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Culture and Society in Modern Japan: Aspects of Taisho Democracy
This course aims to provide students with a survey of Japanese society and culture in the years between the end ofthe Russo-Japanese War (1905) and the Mukden Incident (1931), often referred to with the term "Taisho Democracy." As this period was marked by social and political trends that anticipated the post-World War II democratized regime, it is hoped that the survey will afford a better understanding of contemporary Japan and its people.
The period saw a rapid growth and structural transformation of Japan's economy amidst a disorderly world situation. The major economic change drew people from rural areas to cities, developing the new middle "salaryman" class and its highly Westernized consumer culture; on the other hand, the change led to regional disparities and class distinctions, which in turn created social unrest and cultural divisions on a national scale.
This course will explore a wide range of texts taken from such fields as socio-political history, literature, cultural criticism, art history, popular culture, etc., in order to understand the cultural complexity of the era.
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Lecturer
Semester
Period
21251107
GHS-JS601LA3
Culture and Society in Modern Japan: Aspects of Taisho Democracy
KINUGASA Masaaki
Fri 4th
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Visualizing Japan in the Modern World
The purpose of this course is to examine how Japan’s transformation into a modern nation was shaped and represented through visual culture. Great emphasis is placed on group work, as students are expected to actively collaborate with peers to analyze visual materials, share perspectives, and co-construct knowledge. Through these interactive and cooperative activities, students will also have the opportunity to enhance their English communication skills and connect with a community of internationally minded peers.
この授業では、日本が近代国家へと変化していく過程を、当時の絵画や写真、広告などの「視覚資料」を通して学びます。授業では、オンライン教材やビデオ講義、歴史資料を用いながら、ディスカッションや課題に取り組みます。特にグループワークを重視しており、視覚資料の分析やプレゼンテーションなどを通して、学生同士が協力しながら学びを深めていきます。これらの活動を通して、視覚的リテラシー、歴史的思考力、異文化理解力を養うとともに、英語によるコミュニケーション能力の向上も目指します。国際的な視野を広げたい方や、英語を実践的に使って学びたい方に適した内容となっています。
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Lecturer
Semester
Period
FEN-CO4450L3
FEN-CO4450L3
Visualizing Japan in the Modern World
Intensive
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Culture and Society in Modern Japan
This course aims to provide students with a survey of Japanese society and culture in the years between the end ofthe Russo-Japanese War (1905) and the Mukden Incident (1931), often referred to with the term "Taisho Democracy." As this period was marked by social and political trends that anticipated the post-World War II democratized regime, it is hoped that the survey will afford a better understanding of contemporary Japan and its people.
The period saw a rapid growth and structural transformation of Japan's economy amidst a disorderly world situation. The major economic change drew people from rural areas to cities, developing the new middle "salaryman" class and its highly Westernized consumer culture; on the other hand, the change led to regional disparities and class distinctions, which in turn created social unrest and cultural divisions on a national scale.
This course will explore a wide range of texts taken from such fields as socio-political history, literature, cultural criticism, art history, popular culture, etc., in order to understand the cultural complexity of the era.
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Semester
Period
04255520
FLE-XX4326L3
Culture and Society in Modern Japan
KINUGASA Masaaki
Fri 4th
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History of Modern Japan
This course investigates the history of Japan from the seventeenth century to today. Students will study the major developments in Japan’s politics, foreign relations, society, and economy since the Tokugawa period. Moreover, students will learn how to critically analyze historical primary sources and to apply this knowledge to Japanese sources of different periods.
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Lecturer
Semester
Period
08C4003
FAS-CA4V03L3
History of Modern Japan
KUHN Felix
Mon 2nd
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Japan's Modernization Experience and Its ODA Policy
This course is designed to offer an overview of Japan’s experience in modernization and how it has extended its assistance to other countries’ modernizing efforts. As the first non-western country to modernize, Japan’s experience, both positive and negative, presents an important reference point for other countries to investigate. This course is conducted in cooperation with JICA, the Japan International Cooperation Agency. Those taking part in the JICA Development Studies Program are required to take this course, while other students are most welcome to take part.
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Lecturer
Semester
Period
0704243
FEC-EC4801L3
Japan's Modernization Experience and Its ODA Policy
JIN BEI
Fri 5th
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Japan's Modernization Experience and Its ODA Policy
This course is designed to offer an overview of Japan’s experience in modernization and how it has extended its assistance to other countries’ modernizing efforts. As the first non-western country to modernize, Japan’s experience, both positive and negative, presents an important reference point for other countries to investigate. This course is conducted in cooperation with JICA, the Japan International Cooperation Agency. Those taking part in the JICA Development Studies Program are required to take this course, while other students are most welcome to take part.
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Semester
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5122182
GPP-MP6P20L3
Japan's Modernization Experience and Its ODA Policy
JIN BEI
Fri 5th
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Science and Technology in International Relations
The objectives of this course are threefold. First, it will focus on how science and technology changed international relations. It argues that the development of science and technology in military, health, navigation and other technologies have impacted on the relationship of interstate power relationship and the civilization. Second, it will focus on how international relationship has shaped and directed the course of science and technology development. In this segment, it will take up space and nuclear technologies of which are subject of export control. Third, it will focus on science and technology changed the structure of international trade, finance and intellectual base. It will argue how science and technology has impacted on international governance
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5122504
GPP-MP6P20L3
Science and Technology in International Relations
SUZUKI Kazuto
Tue 3rd
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Seminar: Japan in East Asia XI
This course investigates the history of diplomacy and its contemporary practice. First, students will learn about the different forms that diplomacy has taken over time. This serves as a basis for thinking about contemporary diplomatic practices. Second, students will study contemporary diplomacy, analyzing its foundations as well as the major activities of diplomats, especially information-gathering and negotiation.
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08C403409
FAS-CA4V35S3
Seminar: Japan in East Asia XI
KUHN Felix
To Be Arranged
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The Future of Japan and the Role of Individuals
・⽇本は、国際環境の激変と地政学リスクの拡⼤、デジタル技術の急速な進化と普及、地球環境問題、経済の停滞、財政の悪化、急速に進む少⼦化など、内外環境の激変に直⾯している。この状況は、⽇本の存続にとって深刻な危機であるとともに、古いシステムを刷新する機会でもある。この⼤局を認識する。
・主要分野を横断して俯瞰する事で、各分野の基本構造とともに、分野間の相互連関を学ぶ。
・国が直⾯する課題を⾃分事と捉え、⽇常の多忙の中でも内外の環境変化を注視していくことの必要性を認識する。
・公共政策に様々な⽴場の個⼈がどう関われるか、そのような個⼈の取組を⽀える仕組みがどうあるべきかを考察する。
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Semester
Period
0704248
FEC-EC4801L1
The Future of Japan and the Role of Individuals
Fri 4th
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Governance in Contemporary Japan
・⽇本は、国際環境の激変と地政学リスクの拡⼤、デジタル技術の急速な進化と普及、地球環境問題、経済の停滞、財政の悪化、急速に進む少⼦化など、内外環境の激変に直⾯している。この状況は、⽇本の存続にとって深刻な危機であるとともに、古いシステムを刷新する機会でもある。この⼤局を認識する。
・主要分野を横断して俯瞰する事で、各分野の基本構造とともに、分野間の相互連関を学ぶ。
・国が直⾯する課題を⾃分事と捉え、⽇常の多忙の中でも内外の環境変化を注視していくことの必要性を認識する。
・公共政策に様々な⽴場の個⼈がどう関われるか、そのような個⼈の取組を⽀える仕組みがどうあるべきかを考察する。
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Course title
Lecturer
Semester
Period
0125971
FLA-PS4739L1
Governance in Contemporary Japan
Fri 4th
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