Mittwoch
21
NOV
| 17.00 Uhr | 150 Year Anniversary of the Meiji Restoration : Professor Sochi Naraoka, Kyoto University (Japan), Graduate School of Law
Professor Yuichiro Shimizu, Keio University (Japan), Graduate School of Media and Governance
"The Meiji Restoration as Memory: Shifting from "Meiji 50th" to "Meiji 150th" Anniversary"
Speaker: Professor Sochi Naraoka, Kyoto University (Japan), Graduate School of Law
This lecture traces the change of commemoration of the 1868 Meiji Restoration from the 50th anniversary to 150th anniversary and explains the shifting significance. During the year of 2018 Japan saw a variety of commemorative events on the Meiji Restoration. While Japan’s government held the official national ceremony of the 150th anniversary of the Restoration, some prefectures or cities held events on other historical events connected to the 150th anniversary such as ensuing Civil war (the Boshin War). Like the "150th anniversary of naming Hokkaido," some local governments attempted to promote their own historical recognition of what the Meiji restoration meant locally. The difference of the concepts reflect the still conflicting interpretations of the Meiji Restoration or people’s views of history.
"Meiji Restoration and the 3.11 Great Earthquake: Youths and Two Major Human Resource Revolutions in Japan"
Speaker: Professor Yuichiro Shimizu, Keio University (Japan), Graduate School of Media and Governance
It is often said that Japanese youths have been largely uninterested in politics, and tend to distance themselves from political movements. However, young people may have been very instrumental in two significant changes in Japan’s past and present. The first is the Meiji Restoration which led by youth ages. Second is the underestimated newer generation’s approach to politics today. Taking you on a historical journey from the Meiji Restoration in the late nineteenth century to the present day debates on the imposition of "Youth and Politics" and "Human Resources Policy" this presentation will explore the nature of political change during these two turning points in Japanese history.
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