Journal of the Asia-Japan Research Institute of Ritsumeikan University

ONLINE ISSN 2435-0192  PRINT ISSN 2435-0184 Inaugurated in July 2019 Vol.1, July 2019（below） Vol.2, October 2020 Vol.3, October 2021 Vol.4, November 2022 Vol.5, October 2023 Vol.6, October 2024 Vol.7, October 2025 Vol.7, October 2025 Vol. 8, 2026

Contents
・Cover page ・Editorial information ・Table of Contents ・On the Establishment of the Asia-Japan Research Institute ・The Ritsumeikan Charter
[Articles]
・Japanese Literature Tradition of Grasping the Intangible Experience between Enlightenment and Romantic Legacy: Kato Shuichi's Unique Contribution on Linguistic Sensibility in Society	MATSUI Nobuyuki	1
・Out of the Destruction of Hiroshima: the Social History from Primary Sources of Rebuilding Human Lives during the City's Reconstruction	Marina NISHII	16
・Protecting Japanese Tea Growers from the Devastating Effects of Climate Change: A Terroir Based Ecosystem Approach for Rural Development	Fitrio ASHARDIONO	29
・Evaluation of Greywater Reclamation and Reuse System in a Japanese University Building	Naoki YOSHIKAWA, Toshiyuki SHIMIZU, Koji AMANO, Jun NAKAJIMA	44
・Challenges for National Dialogue in the Post-Arab Spring Era: The Case of Bahrain	Shun WATANABE	56
・Advancement of North Korea's Nuclear Weapons and Survivability under the Kim Jong Un Regime: An Assessment based on Nuclear Deterrence Theory	CHOI Jung Hoon	73
[Book Reviews]
・Creating Foreigners: "Stowaways" and the Implementation of the Immigration Control System in Post-war Japan, Sara PARK, Kyoto: Nakanishiya Publications, 2017	Gyongsu MUN	95
・Empire and Constitution: Why could the Second Sino-Japanese War not be prevented? BANNO Junji, Tokyo: Chikuma Shobo, 2017	YOSHIDA Takehiro	98
・Ibn Battuta and His Journeys to the Border Regions: New Studies on Rihla Ibn Battuta Hikoichi YAJIMA, Nagoya: Nagoya University Press, 2017	Yasushi KOSUGI	106
[Research Project Reports]
・The "Great Divergence" and the "Great Convergence":Reconstructing World History with Asian Perspectives	Norihisa YAMASHITA	110
・Redefinition of Asian Urban Theory through the Practices of Policy Science	Tomohiko YOSHIDA	114