Nichibunken Mokuyo Seminars

Past Lectures and Research Meetings

	Title	Speaker	Date
1	Dreams in the Uji Shui Monogatari	KAWAI Hayao Prof., IRCJS	1991.10.17
2	Changing Beauty: A Discourse on Women and Katsura Villa	INOUE Shoichi Assoc. Prof., IRCJS	1991.11.21
3	What Happened in Ancient Japan?	NAKANISHI Susumu Prof. , IRCJS	1992.1.16
4	Images of Life asmong Contemporary Japanese	MORIOKA Masahiro Research Assoc., IRCJS	1992.2.20
5	Japan: A Model for Perestroika?	KIMURA Hiroshi, Prof., IRCJS	1992.3.19
6	On the Recent Japanese Economy	IIDA Tsuneo Prof., IRCJS	1992.4.16
7	Faces of the Japanese	HANIHARA Kazuro Prof., IRCJS	1992.5.21
8	Visions of the Modern Amenomori Hoshu: Scholar of Neo Confrucianism in Early Modern Japan	KAMIGAITO Ken'ichi Assoc. Prof., IRCJS	1992.6.18
9	Japanese Studies in Australia	SUGIMOTO Yoshio Prof., La Trobe Univ., Australia	1992.7.16
10	Haiku and its Translatability: Featuring Korean Examples	LEE Young Gu Prof., Chung-Ang Univ., Korea/Visiting Prof., IRCJS	1992.9.17
11	Why is the Japanese Prime Minister Eager to Visit Yaswukuni Shrine?	YAMAORI Tetsuo Prof., IRCJS	1992.10.15
12	Eric Satie and I	ARAI Man, Writer	1992.11.19
13	The Intersection of Scholarship and Creativity: the Allure of Medieval Japan	UMEHARA Takeshi Director-General., IRCJS	1993.1.21
14	Rewriting the History of Modern Japanese Literature	SUZUKI Sadami Prof., IRCJS	1993.2.18
15	The Tokugawa Legacy: A Survey	YASUBA Yasukichi Prof., Osaka University	1993.3.18
16	'The Japan Problem' Revised	Glenn D. HOOK Prof.,Center of Japanese Studies, Univ. of Sheffield, U.K.	1993.4.15
17	Modernization of Everyday Culture During the 19th Century: A Comparison of Meiji Japan and Ottoman Turkey	Selcuk A. ESENBEL Assoc. Prof. , Univ. of the Bosphorus, Turkey/Visiting Assoc. Prof., IRCJS	1993.5.20
18	Tokugawa Japan: A Civilization	HAGA Toru Prof., IRCJS	1993.6.17
19	On Eight Tale of Medieval Japan by UMEHARA Takeshi	KAWAI Hayao Prof., IRCJS Paul McCARTHY Surugadai Univ/ Visiting Assoc. Prof., IRCJS	1993.7.22
20	Poems and Drawings by Otagaki Rengetsu: A Woman With Artistic Diposition in the Edo Period	SUGIMOTO Hidetaro Prof., IRCJS	1993.9.16
21	Animism in Japanese Art	TSUJI Nobuo Pro., IRCJS	1993.10.21
22	Kana Moji	KUNO Akira Prof., IRCJS	1993.11.18
23	Japanese Life Culture as Globe Trotters	SHIRAHATA Yozaburo Assoc. Prof., IRCJS	1994.1.20
24	Allusion and Referentially: Intercultural Problems, Examples, Models	Earl MINER Prof., Princeton Univ., U.S.A./Visitring Prof, IRCJS	1994.2.17
25	Japanese as Viewed from Genes	OMOTO Keiichi Prof., IRCJS	1994.3.17
26	Snake and Witch	YASUDA Yoshinori Prof. , IRCJS	1994.4.21
27	Capital and Miyako	SONODA Hidehiro Prof., IRCJS	1994.5.19
28	The Perfect Little Work: Ibuse Masuji's Carp	Anthony LIMAN Prof., Univ. of Tronto, Canada/Visiting Prof., IRCJS	1994.6.16
29	The Historical Origins of the Muscular Body	KURIYAMA Shigehisa Assoc. Prof., IRCJS	1994.7.21
30	The Adopted and the Dependent: The Life Course of Tokugawa Peasants in the Perspective of Historical Demography	OCHIAI Emiko Assoc. Prof., IRCJS	1994.9.22
31	The Romatic Lieder and Yamada Kosaku	KAMIGAITO Ken'ichi Assoc. Prof., IRCJS	1994.11.17
32	The Shung Tradition in Ukiyo-e	HAYAKAWA Monta Assoc. Prof., IRCJS	1995.1.19
33	"Let there be Light" in Torai Sanwa's Gesaku Creation	Regine Diane JOHNSON Assoc. Prof., Harvard Univ., U.S.A./Visiting Assoc.Prof., IRCJS	1995.2.16
34	Eros in the Tokugawa Era Viewed by Korean Correspondents	CHOI Pakkwang Sung Kyun Kwan Univ/Visiting Research Fellow, IRCJS	1995.3.16
35	Road in Landscape	SENDA Minoru Prof., IRCJS	1995.4.20
36	The Multi-dimensional character of Kawabata Yasunari's Novels	Maya GERASIMOVA Researcher, Russian Academy of Science, Russia /Visiting Prof., IRCJS	1995.5.18
37	Kiyomoto: Oral and Literary Characteristics of a Performed Musical Narrative	Alison TOKITA Dr. of Monash University (Australia)/Visiting Assoc. Prof., IRCJS	1995.6.15
38	An Amateur Anthropologist Invested in Africa	ONO Yoshihiko Assoc. Prof., IRCJS	1995.7.20
39	On the Conception of 'le' in Japanese History	ISHII Shiro Assoc. Prof., IRCJS	1995.9.21
40	Behind "The Chrysanthemum and the Sword"	Pauline KENT Research Assoc., IRCJS"	1995.10.19
41	Reflections on Anglo-Japanese Trade Competition in the Interwar Period	Harmut ROTERMUND Director, Ecole Pratique des Hautes Etudes, France Visiting Prof., IRCJS John SHARKEY Visiting Assoc. Prof., IRCJS	1995.11.16
42	Japanese Humour and the Role It Plays on the International Scene	MURAMATSU Masumi Chairman, Simurl International, Ic. Japan	1996.1.18
43	A Short History of Chinese Gardens	INAMI Ritsuko Prof., IRCJS	1996.2.15
44	Tsukiai is 'Tsukeai' - The Beauty of RENGA	MITSUTA Kazunobu Assoc.Prof., IRCJS	1996.3.21
45	Recent Japanese Studies in Korea	KWAK Youngcheol Prof., Hanyang Univ., Korea Visiting Prof., IRCJS	1996.5.23
46	Japanese Religion as seen from matsuri	Herbert PLUTCHOW Prof., UCLA, USA Visiting Prof., IRCJS	1996.6.20
47	From birth to leaving home: Lifecourse in a Meiji Household Register	KUROSU Satomi Research Associate, IRCJS Commentator: TOMOBE Kenichi Assoc. Prof., Tokuyama Univ.	1996.7.18
48	Théodore Duret and the Japanese Art of Meiji and Taisho Era Cultural exchange around the Japonisme	INAGA Shigemi Assit Pro., Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences, MIE Univ./Visiting Assoc. Prof, IRCJS Patricia FISTER Visiting Assoc. Pro., IRCJS	1996.9.19
49	The Meiji Literature at the Turn of the Century: Tokutomi Roka and Corot	Jean-Jacques Origas Prof., National Institute of Oriental Languages and Civilizations, France Commentator: SUZUKI Sadami Assoc. Prof., IRCJS	1996.10.17
50	Marketization in Hungary	Gabor BAKOS Senior Research Fellow, Institute of Economics, Hungarian Academy of Sciences/Visiting Prof., IRCJS Commentator: IIDA Tsuneo Prof, IRCJS	1996.11.21
51	Nihon Shoki: Cultural Choice and Literary Aspect	Ludmila M. ERMAKOVA Chief of Far ast Literature Dept. Research Institute for Oriental Studies, Russian Academy of Sciences/Visiting Prof., IRCJS Commentator: SENDA Minoru Prof, IRCJS	1996.12.19
52	Diplomacy and Democracy: Latin America, Asia and Japan	YAMAMOTO Manabu Prof., Ueno Gakuen University/Former Ambassador to Argentina Commentator: KIMURA Hiroshi Prof., IRCJS	1997.1.16
53	Luo Sen-The Pioneer of Cultural Exchange between Modern China and Japan	WANG Xiao Qiu Prof., History, Peking Univ./Visiting Prof., IRCJS Commentator: SONODA Hidehiro Prof., IRCJS	1997.2.20
54	Gender and Femininity in Edo-period Art	Patricia FISTER Visiting Assoc. Prof, IRCJS Commentator: HAYAKAWA Monta Assoc. Prof., IRCJS	1997.4.17
55	"Zen in the Art of Archery" as a Myth	YAMADA Shoji Assoc. Prof. of IRCJS KUROSU Satomi Research Associate, IRCJS	1997.5.29
56	An Investigation fo the Yangze River Civilization - A Reconsideration of Animism	YASUDA Yoshinori Assoc. Prof., IRCJS Kinya TSURUTA Univ. of British Columbia, Canada Visiting Prof., RICJS	1997.6.26
57	Secret Prayers The Message of the Objects Hidden Inside Medieval Buddha Statues	AOKI Atsushi, JSPS Research Fellow, IRCJS	1997.7.24
58	A Critical Look at Nichibunken	KANG Shin-pyo Prof., Inje Univ., Korea Visiting Prof., IRCJS	1997.9.25
59	American and Japanese Folk Songs	Theodore William GOOSSEN Assoc. Prof., York Univ., Canada Visiting Prof., IRCJS	1997.10.30
60	The Desire for Self-Transformation and Foreign Language: A Personal View	Kinya TSURUTA Prof., Univ. of British Columbia, Canada Visiting Pro., IRCJS	1997.11.27
61	Womanliness, East and West	Sumie JONES Prof., Indiana Univ, U.S.A. Visiting Prof., IRCJS	1998.1.22
62	The Poet in Kyoto: Chong Chiyong's Sojourn in Kyoto	KIM U-chang Prof, Korea Uniersity, Korea Visiting Prof., IRCJS	1998.2.19
63	Depiction of the Body in China and Japan	Hugh SHAPIRO Univ. of Nevada, U.S.A. Visiting Assoc. Prof., IRCJS	1998.4.16
64	Considering the Great Epiqureanism	SONODA Hidehiro Prof., IRCJS	1998.5.21
65	Malevolent Deities in Fudoki	Edwina PALMER Univ. of Canterbury, New Zealand Visiting Prof., IRCJS	1998.6.18
66	A Letter from Canada: Birth of Japanese Hutterites	Hiroshi SHIMAZAKI Prof., Univ. of Lethbridge, Canada Visiting Prof., IRCJS	1998.7.16
67	A Socio-Anthropological View of Karaoke	William Howard KELLEY Researcher, Oxford Univ., U.K.	1998.7.30
68	Akaoni of Antarctica	KITADA Katsuji Cook for the Wintering Party at Showa Station, 38th Japanese Antarctica Expedition Chef, Restaurant "Akaoni" at IRCJS	1998.9.17
69	Coming back from Holy Mount Athos	OCHIAI Hitoshi Prof., Doshisha Univ., Japan	1998.10.22
70	A Comparison of Politicians between China and Japan: Capable and Incapable Politicians and Authority	TIAN Huan Prof., Chinese Academy of Social Sciences, China Visiting Prof., IRCJS	1998.11.19
71	Torasan in CAIRO-Torasan Speaks of Japanese Culture	Ahmed M. F. MOSTAFA Lecturer, Cairo Univ., Egypt Visiting Assoc. Prof., IRCJS	1999.1.28
72	East Asia Culture through the Korean Arts	Hesung Chun KOH Director General, East Rock Research Center Prof. Emeritus, Yale Univ., U.S.A. Visiting Prof., IRCJS	1999.2.18
73	The Structure of the Tale of Genji	KAWAI Hayao Director-General, IRCJS	1999.4.15
74	"Japan"or "Tokyo"? The Japanese Government and the Okinawa Base Issue	Sheila SMITH Assist. Prof. of Boston Univ Visiting Assoc. Prof., IRCJS	1999.5.20
75	Turkey, Japan and the West: Comparison in the Historical Perspective	Ahmet Mete TUNCOKU Prof. of Middle East Technical Univ., Turkey Visiting Prof., Kyoto Univ., Japan	1999.6.17
76	Women and the Flower Ornament Sutra	KIM Ji Kyun President of Klorean Buddhist Educational College, Korea Visiting Prof., IRCJS	1999.9.16
77	The God Susanoo as Depicted in Japanese Mythology	Emilia GADELEVA Lecturer, IRCJS	1999.11.18
78	Crossing the Genkainada; Kawakami Otojiro's View of Korea	LEE Eung Soo Assoc. Prof. of Sejeong Univ., Korea Visiting Assoc. Prof., IRCJS	2000.1.20
79	The Meaning of Buddhist Studies	Jean-Noel A.ROBERT Directeur d'Etudes, Ecole Pratique des Hautes Etudes, Ve section, France Visiting Prof., IRCJS	2000.3.16
80	Tune	MORI Hirohisa Assoc. Prof., IRCJS	2000.4.20
81	Ritsuryo State and Information On the Quantity of Information Produced by Ritsuryo State	Alexandre Nikolaevich MECHTCHERIAKOV Prof., Institute of Oriental Studies, Russian Academy of Sciences, Russia Visiting Assoc. Prof., IRCJS	2000.5.25
82	The living fossil of the Chinese history: the Ming-Qing society observed in Anhui province	ZHOU Shao Quan Researcher, Institute of History, Chinese Academy of Social Science, China Visitint Prof., IRCJS	2000.6.22
83	The 3•8•6 generation and a half opened shutter	KIM Jeong-Rye Assoc. Prof., Chonnan National Univ., Korea Visiting Assoc. Prof., IRCJS	2000.7.27
84	Folklore motifs and traditional Eastern worldview in Fukazawa Shichiro's novels	Lyudmila HOLODOVICH Assoc. Prof.,Sofia Univ., Bulgaria Visiting Assoc. Prof., IRCJS	2000.9.21
85	A delightful story of ancient Asian characters (Chinese characters)	SHIN Yong-tae Prof. , Dongguk Japanology Institute, Korea Visiting Prof., IRCJS	2000.10.12
86	Civilization of the Body Therapy and Practice for health in the Edo and the Meiji era	KITAZAWA Kazutoshi Visiting Research Fellow, IRCJS	2000.11.16
87	Chulalongkorn Univ. vs. Thammasat Univ.: Which is Ågthe Todai of ThailandÅh?	SONODA Hidehiro Prof., IRCJS	2001.1.18
88	Gardens in Buddhist and Taoist Temples in China and their influence in Japan	CAI Dun da Assoc. Prof., Tongji Univ., China Visiting Assoc. Prof., IRCJS	2001.2.15
89	Reception of Japanese Culture into France: An Example of Japanese Literature	SAKAI Cecile Universite Paris 7, France	2001.4.19
90	On Comparative Study of Rural-industrialization between Japan and China	ZHOU Wei-hong Prof., Beijing Center of Japanese Studies, China	2001.5.31
91	Public Sphere of Mass Magazines in Wartime Japan	SATO Takumi Assoc. Prof., IRCJS	2001.6.21
92	The Religious and Artistic Activities of Two Imperial Buddhist Nuns: Bunchi-ni and GenÅfyo-ni	Patricia FISTER Assoc. Prof., IRCJS	2001.7.19
93	Yosano Akiko's Tangled Hair and Kansai Culture	Leith MORTON Prof., Univ. of Newcastle, Australia	2001.9.20
94	The problem of the Japonic-Korean Genetic Relationship: Morphology vs. Lexicon	Alexander VOVIN Assoc. Prof., Univ. of Hawaii at Manoa, U.S.A. Visiting Assoc. Prof., IRCJS	2001.10.25
95	The Scope of Japanese Women's Language Studies	JEONG Hye Kyeong Assoc. Prof., Sejong Univ., Korea Visiting Research Scholar, IRCJS	2001.11.15
96	Towards a Dialogue among Civilizations in the Global Age	SHIRAHATA Yozaburo Prof., IRCJS SONODA Hidehiro Prof., IRCJS	2001.12.20
97	Theme: “An Ecological View vs. A Maritime?View?of History of Civilizations” Text: Tadao Umesao, ed. The Current ‘ An Ecological View of History Japanese Civilization in the World Context’,(Tokyo:Chuokoron-Shinsya,2001) Chapter 2 and 3 (dialogue between Umesao Tadao and Kawakatsu Heita)	Reviewer: INOUE Shoichi Assoc. Prof., IRCJS	2002.1.24
98	Theme: “The Problem between Kami and Men” Text: Kazuhiko Komatsu, Kami ni natta hitobito (The People Who Became Kami), Tanko-sha	Reviewer: NAKAGAWA Takeshi Research Assoc., IRCJS	2002.2.21
99	Theme: “To Seek the Way for the Forest Civilization” Text: Yoshinori Yasuda, Japan as a Number One Forest Country, (Tokyo:Chuokoron-Shinsha, 2002), Chapter 1	Reviewer: MORI Hirohisa Assoc. Prof., IRCJS	2002.4.18
100	Theme: “Beyond Gutenberg-Galaxy”Text: Atsushi Aiba, Encyclopedia of Printing Chapter 12: World beyond the printing	Reviewer: MITSUTA Kazunobu Assoc.Prof., IRCJS	2002.5.16
101	Theme: "An Archeology of Shame" Text: Shoichi Inoue, Seeing Panties: The Birth of Shame in Contemporary Japanese History (Asahi Shinbun), Postscript	Reviewer: OCHIAI Emiko Assoc. Prof., IRCJS	2002.6.20
102	"Can the spirit of Bushido become the philosophy for Japan's future?" Text: Kazuhiko Kasaya, "Bushido and the Present-day : Hints from the Edo Period for Regenerating Japan",The Sankei Shimbun, pp.78-107	Reviewer: WATANABE Masako Assoc. Prof., IRCJS	2002.7.18
103	Theme: "Are Civilizations and Nature Conflicting Entities?" Text: Shuntaro Ito, "Civilization and Nature: From Conflict to Integration" Section 1 'Civilization and Nature', Tosui Shobo, 2002	SONODA Hidehiro Prof., IRCJS ITO Shuntaro Emeritus Prof., IRCJS	2002.9.19
104	Theme: "The Nation' s General Interest Magazine-Reading into the 'King' Era" Text : Sato Takumi, The "King" Period-The General Interest Magazine and Gleichschaltung, (Iwanami Shoten, 2002), Introduction, Part 3 Chapter 1 Gleichschaltung and "The Radion Magazine" 1925-1932	Reviewer: SENDA Minoru Prof. , IRCJS	2002.11.21
105	Theme: "Rethinking Globalism" Text : Inoki Takenori, Freedom and Order-The Two Faces of Competitive Society, (Chuokoron-Shinsha, 2001), Section 4 Chapter 10 'Globalism _ Japanese Perceived Problems?'	Reviewer: HAMADA Yo Lecturer, IRCJS	2003.1.23
106	Theme: "CULTURE Round Table" Text : Shirahata Yozaburo, "Japanese Culture That Everyone Should Know", Wani Books, 2003 Introduction, Contents, Moji (Characters)p.334, Nengajo (New Years Greetings)p.106, Wa (Harmony)p.178	Reviewer: Markus RUETTERMANN Assoc. Prof., IRCJS	2003.4.24
107	Theme: "Translator tells all: Beauty of 'Romance of Three Kingdoms (Sangokushi)" "Text : Luo Guanzhong, translated by Inami Ritsuko "Romance of Three Kingdoms" (Sangokushi Engi) 7 vols., Chikuma Shobo, 2002-2003 (comments from each volume)	LIU Jianhui Assoc. Prof. , IRCJS	2003.5.22
108	Theme: " Shuyo _ Culture Bildung _ in Meiji Japan in Relation to the Soseki School"	WANG Cheng Assoc. Prof., Capital Normal Univ. Visiting Research Scholar, IRCJS	2003.6.19
109	Theme: "Woman and Buddhism: The Shape and Form of Their Devotional Practices"	CHEN Hui Prof., Institute of Asia-Pacific Studies, Chinese Academy of Social Sciences Visiting Research Scholar, IRCJS	2003.7.17
110	Theme: "Art by Buddhist Nuns: Treasures from the Imperial Convents of Japan"	Frederik CRYNS Research Assoc., IRCJS Patricia FISTER, Assoc. Prof., IRCJS	2003.9.18
111	Theme: " Erotica: Elegance and Laughter in Tokugawa Japan"	KAWAKATSU Heita Prof., IRCJS SONODA Hidehiro Prof., IRCJS	2003.10.16
112	Theme: " Erotica: Elegance and Laughter in Tokugawa Japan"	HAYAKAWA Monta Prof., IRCJS MIN Joosik Prof., Yeungnam Univ. Visiting ResearchScholar, IRCJS	2003.11.20
113	Theme: "Yoshida T_go, a giant in the study of place names - and the birth of the Dictionary of Japanese place names" Text: SENDA Minoru, "Yoshida T_go, a giant in the study of place names _ and the birth of the Dictionary of Japanese place names" (Kadokawa Shoten Publishing, Co. Ltd.), Chapter 6:'The logic of local topographies'	SENDA Minoru Prof., IRCJS KURIYAMA Shigehisa Assoc. Prof., IRCJS	2003.12.18
114	Theme: "Considering 'Seasonal Lag' in the Trans _ Global Study of Civilization"	Speaker: SONODA Hidehiro Prof. , IRCJS Commentator: Alexander BENNETT Research Assoc., IRCJS	2004.4.22
115	Theme: "Arab Politics Now _ Middle East as a Japan Problem" Text: IKEUCHI Satoshi, "Arab Politics Now" (Chuokoron-Shinsha, 2004)	IKEUCHI Satoshi Assoc. Prof., IRCJS SHIRAHATA Yozaburo Prof., IRCJS	2004.5.27
116	Old Asian Regimes in Comparative Perspective	IMATANI Akira Prof., IRCJS KASAYA Kazuhiko Prof., IRCJS	2004.6.17
117	Theme: Thinking on Cultural Intercourse among the Nations "Talk about the So-called Modernization of Music and Medical Science in Japan"	Panelists: James R. BARTHOLOMEW Prof., Japanese History, The Ohio State Univ. Visiting Research Scholar, IRCJS HOSOKAWA Shuhei Assoc. Prof., IRCJS	2004.6.24
118	Theme: Thinking on Cultural Intercourse among the Nations "Light and Shadow of Throwing Life Away: Analysis and comparison of the reasons for suicide among the literati in modern China and Japan"	WANG Shukun Prof. of Japanese Literature, Southeast Univ. Visiting Research Scholar , IRCJS	2004.7.22
119	Theme: Thinking on Cultural Intercourse among the Nations "The 'Rites' Begin with Drinking and Eating: On the etiquette of meal in the Edo-Period"	Dr. habil. Michael KINSKI Research Assistant, Berlin Humboldt Univ.	2004.9.16
120	Theme: Thinking on Cultural Intercourse among the Nations "'Aesthetic for the Meal' in Hue and Kyoto: A comparison of Culture in the old capitals of Vietnam and Japan"	HO Hoang Hoa Prof., the Center for Japanese Studies, National Center for Social Sciences and Humanities of Vietnum Visiting Research Scholar, IRCJS	2004.10.21
121	Theme: Thinking on Cultural Intercourse among the Nations-"Remarks on Japanese TV Dramas As Seen by Chinese Youths"	WU Yongmei Lecturer, Beijing Center for Japanese Studies Visiting Research Scholar, IRCJS	2004.11.18
122	Theme: Thinking on Cultural Intercourse among the Nations "From School Composition to Academic Writing Systems"	Speaker: WATANABE Masako Assoc. Prof., IRCJS Panelists: KURIYAMA Shigehisa Assoc. Prof., IRCJS Ian James MCMULLEN Tutorial Fellow in Japanese, Pembroke College, Oxford Univ. Visiting Research Scholar, IRCJS Noel John PINNINGTON Assistant Prof., Univ. of Arizona Visiting Research Scholar, IRCJS	2004.12.16
123	Theme: Thinking on Cultural Intercourse among the Nations "Japanese Studies in Korea as Seen in Databases Related to Linguistics and Literature"	LEE Han Sop Prof., Korea Univ. Visiting Research Scholar, IRCJS	2005.1.20
124	Theme: Thinking on Cultural Intercourse among the Nations "The Meaning of the Japanese Language Inquiry for the Theoretical Linguistics"	Dr. Romuald HUSZCZA Prof., Warsaw Univ. Visiting Scholar, Tokyo Univ.	2005.2.17
125	Theme: Thinking on Cultural Intercourse among the Nations "Nishida Kitaro and Modern Physics"	Agnieszka Helena KOZYRA Assoc. Prof., Warsaw Univ. Visiting Research Scholar, IRCJS	2005.4.21
126	Theme: Thinking on Cultural Intercourse among the Nations "Matsudaira Yoritsune: Gagaku and Modern Music"	Luciana GALLIANO Assis. Prof., Venice Univ. "'Ca' Foscari" Visiting Research Scholar , IRCJS	2005.5.26
127	Theme: Thinking on Cultural Intercourse among the Nations "Seeing the Forest for the Trees: Temples, Timber, and Truculence in the Early Modern Period"	Alexander Marshall VESEY Assis. Prof. of History, Stonehill College JSPS Research Fellow, IRCJS	2005.6.23
128	Theme: An Economist' s Reading on Japanese Modernity: A Review of INOKI Takenori, Japanese Modernity in Literature: between Social Sciences and Literature(Yuhikaku, 2004)	Reviewer: SONODA Hidehiro Prof. , IRCJS Discussant: INOKI Takenori Prof., IRCJS	2005.7.21
129	The Relationship between Jomon and Yayoi Cultures and Southeast Asia, and Ancient Okinawan Culture as a Meeting Point	Sergey LAPTEV Assoc. Prof., Maxim Gorky Institute of Literature Visiting Research Scholar, IRCJS Commentator: UNO Takao Prof., IRCJS	2005.9.22
130	About Zen to yu na no Nihonmaru (Zen: A Cargo Boat of Japanese Culture) Text: YAMADA Shoji, Zen to yu na no Nihyonmaru (Zen: A Cargo Boat of Japanese Culture), Kobundo, 2005	Reviewer: SHIRAHATA Yozaburo Prof., IRCJS Discussant: YAMADA Shoji Assoc. Prof., IRCJS	2005.10.27
131	An Intellectural Approach to Post-war Japan: From Japanese War Crimes Trials to Discourses on Japanese Culture	Speaker: USHIMURA Kei Assoc. Prof., IRCJS Commentator: INOUE Shoichi Prof., IRCJS	2005.11.17
132	Comments on Kasaya Kazuhiko's "Bushidô and Japanese Attitudes towards Competence"	Speaker: INOKI Takenori Prof., IRCJS Commentator: KASAYA Kazuhiko Prof., IRCJS	2006.1.26
133	Notions and Senses of the Body in Japan: a review lecture on The Influence of the Mechanical Concept of the Body in Edo-period Japan by Frederik Cryn	Speaker: SUZUKI Sadami Prof., IRCJS Commentator: Frederik CRYNS Research Associate, IRCJS	2006.2.23
134	Various Issues Pertaining to the International Propagation of Japanese Martial Arts	Speaker: Alexander BENNETT Research Associate, IRCJS Commentator: YAMADA Shoji Assoc. Prof., IRCJS	2006.3.23
135	A book review on Cultural Nationalism in Japan by Suzuki Sadami"	Speaker: USHIMURA Kei Assoc. Prof., IRCJS Commentator: SUZUKI Sadami Prof., IRCJS	2006.4.20
136	A Book Review on The Fate of Books by Satoshi Ikeuch"	Speaker: HOSOKAWA Shuhei Prof., IRCJS Commentator: IKEUCHI Satoshi Assoc. Prof., IRCJS	2006.5.25
137	Animism Renaissance: Accomplishment of the Trilogy of Civilization of Witchcraft, Civilization of Dragons, and the Mountain Worship and the Japanese	Speaker: YASUDA Yoshinori Prof., IRCJS Commentator: INOUE Shoichi Prof., IRCJS	2006.6.22
138	A Book Review on Hermits and Eccentrics in Chinese History	Speaker: INOKI Takenori Prof., IRCJS Commentator: INAMI Ritsuko Prof., IRCJS	2006.7.20
139	How to Create a New Japan: Ideas from Three New Books “ Bi no kuni” Nihon o tsukuru [Creating “Beautiful Japan”] (Nikkei Bijinesu-jin Bunko, 2006).Kanjô dôro no jidai [A New Age of Ring Roads] (Nikkei BP Sha, 2006)Bunkaryoku: Nihon no sokojikara [The Cultural Power of Japan: Beyond an Economically and Militarily Powerful State] (Wedge, 2006). All in Japanese	Speaker: KAWAKATSU Heita Prof., IRCJS Commetator: IMATANI Akira Prof., IRCJS	2006.10.19
140	Book Review of INOUE Shoichi, Yume to Miwaku no Zentaishugi (Bunshun-Shinsho 526, Bungeishunju, 2006. 9.)	Speaker: MATSUDA Toshihiko Assoc. Prof., IRCJS Commetator: INOUE Shoichi Prof., IRCJS	2006.11.16
141	Book Review of SONODA Hidehiro, Bonenkai	Speaker: Timothy D. KERN Assoc. Prof., IRCJS Commetator: SONODA Hidehiro Prof., IRCJS	2006.12.21
142	Book Review of KOMATSU Kazuhiko, Kami ni natta Hitobito(Kobunsha, 2006)	Speaker: Liu Jianhui Assoc. Prof., IRCJS Commentator: KOMATSU Kazuhiko Prof., IRCJS	2007.1.25
143	A Book Review on The Issue of Discourses on ‘War Responsibility’ by USHIMURA Kei	Speaker: Markus RUETTERMANN Assoc. Prof., IRCJS Commentator: USHIMURA Kei Assoc. Prof., IRCJS	2007.2.22
144	Sharing and Monopolizing Knowledge, Seen from the Actual Network Field	ARAI Nahoko Assoc. Prof., IRCJS	2007.4.19
145	Reconsidering Religious Studies in Modern Japan: From a Doctrinal History towards a Discursive History	ISOMAE Jun'ichi Assoc. Prof., International Research Center for Japanese Studies	2007.5.24
146	New Horizons in the Life of the Mind -the nature and cultural significance of iMovies (movies made on personal computers)	KURIYAMA Shigehisa Prof., Dept. of East Asian Languages and Civilizations, Harvard University/Visiting Research Fellow, IRCJS	2007.6.21
147	Kakinomoto no Hitomaro and Chinese Literature	LU Li Assoc. Prof., Chinese Academy of Social Sciences/Visiting Research Scholar, IRCJS	2007.7.19
148	Archaeology with GIS	UNO Takao, Prof., IRCJS	2007.10.18
149	Transformed Plan of Heijyo-kyo —Unwritten Evidences in Historical Documents—	SENDA Minoru, Prof., IRCJS	2007.11.15
150	A New Perspective in the Study of Modern East Asian Cultural History	INAGA Shigemi, Prof., IRCJS	2008.1.24
151	The History of the Meiji-Constitution and Ito Hirobumi	TAKII Kazuhiro, Assoc. Prof., IRCJS	2008.2.21
152	A Few Issues Regarding Fieldwork on Jazz Coffeeshops: From the Historiographical to Methodological	Michael S. MOLASKY Assoc. Prof., Japanese Literature, Univ. of Minnesota/Visiting Research Scholar, IRCJS	2008.4.17
153	Evaluation of the Colmar (France) Seminar March 2008	Speaker: HOSOKAWA Shuhei, Prof., IRCJS INAGA Shigemi, Prof., IRCJS TAKII Kazuhiro, Assoc.Prof., IRCJS ISOMAE Jun’ichi, Assoc.Prof., IRCJS	2008.5.22
154	Reasoning about 'Pirate Editions': Battles over Perpetual Copyright in 18th-Century Britain	Speaker: YAMADA Shoji, Assoc. Prof., IRCJS Commentator: IKEUCHI Satoshi, Assoc. Prof., IRCJS	2008.6.19
155	Korean Wave (hallyu) and Korea-Japan relations: the struggle for Soft Power in East Asia	Alison TOKITA Assoc .Prof., Monash Univ./Visiting Research Scholar, IRCJS	2008.10.16
156	Review of Shuhei Hosokawa’s Toki ni Arite Tsukurumono: Thoughts, Language and Entertainment of Japanese Brazilians	Reviewer: MATSUDA Toshihiko, Assoc. Prof., IRCJS Discussant: HOSOKAWA Shuhei, Prof., IRCJS	2008.11.13
157	A Review of HAYAKAWA Monta's How to See Shunga: Ten Key Points	Reviewer: YAMADA Shoji, Assoc. Prof., IRCJS Discussant: HAYAKAWA Monta, Prof., IRCJS	2008.12.18
158	A Book Review of USHIIMURA Kei and HIGURASHI Yoshinobu, An Accurate Reading of the Tokyo Trial	Reviewer: TAKII Kazuhiro, Assoc. Prof., IRCJS Discussant: USHIMURA Kei, Prof., IRCJS	2009.1.22
159	The origins of the Sanno festival: on the modernisation of the Hie shrine	John BREEN, Assoc. Prof., IRCJS	2009.2.19
160	A Book Review of MITSUTA Kazunobu’s The Way of Veiling Love	Reviewer: HAYAKAWA Monta, Prof., IRCJS Discussant: MITSUTA Kazunobu, Assoc. Prof., IRCJS	2009.4.16
161	This Is My Life: Rresearch until Today and from Tomorrow	KURAMOTO Kazuhiro, Prof., IRCJS	2009.6.18
162	The Pleasure of Researching Buddhist Manuscripts	SUEKI Fumihiko, Prof., IRCJS	2009.7.16
163	The Politicization of Soldiers: The Case of the Imperial Japanese Army	TOBE Ryoichi, Prof., IRCJS	2009.9.17
164	Book Review: 'Reading Inoki Takenori, Daigaku no hansei (Reflections on the State of Japanese Universities) NTT 2009'	Speaker: INOUE Shoichi, Prof., IRCJS USHIMURA Kei, Prof., IRCJS John BREEN, Assoc. Prof., IRCJS INOKI Takenori, Director General, IRCJS	2009.10.15
165	Editing ‘Nichibunken: A 25 Year History’ : An Interim Report	Speaker: SHIRAHATA Yozaburo, Prof., IRCJS KOMATSU Kazuhiko, Prof., IRCJS TAKII Kazuhiro, Assoc. Prof., IRCJS	2009.11.12
166	Discovering Traces of Humanity: Individual Responsibility in the Ishii Network and the Kyushu University Vivisection Incident	Nanyan GUO Assoc. Prof., IRCJS	2009.12.17
167	The Field of Information	MORI Hirohisa Assoc. Prof., IRCJS	2010.1.21
168	A Rough Sketch of Cultural and Commercial Exchange in the East China Sea (9th to14th Centuries)	ENOMOTO Wataru, Assoc. Prof., IRCJS	2010.2.18
169	Book Review: Uno Takao ed: Ancient Cities and Communities in Eurasia: Reading Historical Space (Benseisha 2010)	Speaker: UNO Takao, Prof., IRCJS Commentator : KURAMOTO Kazuhiro, Prof., IRCJS MORI Hirohisa, Prof., IRCJS	2010.4.22
170	The World of Medieval Japanese Literature Espied through Speech Bubbles: on the Articulation of Dreams and Words	ARAKI Hiroshi Prof., IRCJS	2010.6.17
171	Re-considering the Early Modern in the History of Chinese Thought	ITO Takayuki Prof., IRCJS	2010.7.22