Rate My Professor Hugh Clarke

Key publications include his influential article 'A Place for Okinawa: Changing Perceptions of Japan’s Southern Islands,' delivered as the A R Davis Memorial Lecture and published in the Journal of the Oriental Society of Australia (volume 41, 2009), which traces Okinawa's complex historical evolution. Other notable works are 'The Debate over Language Education in Pre-war Okinawa' (1996) and co-authorship of Colloquial Japanese. Clarke's leadership was pivotal in the promotion and early growth of Japanese language learning in Australian universities and schools. In recognition of his contributions to Japanese studies and language education, which have fostered mutual understanding between Japan and Australia, he received The Order of the Rising Sun, Gold Rays with Neck Ribbon from the Japanese Government in 2016. He has also served as Visiting Professor at the Ryukyu/Okinawa Research Institute at Waseda University and contributed editorially to the Australian Society for Asian Humanities, compiling its journal index. Post-retirement, he continues publishing on Japanese language.