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Public EVENTS at universities
Below are just some of the public events organized by Sophia, Hitsotsubashi and Temple Universities. These are all free, run in English and open to anyone interested.

SOPHIA UNIVERSITY
Sophia’s Institute of Comparative Culture (ICC) aims to build global networks of researchers, while the Global Action Program lecture series focuses on connecting the university to the community by featuring nonprofit leaders addressing current issues in Japan. Both are lead by Professor David H. Slater from the Faculty of Liberal Arts.

 

Thursday June 7, 5:00-6:15pm

Sophia University, Institute of Comparative Culture (ICC)

Making Hygienic Modernity Visible: Knowledge Translation, Everyday Life, and Taiwan in Asia’s “Colonial Modern”

Guest speaker: Hui-yu Caroline TS'AI

Venue: Sophia University, Yotsuya Campus, Bldg. 10, 3F, Rm 301

ICC event page: icc.fla.sophia.ac.jp

Wednesday, June 13, 6:45-8:15pm
Global Action Lecture Series
From the front lines: Nonprofit leaders speak out about ... Poverty

Sophia University, Yotsuya Campus, Bldg 6 and Room 307

Presentations about the multi-dimensional aspects of poverty by Miku Sano (Big Issue Japan, Tokyo) and Ayumi Kato (Executive Director, Moyai) will be followed by interactive discussion on the work they do and how to get involved.
Fliers for each event can be downloaded from the Global Action Lecture Series information page:

HITOTSUBASHI UNIVERSITY
Diversity Dojo is monthly Monday night workshop series started by Professor Tish Robinson at Hitotsubashi University’s Graduate School of International Corporate Strategy. This aims to empower diverse teams by addressing issues faced in the global work place. Besides interactive skills-based training, there is ample time for networking.

Monday, June 4, 7:00-9:00pm (doors open at 6:30pm)
June theme: Challenging Everyday Sexism
An interactive workshop on everyday gender stereotypes and bias asking how life might be different if we did not act as if men and women were two different creatures deserving of contrasting treatment, rules, and attitudes. Join us for an interactive workshop where we will actively discuss what we can do to challenge gender stereotypes and bias here and now. This workshop is for people from all backgrounds and is not limited to either men or women.
Facilitators: Sarajean Rossitto, Anna Costello
Venue: Hitotsubashi University Graduate School of International Corporate Strategy
2-1-2 Hitotsubashi, National Center of Sciences, 7th floor open space
Chiyoda, Tokyo 101-8439
Nearest Station: Jimbocho Station, exit A8
See the Diversity Dojo Facebook page for updates: www.facebook.com/DiversityDojo.
For more information please contact DiversityDojo@gmail.com

TEMPLE UNIVERSITY, JAPAN CAMPUS
Lead by director Robert Dujarric, the Institute of Contemporary Asian Studies or ICAS holds seminars and discussions on current issues in politics, society and economics.

Tuesday, June 12, 6:30pm-8:00pm (doors open at 6:00pm)
ICAS-Showa Women's University Joint Seminar
How Can Japan “Activate” Women?
Guest Speakers:
Akiko Imai, Professor of Business Design Department, Showa Women’s University (SWU)
Yumiko Murakami, Head of the Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD), Tokyo Center
Overview: In the 2017 Gender Gap Index released by the World Economic Forum, Japan ranked 114 out of 144 countries. Imai will look back at the post-war trends in the Japan’ women’s policies, whose basic notion have changed from protection to equal-opportunity and to fostering their labor force participation. Murakami will explain the difference between Japan and the global awareness of women’s empowerment policies and practices.
Room 5L44, 5th floor, Building 8 Showa Women’s University
 the campus map.
RSVP: icas@tuj.temple.edu
Find out more: www.tuj.ac.jp/icas, www.facebook.com/tuj.icas

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