Staff Academic staff Simon Kaner Executive Director and Head of Centre for Archaeology and Heritage Nicole Coolidge Rousmaniere Research Director Toshio Watanabe Professor for Japanese Arts and Cultural Heritage Eugenia Bogdanova-Kummer Lecturer in Japanese Arts, Cultures, and Heritage Matsuba Ryoko Lecturer in Japanese Digital Arts and Humanities Susan Whitfield Professor in Silk Road Studies Research staff Andrew Hutcheson Research Fellow, Centre for Archaeology & Heritage Research support staff Hirano Akira Librarian Miwako Hayashi Bitmead Japanese Arts Database Officer Administrative staff Denisa Edwards Institute Administrator Kaoru Sakurai Research and Finance Officer Olivia Butler Office Co-ordinator & Project Support Phoebe Young Office Assistant