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ARATA Mariko

Department / Course College of Gastronomy Management Department of Gastronomy Management

Title / Position Professor

Other Affiliations
1.	Research Organization of Social Science (BKC) Research Center For Gastronomic Arts and Sciences
2.	Kinugasa Research Organization Center for Middle Eastern and Islamic Studies
3.	Research Organization of Science and Technology Institute of Advanced Research for Sport and Health Science
4.	Research Organization of Social Science (BKC)

Academic background
1.	～2005/03	Doctoral Program (2nd Semester) │ Department of Regional Studies │ School of Cultural and Social Studies │ SOKENDAI (The Graduate University for Advanced Studies) │ Completed Ph. D. (Literature)
2.	～1998/03	Doctoral Program (1st Semester) │ School of Area and Cultural Studies │ Graduate school, Tokyo University of Foreign Studies │ Completed Master in Linguistics
3.	～1986/03	Language Division │ College of Liberal Arts │ International Christian University │ Graduated
4.	～1982/03	│ Kanazawa Nisui Senior High School │ Graduated

Business career
1.	2018/04/01 ～	Professor │ College of Gastronomy Management │ Ritsumeikan University
2.	2018/04/01 ～ 2020/03/31	Registered dispatch specialist │ │ Kyoto Industrial Support Organization 21
3.	2015/04/01 ～ 2018/03/31	Visiting Professor │ College of Economy │ Ritsumeikan University
4.	2013/07/01 ～ 2016/09/30	Gurunavi' Endowed Chair in Future FoodAssociate Professor │ │ Tokyo Institute of Technology
5.	2011/10/01 ～ 2013/09/30	Gurunavi' Endowed Chair in Future FoodAssistant Professor │ │ Tokyo Institute of Technology
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Research activities
1.		The Japanese Society of Cultural Anthropology
2.		Japan Society for Southeast Asian Studies
3.		Japan Association for Indonesian Studies
4.		The Japan Society of Home Economics, Division of Food Culture
5.	2019/06/04 ～	JAPAN SOCIETY FOR HALAL SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY (JAHAS)
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Qualification and license
1.	2006	1st grade Driver's License
2.	1988	Passed the Japanese Language Teaching Competency Test

Subject of research
1.	Indonesian Food Culture Studies
2.	Halal Food studies
3.	Food business in multi-cultural societies and glocalization
4.	Food Preference and food choice

Research summary
Indonesian Food Culture Muslim Consumers' Food Choice and Recognition toward Food Halalness Cultural Anthropological study on Food Preference and Glocalization /Localization of Foreign Origin Food. （Food Preference)（Food Culture）（Glocalization）（Localization）（Cultural Value）（Halal）（Food Choice）

Present specialized field
Cultural anthropology, Eating habits, Area studies, Linguistics, Japanese language education, Foreign language education (Keyword：Cultural Anthropology, Linguistic Anthropology, Linguistics, Food Culture Studies, Area Studies, Indonesian Studies, Japanese language, Bahasa Indonesia, Basa Sunda, Halal Food, Food preference, Food choice, Glocalization, Food business)

Papers
1.	2020/12/05	Halal and Various Certification System for Muslim Food │ ,pp.415-422
2.	2020/01	'Halal Additives: Focusing on the Transition of Handling Alcohol in the Halal Certification Standard' │ Foods & Food Ingredients Journal of Japan │ 225 (1),pp.46-53
3.	2019/03	'We Use It If Our Seniors Are Using It ――Indonesian Muslim Expatriates' Halal Food Recognition and Practice in the Netherlands' │ Japanese Journal of Cultural Anthropology │ 83 (4),pp.572-592
4.	2018/04	Dealing with Food Tabu and Food Avoidance -- Balancing between Lack of Care and Excessive Defence │ Journal of Cookery Science of Japan │ 51 (2),pp.129-132
5.	2018/03	'Getting Halal Food in the Netherland -from Indonesian Muslim consumers perspective' │ Proceedings of the International Workshop on Halal Food Consumption in East and West (with Appendix of Survey Report)” │ ,pp.35-48
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Academic conference presentation
1.	2025/12/19	"Serving Foods to Muslim Tourists in Japan: Practical Challenges and Understanding of Halal in the Japanese Context”
2.	2023/09/11	Food Culture and Wellbeing -A comparison between Japan and Indonesia
3.	2019/06/01	Illusion of Halal ――Halal Certification System's Influence on Japanese Non-Muslims and Muslim Residents in Japan
4.	2018/06/18	Serving foods to Muslims in restaurants in Japan----How Southeast Asian halal certification standards are affecting food industries in Non-Muslim countries?
5.	2015/12/27	Multifaceted aspects of food halalness in Muslim consumers' recognition: How should Japanese people answer their needs?
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Other research achievements
1.	2021/01/05 ～ 2021/02/04	Online Forum "Food and Agriculture beyond the Pandemic" (Meridian 180, Northwestern University)

Works
1.	2018/06/18	Serving foods to Muslims in restaurants in Japan----How Southeast Asian halal certification standards are affecting food industries in Non-Muslim countries? (Research Institute in Religions, Societies, Cultures, Spiritualities (RSCS))
2.	2016/02/02	Purport "How to Welcome Muslims without Halal Certificatio
3.	2015/12/27	Multifaceted aspects of food halalness in Muslim consumers' recognition: How should Japanese people answer their needs?
4.	2015/09/11	‘How should we construct a unified halal certification system which matches real Muslim consumers’ demand?’ (Ningxia、China)
5.	2014/12/30	Muslim tourism in Japan -Japanese OMOTENASHI(hospitality) and Muslim tourists -’
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