Basic Information

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Miki TANIKAWA


Title

Head, Global Communication Practices, Graduate Program in Global Communication and Language Practices

Nationality

JAPAN

Research Fields, Keywords

International communication, Mass Communication, Journalism

E-Mail Address

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Profile

Miki Tanikawa (Ph.D.) is a long-time journalist turned media scholar. For two decades, he was a journalist with the New York Times and International Herald Tribune, and served as contributing editor at the Economist Intelligence Unit in Tokyo.

During his time with The New York Times, he worked as a Tokyo-based business reporter and later as a freelance feature writer (including for International New York Times), producing nearly 700 bylined articles. He has contributed regularly to magazines such as BusinessWeek and TIME, and remains a contributor at U.S. News & World Report, where he covers higher education in the United States.

At Akita International University (AIU), he teaches journalism and international media and heads the Global Communication Practices program at the graduate school.

As a scholar, he investigates the workings of the journalistic routines that drive the content of the news media. His studies have appeared in such leading mass communication journals as Journalism Studies, International Journal of Communication, Journalism Practice and Journalism: Theory, Practice & Criticism. His recent interest includes digital freedom of expression and of the press. In 2021-2022, he was on leave from AIU to obtain a law degree (LL.M) in the United States and more recently he is completing a degree in International Human Rights Law in the United Kingdom.

Research Field

International communication, Mass Communication, Journalism, Media Law, (Digital) Freedom of Expression
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Academic Background (Graduate Level) 【 display / non-display 】

  • New College, University of Oxford(Exp. Aug 2026), Faculty of Law

    Master's Course, 2026/08, Other, UNITED KINGDOM

  • Harvard Law School, American law, media law

    Master's Course, 2022/05, Completed, UNITED STATES

  • University of Texas at Austin, Journalism and Mass Communication, International Communication & Mass Communication, Minor specialization in Media Law

    Doctor's Course, 2017/05, Completed, UNITED STATES

  • The Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy, Graduate School, Division of International Studies, International law & Organizations

    Master's Course, 1995/11, Completed, UNITED STATES

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Professional Career On-Campus 【 display / non-display 】

  • Akita International University Graduate School of Global Communication and Language Global Communication Practices, Head, Global Communication Practices, Graduate Program in Global Communication and Language Practices , 2017/09 -

  • Akita International University Graduate School of Global Communication and Language Global Communication Practices, Professor, 2024/04 -

  • Akita International University Faculty of International Liberal Arts Global Connectivity Program, Associate Professor, 2021/04 - 2024/03

  • Akita International University Faculty of International Liberal Arts Basic Education Humanities,Art, Associate Professor, 2017/04 - 2021/03

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Field of Expertise 【 display / non-display 】

  • International Communication, Mass Communication, Journalism

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Academic Papers 【 display / non-display 】

  • International Relations Schools Must Teach Freedom of Information Courses, Fletcher Forum of World Affairs, 2024/03, Miki Tanikawa

    Research paper (scientific journal), Single Author, English

  • Do journalists cater to audience’s social identity? Assessing the alignment of news content with readers’ national identity orientations, under minor revision, International communication Gazette (p.1 - 17) , 2022/12, Miki Tanikawa

    Research paper (scientific journal), Single Author, English

  • Explicating the enigma through the cultural lens: The media stereotyping as a “ritual”., International Journal of Communication, vol.16 (0) (p.2015 - 2037) , 2022/04, Miki Tanikawa

    Research paper (scientific journal), Single Author, English

  • Stereotyping by historicizing: The Journalistic technique of locating foreign societies in the past, Journalism：Theory, Practice & Criticism, vol.21 (9) (p.2437 - 2453) , 2021/09, Miki Tanikawa

    DOI:10.1177/1464884919870323, Research paper (scientific journal), Single Author, English

  • Is journalism going global?: Finding answers in quantitative studies employing the concepts of the ‘culture peg’ and the ‘culture link.’ Special 2019 Issue: Journalism Research in Practice: Scholarly Inquiry for Journalists , Journalism Practice, vol.13 (8) (p.922 - 926) , 2019/10, Miki Tanikawa

    DOI:10.1080/17512786.2019.1647114, Research paper (scientific journal), Single Author, English

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Books 【 display / non-display 】

  • ’The global, the foreign and the domestic' - Was there a “global turn” in journalism in the early 21st century? In E. Bielsa (Ed.) The Routledge Handbook of Translation and Media., Routledge Taylor & Francis , 2021, Miki Tanikawa

    Scholarly Book, Single Author, English

  • Is journalism going global?: Finding answers in quantitative studies employing the concepts of the ‘culture peg’ and the ‘culture link.’ n (Eds.) Gutsche, Jr., R. E. & Brennen, B. Journalism research in practice: Perspectives on change, challenges, and solutions. Routledge. , Routledge Taylor & Francis , 2020/07, Miki Tanikawa

    Scholarly Book, Single Author, English

  • Introduction to news and journalistic vocabulary - Science & Society , Alc Press, 2018/06, Miki Tanikawa

    Scholarly Book, Single Author, Japanese

  • Introduction to news and journalistic vocabulary - Politics & Economics, Alc Press, 2018/06, Miki Tanikawa

    Dictionary/Encyclopedia, Single Author, Japanese

  • Introduction to news and journalistic vocabulary, Alc Press, 2007/09, Miki Tanikawa

    Dictionary/Encyclopedia, Single Author, Japanese

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Other Research Activities 【 display / non-display 】

  • 'Foreigners' at Multinational Japanese Corporations (in Japanese). Nihon Keizai Shimbun, January 5. , 2026/01

    Book Review

  • Tanikawa, M. (2024). Legal Education in Family Law. US News & World Report. September 17. , 2024/09

    Book Review

  • Tanikawa, M. (2024). Social media content moderation should be based on International Human Rights Law (in Japanese). Nihon Keizai Shimbun, September 30., 2024/09

    Book Review

  • Tanikawa, M. (2024). How Study Abroad Can Benefit College Students. US News & World Report, February 20., 2024/02

    Book Review

  • Tanikawa, M. (2019). A Royal Abdication Is a Cultural Moment in Japan. US News & World Report, April 29. , 2019/04

    Other

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On-Campus Classes/Subjects In Charge of 【 display / non-display 】

  • 2025, Fall, JAS367-1_F, A Modern History of Culture, Media and Language in Japan

  • 2025, Fall, GCP643-1_F, Introduction to International Journalism

  • 2025, Fall, GCP649-1_F, Scholarly Research and Paper

  • 2025, Fall, GCP622-1_F, Communication and Organizational Behavior

  • 2025, Fall, GCP645-1_F, Design of Graduation Project

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