In this course, we will examine and discuss the impact of international tourism and travel on perceptions and representations of different countries and cultures. The starting point of our discussions will be “Japan As They Saw It,” an online anthology of descriptions of Japan in the 19th and early 20th centuries by visitors from the United States and Britain. We will assess how foreign tourists and residents viewed Japan and how they chose to describe the country to readers in the books and letters they wrote. We will then move to the present day and examine how Japan is presented to the world now by tourists and other visitors, particularly online and through social media. Through our discussions, we will attempt to develop a systematic understanding both of how different countries and cultures are perceived and portrayed by naive visitors and of the resulting challenges, including stereotyping, intercultural misunderstandings, and overtourism.

In this course, we will examine and discuss the impact of international tourism and travel on perceptions and representations of different countries and cultures. The starting point of our discussions will be “Japan As They Saw It,” an online anthology of descriptions of Japan in the 19th and early 20th centuries by visitors from the United States and Britain. We will assess how foreign tourists and residents viewed Japan and how they chose to describe the country to readers in the books and letters they wrote. We will then move to the present day and examine how Japan is presented to the world now by tourists and other visitors, particularly online and through social media. Through our discussions, we will attempt to develop a systematic understanding both of how different countries and cultures are perceived and portrayed by naive visitors and of the resulting challenges, including stereotyping, intercultural misunderstandings, and overtourism.

広く産学官にわたってグローバルに活躍するために必要な「俯瞰力」を養成することを目指す。物質科学の各分野について最先端の知識を修得し、自分の専門分野と周辺分野がどのように関連するか、あるいはし得るか、について深く考察するために、第一線で活躍する講師の方々にその分野の最前線を概観していただく。さらに、それらの講義を通して異分野間のコミュニケーションを円滑に進めるための具体的方法論を学ぶ。 This survey course is designed to enable students to develop the broad perspective that is required of global leaders working in and across industry, academia, and government. Students will gain knowledge and insight on advancements in each field of materials science research, given by leading researchers working on the frontline in those fields. This will allow students to consider how peripheral fields are related to their own area of expertise, and to consider the potential for forging bridges between related fields in the future. In addition, students will learn specific methodologies designed to facilitate smooth communication among different disciplines.

Activities of charitable organizations in the UK are diverse, ranging from supporting people in needs, looking after the environment, to funding medical research. Charities are firmly embedded in the daily lives of Brits where their importance cannot be overestimated. For example. the swift development of COVID-19 vaccines in the UK, as opposed to that in Japan, may be partly due to generous money provided by medical research charities. In recent years, charitable organizations in the UK, many of which started as a small-scale voluntary organization, became professionalized. In size, budget and membership, many modern charitable organizations operate like companies where their CEOs may be brought from outside of grassroots members. Consequently, many charities now have power to influence decision-making processes by politicians who, in turn, may contribute to the charity’s coffer from general taxation. There is evidence that some charities now act as a government’s “arm” meaning charities may perform “governmental work” while scrutiny and accountability may not be as rigorous. In this course, the students will learn the funding mechanisms and operation of charitable organizations using British charities as examples. The first case study is the Welcome Trust, one of the largest UK medical charities that contributed to decoding the human genome. The second case study is OXFAM, one of the most prominent over-sea aid charities that caused international sex-for-aid scandal. Students then evaluate the merit and demerit of large/global charities and small/local charities. Finally, students will select a charity and make a presentation to persuade the audience to support a good cause of their choice.

In this course, we will examine and discuss the impact of international tourism and travel on perceptions and representations of different countries and cultures. The starting point of our discussions will be “Japan As They Saw It,” an online anthology of descriptions of Japan in the 19th and early 20th centuries by visitors from the United States and Britain. We will assess how foreign tourists and residents viewed Japan and how they chose to describe the country to readers in the books and letters they wrote. We will then move to the present day and examine how Japan is presented to the world today by tourists and other visitors, particularly online and through social media. Through our discussions, we will attempt to develop a systematic understanding—a theory, perhaps—of how different countries and cultures are perceived and portrayed.

In this course, we will examine and discuss the impact of international tourism and travel on perceptions and representations of different countries and cultures. The starting point of our discussions will be “Japan As They Saw It,” an online anthology of descriptions of Japan in the 19th and early 20th centuries by visitors from the United States and Britain. We will assess how foreign tourists and residents viewed Japan and how they chose to describe the country to readers in the books and letters they wrote. We will then move to the present day and examine how Japan is presented to the world today by tourists and other visitors, particularly online and through social media. Through our discussions, we will attempt to develop a systematic understanding—a theory, perhaps—of how different countries and cultures are perceived and portrayed.

Basic knowledge on fishery economics will be reviewed through lectures using various academic papers. The following topics will be covered: 1) The state of fisheries 2) Fisheries biology and stock assessment 3) Economics of overfishing 4) Right-based fishery management 5) Small-scale fishery 6) Seafood consumption and health 7) Eco-labels 8) Fishbanks 9) Fishers' microbehaviors

Basic knowledge on fishery economics will be reviewed through lectures using various academic papers. The following topics will be covered: 1) The state of fisheries 2) Fisheries biology and stock assessment 3) Economics of overfishing 4) Right-based fishery management 5) Small-scale fishery 6) Seafood consumption and health 7) Eco-labels 8) Fishbanks 9) Fishers' microbehaviors

This course covers some of the recent developments in political economics with emphasis on structural empirical work. It is intended for students with an academic interest in political decision-making.

This course covers some of the recent developments in political economics with emphasis on structural empirical work. It is intended for students with an academic interest in political decision-making.