A Word from the Editor

Abstract

This journal is part of academic adventure to globalize Japanese studies in Korea. The Institute for Japanese Studies at Seoul National University makes the utmost endeavors to introduce intellectual works on Japan published in Korea to the global academic community by translating articles written in Korean into English. When the first volume appeared, many Japan specialists gave positive feedback. In the sense that we provide an unprecedented opportunity to expose Korean works to the non-Korean-speaking intellectual community, this journal is an attempt to break the wall of languages and widen the scope of academic debate.