Spring 2017 Semester at Kōnan University · Spring 2017 Semester at Kōnan University Japanese language courses All students receive 8 to10 hours of language, depending on the last

Spring 2017 Semester at Kōnan University Japanese language courses All students receive 8 to10 hours of language, depending on the last completed level at UHM.

last completed

JPN credits in Kōbe

last completed

JPN credits in Kōbe

none JPN 101 (4) Elementary Japanese JPN 102 (4) Elementary Japanese

202, 205, 212, 217

JPN 358 (4) Third-Level Japanese Abroad JPN 359 (4) Third-Level Japanese Abroad

101 or 111 JPN 102 (4) Elementary Japanese JPN 258 (4) Intermediate Japanese Abroad

301 or 307

JPN 359 (4) Third-Level Japanese Abroad JPN 458 (4) Fourth-Level Japanese Abroad

102, 105 or 112

JPN 258 (4) Intermediate Japanese Abroad JPN 259 (4) Intermediate Japanese Abroad

302, 305 or 308

JPN 458 (4) Fourth-Level Japanese Abroad JPN 459 (4) Fourth-Level Japanese Abroad

201 or 211 JPN 259 (4) Intermediate Japanese Abroad JPN 358 (4) Third-Level Japanese Abroad

401 or 403

JPN 459 (4) Fourth-Level Japanese Abroad JPN 407C (3) Social Sciences JPN 407D (3) Humanities

Content courses taught in English Students must enroll in a minimum of two courses. All courses are three credits each.

EALL 272 Japanese Literature in Translation-Modern JPN 425 Japanese Translation REL 204 Understanding Japanese Religion SOC 357 Sociology of Japan

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Syllabus: “Japanese”, “Modern”, “Literature”: Exploring Japan’s Modernity

through Literary Discourse

Instructor: Irina Holca ([email protected])

Class meetings: Wed 4th period, Fri, 3rd period

Course description:

This course will focus on two main themes and several sub-themes, in order to

explore developments and trends in modern Japanese literature and culture. In the

first half of the course we will read literary works dealing with the encounters between

Japan and the world from the beginning of the Meiji period to the present. Next, we

will turn our attention to literary works illustrating the way modernization redefines

human relations, and focus on topics such as family, friendship, love, etc. This

course will also provide background information and analytical methodologies which

will help you put literary texts into perspective, while questioning the dichotomies

“Japan-West”, “modern-traditional”, and looking at “literature” as their locus of

dialogue.

Course requirements:

You are expected to attend classes regularly, read all assigned materials in time,

think about them carefully, and participate actively in class discussions. Most

materials will be in English, with the occasional short excerpt in the Japanese original.

At the end of each class, you will be asked to submit short analytical comments and/

or critical questions (150-200 words) about the material covered in class. You will

also have to write two papers (2000-2500 words) related to each of the two main

topics of the course. For these papers you can, for example, choose one of the works

discussed in class and analyze it in more detail, or choose to analyze a completely

different work related to the two themes. Both papers are due at the end of the

semester (deadline: 05/20). Guidance about topic choice and essay development will

be offered on demand. Formatting instructions will be made available at the

beginning of the course.

UHM equivalent: EALL 272

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Required readings:

・The novels and short stories listed in the course schedule (or fragments thereof, if

so instructed) must be read before they are scheduled for class discussion. I suggest

that you start reading some of the longer ones before the semester starts.

・Selected critical works will be provided during the course; other supplemental

materials will also be available on demand.

Grading:

Attendance: 10%

Participation: 20%

Comments/ questions: 20%

Paper 1: 25%

Paper 2: 25%

Course schedule:

01/23 (Fri): Course guidance: grading, requirements, etc.

I. East-West encounters

Japan opens to the world: lo and behold!

01/28 (Wed): What is literature, what does it do, and how do we read it? “Literature”

in Japan

01/30 (Fri): Akutagawa Ryūnosuke: The Ball (short story; copies or PDF files will be

made available)+ Pierre Loti: A Ball in Edo

02/13 (Fri): Akutagawa Ryūnosuke: The Ball (cont.)

Japan goes to the West: a world of strife ensues

02/18 (Wed): Mori Ogai: The Dancing Girl (short story; available online in PDF)

02/20: (Fri) Mori Ogai, The Dancing Girl (cont.), Nagai Kafū: American Stories

02/25: (Wed) Nagai Kafū: American Stories (travel writing; available online in PDF;

will read excerpts)

Japan brings the West home

02/27: (Fri) Tanizaki Jun’ichirō: Naomi (novel)

03/04: (Wed) Tanizaki Jun’ichirō: Naomi (cont.)

03/06: (Fri) Murakami Haruki: Hear the Wind Sing (novel; available online in PDF)

★03/07 (Sat): Field trip (Kobe)


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Post-modern East-West encounters

3/11 (Wed): Mizumura Minae: Shishosetsu, from Left to Right (novel)

3/18 (Wed): Hideo Levy: A Room Where the Star-Spangled Banner Cannot Be Heard

(novel)

3/20: (Fri) “East-West encounters” wrap-up; introduction to second topic.

II. Redefining relations: family, friendship, love

A typical Japanese family? Where? When?

3/25 (Wed): Higuchi Ichiyō: Growing Up (short story; copies or PDF files will be made

available)

3/27 (Fri): Higuchi Ichiyō: Growing Up (cont.)

4/1 (Wed): Shimazaki Tōson: The Family (novel; copies or PDF files will be made

available; will read excerpts)

4/3 (Fri): Shimazaki Tōson: The Family (cont.)

4/8 (Wed): Yoshimoto Banana: Kitchen (novel; available online in PDF)

Master, student, and everything in between

4/10 (Fri): Tayama Katai: The Quilt (novel; available online in PDF)

4/15 (Wed): Tayama Katai: The Quilt (cont.)

4/17 (Fri): Natsume Sōseki: Kokoro (novel; available online at:

www.ibiblio.org/eldritch/ns/soseki/html)

4/22 (Wed): Natsume Sōseki: Kokoro (cont.)

In the twilight zone

4/24 (Fri): Kawabata Yasunari: The Old Capital (novel; available online in PDF)

★4/25 (Sat): Field trip (Kyoto)

4/29 (Wed): Dazai Osamu: The Setting Sun (novel; available online in PDF)

5/8 (Fri): Dazai Osamu: The Setting Sun (cont.)

5/13 (Wed): Course wrap-up, conclusions; suggestions for further reading.

N.B. Both the content of the course and the order of the topics discussed are subject

to change.


Konan Japanese Translation Spring 2015 This course will examine both the theory and practice of translation, particularly translation from Japanese to English. Students will read articles (some online, e.g., www.translationdirectory.com/translation_theory.htm, but some supplied by the instructor) and examine how the concepts and theories presented in the articles are realized in existing translations. Students will also do translations in a variety of fields, ranging from literature to newspapers to social and natural science articles to tourist promotional material. Practice translations will be submitted without identifying marks and the different student translations will be discussed in class by all participants. Goals: -Be able to identify and define the purpose of a given translation. -Depending on the purpose and field, produce an appropriate translation ranging from literal to idiomatic. -Identify structural and cultural differences affecting Japanese-English translations (e.g., recipes in English use the imperative but do not in Japanese; Japanese obligatorily distinguishes older and younger siblings but English does not). Texts: Online or supplied by instructor. Products: 1) Three short papers identifying the application of theoretical concepts in existing J-E translations (“short papers”) 2) Translations assigned for and discussed in class (“translations”). 3) One longer, annotated translation of a text chosen by the student (“long translation”). This is equivalent to a term paper. Grading: Translations 30% Class Discussions 20% Short Papers 30% Long Translation 20%

UHM equivalent: JPN 425

Evaluation Rubrics Short Papers: Identify purpose and style of Japanese original 0-3 (explain the factors that inform your characterization) Identify appropriate style and translation type for English version 0-3 (explain the factors that inform your characterization) Identify grammatical, cultural, or vocabulary problems 0-2 Evaluate existing translation in light of above 0-2 Total 0-10 Translations: Identify purpose and style of Japanese original 0-2 Identify appropriate style and translation type for English version 0-2 Identify grammatical, cultural, or vocabulary problems 0-2 Implement your choices in English translation 0-4 Total 0-10 Long Translation: Identify purpose and style of Japanese original 0-2 Identify appropriate style and translation type for English version 0-2 Identify grammatical, cultural, or vocabulary problems 0-2 Implement your choices in English translation 0-4 Discussion of alternative choices for English translation and factors 0-5 that would influence your choice Total 0-15


Meetings DATES Day 1 Day2

1,2 1/20 (T)

1/22 (Th)

Orientation, types of translation, handout reading 1

Hand out translations 1, 2

Collect and distribute translations 1 and 2

Discuss reading 1 in relation to Translations 1 and 2

3,4 , 1/27 (T)

1/29 (Th)

Discuss differing approaches to translations 1 and 2

Hand out translations 3 and 4 and new reading

Collect and distribute translations 3 and 4

Discuss problems with translation 3

5 2/3 (T)

2/5 (Th)

Konan Entrance Exams

No Class

Collect translation 6 Discuss problems with translation 5

6,7 2/10 (T)

2/12 (Th)



8,9 2/17 (T)

2/19 (Th)

First short paper due (student presentations and discussion)

Collect translation 8 Matching translation to purpose

10,11 2/24 (T)

2/26 (Th)



12 3/3

3/5


Konan Entrance Exams

No Class

13 3/10

3/12


Field Trip No Class

14, 15 3/17

3/19

second short paper due (student presentations and discussion)


16, 17 3/24

3/26



18, 19 3/31

4/2



20, 21 4/7

4/9

third short paper due (student presentations and discussion)


22, 23 4/14

4/16




24, 25 4/21

4/23



26 4/28

4/30

Final Paper Presentation and Discussion

Spring Break

No Class

27 5/5

5/7

Spring Break

No Class


28 5/12

5/14


Final Paper Due

5/19

5/21

Open Open/ Reserved for Make UP


Cultural History of Japanese Buddhism RLST 495 (EALC 495)

Professor Brian Ruppert Office: 2014 FLB Spring 2016 Off. Hrs: T 9:30-11:30 [email protected] G36FLB

Requirements

Required Readings Heather Blair, Real and Imagined: Peak of Gold in Heian Japan (Harvard EA Monographs, 2015) William Deal and Brian Ruppert, Cultural History of Japanese Buddhism (Wiley- Blackwell, 2015) JSTOR Readings: Go to http://www.library.illinois.edu/ and click on “Databases and Journals”.

Online Databases and Journals For “Title” put JSTOR. Under JSTOR Databases click on “Databases” Click on Databases “Go” whereupon you will enter your netid and your (uni

email password). Search using the title of the article (e.g., “What is Cultural History?”)

Download the pdf.

Compass2 Readings: On Compass Website for the Course: Main University Website, click on“students” at top, followed by Compass2 and complete your log-in [netid

+ uni e-mail password] (On-line Reserves (UIUC Library Websitehttp://www.library.illinois.edu/ then click (left; http://www.library.illinois.edu/ipm/reserves.html) on “Course Reserves”, followed by “Search by Course for Electronic Reserves”) .) Essays Undergraduates: One comparative critical analysison a topic chosen in consultation with

me (10 pages; typed, double-spaced 12-pt font, 2,700-3,000 words): 45% of total grade. The paper is to compare/contrast three academic articles on an aspect of the one of the following period in the cultural history of Japanese Buddhism: A)

UHM equivalent: REL 204

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Ancient period B) Medieval Period C) Early Modern or D) Modern/Contemporary. Due Date: May 3, in class.

Graduate students: Research paper of 20-25 pages (same spacing requirements, 5,600-6,750 words) on a topic chosen in consultation with me: 60% of total grade. Due Tuesday, May 10, at 4:30PM in 2090A FLB. Please give me both a physical copy and an electronic copy. The grading of all essays and research papers will be based on the evaluation of content, style, coherence, grammar, punctuation and neatness. Just remember that any good essay succeeds in large part because it communicates effectively, coherently explaining and supporting what you as the author intend to say. Also keep in mind that plagiarism is prohibited by university rules and by the law; any paper that paraphrases or quotes from the contents of another person’s writing without offering a citation (reference) for it engages in plagiarism. Exam All undergraduate students will write a take-home exam (30% of total grade) consisting of two essay questions distributed in class (3 pages each, typed, double-spaced, 800-820 words each) on May 3, 2016 over material covered in the course. Due Tuesday, May 10, 2016 at 4:30PM in 2090A Foreign Languages Building (“Ruppert” mailbox on left in door to the left behind the elevators); please do not submit by e-mail attachment. Participation Attendance is required for every session of the course (5 absences or more without legitimate excuse will be grounds for failing grade). All readings are to be printed out (or if, in book form, carried) and brought to the class. Each student will offer a 5-8 minute presentation on the material read and lead discussion 2 times during the semester (graduate students: 3 times). In your presentation, make sure to include: a brief summary of the readings, including the main point(s) and explanation of why they’re important, and what you found interesting or provocative (and why). Graduate Students will also do a presentation on their term papers on the last day of class. Evaluation of your participation will be based on the quality of your presentations and leadership of discussion, your attendance, along with the quality of your activity in the course: 25% of the total grade (Graduate Students: 40% of the total grade).

Schedule and Assignments 1.19 Introduction to the Course. 1.21 What is cultural history?


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Read: Geoffrey Eley, “What is Cultural History?” New German Critique, No. 65, Cultural History/Cultural Studies (Spring - Summer, 1995), pp. 19-36 (JSTOR on Library Website)

Lawrence B. Glickman, “The ‘CulturalTurn’ “ In American History Now, Eds. Eric Foner, Lisa McGirr (2011)

Temple University Press. (JSTOR)

1.26 “Introduction,” Cultural History of Japanese Buddhism 1.28 Cultural History of Japanese Buddhism, Chapter 1: “Early Historical Contexts.” 2.2 What can we believe about Ancient Texts? The Gangōjiengi: Yoshida Kazuhiko, “The Credibility of the Gangōjiengi.” Japanese Journal of Religious Studies 42/1 (2015)

(http://nirc.nanzan-u.ac.jp/nfile/4402) 2.4 Hakuhō-Period Buddhism:

Cultural History of Japanese Buddhism, “Hakuhō-Period Buddhism” (Ch. 2, first part).

2.9 Interrogating Temples of the Early Japanese Isles: Donald F. McCallum, “Asukadera” and “Conclusion.” Both in McCallum, The Four Temples (JSTOR) 2.11 Nara Period Buddhism

Cultural History of Japanese Buddhism, “Nara-Period Buddhism” (Ch. 2 second part).

Miraculous Stories from the Japanese Buddhism, Book 2, stories 11-22 (Compass) 2.16 Buddhism, the Nara State, and the Royal Court “Plottings” (Ch. 8 in Herman Ooms, Imperial Politics and Symbolics in Ancient Japan, (JSTOR) Bernhard Scheid, “ShōmuTennō and the Deity from Kyushu: Hachiman's Initial Rise to Prominence” (JSTOR) 2.18 Early Heian-Period Buddhism Cultural History of Japanese Buddhism, “Early Heian-period Buddhism (Ch. 2,3rd part). 2.23 Middle Heian- and Late Heian- Period Buddhism

Cultural History of Japanese Buddhism, “Middle Heian- and Late Heian-Period Buddhism” (Ch. 3, first part)


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Submission of graduate student and undergraduate student outlines for essay.

2.25 Buddhism and Early Medieval Narratives Three Jewels, stories 2.18, Intro to Part 3, then 3.1-3.9, 3.31, and concluding“Verse” at end (Compass) 3.1 Buddhism and Early Medieval Narratives 2: Miraculous Tales of the Lotus Sutra from Ancient Japan, stories

II:41-II:58 (Compass) 3.3 Buddhism and Early Medieval Narratives 3: Charlotte Eubanks, “Locating Setsuwa in Performance, Chapter 2 in

Miracles of Book and Body: Buddhist Textual Culture and Medieval Japan” (JSTOR)

3.8 Buddhism, Landscape and Culture 1: Blair, Real and Imagined, Chapter 1, “Affective Landscape.” 3.10 Buddhism, Landscape and Culture 2: Kami, Buddhas, and Traces Blair, Real and Imagined, Chapter 2, “The Local Pantheon.” 3.15 Buddhism, Landscape and Culture 3:

Blair, Real and Imagined, “The Real Peak” (Chs. 4-5) 3.17 Buddhism, Landscape and Culture 3:

Blair, Real and Imagined, Ch. 6 3.29 Buddhism, Landscape and Culture 4: Blair, Real and Imagined, “Changing Landscapes” (Chs. 7-8)

Blair, Real and Imagined, Ch. 9: Epilogue—“The Rise of Shugendō” 3.31 Buddhist Knowledge, Proselytization, and Kamakura “Buddhisms”: Cultural History of Japanese Buddhism, “Early and Middle Kamakura- Period Buddhism (1185-1300) (Ch. 3, second part) Haruko Wakabayashi, The Seven Tengu Scrolls: Evil and the Rhetoric of Legitimacy in Medieval Japanese Buddhism, Chapter 4: “Critique of Kamakura Buddhism” (JSTOR) Dennis Hirota, trans., The Record of Ippen, selection (Compass) 4.5 Beyond Temple, Lineage, and School in Medieval Japan 1:Deathbed Pure Land Practice and Buddhist Shinto: Jacqueline I. Stone, “With the Help of “Good Friends”: Deathbed Ritual

Practices in Early Medieval Japan,” in Stone and Mariko Namba Walter, Eds., Death and the Afterlife in Japanese Buddhism (JSTOR)


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Fabio Rambelli, “The Ritual World of Buddhist “Shinto” The Reikiki and Initiations on Kami-Related Matters (jingikanjo) in Late Medieval and Early-Modern Japan,” in Japanese Journal of Religious Studies (http://nirc.nanzan-u.ac.jp/nfile/2783) 4.7 Beyond Temple, Lineage, and School in Medieval Japan 2: Prince Shōtoku Legends and Art: Kevin Gray Carr, Plotting the Prince, Ch. 2: “The Lives of the Prince: ShōtokuAcross Asia” (JSTOR) 4.12 New Buddhism, Buddhist Learning, and Dissemination: Cultural History of Japanese Buddhism, Chapter 4 4.14 Buddhism and the Transition to the Modern Era, Cultural History of Japanese Buddhism, Chapter 5 Clark Chilson, Secrecy’s Power: Covert Shin Buddhism and Contradictions ofConcealment, Chs. 1-2, “Secrecy Causes Criticism and Persecution,”“Secrecy Preserves and Transforms” (JSTOR) 4.19 Modern Buddhism, Contemporary Buddhism, and Pets: Cultural History of Japanese Buddhism, Chapters 6-7

Barbara R. Ambros, “Order, Karma, and Kinship: Animals in Japanese History and Culture.” Chapter 1 in Ambros, Bones of Contention: Animals and Religion in Contemporary Japan (JSTOR) 4.21 Buddhism, Manga, and Anime: Jolyon Baraka Thomas, “Visualizing Religion.” Chapter 1 in Drawing on Tradition: Manga, Anime, and Religion in Contemporary Japan (JSTOR) 4.26 Film. Undergraduate Papers due. 4.28 Graduate Student Presentations

5.3 Graduate Student Presentations. Distribution of Take-Home Exam. 5.10 Graduate student terms papers and undergraduate take-home exams due in Ruppert mailbox, 2090A FLB [to left of elevators on 2nd floor].


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Socio-economic Studies of Contemporary Japan

Course Description

By having a closer look at recently-coined words, terms and expressions in

Japanese, this course will give students a broad overview about contemporary Japan’s

socio-economic transformation from a multi-disciplinary approach, which includes

economics, sociology, linguistics and cultural studies. It is intended to help students

gain a basic understanding of contemporary Japanese economy and society.

This course will investigate the intricate interrelationship between economy and

the socio-cultural dimension in contemporary Japan. One important question that will

be addressed in this course is whether and how socio-cultural understanding can

contribute to the proper analysis of economic issues in Japan.

This course will meet twice per week. The majority of class time will be spent on

interactive lectures and active class discussion. Audio-visual materials will supplement

lecture.

Course Objectives

1. developing students’ international learning experiences and diversity awareness

2. developing a wide range of knowledge of Japan

3. helping students to learn about the methods and theories of the various disciplines

contributing to the study of Japan

4. deepening students’ understanding of the ways in which economy, society and

culture have interacted with each other in modern Japan

5. encouraging students to compare Japan with their own countries

6. stimulating students’ academic interest in various aspects of Japan

Grading Policy

Reading materials (in electronic format) and question paper will be available in

advance. Students are required to attend class having read the materials and answered

all questions on question paper. Students need to submit answer sheet for each lesson,

explain their answers to the class, make presentations about what they read and

participate in class discussions. The quality of answer sheets, presentations and

contributions to class discussions will be a part of final grades.

Attendance will be taken and students who fail to attend regularly will

automatically receive a failing grade (see “Attendance Policy” below).

At the end of the course, students are required to submit a term paper consisting of

UHM equivalent: SOC 357

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more than 10 pages. The subject of the term paper should be related to the topics of the

course.

Answer Sheets: 30%

Class Participation (including attendance and discussion): 20%

Presentation: 20%

Term Paper: 30 %

Attendance Policy

Students are expected to attend all class sessions. Students are allowed only two

unexcused absences during the semester without penalty. A third unexcused absence

will reduce your grade in the course by 10 points (equivalent to one letter grade in the

American system). A fourth unexcused absence will reduce your grade by another 10

points. More than four unexcused absences will result automatically in a failing grade

for the course.

Legitimate excuses for absence are normally limited to illnesses or accidents that

require medical attention. All legitimate absences must be supported with

documentation, such as a note from a medical professional, a receipt from a hospital or

clinic, etc. Please appeal to the Resident Director if you feel you have reasons why an

absence should be excused without documentation.

Books and Materials

Readings will be drawn from the following list:

Aoki, Masahiko and Dore, Ronald. The Japanese Firm: The Sources of Competitive

Strength. Oxford Press, 1996.

Benedict, Ruth. The Chrysanthemum and the Sword: Patterns of Japanese Culture.

Houghton Mifflin Company, 2006.

Durlabhji, Subhash and Marks, Norton E. Japanese Business: Cultural Perspectives.

State University of New York Press, 1992.

Hoshi, Takeo and Kashyap, Anil, K. Corporate Financing and Governance in Japan:

The Road to the Future. The MIT Press, 2004.

Nakane, Chie. Japanese Society. University of California Press, 1970.

Sugimoto, Yoshio. An Introduction to Japanese Society (3rd

edition). Cambridge

University Press, 2010.

Wang, Ling. 流行語から見た現代日本 (Modern Japan As Seen From Newly-Made

Words: Japanese and Chinese Bilingual Book). University of Science and

Technology of China Press, 2012.


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Wang, Ling and Wang, Shu kun. Cultural Interaction and Contrast between China and

Japan. Nanjing University Press, 2014.

Articles about Japan in newspapers and magazines, such as Financial Times, The

Economists, The Wall Street Journal, The Japan Times, will also be used.

Tentative Course Schedule (on Tuesdays & Thursdays)

1st time: Introduction

2nd

time: Kon-katsu [1]

(Marriage partner seeking activity)

3rd

time: Kon-katsu [2]

4th

time: Parasaito-shingulu [1]

(Single adults living with and dependent on their parents)

5th

time: Parasaito-shingulu [2]

6th

time: Yutori-kyōiku & Datsu-yutori-kyōiku

(Relaxed-education policy reform and its counter-reform)

7th

time: Presentation about “Japanese Youth” by Team

8th

time: Iku-men [1]

(Fathers actively participating in child-rearing)

9th

time: Iku-men [2]

10th

time: Hataraku-mama &103 man en no kabe

(Working mothers and wall of 1.03 million yen)

11th

time: Sōsyoku-danshi

(Herbivorous men)

12th

time: Presentation about “Gender Stratification in Japan” by Teams

13th

time: Dankai-sedai

(The baby-boom generation)

14th

time: 2025 nen-mondai

(Year 2015 problem)

15th

time: Baburu-sedai

(The bubble generation)

16th

time: Rosujyene & Yutori-sedai [1]

(The lost generation and the generation having received relaxed-education)

17th

time: Rosujyene & Yutori-sedai [2]

18th

time: Presentation about “Generational Variations in Japan” by Teams

19th

time: Waakingu pua [1]


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(Working-poor)

20th

time: Waakingu pua [2]

21st time: Kachi-gumi & Make-gumi [1]

(Winners and losers)

22nd

time: Kachi-gumi & Make-gumi [2]

23rd

time: Presentation about “Economic Inequality in Japan” by Teams

24th

time: Mono-iu-kabunushi

(Shareholders who speak up)

25th

time: Hagetaka-fando

(Vulture fund)

26th

time: NISA

27th

time: Presentation about “Financialization in Japan” by Teams

28th

time: Review


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Spring 2017 Semester at Kōnan University · Spring 2017 Semester at Kōnan University Japanese language courses All students receive 8 to10 hours of language, depending on the last