Japan Futures Initiative (JFI) and European Japan Advanced Research Network (EJARN) Joint Conference (PDF)
Japan's Future: International Reflections on the Prospects for a "New Meiji" Transformation
Date: December 11-12, 2016
Venue: Narita View Hotel, 700 Kosuge, Narita-shi Chiba, Japan
The 2016 Japan Studies Association of Canada (JSAC) Annual Meeting will be held at University of British Columbia – Vancouver, from Thursday October 13 to Sunday October 16, 2016, and the theme is `Globalizing Japan'.
Professor Shige Matsui (UBC Law, and co-director Centre for Japanese Research) is the Conference organizer. He has applied for Japan Foundation funding, and he will announce a Call for Papers in April.
As part of the JFI Speaker Series, on October 6, Mr. Aoyagi spoke at a guest lecture at the Japan Foundation in Toronto, titled "Introduction to Kabuki theater: Tamasaburo performs Akoya."
David Welch will attend The Suntory Foundation’s “Japan in Global Context” Forum 010 on civil-military relations, to take place in Osaka, Japan.
Spring not springing fast enough? Visions of cherry blossoms dancing through your head rather than before your eyes? Don’t despair. The Japan Foundation, Toronto is offering an exciting substitute to airplane or even armchair travel: a Travel Lecture Series. In each installment, a pair of speakers will address a particular travel-related issue from both a Canadian and a Japanese perspective.
Join us at the Balsillie School of International Affairs, for a presentation by Consul-General Yasunori Nakayama
Abstract
Japan-China relations is one of the most important bilateral relations for Japan, and China's constructive role is indispensable to the stability and prosperity of the Asia Pacific region. In this presentation, Consul-General of Japan Yasunori Nakayama gives an overview of the past and the present of Japan-China relations, how the Japanese and Chinese regard each other, the two countries' economic ties and pending concerns. He also illustrates the importance of Japan's cooperation and exchange with China from the perspective of the so-called "mutually beneficial relationship based on common strategic interest".
Abstract
Many cities are undertaking initiatives to improve environmental performance, creating ‘Smart Cities’ by introducing innovative technologies and plans to promote efficient energy use, recycling and environmentally-friendly traffic management. Yokohama and Kitakyushu are examples of cities working to become smarter. They are linking their environmental policies with those relating to economic revitalization, urban planning, health, and welfare, particularly post 3/11.
Professor Imura will discuss shifting Japanese perspectives on energy management and smart technology investment, not only for the creation of low-carbon cities and a green economy, but also for disaster recovery.
