Her area of research is American philosophy and pragmatism and its implications for education. For many years, she has been working as a mediator in cross-cultural settings, especially between Japan and Anglo-American cultures, and more recently, European cultures. Her most recent publication is: Paul Standish and Naoko Saito (eds), Stanley Cavell and Philosophy as Translation: The Truth is Translated (Rowman & Littlefileds, 2017).