Kiraly Attila

Main subjects

Hungarian Language, Japan in the World (Available in English and Japanese), Hungarian Cultural Research

Research Themes and Keywords

Development of language teaching materials, history of international cultural exchange (especially between Japan and Hungary), traditional Japanese culture (especially religion)

Final academic background/degree

Waseda University Graduate School of Asia-Pacific Research /Master's Degree (International Relations)

licence · Qualification

Kulturális antropológus (Cultural Anthropologist, 2006, ELTE, Hungary), Okleveles orientalista (japán) szakos tanár (Orientalist (Japanologist) with Teacher Qualification, 2002, ELTE, Hungary), Buddhist vallástörténet és filozófia program (Diploma in Religious History and Philosophy of Buddhism , 2002, ELTE, Hungary), Francia-japán idegenvezetőés host szakképesítés (Károli Gáspár Református Egyetem, 2000)

Affiliated academic society

Magyar Alkalmazott Nyelvészek és Nyelvtanárok Egyesülete (MANYE; Hungarian Association of Applied Linguists and Language Teachers), European Association of Japanese Studies (EAJS), Hungarian Society of Eastern Studies (Kőrösi Csoma Társaság, MAKAT (Hungarian Association of Cultural Anthropology), Hungarian Academic Society

Major achievements

Kiraly, A. (2021). Debate on Buddhism in Hungary at the turn of the 20th century: Christian theologians and intellectuals versus pro- and crypto-Buddhist public intellectuals. The Electronic Journal of Central European Studies in Japan, No. 6.
Kiraly, A. (2020). 1956 on Photographs: The 1956 Hungarian revolution, its visual heritage and the iconographic classification of its photographs. The Electronic Journal of Central European Studies in Japan, No.5.
Attila Király (2023) Jump to Hungarian I-II Hungarian Textbook, Josai International University.
Király, Attila (2019) Japanese-Hungarian Dictionary, Second Edition, Josai International University Center for Language Education.
Király, Attila (2019) Hungarian-Japanese Dictionary, Second Edition, Josai International University Center for Language Education.

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extracurricular activities

Edits The Electronic Journal of Central European Studies (EJCESJ) and manages the Central Europe + Japan Student Conference (hosted by Josai International University Research of Central European Studies and co-hosted by the Friedrich Ebert Foundation)

Social contribution activities

Support for Naruto Information Center Extension Program (2010-2014), Hungary Day (2016-2018, Tokyo) organized by Chiba-Hungary Friendship Association, and many other Central European cultural events.