Terushi Morimoto is a PhD student in Communication and Inter-culturality at the Universitat de València. He graduated with a Master’s degree in Japanese Intellectual History from the Tohoku University in 2016. During his doctoral studies at Tohoku University, he studied as an international student at the University of Salamanca (2019-2020) and taught one of the Japanese language classes. His main area of interest is the thout of Yokoi Shōnan (a Confusian scholar in the period of Bakumatsu), the Ethos of noble military classes especially in the Edo era, Intercultural understanding from the Edo to Meiji eras, and “Japan” in the Meiji era as seen by the Spanish.

Humanist passionate about the differences between cultures and the so-called “otherness”, especially in Asia, and Japan in particular. She began studying Japanese at the age of 15 at the EOI, reaching level B1, in addition to obtaining other language diplomas such as B2 English and C1 Valencian. Graduated in high school with honors, she simultaneously studied two degrees, History and Art History at the UV, specializing in the critique of Eurocentrism, the visibility of minorities and the art of the grotesque.  She has also completed the master's degree in political philosophy “Ethics and Democracy” of the UV, focusing her research on global inequalities, development cooperation and intercultural education, as well as the postgraduate course in “Japanese Studies” of the Faculty of Philology (UV), for which she was able to collaborate in the series of conferences “Transculturaliy and Diversity in East Asia”. 

Finally, she is currently studying for a Master's degree in Secondary School Teacher Training, at the same time as she begins her doctoral studies in the area of intercultural communication.

Carlos Mascarell Moliner is a PhD student in Communication and Interculturality at the Universitat de València. His/Their thesis revolves around feminine representation throughout Japanese history. In 2026, he/they graduated from the Master’s Degrees in Language and Literature Research and in Japanese and Korean Studies, both at the same institution, where he/they also earned two postgraduate degrees in Japanese Studies and the degree in English Studies, finished in 2024. In 2025, he/they concluded the Master’s Degree in Japanese Studies at University of Zaragoza. He/They is passionate about languages, speaking seven of them, both from Western Europe and East Asia. He/They collaborated in both editions of the conference series “Transculturaliy and Diversity in East Asia”.

Lourdes Domínguez is historian and Secondary School teacher with a strong interest in Japanese Studies, intercultural communication, and the relationship between history, memory, and literature. She holds a Degree in History from the University of Alicante, where she specialized in Contemporary History, and a Master's Degree in Secondary Education. She further expanded her academic background by completing a Master's Degree in Japanese Studies at the University of Zaragoza, deepening her knowledge of Japanese history, society, culture, and literature. Her academic interests focus on contemporary Japan, collective memory, trauma studies, and the cultural responses to catastrophic events. She is currently pursuing a PhD on post-traumatic literature in contemporary Japan, focusing on literary representations of the 2011 Fukushima nuclear disaster. Her research explores how literature contributes to the construction of collective memory, resilience, and identity in the aftermath of disaster. Alongside her research, she works as a Secondary School teacher of Geography and History, combining her commitment to education with her interest in Japanese culture and intercultural dialogue.