EVENTS 2025

February 3Monday [2/3 SSRI Open Lecture] Wartime Experience, Memorial Trips to the Philippines and the Japanese Perception of the Philippines

Date and timeTuesday, February 3, 2025 11:30-12:40
LocationSH-E302, Sience Hall
Target audienceICU faculty, staff and students, general public
Application process and deadlinePlease apply from this Link.
Participation feeFree of charge
Contact pointSocial Science Research Institute (SSRI)
ssri@icu.ac.jp
https://subsite.icu.ac.jp/ssri/en/
CommentsSpeaker
Dr. Taihei Okada /Professor, Department of Area Studies, Graduate School of Arts and Sciences, The University of Tokyo

Abstract
The Philippines was one of the fiercest battlegrounds during the Asia-Pacific War, with approximately 1.1 million Filipino deaths. The lecture will introduce Japan's predominant perception of the Philippines before and during the war, followed by an analysis of Japanese wartime experiences in the Philippines. Particular attention will be paid to the relationship between the experiences of Japanese military personnel and those of Japanese civilians. Subsequently, Dr. Okada will examine how shared Japanese memories of the war in the Philippines were formed through memorial trips to the Philippines. Throughout, he will consider the meanings of Filipino deaths within Japanese perceptions.

Speaker’s Profile
Dr. Okada graduated from Northern Arizona University (BA) and Hitotsubashi University (MA and PhD). His research interests include modern history in Southeast Asia and sexual violence in wartime.

Language:English
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January30Thursday [1/30 Open lecture] Restorative Dialogue: A Path to Peace and Reconciliation

Date and timeThursday, January 30 15:00-17:00
LocationSeabury Chapel at ICU
Target audienceICU faculty, staff and students, general public
Participation feeFree of charge
CommentsSpeaker:Atsuhiro Katano(ICU alumni, Anabaptist Mennonite Seminary Graduate in Peace Studies, and researcher in international Law Restorative Justice) Language :Japanese
Organized by: ICU Reconciliation Forum
Sponcerd by: JICUF

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