Calendar of Events

Understanding Religious Nationalism in Japan: Dispatches from the Field

John G. Tower Center for Political Studies Carr Collins Hall, Room 227, 3300 University Boulevard, Dallas, Texas

Overview: Japan routinely ranks as one of the world’s least religious countries, whereas few as one in ten survey respondents self-identify as having religious faith. It is, therefore, striking to note the apparent influence religions and religion-inspired ideologues exert on Prime Minister Abe Shinzō and his governing coalition. In this talk, McLaughlin will draw on […]

2020 Japan Currents Symposium

Dallas/Addison Marriott Quorum by the Galleria 14901 Dallas Parkway, Dallas, TX, United States

Summer 2020 will mark the second time Japan hosts the Summer Olympic Games and baseball will return as an Olympic sport, after a 12-year hiatus. Baseball has long been a common language between the U.S. and Japan, and the countries have arguably the world's two most recognizable professional leagues. Baseball is also big business with players like the Los Angeles Angels' Shohei Ohtani influencing multi-million-dollar marketing deals and Dallas-based HKS designing a new $530 million dollar stadium in Kitahiroshima, near Sapporo. Join us for a conversation with two expert panels of executives, players, and historians on the economic and diplomatic importance of baseball within U.S.-Japan relations.

[ONLINE EVENT] COVID-19 & Global Business: Front-Line Updates from China, Japan & Italy

About the event A program presented by  the Japan America Society of Greater Cincinnati, the Midwest USA Chinese Chamber of Commerce, and the European American Chamber of Commerce of Greater Cincinnati. The COVID-19 Pandemic is having major impacts on businesses and individuals around the world. We will hear how businesses based in China, Japan, and […]

[ONLINE EVENT] The Coronavirus in the U.S. and Japan: Perspectives from the Health Sector

This is a program presented by the U.S.-Japan Council. This webinar will explore the evolving impact of the novel coronavirus in the United States and Japan and lessons we might learn from the experiences of the two countries. It will feature immunologist Dr. Mary Collins, Provost of the Okinawa Institute of Science and Technology (OIST); […]

[ONLINE EVENT] Asia Society Policy Institute – Coronavirus: What’s the Prognosis for Japan?

ONLINE

This is a program presented by the Asia Society Policy Institute. This is the seventh in a series of webcast events by the Asia Society Policy Institute (ASPI) entitled “Coronavirus, Asia, and the World.” Throughout the coming weeks, ASPI will present web-only programs every Tuesday and Thursday to analyze the scope of the ramifications from […]

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