イベントカテゴリー: Seminar

16 November 2005

The Yasukuni Shrine: Religion, Politics and the Legacy of War

Yasukuni shrine, constructed after the Restoration in mid 19th centuryJapan, is dedicated to the 2.5 million Japanese who gave their lives for their country. The Prime Minister’s patronage of Yasukuni is controversial both because of the enshrinement there of war criminals and because of the Constitution’s provision for the separation of religion and state.

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25 October 2005

Tradition in the Making: Takeshi Kitamura and the Usuhata Group

Takeshi Kitamura, one of Japan’s most eminent textile artists, spoke about his life and work. He was joined by Takeo Uchiyama who discussed the role of traditional crafts in Japan and the ‘Living National Treasure’ designation, and by Dr Rupert Faulkner of theVictoria and Albert Museum.

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12 May 2005

Japan’s Global Role: the Diplomacy of Aid, Peacekeeping and Peacebuilding

The March 2005 meeting of the UK-Japan 21st Century Group, held in Tokyo and Nagoya, highlighted various areas of UK-Japan cooperation in responding to global challenges. Peace and security, as well as aid issues, increasingly dominate the geopolitical agenda. How both countries might work together in future to share knowledge and experience and to meet these global challenges were addressed by the speaker, Professor Akiko Yamanaka, a former Member of Japan’s House of Representatives with an extensive portfolio of involvements relating to international diplomacy and security and crisis management.

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1 February 2005

A Tale of Two Countries: higher education 'incorporation’ in the UK and Japan

The Daiwa Anglo-Japanese Foundation, in association with the Japan-UK Higher Education Collaboration Programme, hosted a joint seminar given by Professor Sir David Watson, Vice Chancellor, University of Brighton, and Professor Fujio Ohmori of the Research Centre for Higher Education, Kumamoto University. Sir Howard Newby, Chief Executive of the Higher Education Funding Council for England, was

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25 September 2008

New Ideas of the Dancing Body

A seminar discussion examining the ways in which the body has been reconceived in contemporary performance, from the perspectives of choreographer, designer and producer.

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22 September 2008

North East of England and Japan: Economic Past, Present and Futures

The symposium outlined the history of economic cooperation between the North East and Japan and looked to a future in which global and regional/local partnerships can generate opportunities and benefits that transcend national and cultural boundaries.   From warship production for the Imperial Japanese Navy at Lord Armstrong’s Elswick shipyard in the late 19th Century

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18 October 2007

Local Government and the Regions in the UK and Japan

Debates on local government reform are common to both the UK and Japan. While it has been argued that political power in both countries has become far too centralised, partnerships between local and central government have achieved significant results in particular spheres.

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