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DIJ hosts ‘Transnational Research in a Multipolar World’ conference
Transnational research plays an essential role in global knowledge production. It also fosters mutual understanding and trust among the countries involved. This is especially true for transnational research in the social sciences and humanities, which explicitly aims at bridging and combining different national perspectives on issues of shared interest. On May 8-9, together with Sophia University Graduate School of Global Studies the DIJ will host the Max Weber Foundation conference ‘Transnational Research in a Multipolar World’ to discuss the impact of the growing geopolitical tensions on transnational research. Particular foci will be on the limitations to scientific research in autocratic regimes; the response of national research organizations and universities to these challenges; and, taking the example of gerontology and gender studies, the response of humanities and social science research to societal challenges. The second day will focus on Eastern Europe, the Middle East, and the Indo-Pacific to explore common topics as well as new formats of transnational research against the background of ongoing geopolitical shifts. The conference will end with a keynote speech on world history made in Japan by Iokibe Kaoru (University of Tokyo). Details and registration here
DIJ deputy director meets Federal Minister Cem Özdemir
On April 25, DIJ deputy director Barbara Holthus participated in an exchange between Cem Özdemir, Federal Minister of Food and Agriculture, and Toru Nakaya, president of the Japanese Central Union of Agricultural Co-operatives. Özdemir had made a brief stop in Tokyo on his way back to Germany after participating in the G7 Agriculture Ministers’ Meeting in Miyazaki. On April 20, Barbara Holthus and DIJ administrative director Elisabeth Köller had met Christa Nickels, former Federal Minister of Health, for a discussion about women in Japanese politics. Nickels came to Japan for the opening of the German film festival Horizonte 2023 which featured the film “Die Unbeugsamen” (The Unbending). The film portrays several female politicians during the so-called Bonn Republic, including Nickels.
DIJ-Ökonom Markus Heckel kommentiert Wechsel an Notenbankspitze
Was ist die Bilanz von über zehn Jahren, die Kuroda Haruhiko Chef der japanischen Notenbank war und was ist von seinem Nachfolger Ueda Kazuo zu erwarten? DIJ-Ökonom Markus Heckel hat den Wechsel an der Spitze der Bank of Japan im Interview mit dem Deutschlandfunk kommentiert. “Die ersten Jahre unter Kuroda sehen wir sehr positiv”, erklärt er, “aber mit dem Wechsel zu einer Kontrolle der langfristigen Zinsen sind diese positiven Effekte nicht mehr zu sehen.” Die Stärke der zukünftigen Bank of Japan wird es sein, so Heckel, dass sie unter Ueda unabhängiger agieren kann, weniger auf Beeinflussung reagieren und ihre Politik anhand von Daten ausrichten wird. Den gesamten Beitrag können Sie hier nachhören.
DIJ Newsletter Spring 2023
The spring issue of our DIJ Newsletter provides up-to-date insights into our research and publication activities, looks back to recent DIJ events, introduces new researchers, and gives updates on our outreach as well as on DIJ alumni activities. We hope you will enjoy exploring this new edition of the DIJ Newsletter. If you haven’t done so yet, you can subscribe to receive our Newsletters directly to your inbox. The full issues and subscription form are available here.
Joint book exhibition on Mori Ōgai
The year 2022 marked the 160th anniversary of the birth and 100th anniversary of the death of Mori Ōgai, who is considered one of the greatest modern Japanese novelists. To celebrate both anniversaries, the International House of Japan Library, the Bibliothèque de la Maison franco-japonaise, and the Deutsches Institut für Japanstudien Bibliothek are displaying translations of Ōgai’s works and critical studies in English, French, and German. For more information on opening times and entry regulations, please contact our library. Details here
Franz Waldenberger to discuss Japan’s productivity puzzle at MFJ lunch webinar
Given its rapidly aging society, Japan will need to increase labour productivity in order to sustain its current income levels. Value added per hour worked has been increasing over the last 30 years in Japan, but it remains very low in comparison to other OECD countries. In 2021, it was below 60% of the US level. This is rather surprising given Japan’s excellent resource conditions: a high education level of its workforce; high investment in research and development; and relative abundance of capital. In this online presentation, DIJ director Franz Waldenberger will try to resolve Japan’s productivity puzzle and discuss how productivity could be increased. His talk is part of the Lunch Webinar on Japanese Economy and Society organized by the French Research Institute on Japan at the Maison franco-japonaise (MFJ). It takes place on April 21, from 12.30 to 14h. Details and registration here
Celia Spoden invited commentator at University of Tokyo’s ‘Robot (inter)faces’ panel discussion
DIJ social scientist Celia Spoden will participate in the event ‘Robot (inter)faces: Understanding and mapping robot/avatar faces’, hosted by the University of Tokyo’s Institute for Future Initiatives as invited commentator and panelist. Adopting media philosophy, ethnographical approaches and STS to robots, the event will explore the features and situated performances of robot and avatar’s faces. It takes place on April 11 at the University’s Ito International Research Center, is co-hosted by the JST Moonshot R&D Program “Cybernetic being” Project and supported by the Australia-Japan Foundation. Details and registration information here
Discussion Paper on Japan’s monetary policy co-authored by Markus Heckel
DIJ economist Markus Heckel has co-authored the discussion paper Assessing Unconventional Monetary Policy in Japan Using Market Operation-based Monetary Policy Indices which was published in the RIETI Discussion Paper series in November 2022. Together with his co-authors Tomoo Inoue (Seikei University), Kiyohiko G. Nishimura (Graduate Institute for Policy Studies), and Tatsuyoshi Okimoto (Research Institute of Economy, Trade and Industry, RIETI), Markus analyzes the effectiveness of unconventional monetary policy (UMP) from 2002 to 2019. Their study quantifies the effect of UMP carried out by open market operations on the macroeconomy in Japan based on four market operation-based monetary policy indices. The results indicate that there were three distinctive regimes with different policy impacts and that UMP carried out using market operations was the most effective in the second regime (mid-2008 to mid-2016). The discussion paper is freely available for download here
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DIJ researcher Carolin Fleischer-Heininger will give a presentation on 'Transgression as Emancipation: Redefining Disability in Hanchibakku (2023) by Ichikawa Saō' at the 12th Alter Conference 'Disability Research for the Real World' on July 5 @KU_Leuven https://alterconf2024.sciencesconf.org/
Check out the summer edition of our #DIJNewsletter for recent & forthcoming publications @DolfNeuhaus @SpodenCelia, new team & board members @gabriele_vogt, upcoming & past events @DWIH_Tokyo, our new knowledge lab @HaraldKuemmerle, alumni news & more https://www.dijtokyo.org/publication/dij-newsletter-76-summer-2024/
Join our next #DIJStudyGroup on July 17 with Fumiya Uchikoshi @ufsoc who will present on 'Imagined Futures in Gendered Educational Trajectories: Adolescents’ Expectations and Uncertainty in Japanese Selective High Schools'. Online & in-person at the DIJ https://www.dijtokyo.org/event/the-role-of-imagined-futures-in-gendered-educational-trajectories-adolescents-expectations-and-uncertainty-in-japanese-selective-high-schools/
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