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The current state of Japanese Studies in Australia in 2020

19th May 2020 / Rebecca Suter / 2020 Reviewing Asian Studies, Asian studies, Japan

Rebecca Suter, ASAA Japan liaison Japanese language and culture courses are offered in more than 20 universities in Australia. Some universities only offer a few language classes, but several universities including UWA, ANU, University of Sydney, UNSW, Melbourne, Monash have dedicated programs with eight-ten continuing staff members, supplemented by several casual teachers; they offer full […]

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Interview with Judge Hayato Aoki, Numazu Branch, Shizuoka District Court

10th October 2019 / Stacey Steele / Japan

Judge Hayato Aoki speaks to A/Professor Stacey Steele about recent developments in Japanese detention and bail processes. Judge Aoki was a Visiting Research Scholar at Melbourne Law School from June 2018 to June 2019. SS: Judge Aoki thank you for agreeing to share your reflections about the Japanese criminal justice system. It has been a

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Linking Student Mobility With Employability: Barriers And Possibilities

29th March 2019 / Elicia O'Reilly / Japan, Japan - Australia relations, South Asia Studies

From a report on a cross-sector student mobility roundtable, released March 26 by The Japan Foundation, Sydney. University students today are encouraged by both government and universities to incorporate overseas learning experiences into their degrees with the aim of improving employment chances. However, a report by The Japan Foundation, Sydney indicates that the links between student

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One hundred years on from the Korean Sam-il Independence Movement

21st January 2019 / Penny Bailey / Japan, Korea

This year marks the hundredth anniversary of the Sam-il Independence (or March First) Movement that began on 1 March 1919 in Seoul and quickly spread throughout Korea. The movement was comprised of a series of demonstrations constituting some of the earliest displays of Korean resistance to the Japanese annexation and colonisation of Korea (1910–1945). In

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#MeToo in the historical shadow of Japan’s corporate hostess culture

10th October 2018 / Caroline Norma / ASAA books, Gender and sexuality, Japan

The #MeToo wave is an originally American phenomenon, but its spread worldwide now sees efforts against male harassment and violence manifesting a range of national shades. In South Korea, the country’s president, delivered to power in the 2017 Candlelight Revolution, directs government action against sex offenders in both the public and private sectors because ‘gender

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The Anti-nuclear Movement and Street Politics in Japan after Fukushima

25th June 2018 / Alexander Brown / ASAA books, Japan

Alexander Brown is the author of the newly-released book ‘Anti-nuclear Protest in Post-Fukushima Tokyo: Power Struggles’ with the ASAA East Asian Series published by Routledge. Since the election of the LDP-Komeito coalition government in December 2012, the government’s introduction of controversial legislation to protect state secrets and expand the role of Japan’s military in external

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The current state of Japanese Studies in Australia in 2020

Interview with Judge Hayato Aoki, Numazu Branch, Shizuoka District Court

Linking Student Mobility With Employability: Barriers And Possibilities

One hundred years on from the Korean Sam-il Independence Movement

#MeToo in the historical shadow of Japan’s corporate hostess culture

The Anti-nuclear Movement and Street Politics in Japan after Fukushima

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