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| James Raymo, Princeton University
Annenberg 111
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Mothers’ increasing labor force participation and growing inequality are two of the most widely discussed social and economic trends in Japan. We address the intersection of these issues by…
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| Miki Dezaki
Rainey Auditorium- Penn Museum
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The “comfort women” issue is perhaps Japan’s most contentious present-day diplomatic quandary. Inside Japan, the issue is dividing the country across clear ideological lines. Supporters and detractors of “comfort…
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| Ryota Murai, Komazawa University
Cohen 402
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Postwar Japan has been associated with the no war clause of Article 9 of the Japanese Constitution, promoted by Japanese signatory to the San Francisco Peace Treaty and US-Japan Security Treaty, Prime Minister…
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| Lien-Hang T. Nguyen, Columbia University
Annenberg 110
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This talk explores the notion that Vietnam lies at the crossroads between East and Southeast Asia. Tracing the modern history of Vietnam to its current position in Asia, I argue that Vietnam's ambiguous position in…
