2024 Apr 11 Martin Fackler, “The Fukushima Nuclear Disaster Enters its 14th Year: Ghost Towns, Lawsuits, and a Million Tons of Water” 12:20pm to 1:20pm Location: Room 308 (Morgan Courtroom), Austin Hall, Harvard Law School, Cambridge, MA Martin FacklerJournalist and Visiting Research Associate, Reischauer Institute of Japanese Studies More Information Sponsored East Asian Legal Studies, Harvard Law School; co-sponsored by the Reischauer Institute of Japanese Studies.
2024 Apr 08 Associates' Panel: "International Conflicts over Globalization" 12:00pm to 1:15pm Location: Bowie-Vernon Conference Room (K262), CGIS Knafel Bldg., 1737 Cambridge St., and Online (Zoom) “U.S. Trade Policy toward Japan and China”Sayaka KumeAssociate, Program on US-Japan Relations, Harvard University; Ministry of Finance “Multinational Firms’... Read more about Associates' Panel: "International Conflicts over Globalization"
2024 Apr 04 Glen S. Fukushima, "U.S. Trade Policy, Japan, and China" 12:20pm to 1:20pm Location: Austin Hall 308 (Morgan Courtroom), Harvard Law School, 1585 Massachusetts Ave Glen S. FukushimaJ.D. 1982; Vice Chair, Securities Investor Protection Corporation; Former Deputy Assistant U.S. Trade Representative for Japan and China More Information Sponsored by East Asian Legal Studies; co-sponsored by the Program on U.S.-Japan... Read more about Glen S. Fukushima, "U.S. Trade Policy, Japan, and China"
2024 Apr 01 Associates' Panel: "Contemporary Challenges of Post-Industrial Economies" 12:00pm to 1:30pm Location: Bowie-Vernon Conference Room (K262), CGIS Knafel Bldg., 1737 Cambridge St., and Online (Zoom) "Changes in Macroeconomic Policies Under the LDP Regime"Kenya AmanoPostdoctoral Fellow, Program on US-Japan Relations,... Read more about Associates' Panel: "Contemporary Challenges of Post-Industrial Economies"
2024 Mar 29 Kazuko Suzuki, "Invisible Race: Deconstructing Japaneseness and Racialization of Korean Residents in Japan" 4:00pm to 5:30pm Location: Kang Room (S050), Japan Friends of Harvard Concourse, CGIS South Building, 1730 Cambridge St. Kazuko SuzukiAssociate Professor of Sociology, Texas A&M University Moderator:... Read more about Kazuko Suzuki, "Invisible Race: Deconstructing Japaneseness and Racialization of Korean Residents in Japan"
2024 Mar 27 Film Screening: Soup and Ideology (2021, 117 minutes), followed by discussion in-person with Director YONGHI YANG 4:30pm to 7:00pm Location: Tsai Auditorium (S010), Japan Friends of Harvard Concourse, CGIS South Building, 1730 Cambridge St. Discussion with film director Yong-hi Yang to follow. Chair:... Read more about Film Screening: Soup and Ideology (2021, 117 minutes), followed by discussion in-person with Director YONGHI YANG
2024 Mar 25 Steven Vogel, "Japan’s 'Predistribution' Solution for Inequality" 12:00pm to 1:00pm Location: Bowie-Vernon Conference Room (K262), CGIS Knafel Bldg., 1737 Cambridge St., and Online (Zoom) Steven VogelProfessor of Political Science and Political Economy; Il Han New Professor of Asian... Read more about Steven Vogel, "Japan’s 'Predistribution' Solution for Inequality"
2024 Mar 18 Richard Katz, "The Contest for Japan's Economic Future: Entrepreneurs vs. Corporate Giants" 12:00pm to 1:00pm Location: Bowie-Vernon Conference Room (K262), CGIS Knafel Bldg., 1737 Cambridge St., and Online (Zoom) Richard KatzSpecial Correspondent for Weekly Toyo Keizai; Senior Fellow, Carnegie Council for Ethics in International Affairs Moderator: ... Read more about Richard Katz, "The Contest for Japan's Economic Future: Entrepreneurs vs. Corporate Giants"
2024 Feb 26 Kiyoteru Tsutsui, "Universal Human Rights and the Nation-State: Japan in Global Perspective" 12:00pm to 1:00pm Location: Bowie-Vernon Conference Room (K262), CGIS Knafel Bldg., 1737 Cambridge St., and Online (Zoom) Kiyoteru TsutsuiHenri H. and Tomoye Takahashi Professor and Senior Fellow in... Read more about Kiyoteru Tsutsui, "Universal Human Rights and the Nation-State: Japan in Global Perspective"
2024 Feb 23 Mary C. Brinton, "How Japan Got It Wrong: Reflections on Gender Inequality and the Low Birth Rate" 4:00pm to 5:30pm Location: Kang Room (S050), Japan Friends of Harvard Concourse, CGIS South Building, 1730 Cambridge St. Mary C. BrintonReischauer Institute Professor of Sociology, Harvard University ... Read more about Mary C. Brinton, "How Japan Got It Wrong: Reflections on Gender Inequality and the Low Birth Rate"