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LECTURER PROFILE

Emiko Namihira gained her MA from Kyushu University (Japan) and PhD from The University of Texas at Austin (USA) in anthropology. About 40 years of Namihira's career in teaching and research in anthropology has been experienced in four Japanese universities. She has been engaged in anthropological field work in many areas in Japan since 1964. Her specific themes of anthropology are medicine, and beliefs and customs relating to death.

DECIPHERING THE FRONTLINES OF MEDICINE

Changes in Japan Over the Past Half Century with Regard to the Disease Structure, View of Disease and Treatment and the Effect of These Changes on Asia

Over the last 50 years the world of cultural anthropology has seen changes in both methods and research themes, but among the various changes one thing that has remained constant is the need for specific and detailed basic data, gained from observations on the ground, or from person-to-person interviews. Surveys that target small groups of subjects are still being undertaken, in a similar way to 50 years ago.

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