About Satoko Naito

Satoko Naito is a docent of Japanese studies at the Centre for East Asian Studies, University of Turku, Finland. Research interests include Japanese literature, cultural history, and gender studies.

Satoko Naito is a docent of Japanese studies at the Centre for East Asian Studies, University of Turku, Finland. Research interests include Japanese literature, cultural history, and gender studies.

NBN Episodes hosted by Satoko:

Cross-Cultural Research on Gaming and “Gaming Disorder”

January 19, 2024

Cross-Cultural Research on Gaming and “Gaming Disorder”

Veli-Matti Karhulahti and Yaewon Jin
Hosted by Satoko Naito

In 1998 the phrase “internet addiction” was first used to describe problematic prolonged internet use, and encompassed a wide range of online activiti…

Humanitarian Issues of Immigration in Japan: From Historical Background to Current Policies

December 8, 2023

Humanitarian Issues of Immigration in Japan

Yoko Demelius and Sara Park
Hosted by Satoko Naito

Japan has historically maintained extended periods of isolationist policies and continues to uphold some of the strictest immigration laws in the worl…

Aspired Communities, Contested Futures: Long-Term Recovery after the 3.11 Disaster in Japan

April 28, 2023

Aspired Communities, Contested Futures

Pilvi Posio
Hosted by Satoko Naito

On March 11, 2011, a 9.1 magnitude earthquake struck off the coast of northeastern Japan triggering a massive tsunami and shifting the earth on its ax…

The Forgotten Children of the Second Sino-Japanese War

June 3, 2022

The Forgotten Children of the Second Sino-Japanese War

Kanako Kuramitsu
Hosted by Satoko Naito

Disparaged as "Japanese devils" and "half-breed," some children with Chinese mothers and Japanese fathers born during the Second Sino-Japanese war lon…

Understanding Authoritarianism: Deepening Autocratization, Dynamic Dictatorships, and China

February 21, 2022

Understanding Authoritarianism

Elina Sinkkonen
Hosted by Satoko Naito

Authoritarian regimes have often been discussed in contrast to democratic governments and defined in terms of what they lack--namely, democratic featu…

COVID-19 and Vaccine Hesitancy in Japan

January 7, 2022

COVID-19 and Vaccine Hesitancy in Japan

Kamila Szczepanska and Yoko Demelius
Hosted by Satoko Naito

Anti-vaccination movements pose an increasing threat to global public health, but what of vaccine hesitancy? Join us for a discussion on the effects o…

Rethinking China's Humanitarian Diplomacy before and during Covid-19

December 3, 2021

Rethinking China's Humanitarian Diplomacy before and during Covid-19

Lauri Paltemaa and Hermann Aubié
Hosted by Satoko Naito

As the Covid-19 pandemic spread to Europe and other parts of the globe in spring of 2020, the Chinese government started reporting donations of Person…

Sharing Scholarship: Academic Publishing and Teaching Tibetan Buddhism in Finland

October 8, 2021

Sharing Scholarship

Albion Butters
Hosted by Satoko Naito

How can one approach religion as both an academic researcher and a spiritual practitioner? Join us for this wide ranging talk with Dr. Albion Butters,…

Outgoing Prime Minister Suga and Japan's Liberal Democratic Party

September 20, 2021

Outgoing Prime Minister Suga and Japan's Liberal Democratic Party

Giulio Pugliese
Hosted by Satoko Naito

On September 3, 2021, Japanese Prime Minister Suga Yoshihide announced that he would not seek reelection as the president of the ruling Liberal Democr…

Papermaking Traditions, East and West: A Discussion with Timo Särkkä

July 5, 2021

Papermaking Traditions, East and West

Timo Särkkä
Hosted by Satoko Naito

Our relationship to paper and paper products is changing every day. Fewer newspapers and magazines are in print, but growing dependence on online reta…

Women Singer-Songwriters of 1970s Japan: A Discussion with Lasse Lehtonen

June 4, 2021

Women Singer-Songwriters of 1970s Japan

Lasse Lehtonen
Hosted by Satoko Naito

Satoko Naito speaks to Lasse Lehtonen about his research on Japanese women singer-songwriters of the 1970s and 1980s. Focusing on popular pioneers lik…

K-Pop and the Korean Wave with Jimmyn Parc

February 19, 2021

K-Pop and the Korean Wave with Jimmyn Parc

Jimmyn Parc
Hosted by Satoko Naito

Jimmyn Parc of Sciences Po speaks with Satoko Naito of the University of Turku about the global popularity of K-Pop and the history of the Korean Wave…

'Confucianism' and China with Jyrki Kallio

February 4, 2021

'Confucianism' and China with Jyrki Kallio

Jyrki Kallio
Hosted by Satoko Naito

Jyrki Kallio of the Finnish Institute of International Affairs returns to the podcast to discuss Confucianism in China, including its beginnings in Th…

Early Twentieth Century Japanese Film Industry with Stephen Ranger

November 22, 2020

Early Twentieth Century Japanese Film Industry with Stephen Ranger

Stephen Ranger
Hosted by Satoko Naito

Stephen Ranger of the European Centre for International Political Economy speaks with Satoko Naito of the University of Turku about his recent publica…

Creative Engagement in Urban Spaces of East Asia with Minna Valjakka

November 13, 2020

Creative Engagement in Urban Spaces of East Asia with Minna Valjakka

Minna Valjakka
Hosted by Satoko Naito

Art historian Minna Valjakka speaks with Satoko Naito of the University of Turku about her concept of socially engaged creativity, which aims to both …

Japanese Food and Food Packaging with Katarzyna Cwiertka

November 6, 2020

Japanese Food and Food Packaging with Katarzyna Cwiertka

Katarzyna Cwiertka
Hosted by Satoko Naito

In this episode, Katarzyna J. Cwiertka speaks with Satoko Naito of the University of Turku to share her expertise on Japanese food and food packaging.…