Professor Morgan Pitelka teaches Japanese history and serves as the Chair of the Department of Asian and Middle Eastern Studies at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.Education: Ph.D. (East Asian Studies, Princeton University)

Dr. Reiko Tanimura teaches Japanese history and researches early modern culture at the Institute of Asian Cultural Studies, International Christian University, Tokyo.Education: Ph.D. (Comparative Culture, International Christian University)

Dr. Takashi Masuda taught at and served as the president of Aichi Bunkyo University. An expert in Japanese literature, letters, and calligraphy, he currently teaches at Aichi Toho University.Education: Ph.D. (Japanese literature, Tokyo University of Education)