"Japan, North America and the World" Fall 2015
Class Schedule
Instructors: Dr. ISHIZAWA Yasuharu ([email protected])
Dr. Ian MacLachlan ([email protected])
Lectures: Wednesday/Friday, 9:00-10:30am (1st Period)
Location: 734
Office: 教務関係窓口 海外同時授業担当 坂倉・髙林
Grading: Attendance & Participation 20％
Midterm Report 30%
(Due TBA,)
Final Exam
50%
(Dec.16)
Week1
Sept.11
Welcome, Introduction, Jakota Triangle & Japan’s Geography
Week2
Sept.16
Introduction: What is Japan? －Many "whys" on Japan and the Japanese
Sept.18
The Emergence of Canada & Japan as Modern Nation States: Canadian
Confederation & Meiji Restoration
Sept.23
*No Class (the Autumn Equinox Day)
Sept.25
Japanese Immigration to Canada, 1877-1941
Sept.30
Culture, Structure, and Mentality: Views on Japan and the Japanese－Nihonjin-ron,
Nihon-ron
Oct.2
Japanese Empire, Samurai Diplomat (Nitobe Inazo) in Banff
Oct.7
Overall Japan-U.S. history after WWⅡ: From a good boy to a bad boy?
Oct.9
*No Class (Preparation day for Yawaragi-Festival)
Oct.14
Japan Inc.: Social and Economic System－a bad boy has been trying to change
Oct.16
Canada, Japan and the Fall of Hong Kong
Oct.21
Decision Making and Public Opinion－gaiatsu and the Japanese media
Oct.23
Wartime Internment of Japanese Canadians
Oct.28
Japan's dilemma and America's dilemma 1: Japan-U.S. security treaty, "peace"
constitution
Oct.30
The American Occupation of Japan: “Mixed Feelings”
Nov.4
Japan's dilemma and America's dilemma 2: Gulf war, PKO, redefinition of the treaty,
collective defense
Nov.6
Indigenous Peoples and the State: the Ainu and First Nations, Metis & Inuit
Nov.11
Japan-China-Korea relations: China--History, Nanjin, Yasukuni, Senkaku
Nov.13
Identity Politics in Japan and Canada: David Suzuki, Joy Kogawa, and Gordon
Hirabayashi
Nov.18
Japan-China-Korea relations: Korea--History, Takeshima, Comfort women
Nov.20
Japan-Canada Trade Relations & Foreign Direct Investment
Nov.25
Japan-Okinawa, Taiwan relations: Critical Areas for the Japan-U.S. security
Nov.27
The Global Challenge of Environmental Issues: Environmental Policy is Foreign Policy
Dec.2
Japan-Okinawa, Taiwan relations: Critical Areas for the Japan-U.S. security
Dec.4
Canada, and Japan as Pacific partners: APEC, TPP, & Maritime Sovereignty Issues
Dec.9
The New Japan-U.S. relations under "rebalancing"+review US as a pacific nation,
Rebalancing, AIIB, TPP, Values
Dec.11
Review & Catch-up
Dec.16
Final Exam
Week3
Week4
Week5
Week6
Week7
Week8
Week9
Week10
Week11
Week12
Week13
Week14
Week15
※Schedule is due to change.