studies-related materials owned by the University of Tokyo, co-organizing academic conferences with Capital Normal University, holding exhibitions of the Asian Research Library’s digital collection, editing the catalog of said collection, and holding public seminars at Asian Library Café. He will continue initiatives with the aim of reaching the widest audience while incorporating any provided feedback.
CV
【Education】
| 2002 | Graduated from Department of Language and Culture, Faculty of Letters, The University of Tokyo |
| 2003-2005 | Studied at Institute for International Students, Nanjing University |
| 2007 | Completed Master’s Course in Asian Studies,Graduate School of Humanities and Sociology, The University of Tokyo (Master’s in Letters) |
| 2016 |
Doctoral course in Asian Studies, Graduate School of Humanities and Sociology and Faculty of Letters, The University of Tokyo (course completed without degree) |
| 2018 |
Completed Doctoral Course in Asian Studies from the Graduate School of Humanities and Sociology and Faculty of Letters, The University of Tokyo (Doctorate in Literature) |
【Academic Positions】
| 2007–2013 | Part-time Lecturer at Rikkio Niiza High school, Yamanashi University, Daito Bunka University, Toyo University, Meisei University and Chiba Chuo nursing school |
| 2013–2014 | Studied abroad at Academia Sinica (Taiwan) |
| 2014–2015 | Researcher at Center for Chinese Studies, National Central Library (Taiwan) |
| 2015 | Visiting Researcher at Academia Sinica, (Taiwan) |
| 2016-2019 | Japanese-language teacher at Taipei, Tainan, Hsinchu (Taiwan) |
| 2019– | Current post |
Books & Articles
“The ‘Jiajing Edition’ of the Shuihuzhuan and Early Full Recensions of the Shuihuzhuan.” Bulletin of the Sinological Society of Japan 64 (2012): 217-231.
“Background on the composition of the ‘“Li-kuei killing tigers’ story.” In New Developments in Ming Dynasty Literary Studies, 114-120. Seikatsu-Dokusho-Shinchisanren Shoten, 2014.
“The Study of Transition in Description of Sung-Chiang.” China Society and Culture 30 (2015): 66-84.
“Why were the two types of ‘Shuihuzhuan’ rewritten a hundred chapters? A comparative analysis of two editions from the University of California Berkeley Library and the University of Tokyo Library.” Hebei Academic Journal 2016:1 (2016): 86-90.
“The Stone Canal Pavilion Printing House and Its Repaired Edition of Shuihu Zhuan.” Chinese Studies 35(3) (2017): 213-252.
“A Commentary of ‘ZhongBoJing Xiansheng Piping Zhongyi Shuihu Zhuan’”. In Report on the “Study of the University of Tokyo’s Shuihuzhuan-Related Materials” of the 2020-2021 Cooperative Research in Asian Studies, 29-36. 2022.
“Current Status and Prospects of the Asian Studies Library Digital Contents ‘Shuihuzhuan Collection’.” In Comprehensively Examining Old Books: Their Digitalization and the Study of Classic Chinese Novels, 55-88. Bungaku Report, 2023.
TAKASHIMA, Toshio (original work). ARAKI Tatsuo, ISHIKAWA Narihiko, FUJIMURA Asuka, eds. Reprint of TAKASHIMA Toshio’s “Shuihuzhuan” Lexicon Manuscript, Part J (Volume 2). U-PARL, 2023.
TAKAYAMA Wakako and ARAKI Tatsuo (2024). “On ‘Books Pertaining to Department of Finance Special Account for Reparations’ in University of Tokyo Library Collection: Whereabouts of Books Received in Lieu of German Reparations After World War I.” In Catalogue of University of Tokyo Asian Research Library Digital Collections 2017-2023, 83-86. U-PARL, 2024.