External Research Associate
Independent Scholar and Translator
Research Keywords:
War memory; memorial museums; postcolonial studies; Japan's postwar history
Research Region(s):
Japan
Tomoe Otsuki is an independent scholar, translator and historical consultant for media productions, including Pachinko (Season 2, Apple TV+). Her articles and book chapters, published in both English and Japanese, examine the visual and literary representation of the Fukushima nuclear disaster (Asian Studies Review, 2022; Shoshi-tsukumo, 2022), cultural history and postwar politics (Inter-Asian Cultural Studies, 2016), U.S.–Japan cultural diplomacy and nuclear history (Asia-Pacific Journal: Japan Focus, 2015), and the atomic bomb memorial in Nagasaki (Genbaku bungaku kenkyū [Atomic Bomb Literature Studies], 2020). Her research interests include war memory, memorial museums, socially engaged visual art, Japan’s postwar history, and contemporary popular culture. She holds a PhD in Sociology of Education from the University of Toronto and has held postdoctoral fellowships at the University of California, Berkeley, and the Université de Montréal.