本庄国際奨学財団
Honjo International Scholarship Foundation

本庄国際奨学財団
Honjo International Scholarship Foundation

2024 SPRING 機関誌 Vol.8

Honjo International Scholarship Foundation

本庄 国 際 奨 学 財 団
Vol.8

Contents
02 理事長挨拶／本庄国際奨学財団の概要
03 エッセイ Essay ❶ − Obey Gotore

理事長挨拶Knowledge not shared is wasted.

理事長

05 エッセイ Essay ❷ −Patrick Vierthaler

本庄 八郎 Hachiro Honjo

A few thoughts on researching our collective perception of the past

07 エッセイ Essay ❸ −Christian Paul Kolonel
Recalling the power of a Cassava plant

09 エッセイ Essay ❹ −Janine Tolod

本庄国際奨学財団の奨学生と卒業生の皆さん、こんに新しい 人 脈を作り、仕 事 や 研 究で 発 展 的 な 協 力 関 係をInto the world of aquatic insects and more …

ちは。2020年以来の機関誌の発行になります。2020年

築いていらっしゃいます。勤務する大学に招待して講演

エッセイ Essay ❺ −Thu Zar Win
Beyond borders: Radiological protection research and scholarly initiativesから2023年にかけてのコロナ禍では、留学を足止めさをしてもらったり、共同研究の計画を始めている人もいれてしまった 人 、フィー ルドワークに 行 けな かった 人 、ます。起業をした人が本庄ファミリーの後輩を採用した

エッセイ Essay ❻ − Polina Pavlenko
Ukraine in my heart. The darkest night followed by the brightest day.

学会がリモート開催となり人脈作りや研究のディスカッケースもあります。
こういった化学反応は、財団設立当初

ション が 十 分 にで きな かった 人 、留 学 期 間 中 ほとんどには想像していなかったことです。留学中に知識や技術をエッセイ Essay ❼ − Matias Siueia Júnior
The pathway to independence in Ph.D. student life abroad: lessons to learn

自宅にいてオンライン授業やオンラインゼミだけで課程学んだだけではなく、先輩を尊敬し、後輩を思いやる心をを修了した人など、さまざまに影響を受けた方がいらっ育まれたことが、卒業後の新たな絆を生んでいると思い17

エッセイ Essay ❽ − Bunuasunthon Sukulya
How Thai students across Japan connected. My involvement with TSAJ.

しゃいました 。財 団としましては 、その 影 響を最 小 限 にます。
これからも海外同窓会を毎年各地で開催し、世代をとどめるようサポート体制を取って参りましたが、皆さん超えたファミリーメンバーが本庄国際奨学財団を基盤と

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エッセイ Essay ❾ − Chauhan VishalIntersecting technology and culture: A global research journey

がご自身 の 頑 張りで 無 事 に 卒 業し、元 気 に 新しい 道 にして、新たな関係を築き、研究や仕事の発展に役立てて踏み出していかれましたことは大変喜ばしいことです。

もらえれば光栄です。

21エッセイ Essay ❿ − Lusubilo Mwalilino
The journey to my dreams

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22 エッセイ Essay ⓫ − Azhari Abdurrahman Fadel
Saving endangered animals by studying their DNA:Conservation genomics of White-tailed eagle

23 エッセイ Essay ⓬ −大古 一聡

財 団 の 行 事もコロナ禍で は ほとんどオンラインで 開

残 念 な がら、この 数 年 の 間 にも多くの 戦 争 や 紛 争 が催いたしました。2023年からは対面での行事を再開し、発生し、未だに終わってはいません。多くの人たちが母国皆さんの明るい笑顔にたくさんお会いすることができ、に安心して住めない状況が続いています。本庄ファミリー

私も大変元気づけられました。の中にもそのような困難な状況にいる人もいます。一人2023年からは海外同窓会も再開し、2023年にはタイとひとりの力では戦争や紛争を終わらせることは簡単ではラオス、2024年にはベトナムで開催し、たくさんの卒業生ありませんが、近くにいなくても心の中で常に寄り添い、の皆さんにご参加いただきました。25年にわたる世代の心 の つ な がりを 持ち続 け た いと思 います。み なさんと人たちが本庄国際奨学財団のプラットホームに集って、ご家族の健康と安全を心より祈念いたします。

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24 エッセイ Essay ⓭ − 高橋 和日子

令和6年3月歌舞伎の演出とその広がりをめぐって

25 高校生・高専生奨学金の奨学生（1期〜4期）を紹介します！
High School, Technical College, Undergraduate Scholarship Studentʼs Proﬁles

30 大学院生奨学生紹介 Graduate School Scholarship Students Proﬁles
35 出版物リスト（2021〜）
Recent Major Publications from Honjo Family Members Since 2021

38 受賞リスト（2021〜2023)
Recent Notable Achievements by Honjo Family Members Since 2021

39 本庄国際奨学財団 1年間の活動
Honjo International Scholarship Foundation Annual Activities

42 海外同窓会 Global Alumni Network
43 トピック Topics
45 奨学金案内 Scholarship Programs at a Glance
46 編集後記 Editor's note

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本庄国際奨学財団の概要【名称】公益財団法人本庄国際奨学財団【英文名称】Honjo International Scholarship Foundation【行政庁】内閣府【設立】1996年12月25日【理事長】本庄 八郎（ほんじょう はちろう）【目 的】【所在地】〒151-0063 東京都渋谷区富ヶ谷1-14-9

グリーンコアビル 2階【電話】03-3468-2214【 F A X 】03-3468-2606【E-mail】info＠hisf.or.jp【 U R L 】https://www.hisf.or.jp

この法人は、学術研究への奨学援助および研究助成を行い、もって我が国と諸外国との教育・学術・文化における交流及び相互理解を促進するとともに、人材の育成及び教育・学術・文化の発展に寄与することを目的とする。

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エッセイ 1

Knowledge not shared is wasted.
Obey Gotore Ph. D.

Researcher: Akita Prefectural University (Graduate School of Bioresource Sciences)
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2020~2022 HISF scholarship recipient**Harvesting corn cob for my adsorption experiment in Shimabara,Nagasaki City in 2020Autobiography
After graduating with a BSc in 2011, I worked at Harare
Polytechnic for over 5 years. It was during that time when I
got the opportunity to get a JICA scholarship to study inJapan from 2017 to 2019. Fortunately, studying further toPh.D. was a mind shift after offered an admission atNagasaki University from 2019 to 2022. Yes, it was a great
opportunity of its kind. I was awarded a scholarship fromHONJO and that made my study life easier and more
comfortable with enough time, space, and convenience.
Currently am researching at Akita Prefectural Universityfor an environmental bioremediation project in Aomori.

Student life in Nagasaki, Japan
It has been a pleasure in meeting different people withdifferent cultures, habits, and backgrounds in the city ofNagasaki since 2017. Eating different cuisines from Japanand around the world was fantastic. Most importantly,

learning greeting words from different languages was anawesome event. Joining seminars and science workshopswith Japanese students was fabulous and more
fascinating because of their comprehensive warm
welcomes. Travelling to cities such as Tokyo, Osaka,
Kobe, Fukuoka, Hiroshima, and Okinawa were a great
experience. Additionally, working for Japanese companies
as an intern was another avenue that made me learn theJapanese working culture which is totally different from myhome country.

Research study
My Ph.D. research work is centered on environmental
water treatment and access to rural areas or remote areasof developing countries through low-cost technologies ofwater and wastewater treatment. People in rural areas
must be able to have access to clean water and healthenvironment from local materials and cheap equipment

With high and elementary school students in Nagasaki volunteering cultural exchange activity

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On my master graduation day

they can make themselves. For instance, available
agricultural wastes and other abundant biomasses can betransformed to biochar under optimum conditions and canbe used to recycle their water for other purposes. As water
is becoming scarce these days, cheap technologies will be
useful for rural dwellers to treat their water for re-use toachieve 2030 agender of the sustainable development
goals.

My life in Maejo, Chinag-Mai, Thailand
It was a great pleasure to be in the Kingdom of Thailand
for the period of 2018 – 2019 when I was having aresearch collaboration with Maejo University students in
Chiang-Mai Province (Northen part of Thailand). I learnt
many things and experienced new life in a Southeast
Asian country including spicy food.

****Teaching automatic water control systems at my previous institution
in 2019 after graduating with a master s degree in Zimbabwe

Knowledge not shared is wasted.
It was my utmost pleasure to share my study experienceand exposure to my students back in Zimbabwe when I
finished my Master course. I shared different water control
systems to Irrigation and Civil Engineering students frommy workplace. This pictures above shows interested
students learning water control systems with an Arduinosystem.

Post Graduation life in Akita city***My life experience and visits in Thailand between 2018-2019

After graduation, I got an opportunity to receive a research
fellow position at A University in Akita city. I learnt one
thing, never limit yourself, always do the best out ofyourself and believe it whatsoever. Working in a Japaneseenvironment will let you learn and harness the culture you
never know when outside. It is a great chance and wouldlike to take it with me to the next level of my career.
Research was and is always my dream because of theimpact it has in academia and in industry, for economicand technology development. I am enjoying the food inAkita, nature, snow seasons and having fun with people
around me. All the best!!

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エッセイ 2

A few thoughts on researching
our collective perception of the past
Patrick Vierthaler

Ph. D. candidate at Kyoto University・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・

2021 HISF scholarship recipient

Introduction
History as a research subject is often situated between thenatural and social sciences. To many, history is but a mere
chronic of past events, in other words, an absolute truth
waiting to be written down. Yet, the truth is closer to thefact that history is a necessarily subjective interpretationof the past. It is shaped by present values andconceptions of time, and its contents are subject tochange and revision depending on discoveries ofpreviously unknown primary sources.
For the past six years, I have written my PhD thesis incontemporary history at Kyoto University on the historyand memory of division and dictatorship in South Korea
since democratization in 1987. As a global economic
power renowned for its smartphones and computer
hardware, South Korea today stands among the mostprosperous nations in the world. Korean popular culture
has become popular in Japan and around the world. Yet,behind this apparent success story is a turbulent modern
and contemporary history. The Korean peninsula suffered
three decades of colonial rule, followed by politicaldivision, war, and decades of anti-communist dictatorshipin the South.

What is collective memory?
After democratization, South Korea’s ideologicallandscape can be broadly divided into two major camps:
the former ruling elite (conservatives) and the heirs to
the democratization movement (progressives). Naturally,
these two camps possess entirely different perceptions

05 HISFof the past. In reference to German Cultural studies
scholar Aleida Assmann, I approached this ideologicalpolarization as a state of “asymmetric remembering,” andinquired into how perceptions of liberation (1945),division (1948), the Korean War (1950–53), andanti-communism differed between the two camps andevolved since 1987.
A useful concept to understand our collectiveunderstanding of the past is the metaphor of “culturalmemory.” This refers to the official narrative we learn inschool textbooks, experience in national museums, orhear in public statements by political representatives.
This connects to essential questions formnemohistorians, i.e., those who study how societies
collectively remember the past: How do we remember?
What do we remember? Why? How? And: how should thepast be remembered?

Examples from Japan and Korea
In Japan, for example, World War II is often remembered
as the “Pacific War” of Japan against the United States. To
many Japanese, the tragedies of Hiroshima and Nagasaki,
and the bombing of Japanese cities come to mind when
thinking of this period, not the colonialization of Asia or its
earlier war with China. The aim to a scholar like me is not
to take a side, but to make the discursive constructions of
the past visible: how were our contemporary
understandings of the past shaped? And what do they tell
us about the society we live in?
In South Korea, the subject of my thesis, democratizationand the end of the Cold War resulted in a “re-discovery” ofpreviously forgotten historical events. Since the 1990s,
many incidents of state violence were discovered thanks
to the efforts of citizens around the country, and theresponsibility for the Korean War could be proven to lie
with the northern side. Yet, questions of whether continuity
with the colonial state and anti-communist autocracy wasnecessary to develop the economy continue to divide thetwo major camps.

A personal case study

understanding its domestic context, but will contribute tofurther understandings of bilateral history disputes. Aftermy PhD thesis, I aim to further situate my previous
studies in a global context. How was the Cold War crucial
in shaping the cultural memories of (de jure) WWII
defeated states such as Japan, South Korea, Austria, orGermany? Why are the histories in those “Cold Warfrontlines” strikingly similar, yet the cultural memoriesv e r y d i ff e r e n t ? A s a n A u s t r i a n l i v i n g a n d w o r k i n g i nJapan, I hope to further connect the dots to makeseemingly unrelated parallels visible.

A particularly interesting case study during my study was
the “National Museum of Korean Contemporary History,” amuseum located in central
Seoul, not far from one of
the city’s major tourist sites.
Exhibiting Korean history
since the late nineteenthc e n t u r y, t h e m u s e u m w a s
opened in 2012. Itsconstruction itself waspushed forward by the rulingconservatives at the time in a
direct backlash to earlier
progressive politics ofhistory. As a result, the initialmuseum was overly state
centered, criticized byprogressive historians andAbove: Exhibition on liberation (1945) from 2021 to late 2022
intellectuals alike. Under aprogressive president,however, the museum wasfundamentally remodeled in
2019–21 — only to seeanother partial remodeling in
2022 once conservatives
were in power again. As thetwo photographs from thevery same section in late
2 0 2 2 a n d m i d - 2 0 2 3 s h o w,
with each remodeling, thesection on 1945–53 waschanged significantly.
Studying the case of South
Below: The same exhibition since December 2022
Korea does not only foster

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