Ruikun (Ricky) Chen is a MA student who specializes in modern Japanese literature. His research has focused on contemporary Okinawa literature, especially on the war memory inheritance and postmodernism discourse construction. He is also trying to explore more about Japanese modern poetry/poems.

Before joining the program, he received his Bachelor’s Degree in Japanese from Beijing Language and Culture University (Beijing, China) in 2022. During his BA program in BLCU, he completed a BA thesis, entitled “Passing on the War Memories of Okinawan South Seas Immigrants (沖縄南洋移民の戦争記憶の継承 Okinawa nanyō imin no sensō kioku no keishō)”. This thesis is based on the short fiction “Nujifa (ヌジファ)” by Okinawan writer Ōshiro Sadatoshi (大城貞俊) and examines how the literary work represents the war memory inheritance issue of Okinawan South Seas immigrants before World War II.

Ricky also has a great interest in translation. During his BA study, he participated in the composition of the textbook “Zhong hua chuan tong wen hua ri yi 中华传统文化日译 (Japanese Translation of Chinese Traditional Culture)” as one of the editors. This book has been published in mainland China in May 2022.

Please feel free to contact him by Email in English, Chinese and Japanese.