What Does it Mean to “Abolish” a Language? – Some Thoughts on Mori Arinori and Shiga Naoya
Place: Asian Centre 604 Date: Wednesday, February 8th, 2017 Time: 12:30-1:30 pm Speaker: Dr. Christina Yi, (Assistant Professor, Department of Asian Studies) Abstract: With the outbreak of the Sino-Japanese War in 1894, Japan officially embarked on an enterprise of territorial expansion. Acquisition of Taiwan occurred in 1895, soon followed by the annexation of Korea in 1910. The […]
Genealogy of three Principles of the Constitution of Japan: Sovereignty of the people, Fundamental Human Rights, and Pacifism
Place: UBC Institute of Asian Research Room 120 (C.K. Choi Building, 1855 West Mall) Date: Wednesday, February 15 Time: 12:30-2PM By: Visiting Professor Masahiro Nakano (Aoyama Gakuin University) Abstract: In Japan, as the consequences of the election of the House of Councilors (参議院) in 2016, the ruling Liberal Democratic Party (LDP: 自民党), Komeito (公明党) and […]
Japan’s Vision for the East Asian Security Order
DATE | Friday, February 17th TIME | 14:00 – 16:00 LOCATION | Room 120 ADDRESS | UBC Institute of Asian Research (C.K. Choi Building), 1855 West Mall, Vancouver, BC ABOUT THE SPEAKER | Dr. Ryo Sahashi is an associate professor of International Politics and associate dean, Faculty of Law at Kanagawa University, Yokohama, and a […]
International Institutions: 国際公務員就職ガイダンス
Place: UBC Institute of Asian Research Room 120 (C.K. Choi Building, 1855 West Mall, Vancouver, BC, V6T 1Z2) Date: Sunday, February 26th Time: 3:00 – 5:00 PM (RSVP required) Individual guidance from 5:30PM – 8:00PM (RSVP here) By: Keisuke Fukuda (Permanent Mission from Japan to the United Nations) Note: This event will be held in Japanese. 問合せ・申込先 国際機関人事センターNY支部 電話：+1-212-521-1528 […]
“Globalization, the State, and Foreign Labor Policy: Japan in Comparative Perspective”
Place: UBC Institute of Asian Research Room 120 (C.K. Choi Building 1855 West Mall) Date: February 28th, 2017 Time: 12:30 – 2PM By: Dr. Konrad Kalicki ABSTRACT: To stay competitive in the global marketplace, states have been increasingly forced to supplement their domestic workforce with foreign labor. However, the question of labor importation remains highly contentious, producing puzzling […]
Japan’s new security Partnerships – the ‘special relationship’ with Australia
Place: UBC Institute of Asian Research Room 120 (C.K. Choi Building), 1855 West Mall Date: Monday, March 6 Time: 12 – 1:30PM By: Dr Thomas S. Wilkins Abstract: Australia and Japan have greatly enhanced their direct bilateral security ties to forge what they now describe as a “special strategic partnership.” This new form of security alignment is not […]
The Politics of Invisibility: Fukushima, 6 years after 3.11
Date: Wednesday 8th March, 2017 Lunchtime Workshop: 12.00-2.00pm, Room 120, CK Choi Building, UBC campus (1855 West Mall Vancouver, B.C. V6T 1Z2) Speakers: David W. Edgington (Geography UBC): “A Day Out in Fukushima: Reflections on a Field Trip to the Dai-ichi Nuclear Power Plant” Ian Thomas Ash (Independent Film Maker, Tokyo) “The Dire Situation of […]
Four Women – Four Lovers – Four Documents: female bodies and voices in Kishida Rio’s play “Four Letters”
Place: Asian Centre 604 Date: Wednesday, March 8th, 2017 Time: 12:30-1:30 pm Speaker: Colleen Lanki (Artistic Director, TomoeArts/Ph.D. Student, Department of Theatre and Film) Abstract: Kishida Rio was the only female playwright in angura (underground/avant-garde) movement in 1960-70’s Japan. Kishida Rio began her work in theatre when she joined Terayama Shûji’s “Laboratory of Play” Tenjô […]
Study In Japan
Date: March 21, Tuesday Time: 17:30 to 19:00 Place: C.K. Choi building room 120 Co-sponsor Consulate General of Japan, Go Global Thinking of going to Japan as an exchange student, graduate or research student? Join us for a very good opportunity to learn about the possibility of studying in Japan. You will be able to meet […]
“Resilience in the Margins: Grassroots Women’s NGOs, Feminist Expertise, and a New Paradigm for Japanese Post-Disaster Reconstruction”
CJR Lunchtime Lecture Series Speaker: Natasha Fox (Ph.D. Student, Department of Geography) Date: Wednesday, March 22nd, 2017 Time: 12:30-1:30 pm Place: Asian Centre 604 (1871 West Mall) Abstract: This research project investigates how Japanese grassroots women’s organizations are contributing to disaster recovery and reconstruction in Japan. As a global leader in disaster planning and mitigation, Japan’s state […]