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Deutsches Institut für Japanstudien

Deutsches Institut für Japanstudien

Wir sind ein deutsches Forschungsinstitut mit Sitz in Tokyo. Unsere Forschung befasst sich mit dem modernen Japan im globalen Kontext.

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Publikationen
8. Januar 2019

Dreaming of Being a Chef? The Overseas Mobility of Young Japanese Women and Their Employment in Düsseldorf’s Japanese Foodscapes

The temporary and permanent presence of numerous Japanese citizens in Dusseldorf is certainly one of the reasons why the offerings of Dusseldorf’s ‘Japanese’ food sector are particularly extensive and diverse in comparison to other German cities. In spite of increasing academic interest in the growing Japanese foodscapes, in Japanese communities abroad, and in the overseas mobility of Japanese women, so far there is almost no research on the relationship among these topics.

Düsseldorf and the (young) women who work in gastronomy there offer an interesting case study in this context. Using qualitative data from a field study in Dusseldorf’s ‘Japanese’ foodscapes from 2016 onwards, this article focuses on young Japanese women working in this sector.

Events
14. Dezember 2018

DIJ Roundtable
Labour Market Liberalisation after the Lehman Crisis: Comparing France, Germany and Japan

10 years after the collapse of the investment firm Lehman Brothers, a shift in discourses on structural labour market reforms is becoming ever more visible. Whereas before the crash many experts and policymakers had argued that market-oriented reforms were necessary to improve labour market and economic performance, the social costs of liberalisation now seem to attract much more attention.

Yet the jury is still out on whether this discursive shift has prompted a similar change in policy. While policies emphasising social equality appear to have gained in popularity (e.g. minimum wages, equal treatment for non-standard workers), structural reforms echoing liberalisation are also still on the agenda (e.g. French reforms of labour contract law).

This event aims to shed light on this mixed picture of continuity and change by bringing together three renowned scholars from France, Germany, and Japan for a roundtable discussion. They will discuss whether and to what extent the Lehman crisis (a.k.a. the global financial crisis) has indeed led to a lasting reorientation of labour market policy and politics.

Speakers:
Bruno Amable, University of Geneva
Paul Marx, University of Duisburg-Essen
Mari Miura, Sophia University in Tokyo

Publikationen

DIJ Newsletter 58 erschienen

Symposiumsbericht: Was ist „lokal“? Neue Ansätze zur Erforschung sub-nationaler Räume in Japan
Vom 18. bis zum 20. Oktober diskutierte am DIJ ein internationales Symposium die Frage: Was ist das „Lokale“ im gegenwärtigen Japan? Diese Frage mag trivial klingen – tatsächlich bringt sie jedoch je nach Disziplin und Forschungsgegenstand ganz unterschiedliche Problemstellungen hervor.

DIJ’s Flagship Journal: Contemporary Japan
In Contemporary Japan, der am DIJ herausgegeben internationalen Fachzeitschrift, erscheinen in zwei jährlichen Ausgaben doppelt begutachtete originäre wissenschaftliche Aufsätze auf dem Gebiet der sozial- und geisteswissenschaftlichen Japanforschung sowie Buchbesprechungen zu Neuerscheinungen in dem Bereich.

DIJ NIRA Workshop: Big Data – Wie gut ist Japan auf die digitale Transformation vorbereitet?
Big Data ist ein Kernbestandteil der digitalen Transformation. In einer digitalisierten und vernetzten Welt fallen Daten im Überfluss an. Sich rapide entwickelnde Anwendungen ermöglichen die Verarbeitung, Integration und Analyse voluminöser multimedialer Daten auf immer schnellere und intelligentere Weise. Sie eröffnen unermessliche Potenziale für Forschung, Wirtschaft und Politik.

Festakt im Hotel New Otani: 30 Jahre DIJ
Gemeinsam mit 170 geladenen Gästen, darunter hochrangigen Vertretern aus Wissenschaft, Wirtschaft und Politik, feierte das DIJ am 31. Oktober sein dreißigjähriges Bestehen.

Aktuelle Statistik: Weniger Überstunden: Ein Erfolg von Abes „Arbeitsstilreform“?
Die Entwicklung der Überstunden reagiert traditionell stark auf die wirtschaftliche Entwicklung. Doch seit 2016 fällt die Zahl der Überstunden fast durchgehend trotz Wachstum.

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Join the DIJ as Post-Doctoral Research Fellow

We are seeking applicants to fill a project position planned to start on 1 March 2019 for a Post-Doctoral Research Fellow.

The position will form part of the project “Streams of Knowledge: Processes of Entanglement and Disentanglement in the Pacific Area.” This is a joint project carried out in cooperation with the German Historical Institutes in Moscow and Washington, their branch offices in Vladivostok and Berkeley, and the MWS Research Group at the National University of Singapore.

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Events

Monumenta Nipponica 80th Anniversary Symposium: Roundtable

Deputy Director Barbara Holthus introduces the DIJ at the Monumenta Nipponica 80th Anniversary Symposium:

The event’s full video playlist is available on YouTube.

Events
12. Dezember 2018

“Inner city life, inner city pressure”. Thinking local urban spaces through senses and discourses

The lingering scent of food served in small restaurants, the clattering sounds of commuter trains running along the tracks accompanied by a slight shaking of the uneven road — these and many more sensations are transmitted via the medium of public urban space. The (un-)determined shared spaces enable and channel movements and serve as a canvas on which the everyday urban life is painted. Even though this might sound idyllic, the local public sphere is not limited to harmony and sympathy but is also open to conflict, disturbance and unintended contact.

This presentation aims to shed light on the perception and construction of urban spaces and on how these social processes are enacted in Japan. The following questions stand at the center: How does public space as a medium frame perceptions and communication? And how do perceptions and communication construct public space in return?

Speaker:
Florian Purkarthofer, University of Vienna

Publikationen

DIJ monograph 62 released:
Parental well-being. Satisfaction with work, family life, and family policy in Germany and Japan

„Pursuing happiness is not only idealistic, it is the world’s best and perhaps only hope to avoid global catastrophe“ (Global Happiness Policy Report 2018). With that, the report argues for happiness as overarching policy goal. This volume argues that parental well-being is well qualified to assume a central role for governments of industrially advanced nations that are in need of coping with the challenges of low fertility and societal aging.

More than 4000 mothers and fathers of young children in Germany and Japan have been surveyed in regard to their well-being and satisfaction with many aspects related to their work and family lives. The volume brings together 13 scholars to analyze this unique dataset. The chapters fall into three main parts: (1) parenting and childcare, (2) self, social relatedness, and social structures, and (3) family policy well-being. A particular focus lies on the well-being of mothers in contrast to fathers. The volume uses a multidimensional concept of parental well-being, with each chapter highlighting one dimension, ranging from health, education, employment, and family policy satisfaction to partnership, social network, and childcare satisfaction. National differences are in several aspects superseded by gender, class, and personality types.

Events
14. November 2018

「ドイツ日本研究所」×「電通国際交流室」セミナー@アカデミーヒルズ
ジャパン・ウォッチャーが目撃した『平成ニッポン30年』

ドイツ日本研究所は創立30周年を記念して、電通ビジネス・ディベロップメント&アクティベーション局国際交流室とコラボレーションしたトークセッション「ジャパン・ウォッチャーが目撃した『平成ニッポン30年』」を開催する。

平成の価値観、コミュニケーション、キャリア形成、生産性、働き方、自然災害との向き合い方などについての考察を、会場の参加者と共にセッションしていく。

登壇者:

フランツ・ヴァルデンベルガー
ドイツ日本研究所 所長

上條 典夫
株式会社電通 執行役員

森下 公江
株式会社電通 電通イノベーションイニシアチブ イノベーションインテリジェンス部長

Nächste Veranstaltungen

17. Juli 2024
  • DIJ Study Group (hybrid)
    18:30 ~ 20:00

    The Role of Imagined Futures in Gendered Educational Trajectories: Adolescents’ Expectations and Uncertainty in Japanese Selective High Schools

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