13 July 2004
Recent figures released by the Japan National Police Agency have shown a growth in recorded crime in ways that are similar to trends in other industrialised countries. Noriaki Kawamura explained what contributed to the rise in recorded crime and the steps that are being taken to address the problem.
9 June 2004
Dr Ashikari was awarded the Daiwa Japan Forum Prize 2004 for her article The Memory of Women’s White Faces: Japaneseness and the Ideal Image of Women (vol:15, No.1 2003).
22 November 2005
Michael Fisch was awarded the Daiwa Japan Forum Prize 2005 for his article ‘In Search of the Real: Technology, Shock and Language in Murakami Haruki’s Sputnik Sweetheart’ (Vol. 16, No.3 2004).
16 November 2005
Yasukuni shrine, constructed after the Restoration in mid 19th centuryJapan, is dedicated to the 2.5 million Japanese who gave their lives for their country. The Prime Minister’s patronage of Yasukuni is controversial both because of the enshrinement there of war criminals and because of the Constitution’s provision for the separation of religion and state.
25 October 2005
Takeshi Kitamura, one of Japan’s most eminent textile artists, spoke about his life and work. He was joined by Takeo Uchiyama who discussed the role of traditional crafts in Japan and the ‘Living National Treasure’ designation, and by Dr Rupert Faulkner of theVictoria and Albert Museum.
12 May 2005
The March 2005 meeting of the UK-Japan 21st Century Group, held in Tokyo and Nagoya, highlighted various areas of UK-Japan cooperation in responding to global challenges. Peace and security, as well as aid issues, increasingly dominate the geopolitical agenda. How both countries might work together in future to share knowledge and experience and to meet these global challenges were addressed by the speaker, Professor Akiko Yamanaka, a former Member of Japan’s House of Representatives with an extensive portfolio of involvements relating to international diplomacy and security and crisis management.
9 March 2005
Japanese research and development in earthquake detection technology is attracting international attention. This seminar offered scientists, the media, and government and NGO officials the opportunity to take stock and to reflect on how the Japanese experience could inform future planning and policy-making.
1 February 2005
The Daiwa Anglo-Japanese Foundation, in association with the Japan-UK Higher Education Collaboration Programme, hosted a joint seminar given by Professor Sir David Watson, Vice Chancellor, University of Brighton, and Professor Fujio Ohmori of the Research Centre for Higher Education, Kumamoto University. Sir Howard Newby, Chief Executive of the Higher Education Funding Council for England, was
25 September 2008
A seminar discussion examining the ways in which the body has been reconceived in contemporary performance, from the perspectives of choreographer, designer and producer.
22 September 2008
The symposium outlined the history of economic cooperation between the North East and Japan and looked to a future in which global and regional/local partnerships can generate opportunities and benefits that transcend national and cultural boundaries. From warship production for the Imperial Japanese Navy at Lord Armstrong’s Elswick shipyard in the late 19th Century