The Department of Japanese History has seven full-time faculty who conduct a variety of education and research. They specialize in topics that range from ancient history to the modern-day on a variety of subjects that include notable specialities such as the history of Christianity in Japan. It is rare for a university to have seven academic faculty all dedicated to the study of Japanese history, and this affords students with opportunities to study the full breadth of Japanese history through multi-dimensional methodologies and approaches.