Shun Ikeda (池田俊一 Ikeda Shunichi) from Shinjuku, Tokyo, is a specialist in Japanese language, culture and society, and a senior lecturer at the Australian National University's School of Culture, History and Language.[1] He has research interests in comparative education in Asia and socio-linguistics, and has published several papers and translations.[2]
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Shun graduated Tokyo Metropolitan High School in 1967 and attended the Australian National University from 1970–1975, receiving a BA Hons.[3] He then took up a teaching position at the Australian National University, which he holds currently.
Shun Ikeda is the current director of the Australian National University's Za Kabuki group, established in 1976.[4] Za Kabuki follows Kabuki tradition while additionally performers are instructed by Shun to "enjoy yourselves".[5] Shun has directed the performances every year except for 2008, when the performance of Chikamatsu Monzaemon's Love At Sea was directed by Masafumi Matsumoto.[6]
Shun co-authored the textbook, "Modern Japanese Grammar: A Practical Guide" with ANU Japan Centre staff, Carol Hayes, Peter Hendriks and Mika Kizu.[7] He also contributed an entries to the "Encyclopedia of Contemporary Japanese Culture" published in 2001,[8] and wrote a paper on "Teaching Japanese Culture and Language" for the Biennial Conference of the Asian Studies Association of Australia.[9] He was also a secondary researcher for "Asian Accounts of Australia: change, comparison, and Analysis"[10]