Some Perspectives of the Globes on the Classics：On the Synchronicity between Japanese Classics Literature Studies and Global Networking

In 2017, the International Research Center for Japanese Studies, to which I belong, officially launched a project called “The Consortium for Global Japanese Studies”, of which I have been playing a small part. In this paper, I will introduce this project and discuss how the development of global and international Japanese studies as a public service will affect my personal research on classical Japanese literature. I will discuss and present the specific aspects of this project in the context of my recently published books and articles. I have come to the conclusion that, in addition to the direct impact of studies in this field, it is important to consider the possibility of indirect inspiration, or what might be called synchronicity, which could revitalize Japanese studies in a broader sense. I will discuss this issue while also introducing my own research.