| Date | Activities |
|---|---|
| Sept. 15 (Fri.) | Introduction Session Welcoming Reception |
| Sept. 16 (Sat.) | Weekend Retreat in Chiba (Day 1) |
| Sept. 17 (Sun.) | Weekend Retreat in Chiba (Day 2) Presentations by the Fellows |
| Sept. 18 (Mon.) | Weekend Retreat in Chiba (Day 3) Presentations by the Fellows |
| Sept. 20 (Wed.) | Workshop I: Discussion on the Future Direction of the Collaborative Interaction (1) |
| Sept. 21 (Thu.) | Workshop II: Discussion on the Future Direction of the Collaborative Interaction (2) |
| Sept. 22 (Fri.) | Resource Seminar I “An East Asian Community: Multiple Images and Conflicting Expectations” by Yoshihide Soeya (Professor, Keio University) |
| Sept. 25 (Mon.) | Visit to NPO Foodo (Ogawa Town, Saitama) |
| Sept. 26 (Tue.) | Resource Seminar II “Memory Wars and the Asian Region” by Kiichi Fujiwara (Professor, University of Tokyo) |
| Sept. 27 (Wed.) | Workshop III: Alejo’s Workshop on Integrity |
| Sept. 28 (Thu.) | Resource Seminar III “United Corporations of America” by Yu Tanaka (Director, Future Bank LLP) |
| Sept. 29 (Fri.) | Resource Seminar IV “The Recent Movement toward ‘Community Solutions’ in Japanese Society” by Ikuyo Kaneko (Professor, Keio University) |
| Oct. 2 (Mon.) | Resource Seminar V “Peace and Security in East Asia: Japan’s Role, Past, Present, and Future” by Naoyuki Agawa (Professor, Keio University) |
| Oct. 3 (Tue.) | Workshop IV Son & Dixit’s Workshop on “How we view the new media” |
| Oct. 4 (Wed.) | Workshop V Alejo, Pillai, and Kamata’s Workshop on “Cultural Energies and Strategic Identities/Indigenous Education |
| Oct. 6 (Fri.) | Resource Seminar VI “Japan, the U.S. and Asia in the Post-9.11 World” by John Junkerman (Film Director) |
| Oct. 10 (Tue.) | Field trip to Okinawa (Day 1) Battle of Okinawa and Peace (Himeyuri and Okinawa Prefectural Peace Memorial Museums) |
| Oct. 11 (Wed.) | Field trip to Okinawa (Day 2) Okinawa and Literature (based on “Cocktail Party” by Tatsuhiro Oshiro, the first winner of the Akutagawa Award in Okinawa; Tatsuhiro Oshiro, Writer/ Katsunori Yamazato, Professor, University of the Ryukyus) Briefing at the U.S. Consulate General in Naha on the U.S. base issue Seminar on the U.S. base issue in Okinawa (Suzuyo Takazato, Former Naha City Assembly Member/ Masaaki Gabe, Professor, University of the Ryukyus) |
| Oct. 12 (Thu.) | Field trip to Okinawa (Day 3) Environmental Issues and Tourism in Okinawa (Kunigami Tourism Association / Junko Oshima, Associate Professor, University of the Ryukyus) |
| Oct. 13 (Fri.) | Field trip to Okinawa (Day 4) Okinawan History and Identity (Haebaru Cultural Center/ Ben Takara, Poet) |
| Oct. 14 (Sat.) | Field trip to Okinawa (Day 5) |
| Oct. 17 (Tue.) | Resource Seminar VII “Required of Journalism in Asia: From the Perspective of an Independent Journalism” by Akihiro Nonaka (Founder/ Representative, Asia Press International) |
| Oct. 18 (Wed.) | Resource Seminar VIII “The State of National and Local Politics in Japan” by Seiji Ohsaka (Member, House of Representatives) |
| Oct. 19 (Thu.)- Nov. 5 (Sun.) |
Individual Research & Exchange Activities |
| Nov. 6 (Mon.) | Resource Seminar IX “The Most Dangerous Scenario of the Yasukuni Problem” by Tetsuya Takahashi (Professor, University of Tokyo) |
| Nov. 7 (Tue.) | Workshop VI Lee’s Seminar on Korean Society |
| Resource Seminar X: “Asia’s Century” by Roland Kelts (Lecturer, University of Tokyo) | |
| Nov. 8 (Wed.) | Resource Seminar XI “Transnational Media Culture and its Dialogic (In)capacity” Koichi Iwabuchi (Professor, Waseda University) |
| Nov. 9 (Thu.) | Public Symposium “Communities in Action: Struggle for Peace and Sustainability in Asia” (Day 1) Please click here for details. |
| Nov. 10 (Fri.) | Public Symposium “Communities in Action: Struggle for Peace and Sustainability in Asia” (Day 2) Please click here for details. |
| Nov. 13 (Mon.) | Evaluation Session Farewell Dinner |