International Symposium on Japan Studies by Young Researchers: Bridging the Next Generation – Perspectives on Japanese Studies

The Department of Japanese History at the School of Humanities and Social Sciences, Waseda University, and the Graduate School of Letters, Arts and Sciences, Waseda University, will hold an international symposium as detailed below. No prior registration is required, so please feel free to join us.

Additionally, a social gathering will be held in Takadanobaba from 7:00 PM. If you wish to participate, please inform our contact person, Manabe, via email at mana@waseda.jp. (Please note that the participation fee will be determined based on the meal costs on the day of the event and cannot be provided in advance.)

Symposium Schedule

Date: Saturday, June 22, 2024

Venue: Waseda University, Toyama Campus, Building 34, Room 151 (Open admission, no prior registration required)

Organizers: Waseda University Faculty of Letters, Arts and Sciences (Department of Japanese History, Graduate School of Letters, Arts and Sciences; Department of Japanese History, School of Letters, Arts and Sciences) and Shanghai International Studies University, Institute of Japanese Culture and Economy

Language: Japanese

Moderator: Masayuki Manabe (Professor at Waseda University Faculty of Letters, Arts and Sciences; Director of the Waseda University Historical Museum)

13:00-14:40 Keynote Lecture

Lecturer: Professor Lian Degui (Shanghai International Studies University; Director of the Center for Japanese Studies at Shanghai International Studies University)

Title: "The Transmission of Confucianism and East Asian Identity"

Symposium

14:45-15:00 Wei Hua (Shanghai International Studies University)

Title: "Japan's Strategy during the Cold War Period: Reconsidering the 'Yoshida Doctrine'"

15:00-15:15 Natsumi Fujii (Waseda University)

Title: "Censorship of Modern Japanese Theater and Modern Europe"

15:15-15:30 Zheng Liqian (Shanghai International Studies University)

Title: "Analysis of the Rebuilding and Decline of the Authority of the Kamakura Genji Shogunate"

15:30-15:45 Wang Zhentao (Waseda University / Nankai University)

Title: "An Analysis of Kunio Kishida's Nationalism: What is Healthy Nationalism?"

15:45-16:00 Hong Yunxin (Waseda University / Shanghai International Studies University)

Title: "The Failure of Shinzo Abe's Constitutional Revision: Focusing on the Dilemma of Elections and Political Appeals"

16:00-16:15 Dong Wanqi (Waseda University / Jilin University)

Title: "An Examination of the Social Character of the Early Imperial Education Association"

16:15-16:30 Wang Huihui (Shanghai International Studies University)

Title: "Collectivism and Party Recognition before and after the Meiji Restoration: The Formation Process of the Aikoku Koto"

16:30-16:45 Xiao Liang (Ritsumeikan University)

Title: "Research on Hajime Kawakami's Socialist Thought"

16:45-17:00 Wang Xingao (Shanghai International Studies University)

Title: "Economic Security in Japan and Its Trends"

17:00-17:15 Keisuke Igarashi (Waseda University)

Title: "The Decision-Making Process of Abolishing Public Racing in Tokyo: Focusing on the Actions of Women's Organizations and the Tokyo Metropolitan Assembly"

17:15-17:30 Guan Hao (Shanghai International Studies University)

Title: "Japan's Defense Cooperation in the Northern Indian Ocean"

17:30-17:45 Ryuichi Noma (Waseda University)

Title: "Outcomes and Issues in Research on the Peace Preservation Law"

Summary: Lian Degui (17:45-17:55)

19:00 – Post Conference Reception in Takadanobaba (Venue TBD)