Am 11. März 2011 erlebte die Tōhoku-Region im Nordosten Japans mit einem Erdbeben der Stärke 9.0 auf der Richterskala, Tsunami mit einer Wellenhöhe von bis zu 40 Metern und dem daraus resultierendem GAU am Atomkraftwerk Fukushima Daiichi eine der größten Katastrophen seiner Geschichte. Dreizehn Jahre später, vom 25. Februar bis zum 3. März 2024, reiste...
Feminist perspectives have long been integral to the study of international relations and the practical shaping of foreign and security policy among nations. While traditional norms and values have historically guided governments through global challenges, recent years have seen a more deliberate focus on the inclusion of women and the promotion of specific moral and...
The Russian invasion of Ukraine elicited what is widely seen as a ‘Zeitenwende’ in security policy not only in Germany, but also in Japan - despite the country’s geographical distance from the war. Over the next few years, Tokyo plans to massively increase its defense spending and acquire new military capabilities such as medium-range missiles....
For several decades now, the health care sector in Japan has been experiencing a severe labor shortage. The gap between a growing demand for health care services and a shrinking pool of domestic workers continues to widen. The introduction of a migration avenue for international health workers to Japan in the mid-2000s is generally understood...
Am Freitag, den 14. Juni 2024 von 10:30 bis 16:30 Uhr stellen sich die Bewerber:innen um die W3-Professur Japanologie in wissenschaftlichen Probevorträgen den Studierenden und dem Berufungsausschuss vor. In den Vorträgen geht es um verschiedene Themen der historischen Japanforschung. Wann? Freitag, 14. Juni 2024; 10:30 – 16:30 Uhr Wo? Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München, Geschwister-Scholl-Platz 1, Hauptgebäude, Raum F 107 Um was...
This study investigates what attracts career-oriented women to foreign subsidiaries and how they experience this work context. Based on 125 interviews with career-oriented women in Japan, we find that their frequent choice of foreign employers is not only motivated by professional aspirations but also by identity-related aspirations. Japanese women who embraced an internationalist orientation experience...
Haga Yaichi (1867-1927) was a scholar of literature and kokugaku , who significantly contributed to creating the national literary canon in the Meiji period. In 1907, at a time of national glorification that followed the triumph over Russia, but also one of social unrest epitomised by the 1905 Hibiya riots, he published Kokuminsei jūron [Ten essays on national character],...
After the Second World War, Japan adopted Article 9 in its constitution, which renounced using force in its foreign policy. The use of the military was strictly limited to Japan’s self-defence. Consequently, the country’s foreign assistance became the most important foreign policy tool for restoring relations with neighbouring countries in Asia, on which Japan had...
Denkt man an Tiere in der japanischen Mythologie, kommen einem zunächst vor allem Füchse und Tanuki in den Sinn. Denkt man wiederum an Hirsche, erscheinen vor dem geistigen Auge vor allem Bilder von mehr oder weniger zahmen Hirschen im Nara-Park rund um den Kasuga Taisha. Dass die beliebten Nara-Hirsche noch immer verehrt werden, liegt vor...
The rise of China has fueled the hopes and kindled the insecurities of many of its neighbors. This project engages with the wider implications of such a rise by examining Japan’s China policy, because Japan’s approach to China is symptomatic of region-wide trends, if not global ones. Understanding it offers a unique window into the...
