Institute for Asian Studies Open Course

The 44th Institute for Asian Studies Open Course will be held in a hybrid format, combining face-to-face and online lectures. The 4th lecture, held on Saturday, July 27th, will be held online only. Please apply using the appropriate form.

common theme"Structural Unemployment and Foreign Workers in Asia" (4-part series)
periodJune 29th to July 27th, 2024 *The event date is subject to change (decided on April 11th)
day/timeEvery Saturday from 14:00 to 15:30
Event formatHybrid format (face-to-face and online)
CapacityEach session will be limited to 100 people in person and 400 people online (registration will close once each session is full)
Tuition feefree

Application

Please apply for each Course you wish to participate in using the form listed in the application schedule. When you have finished filling out the form, click the [Submit] button at the end to complete your application. Please be careful not to enter your email address incorrectly.

Notes

◎This seminar will be a hybrid of face-to-face and simultaneous online streaming.
◎ Advance registration is required for both the in-person and online sessions.
◎ The 4th event will be held only on Saturday, July 27th, and will only be streamed online.

▼For those coming to the venue
◎Seating is on a first-come, first-served basis. Please sit where the materials are available.
◎On the day of the event, please tell your name to the receptionist at the venue entrance.
◎There is no Parking Area (Parking Lot). Please use public transportation such as trains and buses.
◎Please refrain from recording or filming at the venue on the day.

<Request for health management when participating>
・Wearing a mask is optional, but please practice proper cough etiquette.
・If you have a fever or other cold symptoms or are concerned about your health, please refrain from participating.
・For ventilation purposes, doors and windows may be opened during the seminar.

▼For those watching online
◎Please refrain from recording or taking screenshots of the lectures being streamed.
◎You may not be able to watch depending on your viewing environment. Please bear the communication costs associated with viewing.
◎We cannot assist with the Zoom settings on your device. Thank you for your understanding.

schedule

Common theme: "Structural unemployment and foreign labor in Asia"

  • The date of the 4th event has been changed from July 20th to July 27th. Please be aware of this when participating.
  • The viewing URL will be sent out on the 1st (June 27), 2nd (July 4), 3rd (July 11), and 4th (July 25). We will notify everyone, including those who have applied for the in-person session.
  • If you change your participation method on the day, there is no need to contact us.
1st
June 29th		“South Korea’s worsening labor force mismatch”
"Increase in foreign workers and worsening joblessness among young people"
Asia University Institute for Asian Studies
OKUDA Satoru Professor		1st Application Form
[Application deadline: June 25th]
2nd session
July 6		"Digital China's Job Shortage: Risks and Guarantees in the Platform Economy"
Tokyo University of Foreign Studies Graduate School Integrated Global Studies research Graduate School
Professor Yukari Sawada		2nd Application Form
[Application deadline: July 2nd]
3rd
July 13th		“Japan’s Acceptance of Highly-Skilled Foreign Human Resources: Towards Employment Difficulties and Talent Acquisition in Asia”
Asia University Institute for Asian Studies
Professor KUMON Takashi		3rd Application Form
[Application deadline: July 9th]
4th
 July 27th*		"Considering the informal economy in Southeast Asia: The case of Thailand"
Waseda University Graduate Graduate School of Asia-Pacific research
Professor Tamaki Endo		4th Application Form
[Application deadline: July 24th]
*Online only

inquiry
Institute for Asian Studies
(Academic Affairs Office Teaching Center)
Building No. 1, 1st floor
TEL：0422-36-3258
Inquiry form

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2nd: July 1st (Sat)“Is there hope for Myanmar in turmoil?”
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3rd: July 8th (Sat)“Coexistence of democracy and authoritarianism in Indonesia: 10 years of the Jokowi administration and prospects for the 2024 presidential election”
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4th: July 15th (Sat)“Thai Politics at a Turning Point: Based on the 2023 House of Representatives General Election”
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5th: July 22nd (Sat)"Invisible China's southward advance"
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2022 42nd Open Course “What Will Happen to China and the World in the New Era of Xi Jinping?”
1st: May 28th (Sat)"What is Xi Jinping's 'New Era'?"
Professor YUKAWA Kazuo Institute for Asian Studies University of Tokyo
2nd: June 4th (Sat)“U.S.-China Economic Relations under the Biden Administration”
Professor Hideo Ohashi, Senshu University
3rd: June 11th (Sat)"Success or Failure of Decarbonization Policy and International Community"
Mr. Kenji Someno, Invited research research of Contemporary Chinese Studies, Waseda University
4th: June 18th (Sat)“Can collective wealth and innovation economy coexist?”
Mr. Tomoyuki Fukumoto, Professor Osaka University of Economics
2021 41st Open Course “How Will Asia Move under the New US Administration?”
1st: Saturday, May 29th "Asian Diplomacy of the New Biden Administration"
Asuka Matsumoto Research Associate, Faculty of Policy Studies, Doshisha University
2nd: Saturday, June 5th “North Korea is suspicious of the new US administration, and South Korea is the first country to come.”
Professor OKUDA Satoru Institute for Asian Studies University of Tokyo
3rd: Saturday, June 12th “Chinese Diplomacy and U.S.-China Relations in the New Era”
Haruka Matsumoto Head of East Asian research Group, Center for Area research, research of Developing Economies
4th: Saturday, June 19th “Cooperation with ASEAN on the Indo-Pacific Initiative”
Mr. Kunihiko Shinoda Professor, National Graduate School for Policy research
2020 40th Open Course "Changing ASEAN and Japan - Looking ahead to the post-corona era -"
1st: Saturday, November 7th "The Land of Smiles: Thailand" with a Plenty of Problems
Professor Akira Suehiro, Faculty of International Social Sciences, Gakushuin University
2nd: Saturday, November 14th “Indonesia: Islamization and Transforming Democracy”
Professor MASUHARA Ayako Faculty of International Relations Our University
3rd: Saturday, November 21st "Changed Duterte, Change Philippines"
Ms. Yurika Suzuki, Senior Staff research Fellow research Developing Economies, JETRO
4th: Saturday, November 28th “Dynamic ASEAN Companies – Spurring Multinationalization”
Mr. Ryuichi Ushiyama, Senior Staff research, Japan Center for Economic research
5th: Saturday, December 5th “The changing relationship between Japan and ASEAN”
Professor OIZUMI Keiichiro Institute for Asian Studies our university
2019 39th Open Course “From Conflict to Dialogue: Understanding the Turbulent Situation on the Korean Peninsula”
Saturday, June 1, 2019 “Security on the Korean Peninsula – What is the North Korea Problem?”
Professor Yasuyo Sakata, Kanda University of International Studies
Saturday, June 8, 2019 “Japan-Korea Relations in Crisis”
Keio University Professor Junya Nishino
Saturday, June 15, 2019 “Future of U.S.-North Korea Negotiations and the Situation on the Korean Peninsula”
Mr. Hisashi Hirai, Journalist and Guest Editorial Writer, Kyodo News
Saturday, June 22, 2019 “Economic aspects of reconciliation between North and South Korea”
Professor OKUDA Satoru Institute for Asian Studies University of Tokyo
Saturday, June 29, 2019 ``Korea leaning towards establishing a peace regime''
Hideya Kurata, Professor, National Defense Academy and Director of Global Security Center
2018 38th Open Course "Will the 'Chinese Dream' Be Realized?"
Saturday, June 2, 2018 "China's economy has entered a new stage through digitalization"
Professor GOTO Yasuhiro Faculty of Urban Innovation of Tokyo
Saturday, June 9, 2018 “Effects and reactions of the long-term Xi Jinping administration”
Professor YUKAWA Kazuo Institute for Asian Studies University of Tokyo
Saturday, June 16, 2018 "The Real Image of RMB 'Internationalization'"
Professor Yasuo Sone, Nihon University
Saturday, June 23, 2018 “Development of the Belt and Road Initiative and Japan”
Mr. Yasuo Onishi, Senior Staff research Fellow research of Developing Economies, JETRO
Saturday, June 30, 2018 “Xi Jinping’s Social Security – Transforming “Dream Filial Piety””
Professor Yukari Sawada, Tokyo University of Foreign Studies
2017 37th Open Course “The Shaking International Order and Asia”
Saturday, June 3, 2017 “Trump Administration’s America First Diplomacy and Asia”
Ms. Amiko Noboru, research, National Graduate School for Policy research
Saturday, June 10, 2017 “Trump Administration and Political Economy Issues”
Mr. Mitsuo Professor Emeritus J. F. Oberlin University
Saturday, June 17, 2017 “Structure of US-China Economic Friction”
Professor Hideo Ohashi, Senshu University
Saturday, June 24, 2017 "British exit and 27 EU countries"
Yuji Kawano Professor, Toyo University
Saturday, July 1, 2017 “How to Read the Middle East Policy of the US Trump Administration”
Mr. Akifumi Ikeda, President of Toyo Eiwa Jogakuin University
28th 36th Open Course "Economic Integration and the Course of Asia"
Saturday, June 4, 2016 "Overview of Regional Integration in Asia: Past, Present and Future"
Mie Ohba Professor Tokyo University of Science
Saturday, June 11, 2016 "Establishment of ASEAN Economic Community: Achievements and Challenges"
Professor Koichi Ishikawa, Institute for Asian Studies
Saturday, June 18, 2016 “Overview of TPP and Impact on Japan – Expectations and Concerns about TPP”
Mr. Junichi Sugawara, Senior Staff research, Policy Research Department, Mizuho Research research
Saturday, June 25, 2016 “Korea: FTA strategy on a plateau – Exhaustion of the FTA frontier and response to mega FTAs”
Professor OKUDA Satoru Institute for Asian Studies University of Tokyo
Saturday, July 2, 2016 "China: Concept of a different economic zone - 'One Belt, One Road' and a new order"
Professor YUKAWA Kazuo Institute for Asian Studies University of Tokyo
2015 35th Open Course “Peripherals Concerned with Distance from China”
Saturday, June 6, 2015 “Hong Kong: Democracy movement and the future of Chinese governance”
Professor YUKAWA Kazuo Institute for Asian Studies
Saturday, June 13, 2015 “Exploring the Current Situation of China-North Korea Relations”
Kyodo News Guest Editorial Writer Hisashi Hirai
Saturday, June 20, 2015 “Silk Road Economic Zone Concept and Conflict of Interests between China and Russia”
Ms. Yoko Hirose Associate Professor, Faculty of Policy Management, Keio University
Saturday, June 27, 2015 “China-Philippines Conflict over Sovereignty Issues in the South China Sea”
Ms. Yurika Suzuki Deputy Director, Trend Analysis research Group, Center for Area research, research of Developing Economies
Saturday, July 4, 2015 “Taiwan under Chinese Influence: Achievements and Setbacks of the Ma Ying-jeou Route”
Yasuhiro Matsuda Professor research Advanced Studies on Asia, University of Tokyo
2014 34th Open Course "Expanding China and the World"
Saturday, June 7, 2014 “South Korea’s irreversible tilt toward China”
OKUDA Satoru Professor Institute for Asian Studies
Saturday, June 14, 2014 "East Asian Economic Integration and China-From Competition with Japan to Battle for Leadership with the United States"
Institute for Asian Studies Professor Ishikawa
Saturday, June 21, 2014 "Inflating China and Africa"
Katsumi Hirano Senior Staff research Fellow Center for Area research research of Developing Economies
Saturday, June 28, 2014 What Japanese Diplomacy Needs: Between Great Power Diplomacy and Neighborhood Diplomacy
The University of Tokyo Graduate School General Culture research Science Associate Professor Mr. Makoto Kawashima
Saturday, July 5, 2014 "Political and Economic Structure of India, a Major Power in the Region: Focusing on India's Relations with China and Asia"
Mr. Hiroki Fujimori, Concurrent Lecturer, Graduate School School research Commerce, Meiji University
2013 33rd Open Course "Increasing Uncertainty in International Situation and Challenges of New Administration"
Saturday, June 1, 2013 “Issues of the Xi Jinping regime and Japan-China relations”
Professor YUKAWA Kazuo Institute for Asian Studies
Saturday, June 8, 2013 "Obama Administration's Asian Diplomacy and Japan's Course"
Mr. Hiroyuki Akita, Editorial Board Member, Nihon Keizai Shimbun
Saturday, June 15, 2013 "Inheritance of power and rivalry - One and a half years of Kim Jong-un's successor government -"
Hisashi Hirai, Guest Editorial Writer, Kyodo News
Saturday, June 22, 2013 “Challenges for the new South Korean administration”
OKUDA Satoru Professor Institute for Asian Studies
Saturday, June 29, 2013 "Challenges and Prospects of Abe's Diplomacy"
Kunihiko Miyake, Lead Staff research, Canon research for Global Studies
2012 32nd Open Course "Asia: Political Season - How Politics Will Change -"
Saturday, June 2, 2012 “Korea Overheated by Double Elections – Korean System Shaking”
Institute for Asian Studies Shinichi Professor
Saturday, June 9, 2012 "President Putin's Reappearance - Political Changes in Russia and the Orientation of Asia -"
Kengo Nagatsuna Dean Faculty of International Relations
Saturday, June 16, 2012 “The Future of the US Presidential Election and Asia”
Professor Mitsuo Takii, J. F. Oberlin University
Saturday, June 23, 2012 “Xi Jinping’s China as Seen from the Power Structure”
Mr. Junichi Abe research Director, Board of Directors Lead Staff, Kazankai Foundation
Saturday, June 30, 2012 “U.S.-China New Cold War and Korean Peninsula: Will South Korea Stay on the Side of Maritime Powers?”
Mr. Takashi Suzuoki, Editorial Board Member, Nihon Keizai Shimbun
2011 31st Open Course “Aging and Asia”
Saturday, June 4, 2011 “Demographic Change and Japanese and Asian Economy: From the Perspective of Demographic Onus”
Mr. Takao Komine, Professor, Graduate Graduate School of Policy research, Hosei University
Saturday, June 11, 2011 "China's social security system reform - an attempt to integrate urban and rural areas"
Professor Teranao Kobayashi Institute for Asian Studies
Saturday, June 18, 2011 “How do we understand “aging” in Southeast Asia?”
OIZUMI Keiichiro Senior Staff research, Pacific Rim Strategic research Center, Research Department, Japan research Institute, Ltd.
Saturday, June 25, 2011 “Korea is aging faster than Japan”
Shinichi Nozoe, Director of Institute for Asian Studies
2010 30th Open Course "Globalization and Transforming Asia"
Saturday, June 5, 2010 “Moving Mongolian Society: What Changes and What Does Not Change”
Mr. Shinichi Koibuchi, Former President Asia University
Saturday, June 12, 2010 "Families in 'educational society = South Korea' shaken by globalization"
Professor Faculty of International Relations
Saturday, June 19, 2010 “Old territories strike back, what we see from the dominance of Indian cricket”
Asia University Adjunct Lecturer Mari Sekiguchi
Saturday, June 26, 2010 “Rising Indonesian Middle Class and Islam”
Keio University Faculty Faculty of Economics Professor Aiko Kurasawa
Saturday, July 3, 2010 “Examination of 30 years of reform and opening up: China’s rising legal and cultural renaissance”
Professor FAN Yuntao Graduate School of Asian and International Business Strategy
2009 29th Open Course "Global Financial Crisis and Asia"
Saturday, June 6, 2009 “Current status and prospects of the global financial crisis”
Mr. Hideo Tamura, Sankei Shimbun editorial committee member
Saturday, June 13, 2009 “How will Asia weather the financial crisis?”
Aichi Shukutoku University Professor Yukimitsu Sanada
Saturday, June 20, 2009 ``Lee Myung-bak administration stumbled economically''
Shinichi Nozoe, Director of Institute for Asian Studies
Saturday, June 27, 2009 “ASEAN at a crossroads: Will integration stall due to economic crisis?”
Professor Koichi Ishikawa, Institute for Asian Studies
Saturday, July 4, 2009 “Can China maintain 8% growth?”
Professor Teranao Kobayashi Institute for Asian Studies
2008 28th Open Course “Thinking about an East Asian Community”
Saturday, June 7, 2008 "East Asian Community Building and Japan's Role"
Professor Shujiro Urata, Graduate School of Asia-Pacific research, Waseda University
Saturday, June 14, 2008 “We must deal with the East Asian community carefully.”
Takushoku University President Toshio Watanabe
Saturday, June 21, 2008 “ASEAN Leading Community Formation”
Institute for Asian Studies Professor Ishikawa
Saturday, June 28, 2008 “Advancement of Japanese Companies to East Asia”
Masaki Nishizawa Associate Professor Institute for Asian Studies
Saturday, July 5, 2008 “Thoughts on introducing a common Asian currency”
Mr. Yoshihisa Onishi, President and Representative Director of Central Tanshi Co., Ltd.
2007 27th Open Course "How to View Politics in East Asia"
June 2, 2007 “Is the Hu Jintao regime headed for stability?”
Junichi Abe, Chief research Lecturer, Kazankai Foundation
June 9, 2007 “South Korea’s Presidential Election and South-North Relations”
Institute for Asian Studies Shinichi Professor
June 16, 2007 “Thailand’s military regime and prospects for transition to civilian rule”
Mr. Seiya Sukegawa, Overseas Research Department, Japan External Trade Organization
June 23, 2007 "International Terror Network"
Isami Takeda, Professor, Department of Foreign Studies, Dokkyo University
June 30, 2007 "Taiwan's Presidential Election and China-Taiwan Relations"
Hironao Kobayashi Director, Institute for Asian Studies
2006 26th Open Course "How Asia Sees the Rise of China"
June 3, 2006 "The Direction of the Chinese Economy"
Hironao Kobayashi Director, Institute for Asian Studies
June 10, 2006 "Southeast China and Southeast Asia's response"
Institute for Asian Studies Professor Ishikawa
June 17, 2006 "Intensifying Impact on the Korean Peninsula"
Institute for Asian Studies Shinichi Professor
June 24, 2006 "The Future of China's Energy Strategy"
Yasuhiro GOTO Yasuhiro Nihon Keizai Shimbun Editorial Committee Member and Editorial Committee Member
July 1, 2006 “Vietnam showing tough response”
Mr. Tetsusaburo Kimura Professor Faculty of International Relations
2005 25th Open Course "The Rise of China and Japan"
June 4, 2005 "Brightness and Darkness of Rapid Growth"
Hironao Kobayashi Director, Institute for Asian Studies
June 11, 2005 “Will the two men (US and China) stand side by side?”
Mr. Suzu Tomoda, Director of the Japan research of International Affairs
June 18, 2005 "Oil, Taiwan and Military"
Mr. Kensuke Ebata Visiting Professor research of Foreign Affairs, Takushoku University
June 25, 2005 "Future Japan-China Business"
Mr. Toshiya Tsugami, President of Toa Capital Co., Ltd.
July 2, 2005 Symposium "Japan-China Relations in Politics, Economics and Heat"
○Moderator
Hironao Kobayashi Director, Institute for Asian Studies
○Panelists
Mr. Junichi Abe, Senior Staff research, Kazankai Foundation
Mr. Suzu Tomoda, Director of the Japan research of International Affairs
Institute for Asian Studies Professor Ishikawa
Masaki Nishizawa Research Associate Institute for Asian Studies
2004 24th Open Course "Traditions in Fluctuation -In the Waves of Globalization-"
June 5, 2004 "Global Economy and Traditional Culture"
Mr. Yoshiro Masuda, Professor Emeritus University of Tokyo
June 12, 2004 "Asian Values and the Challenges of Southeast Asia"
Sankei Shimbun Editorial Writer Hiroshi Yuasa
June 19, 2004 "Korea Leaning to Nationalism - Defying Globalism"
Institute for Asian Studies Shinichi Professor
June 26, 2004 "Traditional Relationships in Changing Villages -Caste and Agricultural Production in India-"
Yu Yanagisawa Professor Faculty of Law and Economics, Chiba University
July 3, 2004 "Chinese Society's Differentiation and People's Lives"
Hironao Kobayashi Director, Institute for Asian Studies
2003 23rd Open Course "The Korean Peninsula after Iraq - Exploring the New Phase of East Asia -"
June 7, 2003 "The Emergence of the Roh Moo-hyun Administration and the North-South Problem"
June 14, 2003 “Hu Jintao, Roh Moo-hyun, and Kim Jong-il – the future of relations between China and North and South Korea”
Professor Zhu Jianrong, Faculty of Humanities, Toyo Gakuen University
June 21, 2003 "North Korea's Nuclear and Missile Development"
Journalist Mr. Osamu Eya
June 28, 2003 “Japan’s Policy on the Korean Peninsula Without Independence”
Mr. Katsumi Sato, Executive chair, Board of Directors of the National Council for the Rescue of Japanese Kidnapped by North Korea
July 5, 2003 "Bush Administration and East Asia"
Director of Institute for Asian Studies Suzu Tomoda
2002 22nd Open Course "Islamic Fundamentalism and Asia - Impact of the 9/11 Incident -"
June 1, 2002 "Islamic Revival Movement in the Arab World"
Professor Faculty of International Relations Niitsuma
June 8, 2002 “Ethnic Issues and Security in China”
Mr. Atsushi Yasuda Research Associate, Faculty of Law Keio University
June 15, 2002 "Post-Taliban Afghanistan Perspective"
Mr. Yoshio Endo Professor, Takushoku University research of International Affairs
June 22, 2002 “Islam in Indonesian Life and the 9/11 Incident”
Yoshihiro Takadono Professor Faculty of International Relations
June 29, 2002 'Palestinian issue' journalist
(Former NHK commentator) Mr. Kentaro Hirayama
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