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September 21, 2005
Japan Studies Workshop is ...
Japan Studies Workshop is for faculty, graduate, professional, undergraduate students, and other members in the community interested in learning more about…
-Japan, U.S.-Japan relations, and related issues in East Asia
-Theoretical & methodological applications into such Japan related studies, and
-Many other international & multicultural research projects.
Such studies could include U.S.-Japan cultural, economic, and political comparisons. Other possible themes include modern Japan, Japanese American history, international relations closely or partially related to Japan & East Asia, globalization & development projects involving Japan & East Asia, and other international/multicultural studies.
Japan Studies Workshop encourages international and multicultural interactions. We promote better understanding among students and scholars from the U.S., Japan, and other countries.
We present & introduce our work, provide feedback on paper & presentations, invite guest speakers, discuss current social events to develop them for research projects, and participate in research related activities.
We would like to build a friendly "Japan Studies" community at the U of Minnesota. Japan Studies Workshop is for exchanging information on Japan & related research topics and providing suggestions for your new research ideas, papers, and presentations. Everyone is welcome!
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Category "ABOUT US"
About us
Purpose
-To share our ongoing research projects with the university community
-To learn current research "topics" and "methodological & theoretical application" issues on Japan and related international projects
-To support our Ph.D. Dissertation, Masters Thesis, and Senior Project research developments, as well as to encourage other collaborative projects
Members
-This Japan Studies Workshop is open to any faculty, graduate, and undergraduate students interested in research projects on Japan and related international topics for promoting international/multicultural understanding.
-Current participants of Japan Studies Workshop come from the following disciplines: Business, Economics, Global Studies, History, Political Science, Public Affairs, and Sociology.
-Students and scholars with diverse background participate in Japan Studies Workshop. Current participants are from the U.S., Japan, South Korea, Taiwan, and China. Japan Studies Workshop promotes diversity, cross-national, multicultural understanding.
-Students and scholars interested in Japan related international/multicultural research can show up to any scheduled meeting or e-mail us with any questions.
Meetings
-For each meeting, we have a research theme and invite a presenter. Following the presentation, we open up our group for discussion.
-The meetings for Fall 2005 semester is on the FALL 2005 SCHEDULE:
Please check this Blog for updates.
Origin
-Japan Studies Workshop has started with a large influence from the research activities of Chinese graduate students in social sciences. Some of the participants of the Japan Studies Workshop attended their forum organized by Reiping Huang in Sociology in Spring 2005. The forum was to think about issues around the recent anti-Japan movements in China and South Korea. This opportunity inspired Minako Fujitsuka and Hajime Miyauchi to form this Japan Studies Workshop which students and scholars could discuss and learn about current research issues on Japan and related international/multicultural topics.
Japan Studies Workshop meets biweekly and shares stories about their research projects.