Course List and Descriptions 2018-2019 (2018 April- 2019 March / 2018 Spring semester - 2018/19 Fall Semester)

Course List  2018-2019
(2018 April - 2019 March / 2018 Spring semester - 2018/19 Fall Semester)

1st period: 9:00-10:30         2nd period: 10:45-12:15        3rd period: 1:00-2:30
4th period: 2:45-4:15           5th period: 4:30-6:00             6th period: 6:10-7:40

Semester Dates

SPRING Saturday, April 7, 2018 - Friday, July 20, 2018
SPRING (1st half) Saturday, April 7, 2018 - Wednesday, May 30, 2018
SPRING (2nd half) Saturday, June 2, 2018 - Friday, July 20, 2018
FALL Saturday, September 22, 2018 - Monday, 21 January, 2019
FALL (1st half) Saturday, September 22, 2018 - Monday, 12 November, 2018
FALL (2nd half) Thursday, 15 November, 2018 - Monday, 21 January, 2019

Language & Literature

Semester Day Period Course Title Instructor
SPRING Wed 3 Journey Through the Floating World (Ukiyo To Michiyuki) Andrew ARMOUR
SPRING Wed

3

 English and English Education in Japan in the Age of Globalization Yuji NAKAMURA
SPRING
(2nd half)		 Wed 1&2 Japanese Linguistics in Sociocultural Context Ikuko OKUGAWA
FALL Wed 3 Japanese Literature Andrew ARMOUR
FALL Wed 3 English and English Language Education in East Asia Yuji NAKAMURA
FALL Thu 3 Japan's Postwar Through Short Stories James RAESIDE
FALL Tue 2 Japanese Linguistics in Sociocultural Context Ikuko OKUGAWA
FALL Fri 2 Japanese Applied Linguistics Ikuko OKUGAWA
FALL Tue 4 Approaches to Japanese Language in Society Rie SUZUKI
FALL Thu 2 Sociolinguistic Issues and Modern Japanese Rie SUZUKI

Arts

Semester Day Period Course Title Instructor
SPRING Mon 5 Introduction to Japanese Cinema 1 Michael AINGE

SPRING

 Thu 3 Introduction to Japanese Art History Yukiko SHIRAHARA
SPRING Wed 3 Japanese Sound Culture in the Global Context T.M. HOFFMAN

SPRING
(2nd half)

 Wed 5&6 Arts/Art Workshop:Discovering Arts and Culture in Japan Yuko HISHIYAMA
FALL Wed 3 The Art of Japanese Garden in Cultural and Historical Contexts Andriy NAKORCHEVSKI
FALL Mon 5 Introduction to Japanese Cinema 2 Michael AINGE
FALL Mon 3 The Inner World of the Noh Naohiko UMEWAKA

FALL

 Wed 5 Arts/Art Workshop:Discovering Arts and Culture in Japan Yuko HISHIYAMA

Culture & Cross-cultural Understanding

Semester Day Period Course Title Instructor
SPRING
(2nd half)		 Mon 5&6 Otaku Culture in Japan and Its Transnational Relation Kazunori SUGIURA
SPRING Thu 5 Japanese Society and Communication David SHEA

SPRING

 Thu 5 The Culture of Sports, Health, and Longevity in Japan and Other Countries Masaki KIMURA

SPRING

 Thu 2 Seeing Japanese Culture and Society from a Qualitative Perspective Rie Suzuki
SPRING
(1st half)		 Thu 5&6 Crossing Borders:Adapting to Japan and Adapting to the World Joseph SHAULES

SPRING
(2nd half)

 Thu 5&6 Deep Culture Difference : Understanding Japan Through Cross-Cultural Comparison Joseph SHAULES
SPRING
(2nd half)		 Tue 1&2 The Roots of Japanese Culture As Seen in Theater and Art Akira Mark OSHIMA
FALL Thu 5 Education in Japan: Issues of Culture, Social Structure, & Worldview David SHEA
FALL Fri 5 Otaku Culture in Japan and Its Transnational Relation Kazunori SUGIURA

FALL

 Thu 3 Mind Body and Japanese Culture Yuki IMOTO
FALL Thu 5 Crossing Borders:Adapting to Japan and Adapting to the World Joseph SHAULES
FALL Wed 2 Intercultural Communication and Japanese Culture Ikuko OKUGAWA
FALL Wed 4 Seeing Japanese Culture and Society from a Qualitative Perspective Rie SUZUKI
FALL Tue 5 Food and Foodways in Japan Joji NOZAWA

Science

Semester Day Period Course Title Instructor

SPRING

 Tue 2 Human Engineering with Focus on Japan Jacqueline URAKAMI
FALL Thu 2 Science and Technology in Japanese Culture Kyoko INOUE

FALL

 Tue 2 Innovative Technologies for Japan's Aging Society Jacqueline URAKAMI

Religion & Thought

Semester Day Period Course Title Instructor
SPRING Wed 3 Religions in Japan Andriy NAKORCHEVSKI
SPRING
(1st half)		 Tue 3&4 Buddhism and Social Change in Contemporary Asia Jonathan WATTS
SPRING
(2nd half)		 Tue 3&4 Japanese Buddhism and Social Suffering Jonathan WATTS
SPRING Wed 3 Philosophical Topics on the Ideal Images of Human Beings; Conversations Between Japanese and the Western Culture Akinori HAYASHI
FALL Tue 4 Japanese Buddhism and Social Suffering Jonathan WATTS
FALL Wed 3 Philosophical Topics on the Ideal Images of Human Beings; Conversations Between Japanese and the Western Culture Akinori HAYASHI

History

Semester Day Period Course Title Instructor
SPRING Tue 5 Gender, Culture and Modernity in Interwar Japan David NOTTER
SPRING Mon 5 Modern History of Diplomatic and Cultural Relations Between Japan and the World Akiko OHTA
SPRING
(2nd half)		 Mon 1&2 Historical Memory in East and Southeast Asia William BREHM

SPRING
(2nd half)

 Thu 3&4 Japan's Postwar Resurgence David HOLLEY
SPRING Thu 5 Europe's Encounter with Japan 1543-1859 Derek MASSARELLA
FALL Fri 2 Introduction to Japan's History and Culture

Andrea PRESSELLO

Media & Communications

Semester Day Period Course Title Instructor
SPRING Thu 2 Journalism in Japan David HOLLEY
FALL Thu 4 Journalism in Japan David HOLLEY

Social Issues

Semester Day Period Course Title Instructor
SPRING
(2nd half)		 Fri 1&2 Minorities in Japanese Education Tomoko TOKUNAGA
SPRING Fri 5 Human Trafficking in Southeast Asia : Past and Present Elizabeth CHANDRA

Politics, Diplomacy & International Exchange

Semester Day Period Course Title Instructor
SPRING Tue 2 Development of Japan's Politico-Economic Systems Tomohiko TANIGUCHI
SPRING Fri 3 Japan as the First Developing Country Michio UMEGAKI
SPRING Thu 5 Constructing Japan -India Partnership Mukesh WILLIAMS
SPRING Fri 4 Sino-Japanese Relations in Perspective Valerie NIQUET
SPRING Tue 3 Japanese Foreign Policy Andrea PRESSELLO
SPRING Wed 4 Japanese Politics Masahiro MOGAKI
SPRING
(1st half)		 Mon 1&2 Contemporary Cambodia: A Crticial Appraisal William BREHM
FALL Tue 4 Japanese Immigration Policy in a Comparative Perspective Chikako KASHIWAZAKI
FALL Tue 2 Japanese Politico-Economic Development in Perspective: A Historical Approach Tomohiko TANIGUCHI
FALL Mon 2 Japan's Role in Modernization and Economic Development of Southeast Asia Aiko KURASAWA
FALL Fri 3 Japan's Development Policy in East Asia Michio UMEGAKI
FALL Thu 5 Japan-America Shared Histories Mukesh WILLIAMS
FALL Fri 5 Nationalism: from Inception to Southeast Asia Elizabeth CHANDRA
FALL Wed 4 Public Policy in Japan (Seminar) Masahiro MOGAKI
FALL Fri 4 French and European Policies in Asia after WWII Olivier VAYSSET

Business & Economy

Semester Day Period Course Title Instructor
SPRING Wed 3 Japanese Economy Eimon UEDA
SPRING Wed 2 Business and Strategic Management in East and South East Asia Chie IGUCHI
SPRING Thu 3 Policy Implications of Globalization in Asia Shigeo KASHIWAGI

SPRING

 Thu 5 Asia-Japan Economic Relations Hideki HAYASHI

SPRING
(1st half)

 Mon 1&3 China, Japan and Korea Comparative Management Damon DRUMMOND

SPRING
(1st half)

 Thu 1&2 Japanese Supply Chain Management Yacob KHOJASTEH

SPRING
(2nd half)

 Mon 3&4 Entrepreneurship and Small Business Development in Japan Remy MAGNIER-WATANABE

SPRING
(2nd half)

 Mon 1&3 Japanese Company Introduction and Factory Visit Damon DRUMMOND

SPRING
(2nd half)

 Thu 1&2 Japanese Production Management Systems Yacob KHOJASTEH
SPRING
(2nd half)		 Fri 5&6 Competing in Emerging Asia Ashok ROY

FALL

 Wed 4 Case Analysis on Management and Strategy of Japanese Corporations Hitoshi MITSUHASHI
FALL Fri 3 Japanese Business and Society Mitsuhiro UMEZU
FALL Thu 3 An Introduction to Japanese Economy Shigeo KASHIWAGI
FALL Thu 5 EU-Japan Economic Relations Hideki HAYASHI

FALL
(1st half)

 Mon 3&4 Human Resource Management in the Asia Pacific Region Damon DRUMMOND

Law

Semester Day Period Course Title Instructor
SPRING Sat 3 Japan's Trade Law and Policy Fumihiko AZUMA

SPRING

(2nd half)

 Fri 3&4 The Supreme Court of Japan: Structure, Function, Case Law Andrea ORTOLANI
FALL Thu 3 Law and Development in East Asian Countries Hiroshi MATSUO
FALL Fri 3 Introduction to Japanese Law Andrea ORTOLANI
FALL Sat 2 Japanese Competition Policy Hiroshi YAMADA

Course Description (previous years)