Research theme for competitive and other funds (3):
2011 - 2014 Comparative Study on Popular Religion in Modern East Asia from the Perspective of Wars and Disasters
2010 - 2012 Research of Sumo in "Gaichi" (Colonies and Japanese-occupied Lands) --- from a Viewpoint of"National Sport".
2007 - 2009 Propagation and Interexchange of the East Asian Popular Religions in the Age of Colonial Era : Analysis on Informational Medias.
Papers (9):
Chizuru Tainaka. The “improvement of funeral ceremonies” movement and the creation of “modern” Japanese subjects in Taiwan during Japanese rule. Contemporary Japan:journal of the German Institute for Japanese Studies Tokyo. 2020. 32
TAINAKA Chiduru. Battlefields and Sumo -Professional Sumo Shows for the Imperial Soldiers during the Sino-Japanese War.-. Mejiro Journal of Humanities. 2016. 12. 131-146
TAINAKA Chiduru. Sumo in Colonial Taiwan. Mejiro Journal of Humanities. 2012. 8. 113-131
TAINAKA Chiduru. Sumo in "Gaichi". Mejiro Journal of Humanities. 2011. 7. 117-135