ALFP Program Schedule 2002

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Date

Activities

Sept. 2 (Mon)

 Introduction session

 Visit the Japan Foundation

Sept. 3 (Tue)

 Workshop I: Presentation by the Fellows (1)
Maznah Binti Mohamad & Vinod Raina

 Press Conference

 Welcoming Reception

Sept. 4 (Wed)

 Workshop II: Presentation by the Fellows (2)
Nguyen Thi Hieu Thien & Kinoshita Reiko

Sept. 5 (Thu)

 

 Workshop III: Presentation by the Fellows (3) Hu Tao

 Video showing of "Save the Nagara River" and explanation of Gifu/Nagoya Field Trip

Sept. 6 (Fri)

 Field Trip to Gifu / Nagoya (Day 1)
 Briefing and discussion on Nagara River Estuary Dam
 Observe Cormorant Fishing on Nagara River

Sept. 7 (Sat)

 Field Trip to Gifu / Nagoya (Day 2)
 Visit members of Gifu 2001 no kai (local NGO)
 Visit Oak Village

Sept. 8 (Sun)

Field Trip to Gifu / Nagoya (Day 3)
Visit Takayama and Shirakawa-go Village
Move to Nagoya

Sept. 9 (Mon)

Field Trip to Gifu / Nagoya (Day 4)
Wrap-up Seminar at Nanzan University
Return to Tokyo

Sept. 11 (Wed)

 Resource Seminar I: "History of Leprosy and Human Rights" by Mr. Michihiro Ko,
General Director of Zen Ryo Kyo; Presider: Dr. Hiroshi Yuasa, Sasagawa Memorial Health Foundation

Film Showing "Chomsky 9.11" (optional)

Sept. 12 (Thu)

Workshop IV for Future Direction of Collaborative Interaction
Sept. 13 (Fri)

Resource Seminar "Popular Culture and American Hegemony in Postwar Japan" by Prof. Shunya Yoshimi, Univ. of Tokyo

Workshop V Report/Discussion on Current Situation of Afghanistan by Mr. Ando, Japan Foundation Asia Center

Sept. 17 (Tue)

Resource Seminar III "Re-examining Public Works Projects in Japan" by Prof. Takayoshi Igarashi, Hosei Univ.; Lawyer

Sept. 18 (Wed)

Core Seminar I "Heiwa-shugi: The Life and Times of Pacifist Intellectuals in Japan" by Prof. Kiichi Fujiwara, Univ. of Tokyo

Sept. 19 (Thu)

Visiting Asia-Japan Women's Resource Center (meeting with Ms. Matsui Yayori,
Director; Journalist)

Sept. 20 (Fri)

Seminar on "Dialogue with Islamic World after Sept. 11" (UN University; optional)

Sept. 24 (Tue)

Resource Seminar IV "Militarization and People's Security in Asia" by Mr. Muto, Ichiyo, People's Plan Study Group

Sept. 25 (Wed)

Core Seminar II "Transnational Civil Society in the Age of Globalization" by Dr. Yoshikazu Sakamoto, Professor Emeritus, University of Tokyo

Sept. 26 (Thu)

Resource Seminar V "Educational Reform in Japan" by Mr. Ken Terawaki, Agency for Cultural Affairs
Sept. 27 (Fri)
Weekend Retreat in Tateshina
Sept. 28 (Sat)
Weekend Retreat in Tateshina
Sept. 29 (Sun)
Weekend Retreat in Tateshina

Oct. 1 (Tue)

Resource Seminar V "'Globalisation as 'Englishisation': Asian Experiences" by Prof. Kosaku Yoshino, University of Tokyo

Oct. 2 (Wed)

Workshop V for Future Direction of Collaborative Interaction (2)

Workshop VI: cross-cultural-generational reflections

Oct. 4 (Fri)
Resource Seminar VI "Human Security and Informality: The Globalization, Commodifiation, and Criminalization of the Informal Communities" by Prof. Kinhide Mushakoji, Chubu University
Oct. 7 (Mon)

Visit Akasaka Elementary School (optional)

Oct. 8 (Tue)

Resource Seminar IIX "Traditional Performing Arts in Japan: Preservation, Transmission & Performance" by Mr. Christopher Yohmei Blasdel

Oct. 9 (Wed)

Resource Seminar IX
"The Structure of Japanese Culture" by Mr. Donald Richie

Oct. 10 (Thu)

Resource Seminar X "China's WTO Entry and Sino-Japanese Relations" by Prof. Ryosei Kokubun, Keio University

Oct. 11 (Fri)

Workshop VII: discussion on the public symposium
Oct. 12 (Sat)
Field Trip to Hiroshima / Okayama / Kagawa (Day 1)
Visit Hiroshima Peace Memorial Museum

Oct. 13 (Sun)

Field Trip to Hiroshima / Okayama / Kagawa (Day 2)
Discussion with members of the Women's Associaion of Hiroshima
Visit Nagashima Aiseien Leprosarium

Oct. 14 (Mon)

Field Trip to Hiroshima / Okayama / Kagawa (Day 3)
Visit Teshima Island

Oct. 15 (Tue)

Field Trip to Hiroshima / Okayama / Kagawa (Day 4)
Wrap-up Seminar at Okayama University Return to Tokyo

Oct. 17 (Wed)
Resource Seminar XI: "Japan's Postwar History" by Dr. Yoichi Funabashi, Chief Diplomatic Correspondent & Columnist, Asahi Newspapers

Oct. 21 (Mon)

Meeting with Ms. Seiko Noda, Member, House of Representatives
Oct. 22 (Tue)
 Public Symposium "Violence, Terror, & Peace: Problems of Identity in a Fluid World"
Oct. 31 (Thu)
 Evaluation Session/Farewell Dinner

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