Past Events in 2010
Events for Everyone
- December 17
- Public Lecture: Ocean governance and integrated coastal management with Yves Henocque
- December 14
- Public Lecture: The Return of Sakoku: How Japan is Shutting itself from the World?
- December 13
- Public Lecture: Japan and China: A Preliminary National Security Net Assessment
- December 10
- Public Lecture: Book Talk - "Legitimacy and the Use of Armed Force: Stability Missions in the Post-Cold War Era by Chiyuki Aoi"
- December 9
- Public Lecture: How Japanese People React to Non-Native Speakers of Japanese
- December 4
- Wakai Politics X Pecha Kucha
- December 2
- Public Lecture: New York City dinner with Sheridan Prasso on Chinese investment in the US
- November 27
- International Culture Festival
- November 26
- Public Lecture: Niels Annen on the Impact of the Financial Crisis on US Power in Asia
- November 9-25
- Minato-ku Citizen's University "Changing Japan: Five Perspectives on Japanese Society Today" (November 9, 11, 16, 18, & 25 / Registration closed)
- November 8
- Public Lecture: Kazuhiko Togo and Andrew Oros on "Beyond the current crisis in Sino-Japanese relations"
- November 6
- Anthropology of Japan in Japan Annual Meeting
- November 4
- Public Lecture: Healthy Healthcare Lecture Series 17
"History of Japanese Primary Health Care and Family Medicine, the past, now and the future."
- October 22
- Public Lecture: Healthy Healthcare Lecture Series 16 - "Creative Responses to Aging Societies: The Japanese Experience"
- October 21
- Public Lecture: Rabbi Abraham Cooper on "Digital Terrorism & Hate: Challenges & Consequences for Leaders Worldwide
- October 20
- Public Lecture: Film Director Atsushi Ogata: Preview clips and Q&A from new award-winning Comedy "Cast Me If You Can/Wakiyaku Monogatari"
- October 15
- Call for Papers: Anthropology of Japan in Japan (AJJ) Anual Conference —
"Making Local Places in Trans-Cultural Flows: Methodologies, Rhetorics and Ethnographies"
- October 15
- Public Lecture: Kyoko Hirano on "Japanese Film Today"
- October 14
- Public Lecture: Debating ideological bias in US education - Screening of "Indoctrinate U." followed by a debate
- October 8
- Public Lecture: Claude Meyer on "China and Japan after the crisis: which leader for Asia?"
- October 6
- Public Lecture: Shihoko Fujiwara on "The evolution of human trafficking in Japan"
- October 1
- Public Lecture: Peter Beck on "The Cost of Korean Unification"
- September 22
- Public Lecture: John Mock on "Crisis in Stasis" - The Demolition and Depopulation of Non-Metropolitan Japan
- September 16
- Public Lecture: Book Talk - Jeff Kingston on "Contemporary Japan: History, Politics and Social Change Since the 1980s"
- September 11
- Academic Conference: 'OTAKUOLOGY' - Challenges and New Directions
- September 10
- Public Lecture: Healthy Healthcare - Lecture Series
Lecture 15: "Japan Mental Health Care - Issues and Reform"
- August 18
- English Program for Elementary School Students （August 18-20） (Japanese)
- August 9
- English Program for Junior High School Students （August 9-11） (Japanese)
- August 9
- International Baccalaureate Category 3 Topical Seminar (August 9-11)
- August 8
- Summer High School Program — Japanese Culture Program (August 8-14)
- August 5
- Public Lecture: Korea Japan Dinner in New York City - Jun Kurihara on "Canon Institute and Harvard Kennedy School: A scenario for revitalizing Japan"
- August 1
- "Summer English Camp for High School Students" (August 1-7) (Japanese)
- August 1
- Summer High School Program — Intensive Japanese Language Program (August 1-7)
- July 24
- "Study Trip for High School Teachers" Starts (Japanese)
- July 12
- ICAS Event: JJ Aucouturier on "From Berklee to Berkeley: Music Promotion Going High-tech"
- July 9
- ICAS Event: Healthy Healthcare - Lecture Series
Lecture 14: "A View of the Challenges facing Japanese Healthcare"
- July 6
- ICAS Event: Koichi Hamada on "How to Save Japan from the Global Financial Crisis"
- July 1
- ICAS Event: William Brooks on "The Politics of Base Relocation in Okinawa: The Futenma Negotiations, 1995-97, 2005-06"
- July 1
- Temple Law School and RBA to Provide MCLE Credit for U.S.-Qualified Attorneys - Lecture event: "Islamic Finance: An Overview and Anatomy of a Deal"
- June 26
- ICAS Event: Academic Conference - “Politics of Popular Culture”
Part 2 "Gendered Labor in Popular Culture"
- June 24
- ICAS Event: Pasuk Phongpaichit and Chris Baker on "Thailand at a Turning Point?"
- June 18
- ICAS Event: Healthy Healthcare - Lecture Series
Lecture 13: "How and who will care for the aging and dying population?"
- June 11
- ICAS Event: William W. Grimes on "Regional Liquidity Arrangements in Asia: Lessons from the Financial Crisis"
- June 5
- ICAS Event: Academic Conference - “Politics of Popular Culture”
- May 28
- ICAS Event: Healthy Healthcare - Lecture Series
Lecture 12: "Coping with Population Aging: Controlling Health Care Spending and Providing Long-Term Care"
- May 24
- Studies in Japanese Popular Culture at TUJ (May 24 - July 28)
- May 19
- ICAS Event: Korea Japan Group - Tsuneo Watanabe on "Futenma: How will Hatoyama survive the May deadline?"
- May 13
- ICAS Event: Kang Chol Hwan on "North Korea's Gulag"
- April 28
- ICAS Event in New Haven: Robert Dujarric on "Sino-Japanese Relations - Rethinking an Old Rivalry"
- April 27
- ICAS Event in New York City: Elizabeth C. Economy of the Council on Foreign Relations - "Topic: China's Transformation"
- April 19
- AEP High School (April 19 - July 2) (Japanese)
- April 17
- AEP Advanced Academic Writing (April 17 - July 10) (Japanese)
- April 16
- ICAS Event: Healthy Healthcare - Lecture Series
Lecture 11: "Japan: The World's Test Market for Healthcare Products/Services for the Ageing Population"
- April 14
- TUJ ICAS/Harvard Club Joint Event: "Sustainable Urbanism and Innovation Opportunities"
- April 13
- AEP College Prep Course (April 13 - June 26) (Japanese)
- April 13
- AEP Graduate Prep Course (April 13 - June 26) (Japanese)
- April 12
- ICAS Event: Gunter Pauli on "The Blue Economy"
- April 9
- ICAS Event: An Update on US Domestic Politics and Foreign Policy
- April 6
- TUJ Research & Creative Works Symposium: Celebrating Academic Excellence & Creativity
- April 2
- TUJ Annual Student Art Exhibition / TUJ Research and Creative Works Symposium Event (April 2-6)
- April 2
- TUJ Korea-Japan Group Talk: Beyond the Alliance’s Horizon? Japan’s International Security Engagement
- March 23
- Corporate Education - Open Seminar: "Designing & Implementing Corporate Strategy" (March 23-24)
- March 18
- ICAS Event: "Globalizing Otaku"
- March 12
- ICAS Event: Healthy Healthcare - Lecture Series
Lecture 10: "Coping with Population Aging: Controlling Health Care Spending and Providing Long-Term Care"
- March 11
- ICAS Event: Panel Discussion: "Japan and Asia's Influence in the World: Multidisciplinary Perspectives"
- March 5
- ICAS Event: Jake Adelstein Book Talk "TOKYO VICE - An American Reporter on the Police Beat in Japan"
- March 4
- ICAS Event: Jun Okumura on "The DPJ in the Crystal Ball"
- February 26
- ICAS Event: Healthy Healthcare - Lecture Series
Lecture 9: "Suicide Prevention in Japan"
- February 25
- ICAS Event: Stephen Murphy-Shigematsu on "A Celtic Samurai: A Storytelling of a Boy’s Transcultural Journey Searching for Shamrocks in Zen Gardens"
- February 16
- ICAS Event: Rey Ventura (withTom Gill) on "Japan-Philippine Relations as Experienced by ‘Standing Men’"
- January 22
- ICAS Event: Healthy Healthcare - Lecture Series "Japan's Healthcare System: What works, what is broken, what does it take to fix it?"
- January 19
- "Promoting Research & Debate on Asia" - TUJ Institute of Contemporary Asian Studies 5th Anniversary Celebration
- January 13
- ICAS Event: TUJ Korea Japan Group Book Talk - Kongdan Oh on "The Hidden People of North Korea"
Events for Students, Alumni, Faculty and Staff
- December 9
- TOEIC Exam (Apply by November 19)
- November 17
- Career Event: How to Write Resumes and Entry Sheets
- November 14
- Student Activity: Fuji-Q Highland Trip (Registration Deadline: November 4)
- November 9
- Student Activity: End of Semester Flea Market (November 9-10)
(Registration Deadline: November 4)
- November 6
- Student Activity: Sushi Workshop (Registration Deadline: October 28)
- November 5
- Student Activity: Ikebana Workshop (Registration Deadline: October 28)
- November 5
- Alumni Reunion 2010 "Meeting of the Minds" (Registration Deadline: October 15)
- November 3
- Student Activity: Shizuoka Hobby Fair with life-size Gundam (Registration Deadline: October 21)
- November 2
- Career Event: Career Fair Fall 2010
- October 25
- Career Event: Spring 2011 Credit Internship Information Session (October 25-29)
(Apply by Nov. 16 for Spring 2011 Credit Internship)
- October 24
- Student Activity: Taiko Workshop (Registration Deadline: October 14)
- October 22
- Student Activity: Ceramics Workshop (Registration Deadline: October 14)
- October 20
- Career Event: Career Fair Preparation Seminar
- October 16
- TOEIC Exam (Apply by October 1)
- October 16
- Student Activity: Japanese Cooking Workshop (Registration Deadline: September 9)
- October 13
- Career Event: Business Manners Seminar (October 13, 14)
- October 12
- Career Event: Information Session for Internship at US Embassy (October 12, 15) (Apply by Oct. 28 for Spring 2011 US Embassy Internship)
- October 10
- Student Activity: Rice Harvesting Experience (Registration Deadline: September 30)
- October 9
- Student Activity: Minato Citizen's Festival (October 9-10)
(Registration Deadline: September 17)
- October 8
- Student Activity: Hiroshima and Kyoto Tour (October 8 -11)
(Registration Deadline: September 24)
- October 1
- Career Event: Graduate School Preparation Seminar
- October 1
- Student Activity: Culture Exchange Camp (October 1-2)
(Registration Deadline: September 24)
- September 29
- Career Event: Basics of Job Hunting in Japan Seminar
- September 28
- Career Event: Heads Up! Learn Japanese!
- September 26
- Student Activity: Japanese Traditional Arts (Registration Deadline: September 16)
- September 25
- Student Activity: Sumo Match (Registration Deadline: September 9)
- September 19
- Student Activity: Ikebukuro Otaku Tour (Registration Deadline: September 9)
- September 19
- Student Activity: Akihabara Otaku Tour (Registration Deadline: September 9)
- September 18
- Student Activity: Japanese Cooking Workshop (Registration Deadline: September 9)
- September 17
- Student Activity: Tea Ceremony (Registration Deadline: September 9)
- September 15
- Career Event: Self-Analysis + Industry Research (September 15, 16)
- September 15
- Student Activity: Baseball Game Hanshin vs. Yokohama (Registration Deadline: September 2)
- September 13
- Student Activity: Language Partner Program (Registration Deadline: September 9)
- September 11
- Student Activity: Mikoshi Carrying at Azabu Town Festival (Registration Deadline: September 3)
- September 11
- Student Activity: Konan Civic Center Visit (September 11, 18, October 2, 9, 16)
(Registration Deadline: September 3)
- September 5
- Student Activity: Supermarket Outing (Registration Deadline: September 2)
- July 29
- TOEIC Exam (Application deadline: July 9)
- July 17
- Student Activity: Kyoto Tour
- July 15
- Counseling Office Event: Dating - How to Maintain Healthy Boundary
- July 11
- Student Activity: Traditional Arts Workshop
- July 10
- Student Activity: Climb Mt. Fuji
- July 9
- Student Activity: Sports Night - Basketball
- July 7
- Career Event: Seminar for Foreign Students (July 7, 8)
- June 30
- Counseling Office Event: Time Management Workshop (Japanese)
- June 30
- Special Office Hours for Disco Job Fair for Bilinguals (June 30, July 1)
- June 26
- Student Activity: Japanese Cooking Workshop (June 26, 27)
- June 25
- Student Activity: Samurai Sword Action Workshop
- June 24
- Career Event: Career Planning Seminar
- June 23
- Career Event: Basics of Job Hunting in Japan Seminar (June 23, 24)
- June 21
- Career Event: Information Session for Credit Internship (June 21-25)
- June 20
- Student Activity: Taiko Workshop
- June 19
- TOEIC Exam (Application deadline: June 4)
- June 19
- Student Activity: Kamakura Cycling Tour
- June 18
- Student Activity: Baseball Game (Yokohama vs Hanshin)
- June 17
- Career Event: Company Information Session by Bloomberg
- June 15
- Counseling Office Event: How to Overcome Procrastination
- June 15
- Career Event: Off-Campus Job Fair Prep Seminar (June 15, 16)
- June 15
- Career Event: Information Session for Internship at US Embassy (June 15, 16)
- June 12
- Student Activity: Culture Exchange Summer Camp
- June 11
- Student Activity: Sports Night - Basketball
- June 10
- Career Event: How to Find Good Small-Mid Sized Venture Companies (Japanese)
- June 8
- Career Event: Heads Up! Study Japanese! (June 8, 9)
- June 6
- Student Activity: Rice Planting Experience
- May 31
- Student Activity: Culture Exchange Program
- April 22
- TOEIC Exam (Application deadline: April 1)
- April 8
- Career Event: Company Information Session by The Gibraltar Life Insurance
- April 6
- Career Event: Guest Speaker Event: Public Relations
- April 2
- TUJ Annual Student Art Exhibition / TUJ Research and Creative Works Symposium Event (April 2-6)
- March 30
- Student Activity: Baseball Game
- March 30
- Counseling Office Event: Tai-Chi 2 Workshop (Monk's Breathing Exercise)
- March 28
- Student Activity: Taiko Workshop
- March 20
- Student Activity: Kyoto Tour
- March 17
- Counseling Office Event: Dating "Differences between Men and Women" (March 17, 18)
- March 16
- Counseling Office Event: Tai-Chi 2 Workshop (Monk's Breathing Exercise)
- March 15
- Career Event: Mock Group Interview 2 (March 15, 18)
- March 9
- Student Activity: Calligraphy Workshop
- March 9
- Counseling Office Event: Tai-Chi 2 Workshop (Monk's Breathing Exercise)
- March 8
- Career Event: Internship Information Session for Summer 2010 (March 8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
- March 3
- Student Activity: Zazen Experience + Kamakura Tour
- March 2
- Counseling Office Event: Tai-Chi 2 Workshop (Monk's Breathing Exercise)
- March 1
- Counseling Office Event: Relaxation Workshop
- February 27
- TOEIC Exam (Application deadline: February 9)
- February 27
- Student Activity: Culture Exchange Camping Trip
- February 24
- Career Event: US Embassy Internship Information Session for Summer 2010 (February 24, 25)
- February 24
- Career Event: Mock SPI (February 24, 25)
- February 20
- Student Activity: Sumo Experience Workshop
- February 20
- Student Activity: Sushi Workshop
- February 19
- Student Activity: Tea Ceremony Workshop
- February 18
- Counseling Office Event: How to Overcome Procrastination (February 18, 19)
- Februar 17
- Student Activity: Culture Exchange Group Discussion
- February 17
- Student Activity: Samurai Sword Action Workshop
- February 16
- Career Event: Mock Group Interview (February 16, 18)
- February 13
- Student Activity: Akihabara Otaku Tour
- February 9
- Career Event: The Importance of Learning Japanese NOW! (February 9, 10)
- February 7
- Student Activity: Sumo Tournament
- February 6
- Student Activity: Sapporo Snow Festival
- February 2
- Student Activity: Koto Workshop
- January 29
- Counseling Office Event: "We are not in Kansas anymore..." How to be "cool" in Japan
- January 27
- Career Event: Internships for International Business Majors
- January 24
- Student Activity: Japanese Traditional Arts Workshop
- January 22
- Student Activity: Language Partner Program (LPP)
