■Conferences/Symposiums The 17th Overseas Symposiums

Understanding Contemporary Japan

2010 -10-5 - 2010-10-7 The 17th    Overseas Symposiums
Theme: Understanding Contemporary Japan
Host: International Research Center for Japanese Studies Associate Prof. YAMADA Shoji
Co-Host: University of Indonesia, Indonesia
Place:
 
8:35 Welcome Remarks
Muhammad Anis
,  Universitas Indonesia
8:45 Welcome speech
KOMATSU Kazuhiko
Deputy Director,  Nichibunken
9:00 Keynote Speech 1st Speaker    "The Roots of Ise Shrine and the Folk Architecture of Sulawesi "
INOUE Shoichi
,  Nichibunken
9:00 2nd Speaker    "Japanese Culture and Civilisation in Globalization: A Theoretical Approach "
I Ketut Surajaya
,  Universitas Indonesia
10:30 Session I Moderator    Economy, Business and International Relations
SANO Mayuko
,  Nichibunken
10:30 1st Speaker    "The Question of the US Air Bases in Okinawa and an East Asian Community: A Personal View of Japan's Current International Relations "
HIRANO Kenichiro
,  Japan Center for Asian Historical Records
11:00 2nd Speaker    “Financial Integration in Asia”
Sudung Manurung
,  Universitas Indonesia
11:30 3rd Speaker    "Diversification of Transnational Student Mobility and International Cultural Exchange in Asia "
SUGIMURA Miki
,  Sophia University
12:00 4th Speaker    “Japanese Diplomacy in ASEAN and Its Relevance to Indonesia”
Syamsul Hadi
,  Universitas Indonesia
14:00 Session II Moderator    Development Policy and Society
Susy Ong
,  Universitas Indonesia
14:00 1st Speaker    “Exploring Shopping Malls and Shopping Arcades in and around Japan's Provincial Cities: Problems, Policies and Perspectives”
Hendrik Meyer-Ohle
,  National University of Singapore
14:30 2nd Speaker    “Finding Japan in the Lost Decade: Facing the Challenges of Japan’s Globalization”
Ross Mouer
,  Monash University
15:00 3rd Speaker    “The Shimin and Citizenship in Civil Society: Participation, Symbiosis, and Convergence”
Simon Avenell
,  National University of Singapore
15:30 4th Speaker    “The Ogasawara Islands: Native Species and Environment Protection”
Nanyan GUO
,  Nichibunken
17:00 Meeting Preliminary Roundtable/Panel Discussion-I Moderator 1    The Current Situation of Japanese Studies in Southeast Asia
John Breen
,  Nichibunken
17:00 Moderator 2   
Susy Ong
,  Universitas Indonesia
9:00 Session III Moderator    Contemporary Culture
Bachtiar Alam
,  Universitas Indonesia
9:00 1st Speaker    “Japanese Film Today”
HIRANO Kyoko
,  Graduate School of Film Producing , Temple University, Japan Campus
9:30 2nd Speaker    “The Japanese Reception of Okinawan Culture: Multi-dimensional Aspects of Cultural Exchange”
Matthew Santamaria
,  University of the Philippines
10:00 3rd Speaker    “Between ‘yurui’ (loose) and ‘katai’ (tight): on 'yurukyara' (loose character) Mascots in Japan”
YAMADA Shoji
,  Nichibunken
10:30 4th Speaker    “The Reproduction of Culture in Urban Festivals”
Raphaella Dwianto
,  Universitas Indonesia
11:00 5th Speaker    “Globalizing Youth Culture: The Case of Manga/ Anime”
SHIRAISHI Saya
,  University of Tokyo
13:00 Session IV Moderator    Young Scholars and Graduate Students Session
Kurniawaty Iskandar
,  Universitas Indonesia
13:00 1st Speaker    “Spirit Possession as Depicted on Painting Scrolls”
TOKUNAGA Seiko
,  The Graduate University for Advanced Studies
13:30 2nd Speaker    “The Concept of Bushido in One Piece Manga”
Endah Rukmini Wahyuningtyas
,  Universitas Indonesia
14:00 3rd Speaker    “Cosmetics and the City: Shiseido and the Transformation of Tokyo in the 1920s”
TOYA Riina
,  The Graduate University for Advanced Studies
14:30 4th Speaker    “Factors concerning and the Motivation of Indonesian Nurse and Care—workers in Japan”
Mutiawanthi
,  Universitas Indonesia
15:00 5th Speaker    “Animation in Asia: A Comparative Study of Meraih Mimpi and Sen to Chihiro no Kamikakushi”
Marisa Rinati & Ethel Deborah
,  Maranatha Christian Univiersity
9:00 Session V Moderator    History, Religion and Literature
Nanyan GUO
,  Nichibunken
9:00 1st Speaker    “On the Relationship Between Tantric Buddhism in Japan and Pre-Islamic Indonesia”
ITO Naoko
,  Hiroshima University
9:30 2nd Speaker    “The Father in Noh Plays”
Saowalak Suriyawongpaisal
,  Chulalongkorn University
10:00 3rd Speaker    “Mourning and Violence: A Yasukuni Problem”
John BREEN
,  Nichibunken
10:30 4th Speaker    To be confirmed
Bambang Wibawarta
,  Universitas Indonesia
11:30 Closing Remarks
Sudung Manurung
,  Universitas Indonesia
11:35 Closing Address
YAMADA Shoji
,  Nichibunken
13:30 Moderator   
SANO Mayuko
,  Nichibunken