Join us for an insightful double-header discussion on the 2020 Tokyo Olympics and the complex intersection of economics, infrastructure, and corporate sponsorship. Don't miss this unique opportunity to gain a deeper understanding of the financial complexities behind one of the world’s biggest sporting events!

In the Anthropocene, the idea of human exceptionalism continues to shape a human-centric world, perpetuating power imbalances towards animals and the environment. This presentation examines these dynamics in Japan by focusing on two distinct “categories” of animals: companion animals and farm animals.

With more than 170,000 Japanese restaurants around the world, Japanese cuisine has become truly global. This talk summarizes the research process and principal results of The Global Japanese Restaurant: Mobilities, Imaginaries, and Politics (University of Hawaii Press, 2023).

This talk will look into the contemporary migration trends of Indians to Japan, focusing on the factors influencing their migration and settlement patterns.

Russia’s war in Ukraine has alerted the world to the effectiveness of hybrid war, particularly that in the cyber domain. Russian information operations (and the Ukrainian response to them) are an invaluable case study offering lessons applicable to every part of the world, but to Asian allies in particular as China increasingly turns toward new avenues for coercion.

This conference will explore how to wisely choose an employer, highlight what makes your profile stand out, and develop the mindsets and attitudes needed to be recognized as a true global professional.

Ever since the late 19th century, the Japanese state has engaged with its emigrants and their descendants, known today as Nikkeijin, who reside mainly in the Americas and now Japan. Recently, the government rekindled its interest in strengthening ties with them, especially in South America. In this talk, Ayumi Takenaka aims to address why, and how this has played a role in shaping ideas of Nihonjin (Japanese) by presenting a historical trajectory of Japan’s state-diaspora relationship (1868-present).

Hiromi Murakami's book looks into the processes by which industrial manufacturing organizations in Japan conducted collective action, and how and under what conditions industries interacted with each other and responded to government interference.

Jun Saito will discuss his book Japan and the Growth-Equity-Small Government Impossible Triangle (Routledge, 2024). This volume examines and analyzes the current situation of, and the future prospects for, the Japanese economy, particularly in the context of inequality.