{"id":514,"date":"2015-10-01T05:31:32","date_gmt":"2015-10-01T05:31:32","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.aisf.or.jp\/sgra\/english\/?p=514"},"modified":"2015-10-01T05:31:32","modified_gmt":"2015-10-01T05:31:32","slug":"49th_sgra_forum","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.aisf.or.jp\/sgra\/english\/2015\/10\/01\/49th_sgra_forum\/","title":{"rendered":"49th SGRA Forum \u201cLooking for New Paradigm of Japanese Studies\u201d"},"content":{"rendered":"

49th <\/sup>SGRA Forum -\u201cLooking for New Paradigm of Japanese Studies\u201d- was held on July 18 (Sat.), 2015 at \u201cThe Okuma Kaikan\u201d (Okuma Memorial Hall) in Waseda University. \u00a0About 20 researchers in Japanese Studies assembled in a conference room to have animated discussions on how new Japanese Studies should be conducted and presented. They are active at the front of the organizations representing China, Korea and Taiwan. Despite the multi-national attendance the forum was managed in semi-open style, There were nearly 100 participants, a number \u00a0which was more than we expected.<\/p>\n

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Ms.Junko Imanishi, Managing Director of Atsumi International Foundation, representing SGRA, made an opening address. According to her, many people have misgivings about present Japanese Studies and worry about its future at the round-table discussions on Japanese Studies in the Asia Future Conference which had been held two times in the past. Taking advantage of this 49th <\/sup>SGRA Forum, we called out to organizations of Japanese Studies which represent China, Korea and Taiwan and the Japan Foundation and the International Research Center for Japanese Studies . As a result, to our surprise, many of the head or his assistant and researchers,who are active at the front lines, of each organization participated in this forum. We had to revitalize again the importance of the theme of the forum..<\/p>\n

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\u201cKeynote Speech\u201dby Dr. HIRANO Ken-ichiro<\/strong><\/p>\n

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\u00a0Professor Emeritus, Waseda University and Executive Director of \u201cToyo Bunko (Museum)\u201d (The Oriental Library)<\/p>\n

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He emphasized the following two points in his keynote speech, titled \u201cWhat we seek for New Japanese Studies in Asia\u201d<\/p>\n

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(1) \u00a0 When we elaborate \u201cshared space for wisdom\u201d which spans across national borders, we have to consider interdependence, commonality and universality of culture. Specifically, we have to consider\u201cUnderstanding of Mutual Relations\u201d which means to first understand culture individually and then understand culture as a phenomenon of international common experiences. And we have to go further to \u201cMulti-layer Understanding\u201d of Japanese Studies in the context of Asia and other areas globally; and<\/p>\n

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(2) \u00a0 We better add a new theme – \u201cPeace and Security \u201din Japanese Studies hereafter.\u00a0What we take up as Japanese \u00a0experience after the War as an issue of peace would give an important suggestion to other countries of not only \u00a0wrong consciousness about history. Peace can be built by strong will.\u00a0 Researchers of not only Japan but also of Asia \u00a0can take part in the establishment of peace, in other words, East Asian Community through establishing intellectual \u00a0community.<\/p>\n

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His speech suggests exactly \u201cNew Japanese Studies in Asia\u201d.<\/p>\n

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\u201cReport\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n

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Following his keynote speech, three panelists reported about the present and the future of Japanese Studies in their respective\u00a0 countries.They are :<\/p>\n

Professor Yang Bojiang, Deputy Director, Institute of Japanese Studies, Chinese Academy of Social Science.<\/p>\n

Dr. Shing-Ching Shyu, Director, Center for Japanese Studies, National Taiwan University, Dept. of Japanese Language & Literature,.<\/p>\n

Cheol-Hee Park, Director\/Professor of Seoul National University<\/p>\n

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Mr. Junichi Chano, Executive Director of The Japan Foundation Center for Global Partnership, reported about the present and prospect of their support to Japanese Studies.<\/p>\n

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\u201cRound-Table Discussion\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n

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In the afternoon, we had a round-table discussion in open style, composed of about 20 panelists including the above speakers. Young researchers in the conference joined.in the discussion.<\/p>\n

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Professor Liu Jie (Graduate School of Social Science, Waseda University) summarized the discussion as follows.<\/p>\n

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(1) \u00a0 As a cultural phenomenon, Japan is taking a growing interest and new research for Japan is growing. This is different from traditional Japanese Studies in a field of studies and personalities. Such a growing interest in Japan, however, is not always directly related with the concept of \u201cdeepening of Japanese Studies\u201d. It will be important for \u201cNew Japanese Studies\u201d hereafter how such growing interest link with \u201cshared\u201d Japanese Studies in Asia.<\/p>\n

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(2) \u00a0 \u201cJapanese Studies as a method\u201d in this area are especially important now. It has a meaning that Japanese Studies reflects, like a mirror, how a nation or people ought to be. In other words, it will be a way of self-recognition. We could confirm the importance of \u201cJapanese Studies as a method\u201d through this forum.<\/p>\n

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(3) \u00a0 I am sure that \u201cJapanese Studies as a method\u201dwould link to reconciliation of East Asia, namely peace of East Asia. An important tool for the stabilization of reconciliation shall be \u201cWisdom\u201d. By utilizing Japanese Studies as a method, we can establish not only \u201cshared space of wisdom\u201d and \u201ccommunity of wisdom\u201d, but also reconciliation of the area.\u00a0 In other words, we can contribute to possibilities of peace and stabilization of the area.<\/p>\n

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(4) \u00a0 We could reach common consensus that we aim at building \u201cJapanese Studies as shared wisdom in Asia\u201d.<\/p>\n

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When we discussed how to utilize our network which was established this time, Park, Cheol-Hee, Director\/Professor of Seoul National University suggested to hold a \u201cConference for scholars of Japanese Studies in East Asia\u201d. We decided to form an environment to discuss what kind of works would be needed to be done and how to proceed with such works. We decided also that we send such message to the outside.<\/p>\n

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After this forum, we had a social gathering. Researchers, lecturers and panelists, \u00a0together with scholarship students and Raccoon members (ex-scholarship students) talked and discussed until late at night.<\/p>\n

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More than 20 researchers and panelists for Japanese Studies in East Asia who are active and are at the forefront of this endeavor assembled at the forum this time.\u00a0 It was very lively, with an excellent moderator of the round-table discussion, Nam Ki-jeong, Professor, Seoul National University, Institute for Japanese Studies \/ SGRA member. The forum accomplished its objective despite the limited time.<\/p>\n

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I am deeply grateful to all the lecturers and panelists and I do hope that the network which has been formed this time would make a rapid progress hereafter.<\/p>\n

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Aggregate results of questionnaires of the day (in Japanese)<\/a><\/p>\n

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Photos of the day<\/a><\/p>\n

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(Written by Eiichi Tsunoda, Secretary General, Atsumi International Foundation)<\/p>\n

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Translated by Kazuo Kawamura<\/p>\n

English checked by Mac Maquito<\/p>\n

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SGRA News in Japanese (original)<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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