Prof. Dr Robert O’Mochain

Presentation Title: The #MeToo Legacy in Japan: Awareness

Ritsumeikan, Japan

Past Speaker

Prof. Dr. Robert O’Mochain is a Professor at Ritsumeikan University’s College of International Relations in Kyoto, Japan. He has been teaching in universities and colleges in Japan for the past twenty years, mainly in colleges of Language and Culture and of Intercultural Communication. His doctorate was published in book form in 2010 as “Challenging Masculinism: Narratives from within Education in Japan.” He has contributed to a collection of research papers and essays on the #MeToo movement as a global phenomenon. With Yuki Ueno he co-authored a 2022 research monograph: “Sexual Abuse and Education in Japan: In the (Inter)National Shadows.