Vortrag am 12. Juli 2021, 14 Uhr CET „Japanese Colonization and Okinawan Diaspora Strategies: The Worldwide Uchinanchu Festival“ (Jane H. Yamashiro)

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This presentation argues that Okinawan diaspora strategies are different from Japanese diaspora strategies and can be understood as shaped by a history of Japanese colonization. Diaspora strategies generally refer to the policies of a homeland government to connect with and manage relationships with its diaspora (i.e., overseas populations). My talk will focus on the Worldwide...

Vortrag am 21. Oktober 2021, 12.30 Uhr CET „Der Handelsdisput Japans mit Südkorea im Kontext vergangener Handelsdispute mit China und den USA“ (Franziska Schultz)

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Im Oktober 2018 sprach der Oberste Gerichtshof Südkoreas das Urteil, dass das japanische Unternehmen Shin‘nittetsu Sumikin新日鉄住金 (heute Nippon Seitetsu日本製鉄) Reparationszahlungen an ehemalige koreanische Zwangsarbeiter im Zweiten Weltkrieg leisten solle. Im Juni 2019 präsentierte Südkoreas Außenministerium der japanischen Regierung den Plan, dass japanische und koreanische Unternehmen Reparationen zahlen sollten. Unter Verweis auf Reparationszahlungen von 1965 lehnte...

Vortrag am 25. Oktober 2021, 16.00 Uhr „Temporary Migration and Ethnic Inequality in Japan“ (Hilary J. Holbrow)

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Japan’s Technical Intern Training Program (TITP) brings young people from other parts of Asia to Japan to fill menial jobs on a temporary basis. Proponents argue that TITP allows Japan to both mitigate labor shortages and circumvent the challenges of integrating low-paid foreigners as long-term members of Japanese society; critics highlight how the program puts...

Vortrag am 04. November 2021, 12.30 Uhr „Imagining Japan’s sustainable futures through food and urban planning“ (Christoph Rupprecht)

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Take a moment, and imagine urban Japan of the future. Did you picture corporate-branded smart cities, driverless cars zipping about high-rises and vertical farms, all against a backdrop of distant hills with drones hovering over rice fields, small green patches within the niches of yet another mega-solar power plant — a society apparently humming along...

Q&A zum Japanaustausch

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Alle am Studium in Japan interessierten Student:innen sind zu dieser herzlich eingeladen. Eine Anmeldung ist nicht erforderlich. Zur Teilnahme: https://lmu-munich.zoom.us/j/97845389503?pwd=RCtDVE1LVWZ5TGtQenI4cUt4N2NKQT09 Meeting-ID: 978 4538 9503 ; Kenncode: 109244

Vortrag am 08. November 2021, 11.00 Uhr: „Reimagining International Students’ Social Engagement and Support in Japan During the Pandemic: The Role of Civil Society Groups“ (Polina Ivanova)

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The lecture will focus on the impact of the ongoing pandemic on international students in Japan and solutions offered by local civil society groups. As universities and governments are generally considered responsible for providing for international students’ wellbeing, there has been insufficient attention to alternative support providers, such as non-profit organisations (NPOs), peer support groups,...