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Fall 2005
"Maritime Power: Colonial Rights and trade in Portuguese Colonial Presence in Asia "
Professor Ivo Carneiro de Sousa, a historian in the department of history of the Faculty of Letters at the University of Porto in Portugal, will discuss the role of trade and Portuguese colonial policies in Asia. This lecture is co-sponsored by the Center for Southeast Asian Studies.
Date: December 2, 2005
Time: 3:00 -5:00 pm
Place: Korean Studies AuditoriumPlease see the attached flyer for more details.
"Zen Writes, Zen Rites, Zen Rights"
Dr. Steven Heine, Professor of Religious Studies and History and Director of the Institute for Asian Studies at Florida International University, will discuss how traditionlists and reformers view Zen on the topics of language, ritualism, and social issues. This talk is co-sponsored with the Departments of Philosophy and Religion.
Date: December 1, 2005
Time: 3:00 -4:30 pm
Place: Tokioka Room (Moore 319)Please see the attached flyer for more details.
"So you want to be a Diplomat? Career opportunities in the Foreign Service
Mr. Jim Herman, a former U.S. Consul General in El Salvador and currently Diplamt-in-Residence at the East-West Center, will discuss life in the Foreign Service and career opportunities for people interested in a diplomatic career with the U.S. Department of State.
Date: November 18, 2005
Time: 3:00 -5:00 pm
Place: Tokioka Room (Moore 319)
Please see the attached flyer for more details.
"Writing and Rewriting War and Genocide. A comparative Study on Japanese and German Historiography since the End of the Second World War."
Dr. Yuji Ishida, a professor at Tokyo University and leading scholar of Genocide studies will discuss the comaprative historiography of Germany and Japan, paying particular attention to the understanding of war and genocide.
Date: November 9, 2005
Time: 12:00 -1:30 pm
Place: Sakamaki A201Please see the attached flyer for more details.
Japanese Troops go Overseas: The Evolution of post Cold-War Security Policy
Dr. Yoichiro Sato, Associate Professor in the Regional Studies Department Asia-Pacific Center for Security Studies will discuss the fact that since the 1992 UN Peacekeeping Operations (PKO) Law , Japan has sent its troops overseas under the UN banner eight times. This lecture will trace the evolution of the overseas troop dispatch policy and highlight key debates over Japan's security interests and policy making.
Date: October 28, 2005
Time: 3:00 -5:00 pm
Place: Tokioka Room (Moore Hall 319)Please see the attached flyer for more details.
Hearing Uta-Sanshin: An Introduction to Appreciating Okinawa's Main Musical Art form
Mr. Norman Kaneshiro, an instructor of the Nomura Ryu Ongaku kyokai will present a lecture and performance on the origins of the Okinawan musical art form of uta-sanshin (song & sanshin), which dates back about 500 years.
In recent times, the tradition of playing sanshin (a three-stringed snakeskin cordaphone) and singing has become symbolic of the free-spirited nature of the Okinawan people and their island culture. Many people fail to realize, however, that under the simplistic melodies of uta-sanshin lies the heart of a resilient people who have endured centuries of suffering and insult. This lecture will provide an introduction to Okinawan music as a window into the world of Okinawan thought and culture.
The lecture will be held on Friday, October 14, 2005 in Moore Hall 319 (Tokioka Room) from 4:00 pm. Please see the attached flyer for more details.
Breaking the Glass Ceiling: Voices of Japan's Working Women
Panel Discussion by:
Professor Hiroko Hayashi (visiting law professor at the Richardson School of Law, UHM)
Ms. Eiko Shirafuji (Sumitomo Electric)
Ms. Kuniko Ishiada (Sumitomo Chemical)
Ms. Shizuko Koedo (Working Women's International Network)Date: October10, 2005
Time: 3:00 - 5:00 pm
Place: Richardson School of Law, Room 2In spite of the enactment of the 1985 Equal Employment Opportunity Law (EEOL) in Japan , female workers still earn far less than their male counterparts and are frequently banned from the managerial tracks of their companies.
Professor Hayashi, a labor law specialist and practicing attorney, will lead the discussion on gender discrimination in Japan focusing on cases that she has tried. Joining her are plaintiffs who brought gender discrimination suits against Sumitomo companies and a representative of the Working Women’s International Network in Japan. WWIN is a leading women’s advocacy group in Japan which holds regular meetings for working women, collects and publishes data, and aims at raising awareness of the extent and severity of gender discrimination in Japan’s work place.
Please see attachment for more details.
What is Wrong with Recent Constitutional Debate in Japan?
Dr. Masaru Kohnom, (Professor at Waseda University's Graduate School of Political Science and Economics)
Date: September 22, 2005
Time: 4:00 - 6:00 pm
Place: Campus Center 309In Japan, the issue of constitutional revision is now clearly on political agenda. Both the House of Representatives and the House of Councillors have conclucded their long-term investigatory missions into the problems of constitutional revisions, and many organizations, including political parties and economic associations, have published their constitutional proposals. Certainly, the ongoing debate has enriched the scope and depth of discussion on some specific problems, such as the problem of war renounciation clause, the issue of regional autonomy, and the problem of the so-called "new rights". What is critically absent in the current Japanese debate, however, is the basic and general understanding of constitutionalism and, particularly, the relationship between democracy and constitutional rule. In the presentation, I will highlight three fundamental issues, which have been misunderstood by many Japanese and have thus misuguided the course of the debate: the difference between law and constitution, the difference between the principle of separation of powers and the princple of check and balance, and the misunderstanding of the "executive power."
Please see the attached flyer for more details.
Mr. Masatoshi Muto, (Consul General of Japan in Honolulu)
Date: Ausust 24, 2005
Time: 3:00 - 5:00 pm
Place: The UHM School of Architecture Auditorium (Arch 205)
The three National Resouce Centers at UH (East Asia, Pacific Islands, and Southeast Asia) are embarking on an extended lecture series that will seek to offer a broad range of perspectives on various issues facing Asia and the Pacific. These lectures, featuring both UH and outside speakers, will take a regional and global view, rather than a unilateral or bilateral one.
We are fortunate to have as our first presenterin the series, Japan's Consul-General in Hawai'i, Mr. Masatoshi Muto, who will be leaving next month to take up his new post as Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary at the Embassy in the Republic of Korea. With a Master's degree from Harvard University in Korean Studies, Mr. Muto has distinguished diplomatic career spanning more than twenty years, including postings to the United Kingdom, Korea and Australia.
Please see the attached flyer for more details
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