THE FIFTH TOHOKU CONFERENCE ON GLOBAL JAPANESE STUDIES
The International Graduate Program in Japanese Studies at Tohoku University is proud to announce The Fifth Annual Tohoku Conference on Global Japanese Studies. This conference will bring together scholars in Japan and scholarly audiences around the world from a range of ages, nationalities, and disciplines to exchange ideas and build possibilities for future collaboration.
CONFERENCE DATES AND VENUE
Date: 9-10 December, 2023
Venue: Multidisciplinary Research Building (International Humanities)
CONFERENCE LANGUAGE
English and Japanese(Main Session)
REGISTRATION
Registration is required by December 7 for sessions 2 and 4 . Please refer to the conference program.
PROGRAM
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The Fifth Tohoku Conference on Global Japanese Studies
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| 9:45-9:55 | Greeting: ONO Koji (Director of GPJS, Tohoku University) [On-site] Room203(経済学部第1講義室) | ||
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Main Session
Empathy and The Unseen [On-site] Room203(経済学部第1講義室)
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9:55-12:30
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◉ Moderator: NAGAOKA Ryusaku (Tohoku University)
【Keynote Speech】
SATO Hiroo (Tohoku University)
Can Humanity Reconcile with Viruses? Philosophy of Subjectivity and Philosophy of Relationship
HAYASHI Makoto(Aichi Gakuin University)
Looking at the Unseen: Pictures of Mt. Sumeru
Ioannis GAITANIDIS (Chiba University)
Religious Studies, Methodology and the Violence of Normative Empathy
Dicussion
Q&A
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Session 1
Luther goes East: Reformation Narratives in Modern China and Japan [On-site] Room211(第1小講義室)
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13:30-15:30
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◉ Organizer: Orion KLAUTAU (Tohoku University)
◉ Moderator: HOSHINO Seiji (Kokugakuin University)
Orion KLAUTAU (Tohoku University)
In Search of New Buddhism: Reformation Tropes in Late Nineteenth-Century Japan WU Peiyao (Shanghai Normal University) Religious Reform in China: The Confucianity Movement and National Salvation (1890s-1910s) James C. UNGUREANU (The Stony Brook School) New Reformations in Religious History: A Response |
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Session 2
Empathy and Language [On-site/Online] Room212(第2小講義室)
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13:00-15:30
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◉ Organizer/Moderator: KIYAMA Sachiko (Tohoku University)
【Plenary Lecture】
IWABUCHI Toshiki (Hamamatsu University School of Medicine)
Importance of Cross-cultural and Neurodiversity Perspectives in the Cognitive Neuroscience of Empathy and Language
TAN Liwei (Tohoku University)
Individual Differences of Indirect Speech Act Recognition in Younger and Older Japanese Adults XIONG Kexin (Tohoku University) The Neural Basis of Enjoying Humor in Japanese Poetry
KIYAMA Sachiko (Tohoku University)
The Role of Japanese Sentence-final Particles for Realizing Empathy
Comments by KOIZUMI Masatoshi (Tohoku University)
Discussion ❖ Registration for the online session Please register with the link below by December 7th: |
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Session 3
Indigenous Ways of Knowing [On-site] Room211(第1小講義室)
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15:45-17:45
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◉ Organizer/Moderator: WASHIYA Yosuke (Tohoku University)
Bevan ERUETI (Massey University)
“Titiro whakamuri, kōkiri whakamua - Learning from Our Past to Inform Our Future” : Indigenous Knowledge and Tribal Histories to Advance Human and Environmental Health HSU Pei-Hsin (Taiwan Forestry Research Institute) Local Knowledge for Enhancing Community Resilience: Taiwan Experiences KAWASAKI Ryota (NHK Fukuoka) Reconnecting with the Land: A Case Study from the Small Village of Parihaka, New Zealand
Dicussion
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Session 4
Historiography on Standard of Living and Family [On-site/Online] Room213(第3小講義室)
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15:45-17:45
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◉ Organizer: YUKI Takenobu (Tohoku University)
◉ Moderator: SAKAI Kazuho (Tohoku University)
ZHANG Tingting (Tohoku University)
Labor Migration in Tokugawa Japan: a Case Study of the Kakuda-hama Village in Echigo Area KUMON Yuzuru (Norwegian School of Economics)
Women's Wages and Empowerment: Pre-industrial Japan, 1600-1890
TAKAHASHI Miyuki (Rissho University), KUROSU Satomi (Reitaku University), NAGAOKA Atsushi (Chiba University of Commerce)
Female Migration in 18-19th Century Japan: Who Came to Local Post Town Koriyama and Why?
HIRAI Shoko (Kobe University) Japanizing Japanese Families and Population Increase in 19th Century Japan
❖ Registration for the online session
Please register from the link below by December 7th: |
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Dec. 10 (Sun.)
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Japanese Studies Progress Reports (QE1) [On-site] Room211(第1小講義室)
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10:00-10:25
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KOMORIYA Satone | Learning of Participant in Online Community of Practice | Graduate School of Arts and Letters |
| 10:25-10:50 | QIU Shijie | An Anthropological Study on Contemporary Representations of Emishi: Local Museums, Civil Groups, and Literary Works | Graduate School of Arts and Letters |
| 10:50-11:15 | KATO Shiori | The fast activation of phonological information in processing of Katakana: An ERP investigation using masked priming | Graduate School of Arts and Letters |
| 11:15-11:40 | WU Xiaofang | Which is in front of Japanese People, Future or Past? | Graduate School of Arts and Letters |
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MASUDA Tomoya
A Study on the Mythological Interpretations of Motoori Norinaga and Hirata Atsutane
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Students Session [On-site] Room211(第1小講義室)
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14:30-14:45
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OKANO Yugo | A Comprehensive Study of Komatsu Kiyoshi | Graduate School of Arts and Letters |
| 14:45-15:00 | DING Jiahui | An anthropological research on the masculinity of young men in theme parks: A case study of Tokyo Disney Resort | Graduate School of Arts and Letters |
| 15:00-15:15 | XU Xiaoman | Interaction Between Topicalization and Information Structure: a Linguistic Comparative Study of Japanese and Taroko | Graduate School of Arts and Letters |
| 15:15-15:30 | CHEN Hirotaka | An Investigation of Semantic Borrowing through Kanbun Kundoku (漢文訓読): From the Perspective of Contact Linguistics | Graduate School of International Cultural Studies |
ORGANIZING COMMITTEE
KUROIWA Taku (Chair)
KIYAMA Sachiko
KLAUTAU Orion
NAGAOKA Ryusaku
ONO Koji
SATO Hiroo
YUKI Takenobu
WASHIYA Yosuke
CONTACT
For inquiries and information please contact
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