[International Liberal Arts Seminar] The New US Administration and the Future International Situation
The year 2025 marks 80 years since the end of World War II. In 2024, the Ishiba administration will be inaugurated in Japan, and a new administration will get fully underway in the United States. There is a theory that Japan-US relations reach a major turning point every 80 years. Meanwhile, the world is showing no signs of an end to Russia's invasion of Ukraine or Israel's attack on Gaza, and the global situation is only getting more and more chaotic. How should Japan deal with this chaotic international situation? Together with international political experts, mainly from Japan, the US, and Russia, we will consider the future direction of the international community.
Please apply using either ① or ② below. 1. Purchase your application ticket from Peatix (free, Peatix membership required) Peatix is here ② Apply by phone (03-5213-4505 *Weekdays 10:00-17:00)
Venue
Teikyo University Kasumigaseki Campus (Hirakawacho Mori Tower)
program
14:00 Opening 14:05-14:45 Lecture 1 Title: "US-Japan Relations, Past and Future" Senior Assistant Professor: Kazuhiro Maejima (Professor, Faculty of Global Studies, Sophia University) 14:45-15:25 Lecture 2 Title: "How has the Ukrainian war changed the world? Looking back over the past three years and exploring the path to an end" Senior Assistant Professor: Kiichi Takekuma (former Chief of News Department, TV Asahi) 15:25-16:05 Lecture 3 Title: "The Ukraine-Gaza Conflict and the Possibility of New Developments in European-American Relations" Senior Assistant Professor: Hirotaka Watanabe (Professor, Faculty of Law, Teikyo University) 16:15-17:15 Panel discussion Title: "The new US administration and the future international situation" Moderator: Kensuke Karube (Professor Faculty of Economics, Teikyo University) Panelists: Kazuhiro Maejima, Kiichi Takekuma, and Hirotaka Watanabe 17:20 Closing
Coordinator: Makoto Kurosaki (Visiting Professor Okinaga Research Institute) Moderator: Miyae Tanimoto (Associate Professor, Okinaga Research Institute)
Others
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[Learn and Eat Food Culture Course] French Cuisine and Parisian Home Cooking
The greatest feature of French food culture is the custom of "gourmet" which has been registered as an intangible cultural heritage by UNESCO. This can be seen not only in the cuisine of high-end restaurants but also in home cooking. Each region has a rich diversity of regional cuisine nurtured by its unique climate, history and culture, which supports the "gourmet" of French homes. In this course, you will learn about Parisian "gourmet" from the perspective of home cooking and regional cuisine, and then taste representative Parisian home cooking and regional cuisine made by the former owner chef of the Maison Franco-Japanese "L'Espace".
Participation fee: 3,000 yen *Payment must be made via the registration website (Peatix)
Organizer
Teikyo University Okinaga Research Institute
Eligibility Requirements
Anyone can join
Capacity
30 people
How to apply
Please fill out the necessary information on the application site (Peatix) and submit it.
Venue
Teikyo University Kasumigaseki Campus (Hirakawacho Mori Tower)
program
11:30-12:30 Lecture: "French gastronomy and Parisian home cooking" Senior Assistant Professor: Isao Hirota Academic advisor at Teikyo University. While majoring in French economic history and European integration history, he has long been interested in the history of French food culture and regional cuisine as a hobby. He has taught the "Learn and Eat French Regional Cuisine" course at the Maison Franco-Japonaise (Ebisu), the Niigata France Society, and the Kamakura France-Japonaise.
12:30-14:00 Dining and socializing in the lounge *You can ask the chef questions about the food directly Chef: Akito Sasaki Former owner and chef of "L'Espace" at the Maison Franco-Japonaise. He studied French cuisine under the tutelage of Makoto Watanabe of the Imperial Household Agency's Grand Stewardship Division. He started out as a purveyor to the Imperial Household Agency, and after living in Europe, opened "Cath Croute" in Meguro and "L'Espace" at the Maison Franco-Japonaise. He currently works in the vegetarian business, consulting for food salons, disseminating food information, and giving private French cooking lessons.
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[China Economy Symposium] The stalling Chinese economy and its impact on the Japanese economy
Now in its third term, the Xi Jinping administration is facing a severe economic situation in China, with the Chinese economy's previously relatively steady high growth now slipping into a slowdown. At this symposium, we will have in-depth discussions with leading experts and researchers on the current state and problems of the Chinese economy, its future direction and its impact on the Japanese economy, and the building of new Japan-China economic relations.
Teikyo University Kasumigaseki Campus (Hirakawacho Mori Tower)
Sponsorship
Institute for International Trade and Investment
program
Opening Remarks Keynote speech: "Prospects for the Chinese economy and its impact on the Japanese economy" Takahide Kiuchi (Executive Economist, Nomura Research Institute) Lecture 1: "The Slowdown of the Chinese Economy: Characteristics of Development Changes and Problems" Guo Shizhi (Professor Okinaga Research Institute of Teikyo University) Lecture 2: "China's Expanding Financial Risks: Focusing on the Real Estate Crisis" Tang Sung (Professor Faculty of Economics, Chuo University) Lecture 3: "Japanese direct investment in China and new changes in Japanese businesses in China" Jun Takeda (Chief Economist, Itochu China Research Institute) Closing Remarks
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[GJS Symposium] Yokai x Digital Science - The act of making the invisible visible
Japan's unique yokai culture has a diversity and story-telling that fascinates people not only in Japan but also around the world. Because yokai are invisible to the naked eye, they have been expressed in visible forms through science, AI and other digital technologies, paintings, and animations of each era. In this symposium, we will have fun explaining how the existence of yokai has been perceived from a variety of perspectives, including opinions from experts in various fields.
Teikyo University Kasumigaseki Campus (Hirakawacho Mori Tower)
program
Greetings from the Dean Hiroko Fujimori (Professor Department Department of Global Japanese Studies Faculty of Languages and Cultures, Teikyo University) Purpose explanation and speaker introduction Mizuki Watanabe (Senior Assistant Professor Department Department of Global Japanese Studies Teikyo University, Faculty Faculty of Languages and Cultures /Cultural Anthropology) Lecture 1: "The Birth of the Yokai Picture Book" Masanobu Kagawa (Chief Curator, Hyogo Prefectural Museum of History/Folklore and Cultural Anthropology) Lecture 2: "Techniques and Ideas for Drawing Yokai - From an International Perspective" Matt Meyer (Yokai artist and yokai researcher) Lecture 3: "Viruses and Demons - Using 'Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba' as an Example" Masaharu Takemura (Professor at the Graduate School of Liberal Arts, Tokyo University of Science / Virus biologist) Lecture 4: "Where do yokai reside? Expanded images made visible by digital technology" Kentaro Matsumoto (Professor the Department of English Faculty of Languages and Cultures, Dokkyo University / Digital Semiotics) Panel discussion and Q&A "How will digital science change the existence of yokai?" Moderator: Mizuki Watanabe
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