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Masashi Hayashida has a master’s degree from Tokyo University of Foreign Studies (1983) and was Professor at Osaka University of Foreign Studies＆ CO Design Center in Osaka University, 1986－2020.
He received awards and distinctions, among which: Honorary Committee of the President of Portugal Award for Cultural Merit (Former President of the Order of Knights, equivalent to a doctorate in science) in 2010, Embassy of Portugal “Rodriguez Visitor Award” (12th Award), 2002, and Distinguished Service Award for the Promotion of Portuguese Language and Cultural Research (Joint Award), 2000．
His main works in linguistics, aesthetics and art studies and cultural anthropology and folklore, include: A humanities approach to epidemic prevention: As part of the 2020 retirement celebrations, Makoto, (194) 2-19,2021：Osaka University Knowledge Archive (OUKA); The Analysis of the aestheticism of Professor Suzuki , Masashi Hayashida, Co* Design, (5) 65-75, Mar, 201: Osaka University Knowledge Archive (OUKA); The Importance of Intermediary Languages in Foreign Language Learning, Masashi Hayashida, Russian as an International Language: Current Status and Future Challenges of Establishing a Language Proficiency Level Assessment System Based on International Unified Standards, 1(1), Mar, 2019：Osaka University Knowledge Archive (OUKA); The origin of “highly versatile ability” essential for global foreign language education: A report on the practice of “scribing” to support interactive competence, Masashi Hayashida et al. Co* Design, (3) 79-85, Mar, 2018：Osaka University Knowledge Archive (OUKA); Medical interpretation (innovation through medical linguistics) opens the door to the world through “co-creation” with the global community, Masashi Hayashida, Co* Design, (1) 85-102, Mar, 2017：Osaka University Knowledge Archive (OUKA); The Portuguese Language in the World Past, Present and Future, João Malaca Casteleiro (Role: Joint author),Colibri Editions, Dec, 2016 (ISBN: 9789896896270);The Fascination of Visual Arts, Masashi Hayashida, Super-interdisciplinary Study of Folk-Literature and Traditions, Apr, 2008; The Art of Azulejo in Portugal, Masashi Hayashida (Role: Sole translator),84pp, Mar, 2001：Osaka University Knowledge Archive (OUKA).
