Center for Japanese Studies Seminar Series

March 6, 3:00pm - 4:30pm
Manoa Campus, Moore 319 (Tokioka Room)

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Professor Joy Jarman-Walsh (Yasuda Women’s University, Hiroshima, Japan) shares her observations on the many changes occurring in Hiroshima over the past ten years in her talk titled, "The Last 10 Years in Hiroshima: An Observation of Change." Her presentation will cover business and urban planning, the role of women, and Hiroshima’s role as a focal point for peace and how foreigners in Hiroshima are participating in this endeavor.

Part I
Business & Urban Planning-The Changing and Combining of Old and New
Businesses are adapting western ideas, styles and practices, but also retaining traditional Japanese practices in a new way- showing it in a new light. This trend has been successful and is reinterpreting the Japanese standards, but is it worth losing valuable businesspeople who have long been the heart of the city?

Part II The Role of Women in Hiroshima
How have the changes for women working at Hiroshima’s biggest employer, Mazda, had an effect on Hiroshima’s working women? And how have female university student’s attitudes to work and family changed over the years.

Part III
Peace and Foreign Influences in Hiroshima
Hiroshima’s legacy will always make it a focal point of peace, but what does that mean for this modern city? Professor Jarman-Walsh will discuss how the perspective and influence of the many foreign residents and visitors to Hiroshima play a strong supporting role in the process.

Ticket Information
Free and Open to the Public

Event Sponsor
Center for Japanese Studies, Manoa

More Information
Center for Japanese Studies, 956-2665, cjs@hawaii.edu, http://www.hawaii.edu/cjs/

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