Japanese Association for EMCA

emca.jp is an official website run by Japanese Association for EMCA. Updated information on our conferences and research meetings, membership, past events, and so on are available.

Introduction to the Japanese Association for Ethnomethodology and Conversation Analysis

About Us

The Japanese Association for EMCA is mainly run by a group of organizers chosen through elections, with their main activities comprising of a conference held in fall and a research meeting in spring.

The Association History

The Japanese Association for EMCA was founded in 1993.

As of 2018, the Association had about 250 members. To view the main activities of the group, please refer to “Current Activities” and “Past Activities”.

Current organizers (as of October, 2023)

Communications Director Ryo Okazawa (Shizuoka University)
Treasurer Rui Sakaida (Future University Hakodate)
Planning Manager Yuki Kawamura (Matsuyama University)
Public Relations Manager Naonori Akiya (Yamaguchi University), Eiko Yasui (Nagoya University)
Conference Managers Kaoru Hayano (Japan Women’s University), Mika Ishino (Doshisha University), Yusuke Arano (Gunma Prefectural Women’s University), Keisuke Kasuya (Nara University of Education)
Auditor Ikuyo Morimoto (Kwansei Gakuin University)

EMCA Mailing List

The Japanese Association for EMCA operates a mailing list for members and non-members to share and exchange information. Anyone interested in Ethnomethodology and Conversation Analysis may register without charge. Before registering, please review and accept the Open EMCA ML operational policy.

Activities

The annual conference is held in fall and the regular research meeting is held in spring.

The followings are the previous meetings including the annual conferences held in fall and the regular research meetings in spring. All the links are in Japanese only.

About EMCA and Links

EMCA Bibliography (Updated 2012-06-12) (The links are Japanese only except those of English bibliography.)

EMCA Researchers in Japan (Updated 2024-09-05)

We have created a list of the members who major in EMCA and belong to an educational or research organization.

  1. Name of Teaching Staff (Titles Omitted)
  2. Affiliation
  3. E-mail address

EMCA Links (Updated 2025-10-24)

Below are the links to the websites of academic associations/conferences relevant to EMCA and the information of EMCA researchers in Japan.

Academic societies/Associations/Mailing Lists