EVENTS 2024

January25Saturday ICU HACHIRO YUASA MEMORIAL MUSEUM 123rd Open Lecture "Satirical Prints and the Story of Japan's Encounter with the West"

Date and timeJanuary 25 (Sat), 2025, 14:00–15:30
LocationOnline via ZOOM Webinar
Target audienceICU faculty, staff and students, general public
Application process and deadlineReservation Form
Participation feeFree, but registration is required.
OrganizersICU Hachiro Yuasa Memorial Museum
Contact point0422-33-3340
CommentsThis event will be in Japanese.
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January22Wednesday [1/22 ICC Special Open Lecture] Yoshimitsu Yoshihiko and the Problem of Modernity

Date and timeWednesday, January 22, 2025 16:30-18:00
LocationAlumni House (2nd Floor Lounge)/ Online
Target audienceICU faculty, staff and students, general public
Application process and deadline*The lecture will be held in English
*Online participants need to complete the registration form.
Participation feeFree of charge
OrganizersInstitute for the Study of Christianity and Culture
Contact pointicc@icu.ac.jp
https://subsite.icu.ac.jp/en/
CommentsLecturer: Dr. Kevin M. Doak Professor (Georgetown University), Christianity in Japan
* A lecture in English
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January21Tuesday [1/21 SSRI Open Lecture] Lithuania in the Changing World Order: The Past and the Present

Date and timeTuesday, January 21, 2025 11:30-12:40
LocationSH-S202, Sience Hall
Target audienceICU faculty, staff and students, general public
Application process and deadlinePlease apply from this Link.
※Except for the IRL103 students,
Participation feeFree of charge
Contact pointSocial Science Research Institute (SSRI)
ssri@icu.ac.jp
https://subsite.icu.ac.jp/ssri/en/
CommentsSpeaker
H.E. Ambassador Aurelijus Zykas (Ambassador of the Republic of Lithuania to Japan)

Abstract
Dr. Aurelijus Zykas is the Ambassador of the Republic of Lithuania and a former Associate Professor at Vytautas Magnus University, a partner university of the ICU. Among his fields of expertise are cultural and public diplomacy (soft power) and Japan-Lithuania relations. We are delighted to invite Dr. Zykas, who has rich experience both as an academician and a diplomat, to hear about his insights on the importance of combating the threats for both Japan and Lithuania, as both find themselves in similar geopolitical standing, the good examples of collaboration between Japan and Lithuania in aiding Ukraine, and the importance of Japan for Lithuania and the entire EU.

Speaker’s Profile
Dr. Zykas is the Ambassador of the Republic of Lithuania and a former Associate Professor at Vytautas Magnus University (VMU), a partner university of the ICU, former Director of the VMU Centre for Asian Studies, and an expert and writer on Cultural and public diplomacy and Japan-Lithuania relations.

Language:English
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January 7Tuesday ICU HACHIRO YUASA MEMORIAL MUSEUM SPECIAL EXHIBITION Surprises Galore: Meiji Period Ukiyo-e and the Encounter with New Culture from the West

Date and timeJanuary 7 (Tue) - March 6 (Thu), 2025
*Open Tuesday through Thursday and on 1/18 (sat), 2/15 (sat), from 13:00 to 17:00
LocationICU HACHIRO YUASA MEMORIAL MUSEUM
Target audienceICU faculty, staff and students, general public
Participation feeAdmission Free
OrganizersICU HACHIRO YUASA MEMORIAL MUSEUM
Contact pointTel: 0422-33-3340
CommentsFor more information, please visit the Hachiro Yuasa Memorial Museum websit.
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December20Friday ICU Christmas Candlelight Service

Date and timeDecember 20th (Fri) 7 p.m.
LocationUniversity Chapel
Target audienceICU students, faculty and staff, general public. All are welcome.
Application process and deadlineNo advance reservation is required.
Participation feeFree
OrganizersICU Religious Center
Contact pointe-mail: relcenter@icu.ac.jp
CommentsLive streaming and details TBA on the church website.
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December10Tuesday [12/10 SSRI Open Lecture] Private Sector Development in Emerging Markets

Date and timeThursday, October 17, 2024 13:15-15:00
LocationInternational Conference Room, Kiyoshi Togasaki Memorial Dialogue House
Target audienceICU faculty, staff and students, general public
Application process and deadlinePlease apply from this Link.
※ECO259 students do not have to register it.
Participation feeFree of charge
Contact pointSocial Science Research Institute (SSRI)
ssri@icu.ac.jp
https://subsite.icu.ac.jp/ssri/en/
CommentsSpeaker:
Dr. Susan M. Lund, Vice President for Economics and Private Sector Development, International Financial Corporation (IFC)

Abstract:
Dr. Lund's lecture will introduce the IFC and delve into its pivotal role in transforming emerging markets through private sector development. Dr. Lund will present groundbreaking IFC research on capital markets in emerging economies, emphasizing the importance of deepening domestic capital markets. She will explore how robust local capital markets can enhance private investment, channel resources to the most productive firms, and support the growth of financially constrained businesses. This discussion will highlight the benefits of developing domestic bond and equity markets, enabling local investors to fund business expansion and drive broader economic growth..

Speaker’s Information:
Ms. Lund leads a global team that provides economic and analytical support to IFC investments and private capital mobilization. Specific responsibilities include assessment of development impact for IFC investments, economic research on private sector development, deployment of blended concessional finance for de-risking private investments, and strategic relationship building with key public and private stakeholders. Prior to joining IFC, she was a partner at McKinsey & Company and leader of the McKinsey Global Institute. She holds a PhD in Applied Economics from Stanford University and a BA in Economics from Northwestern University.

Language: English
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December 7Saturday Christmas Concert "Christmas in Venice"

Date and timeSaturday, December 7, 2024 3:00pm (2:30pm)
LocationICU Chapel
Target audienceOpen to public
Application process and deadlineOnline tickets are available at Peatix.
Reservations are not required, same-day tickets available at the door. (same price as reserved tickets on Peatix)
Please check our website for details.
Participation feeGeneral Admission JPY2,500 
OrganizersICU Sacred Music Center
Contact pointTEL: 0422-33-3330
e-mail: smc@icu.ac.jp
Comments*This concert is not recommended for children under age 6.
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December 6Friday [12/6&7 SSRI Symposium] Nuclear War in Northeast Asia?: Early Warnings, Risk Reduction, and Denuclearization

Date and timeFriday, December 6, 9:00-17:00 and Saturday, December 7, 10:10-12:40
LocationInternational Conference Room, Kiyoshi Togasaki Memorial Dialogue House
Target audienceICU faculty, staff and students, general public
Application process and deadline1: Friday 6 Online Registration
2: Friday 6 In Person Registration
3: Saturday 7 Online Registration
4: Saturday 7 In Person Registration
Participation feeFree of charge
Contact pointSocial Science Research Institute (SSRI)
ssri@icu.ac.jp
https://subsite.icu.ac.jp/ssri/en/
CommentsLanguage: English
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November21Thursday [11/21 SSRI Open Lecture] Algorithms of Anxiety: Fear in the Digital Age

Date and timeThursday, November 21, 2024 13:50-16:20
LocationInternational Conference Room, Kiyoshi Togasaki Memorial Dialogue House
Target audienceICU faculty, staff and students, general public
Application process and deadlinePlease apply from this Link.
※QPFD414, QPFD436 students do not have to register it.
Participation feeFree of charge
Contact pointSocial Science Research Institute (SSRI)
ssri@icu.ac.jp
https://subsite.icu.ac.jp/ssri/en/
CommentsSpeaker
Professor Anthony Elliott (Bradley Distinguished Professor of Sociology, University of South Australia)

Abstract
From industrial robots to ChatGPT, and from driverless cars to military drones: AI is transforming all aspects of our lives, from the changing nature of work, employment and unemployment to the most intimate aspects of personal relationships. In this presentation, Anthony Elliott focuses on the complex systems of AI - spanning intelligent machines, chatbots, advanced robotics, accelerating automation, big data - and their centrality to new forms of social interaction, organizational life and governance. He argues, provocatively, that today modernity has come to mean smartphones, tablets, cloud computing, big data, automated recommendation systems and predictive analytics. This has heralded the arrival of what he terms ‘algorithmic modernity’, an altogether new ‘stage’ in the ordering techniques of envisioned human mastery. In this automated order of algorithmic modernity, human agency is increasingly outsourced to smart machines. We should understand this phenomenon, Elliott argues, in terms of a containment of both uncertainty and complexity which the digital revolution in social relations poses, but which ultimately denies answers. Throughout the lecture, Elliott address the new landscape of fear which denizens of the digital world must now cope with and confront.

Language:English
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November14Thursday [11/14 ICC Special Open Lecture] Nietzsche's View of Socrates in The Birth of Tragedy

Date and timeThursday, November 14, 2024 15:10-16:20
LocationTroyer Memorial Arts and Sciences Hall, T-364
Target audienceICU faculty, staff and students, general public
Application process and deadlineNo advance application is required.
Participation feeFree of charge
Contact pointInstitute for the Study of Christianity and Culture
icc@icu.ac.jp
https://subsite.icu.ac.jp/en/
CommentsLecturer: Dr. William Wood (Marie Curie fellow at Charles University)
* A lecture in English
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