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Japan Foundation Fellow Conference

JF-GJS Initiative: Japan Foundation Fellow Conference 2024

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Date and TimeNovember 8 (Fri), 2024, 10:00-18:00 (JST)
VenueIto International Research Center, The University of Tokyo
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Title"Partnership to Co-create a Future with the Next Generation: WA Project 2.0” Networking Event
JF-GJS Initiative: Japan Foundation Fellow Conference 2024
LanguageJapanese and English (no interpretation provided)

This event will be held only in-person. Given the limited capacity of the venue, we will invite the audience on a first-come, first-serve basis. We hope you kindly understand and please register in advance. https://forms.office.com/Pages/ResponsePage.aspx?id=oy_HkJxhhky73GK1b_fZOTp0e1dryZlEr2jlUwuCPP1UNkFRN0pENTVFQUpUMUZXVzgxMENJM0UwTy4u

Program

10:00-10:15Registration (Foyer on the 2nd basement floor)
10:15-10:30 Opening(Ito Hall)
• Remarks KUROSAWA Shinya, President of the Japan Foundation
10:30-12:00 Keynote Speech & Dialogue: Fostering Research Networks to Co-Create a Future with the Next Generation (Ito Hall)

• Keynote Speech “To Be and How to Be Navigating Research Landscape in Japanese Studies Today”
LIM Beng Choo, Head the Department of Japanese Studies, National University of Singapore

• Dialogue Session
Moderator: SONODA Shigeto, Institute for Advanced Studies on Asia, The University of Tokyo
Speakers:
LIM Beng Choo, National University of Singapore
VILLOTA Alleson II Decena, University of Shizuoka
TANGSINMUNKONG Pattajit, Institute for Advanced Studies on Asia, The University of Tokyo

• Interactive Session
12:00-14:00Networking Lunch (Event Space) and Reflection of the Morning Session
14:00-16:00 Presentation & Discussion: Japanese Studies in the World Today: Learning from Others (Ito Hall)

Chair: NAKAJIMA Takahiro, Institute for Advanced Studies on Asia, The University of Tokyo

• “Japan’s Foreign and Security Policies: Human Security in an Evolving Strategic Posture”
Presenter: TANA Maria Thaemar, JF-GJS Fellow, The University of Tokyo
Commentator: SATO Jin, Institute for Advanced Studies on Asia, The University of Tokyo

• “From Sacred Trails to World Heritage: Global Impacts of Pilgro-tourism in Japan”
Presenter: DECKER Joseph Lyndon, JF Fellow, Indiana University
Commentator: KURAMOTO Ryosuke, Institute for Advanced Studies on Asia, The University of Tokyo

• “Image of Early Modern Japanese Women in the Eyes of Foreign Women Visitors to Japan”
Presenter: AHUJA Nishtha, JF Fellow, University of Delhi
Commentator: OGAWA Michihiro, Institute for Advanced Studies on Asia, The University of Tokyo

• Interactive Session

• Session Closing Remarks
SATO Yuri, Executive Vice President of the Japan Foundation
16:00-18:00Poster Networking Event: Meet JF Fellows (Event Space)
Organizer:The Japan Foundation; Institute for Advanced Studies on Asia, The University of Tokyo
Contact:gas[at]ioc.u-tokyo.ac.jp