Guest Lecture Series
The Modern Japanese Studies Program Lecture Series is a series of guest lectures given by researchers from outside the university, or other people whose professional experience is relevant to Japanese Studies. The lectures aim to broaden students' interests in the many aspects of Japanese Studies.
Here is a list of past and forthcoming guest lectures:
Upcoming Lectures
No.155
Assistant Prof. John D'Amico（Tohoku University）
Title
TBD
Date
Lecture: 4:30pm – 6:00pm, 28 January2027
Workshop: TBD, 29 January 2027
Workshop: TBD, 29 January 2027
No.154
Associate Prof. Masaki Hata（Osaka University of Economics）
Title
TBD
Date
4:30pm - 6:00pm, 6 November
No.153
Associate Prof. Atsushi Kobayashi（Tokyo University）
Title
Globalisation from a Regional Perspective: Singapore and the Transformation of Southeast Asian
Date
4:30pm - 6:00pm, 4 November
No.152
Prof. Yasuo Takatsuki（Osaka University）
Title
Money, Markets, and Merchants: An Introduction to the Economy of Early Modern Japan
Date
Lecture: 4:30pm – 6:00pm, 20 October
Workshop: 10:00am-12:00pm, 21 October
Workshop: 10:00am-12:00pm, 21 October
No.151
Ms. Yumiko Omori (Oomorien, Co., LTD.)
Title
Enjoy Your Japanese Tea – with Tasting and Hands-on Experience – Japanese Tea: A Healthy Drink and a Gateway to Cultural Understanding
Date
4:30pm - 6:00pm, 16 October
No.150
株式会社北洋銀行、石屋製菓株式会社
Title
はたらくって、どんな感じ？北海道で働く先輩に聞くキャリアデザイン
Date
4:30pm - 6:00pm, 9 October
Past Lectures
No.149
Assistant Prof. Megha Wadhwa (Sophia University)
Title
Lecture&Workshop: From Lens to Life: Visual Storytelling and Migration in Japan, Singapore, and Germany
Date
Lecture: 4:30pm-6:00pm, 30 July
Workshop: 10:30am – 12:30pm, 31 July
Workshop: 10:30am – 12:30pm, 31 July
No.148
Dr. Carolin Funck (Research Fellow of Hiroshima University)
Title
Island Tourism in Japan: Beyond Sun, Sand and Sea
Date
2:45pm - 4:15pm, 10 July
No.147
Prof. Paul Hansen（Akita University）
Title
Lecture: A Cosmopolitical Countryside: One Health, Wellbeing and Ikigai on the Frontiers of Japan
Workshop:*So, You Want to Do Fieldwork Eh?*: A Workshop on Embodied Knowing and Personal Limitations
Workshop:*So, You Want to Do Fieldwork Eh?*: A Workshop on Embodied Knowing and Personal Limitations
Date
Lecture: 4:30pm - 6:00pm, 25 June
Workshop: 4:30pm – 6:30pm, 26 June
Workshop: 4:30pm – 6:30pm, 26 June
No.146
Dr.Gordon Mathews (Emeritus Professor of The Chinese University of Hong Kong）
Title
My Friends/Informants Over Five Decades
Date
2:45pm - 4:15pm, 19 June
No.145
Assoc.Prof. Hisako Omori（Akita International University）
Title
A Global Crossroad in Rural Japan: Our Lady of Akita’s Global Presence and Local Obscurity
Date
2:45pm - 4:15pm, 11 June
