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Japan Foundation Fellow Conference

JF-GJS Initiative: Japan Foundation Fellow Conference 2023

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Date and TimeSeptember 29 (Fri), 2023, 13:00 PM - 20:30 PM
VenueIto International Research Center, The University of Tokyo
TitleJF-GJS Initiative: Japan Foundation Fellow Conference 2023
JF-GJS イニシアチブ「日本研究フェロー・カンファレンス 2023」
LanguageJapanese, English

This event will be held only in-person. Those who will join the conference are kindly requested to register by 20th of September 2023 (JST). https://forms.gle/5F4EsFe22zLBnDu3A

Program

Opening (Ito Hall)13:30 Remarks by the Executive Vice President of The Japan Foundation (SATO Yuri)
Session I “Japan in Asia” (Ito Hall)13:45-14:15 “Exploring Early Modern Society through Sarasa: Art and Popular Culture” (English)
Presenter: RAINA, Vidhita (PhD Candidate at the University of Kansas)
Chair: OGAWA Michihiro (Institute for Advanced Studies on Asia, The University of Tokyo)

14:15-14:45 “INOUE Tetsujiro's Thoughts of Kogaku Sect: Focusing on ITO Jinsai and OGYU Sorai” (Japanese)
Presenter: FU, Huiqin (PhD Candidate at Nankai University)
Chair: NAKAJIMA Takahiro (Institute for Advanced Studies on Asia, The University of Tokyo)

14:45-15:15 “Democracy and Economic Development: A Japanese Perspective for Bangladesh” (English)
Presenter: REZA, S M Ali (University of Dhaka)
Chair: SATO Jin (Institute for Advanced Studies on Asia, The University of Tokyo)
Networking (Event Space)15:15-16:15
Session II “Breakout Session: Meet JF Fellows” (Event Space)16:15-17:15
Closing (Ito Hall)17:15-17:45 “Reflections of Breakout Session”
Speaker: YI, Yunsu (Hongik University, JF-GJS Fellow)
HYNES, Mairead Cecille (Columbia University, JF-GJS Fellow)
SONODA Shigeto (Institute for Advanced Studies on Asia, The University of Tokyo)
HARA Hideki (Managing Director of Japanese Studies Department, The Japan Foundation)

17:45- Remarks by the Director of Institute for Advanced Studies on Asia, The University of Tokyo (NAKAJIMA Takahiro)
Reception (Event Space)- 20:30 Closing

GAS committee as well as Japan Foundation are happy to announce that the second JF conference will be held on 29th of September, 2023.  We welcome all of those who are interested in JF-GJS initiative. The concrete program is as above and as attached.

東洋文化研究所GASプログラムは国際交流基金との共催で、2023年9月29日(金)の午後1時から、第2回の日本研究フェロー・カンファレンスを実施します。詳細なプログラムについては、添付ファイルをご覧ください。参加を希望される方は、Googleフォームに所定の情報を入力し、事前登録をするようお願いいたします。事前登録の締め切りは2023年9月20日(日本時間)です。

Organizer:Japan Foundation, JF-GJS Initiative
Contact:gas[at]ioc.u-tokyo.ac.jp