NEW (Aug. 10, 2022): This video interview is now available with Japanese subtitles.
Shin-Ichiro Otsuka, Ph.D. is a clinical psychologist, professional book translator, and Jungian analyst candidate-in-training (2023) in Kobe, Japan.
He graduated from Keio University in Tokyo with a Faculty of Letters in 2002 and went on to graduate school to study clinical psychology with prominent Jungian analyst Dr. Hiroshi Yokoyama. After completing the doctoral program at Konan University’s Graduate School of Humanities in 2009, Dr. Otsuka worked as a clinical psychologist at a psychiatric clinic, engaging in psychotherapy and counseling.
In 2016, he applied for the official training program to become a Jungian analyst. For two years, he studied Jungian psychology at the International School for Analytical Psychology (ISAPZürich) in Switzerland. After passing the propaedeuticum, he returned to Japan and started a private practice in Kobe specializing in Jungian orientated psychotherapy alongside his diploma candidacy with the Association of Jungian Analysts in Japan (AJAJ). His qualification is expected in 2023.
In addition to his clinical work, Dr. Otsuka has translated several books into Japanese including Jung’s Dream Analysis, The Practice of Psychotherapy, and Introduction to Jungian Psychology, as well as Otto Rank’s The Trauma of Birth, and Sándor Ferencz’s First Contributions to Psycho-analysis.
Today, his Japanese translation of the book, Map of the Soul 7: Persona, Shadow & Ego in the World of BTS, is being released in Japan by Sogensha (click here to order the Japanese edition directly from the publisher). The book is the fourth volume in the Map of the Soul series published by Chiron. It includes text from the first three volumes – one each on persona, shadow, and ego – written by the author of Jung’s Map of the Soul, Dr. Murray Stein, along with Chiron publishers Dr. Steven Buser and Dr. Leonard Cruz.
You can listen to our episodes with Dr. Stein about BTS by visiting the SPECIAL BTS PAGE. On that page, you’ll find links to episodes on Map of the Soul: Persona, the shadow, the ego, Map of the Soul: 7, their Japanese album Map of the Soul: The Journey, BE, their speech at the United Nations, and an episode on Jung’s model of typology and psychological types.
This video interview was recorded on Tuesday, May 24, 2022. It’s 58:48 long and 53.1 MB. You can listen to it right here in your browser (click the play button on the bar below) or download it directly to your computer. You can also watch the video edition of this interview on our YouTube channel. NEW: This video is now available with Japanese subtitles.
SHOW NOTES
BTS Speaking of Jung’s special page with links to episodes, books and videos
Jung’s Map of the Soul: An Introduction by Murray Stein, Ph.D., Jungian analyst
Korean Edition of Jung’s Map of the Soul Published by Moonye Publishing Co., Ltd.
Demian by Hermann Hesse
The Art of Loving by Erich Fromm
International School of Analytical Psychology Zürich, Switzerland
Map of the Soul: Persona Music CD by BTS
Map of the Soul: 7 Music CD by BTS
Map of the Soul: 7 ~ The Journey Japanese language CD by BTS
Interlude : Shadow Official music video featuring Suga of BTS
Map of the Soul book series from Chiron Publications Vol. 1: Persona; Vol. 2: Shadow; Vol. 3: Ego; Vol. 4: Seven (Full details on our BTS page.)
Sogensha Co., Ltd. Publisher of the Japanese edition of Map of the Soul: 7 – Persona, Shadow & Ego in the World of BTS
Amazon Japan Japanese Edition of Map of the Soul: 7 – Persona, Shadow & Ego in the World of BTS available in paperback and Kindle
Misuzu Shobo Publisher of Dr. Otsuka’s translations of the work of C.G. Jung
Intro : Persona Official music video featuring RM of BTS
Outside Inside and All Around by Murray Stein
Otsuka Praxis: Practice of Jung Psychology / Clinical Psychology Dr. Otsuka’s practice in Kobe, Japan
Burn The Stage: The Movie Behind the scenes of BTS’s 2018 Wings Tour (available only on YouTube Premium)
BTS Docuseries Bring The Soul: The Movie (2019) and Break The Silence: Persona (2020) are available only on Weverse
TRANSLATIONS
Official Works Links on his website
Author page at Misuzu Shobo Japanese publisher of his translated books
List of Dr. Otsuka’s translations:
On Dream Psychology by C.G. Jung (Japanese original edition)
On Praxis of Psychotherapy by C.G. Jung (Japanese original edition)
Introduction to Jungian Psychology: Notes of the Seminar on Analytical Psychology Given in 1925 by C.G. Jung
The Trauma of Birth by Otto Rank
First Contributions to Psycho-analysis by Sándor Ferenczi
Against Health: How Health Became the New Morality Edited by Jonathan M. Metzl and Anna Kirkland
Confession by Henry Marsh
Map of the Soul 7: Persona, Shadow & Ego in the World of BTS by Murray Stein, Steven Buser & Leonard Cruz
Outside Inside and All Around by Murray Stein (July 2022)
ADDITIONAL LINKS
Kobe Analytical Psychology Club Japan
Japanese Psychological Research Journal
A Wizard of Earthsea by Ursula K. Le Guin