| Date | Activities |
|---|---|
| Sept. 10 (Mon.) | Introduction Session Welcoming Reception |
| Sept. 11 (Tue.) | Introductory Seminar on Japan “National Identity and Foreign Policies in Modern Japan” by John Welfield |
| Sept. 12 (Wed.) | Workshop (Country Reports: Petcharamesree, Aoyama) |
| Sept. 13 (Thu.) | Workshop (Country Reports: Ellias, Huang) |
| Sept. 14 (Fri.) | Workshop (Country Reports: Ho) |
| Sept. 15 (Sat.) | Weekend Retreat in Gotemba (Day 1) |
| Sept. 16 (Sun.) | Weekend Retreat in Gotemba (Day 2) |
| Sept. 17 (Mon.) | Weekend Retreat in Gotemba (Day 3) |
| Sept. 19 (Wed.) | Workshop on the future Direction of the Collaborative Interaction |
| Sept. 20 (Thu.) | Resource Seminar “Migration and Asia” by Yoshimura Mako (Professor, Hosei University) |
| Sept. 21 (Fri.) | Resource Seminar “Global Challenges and Transnational Civil Society” by Sakamoto Yoshikazu (Professor Emeritus, Tokyo University) |
| Sept. 25 (Tue.) | Resource Seminar “Domestic Politics and Japanese Foreign Policy: Koizumi, Abe, and Beyond” by Fujiwara Kiichi (Professor, Tokyo University) |
| Sept. 26 (Wed.) | Workshop (Discussion with Rais and discussion for the symposium) |
| Sept. 27 (Thu.) | Resource Seminar “Poverty in Contemporary Japan―The Homeless, ‘Net Café Refugees’ and Freeters in Need” by Yuasa Makoto (Secretary General, Non-profit Organization Moyai) |
| Sept. 28 (Fri.) | Workshop (Discussion for the symposium) |
| Oct. 1 (Mon.) | Resource Seminar: “The Religious Conflicts in the Middle East: Past Roots, Present Situation, and Future Prospects” by Ben-Ami Shillony (Professor Emeritus, The Hebrew University of Jerusalem) |
| Oct. 2 (Tue.) | Workshop (Film showing) |
| Oct. 4 (Wed.) | A half-day visit to Shimokitazawa and Koenji “Diversity within Unity in Tokyo” organized by Yoshitaka Mori (Associate Professor, Tokyo National University of Fine Arts and Music) |
| Oct. 7 (Sun.) | Field trip (Day 1) War, Peace and Anti-Nuclear Issue Visit to the Hiroshima Peace Memorial Museum Testimony by an A-Bomb Survivor (Miyoko Matsubara) |
| Oct. 8 (Mon.) | Field trip (Day 2) War, Peace and Anti-Nuclear Issue Seminar “The Role of Hiroshima in Peace-making and Nuclear Disarmament—From a Journalist’s Perspective” (Akira Tashiro, Senior Staff Writer, The Chugoku Shimbun) Visit to Miyajima Island |
| Oct. 9 (Tue.) | Field trip (Day 3) Zainichi Korean Issue Coordinator: Hisashi Nakamura, Professor, Ryukoku University） Visiting Utoro district (Human Rights and Land Rights issue of Korean residents in Japan) / Dialogue with students of the seminar co-coordinated by Prof. Nakamura and Prof. Hiroshi Tanaka, Ryukoku University / Seminar on Korean residents in Japan (Soo im Lee, Professor, Ryukoku University) |
| Oct. 10 (Wed.) | Field trip (Day 4) Environmental Issue in Biwako (Coordinator: Atsushi Makino, Senior Curator, Biwako Museum) Visit to the Biwako Museum Visit to Harie District, Takashima City to observe their traditional water utilization system |
| Oct. 11 (Thu.) | Field trip (Day 5) |
| Oct. 15 (Mon.)- Oct. 31 (Wed.) |
Individual Research & Exchange Activities |
| Nov. 1 (Thu.) | Resource Seminar: “Activities of Peace Boat and Global Article9 Campaign” by Kawasaki Akira (Representative, Peace Boat) |
| Nov. 2 (Fri.) | Workshop (Discussion for the symposium) |
| Nov. 5 (Mon.) | Resource Seminar: “Yasukuni, Emperor and anti-war Movement” by Amano Yasukazu (People’s Plan Study Group) |
| Semi-public Seminar “In Search of Historical Reconciliation between Japan and Its Neighbours” by Tessa-Morris Suzuki (Professor, Australian National University). Moderator: Fujiwara Kiichi (Professor, University of Tokyo) | |
| Nov. 6 (Tue.) | Public Symposium “Unity in Diversity: From Exclusive State to Collaborating Communities” (Day 1) For further details please click here. |
| Nov. 7 (Wed.) | Public Symposium “Unity in Diversity: From Exclusive State to Collaborating Communities” (Day 2) For further details please click here. |
| Nov. 9 (Fri.) | Evaluation Session Farewell Dinner |