The British Association for Japanese Studies (Japan
Branch) warmly invites colleagues to attend its 5th event, a Mini Conference to be held at Hokkaido University on 28 and 29 May 2011.

There are six panels of papers, 4 in English and 2 in Japanese. The themes
are:

1) War and memory in Japan
2) Diplomacy in prewar Japan (in Japanese)
3) Tourism in Hokkaido
4) Local war history (in Japanese)
5) Japanese history, a Hokkaido perspective
6) Japan's shrinking regions

For more details (including abstracts, venue and panel times etc), visit:

http://web.me.com/philipseaton/BAJS_in_Sapporo/Panels.h
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It is a bit of a long way to come for many, but all participants will be warmly welcomed. Please contact Philip Seaton for more details.

seaton@imc.hokudai.ac.jp

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Dr Philip Seaton, MA (Cantab), MA, DPhil (Sussex) Associate Professor, Research Faculty of Media and Communication, Hokkaido University, Kita 17, Nishi 8, Kita-ku, Sapporo 060-0817, JAPAN.

Tel (Direct Line): (+81)-(0)11-706-5376
Webpage: www.philipseaton.net