Institute of Contemporary Asian Studies (ICAS)
Welcome to the ICAS. We provide lectures, seminars and discussions of issues related to Japanese politics, society and economics. Participants include a wide range of individuals from both the foreign and Japanese business, government and academic communities. We also publish articles on Asian and US affairs, host adjunct and visiting fellows, and coordinate undergraduate and graduate student internships.
Our events and publications are in English.
Events and Activities
Through our activities, we seek to create a forum where Japanese, foreign residents in Tokyo, and visitors to Japan can meet with experts on Asian and American affairs while engaging in stimulating discussion and debate. Following are the events and activities we coordinate.
- ICAS Lecture Series
- Korea Japan Group on Asian Affairs
- The Business Economics Group
- Healthy Policy Debate
- Japanese Cinema Eclectics
- Wakai Project
Publications / Presentations
Click the following link to access an archive of selected ICAS presentations and videos. The archive also includes selected articles and discussion papers by ICAS and TUJ faculty.
About ICAS
Visit the following pages to learn about ICAS and its staff. Should you have any questions, please contact either Robert Dujarric, ICAS Director, or Yoko Fujioka, Coordinator, at icas@tuj.ac.jp
Recent Publications and Presentations
- The Obama bid to rid the world of nuclear weapons boosts US security -- minus the threat of Armageddon
The Christian Science Monitor, March 4, 2010 - Keith Dinnie on "Repositioning the Korea Brand to a Global Audience: Challenges, Pitfalls, and Current Strategy"
(PDF: 66KB) - Hamish McDonald on “A Swiss' Odyssey in Japan through War and Peace”
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