In my cluster of specializations, English-Japanese Bilingualism makes solid research on Japan possible, while living the Academic Life as the basis -- publications introduced yesterday at https://hcommons.social/@SteveMcCarty/111205174544628483 -- and collaborating globally as well as amplifying works through the technology of Online Education.
Bilingualism is a branch of Applied Linguistics, adjacent to Intercultural Communication, which describes my 40+ years of daily life in Japan. I teach Bilingualism and Intercultural Communication classes in Osaka. My wife speaks only Japanese, while my speaking English to our sons helped them become amazingly successful in Tokyo.
I specialized in Japan in graduate school, and have endeavored to publish in Japanese, with or without help. 著作リンク集: https://japanned.hcommons.org/chosaku
My publications on Bilingualism and Bilingual Education have been widely studied. E.g., PhD theses have cited my definitions of terms. See many articles at: https://japanned.hcommons.org/bilingualism