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October 4, 2012

[SSJ: 7790] Repost with correction - Announcment: International Conference Rising to the Challenge: Japan Earthquake and International Security - King's College London 06-07 November 2012

From: Patalano, Alessio
Date: 2012/10/04

Moderator's Note:
The following is a revised post of the announcement which was forwarded to the SSJ Forum, with "[SSJ: 7786]
Announcment: International Conference Rising to the
Challenge: Japan Earthquake and International Security
- King's College London 06-07 November 2012" as the subject.

As it has a mistake in the description of when the Great East Japan Earthquake took place, which was pointed out by a member, we repost the announcement with the description revised.

We apologize for the inconvenience and thank you for your kind understanding.
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Dear Colleagues:

The Department of War Studies, King's College London and Aoyama Gakuin University, are delighted to announce the international conference:
Rising to the Challenge - The Japanese Disaster Relief Experience in the Great East Japan Earthquake:
Implication for National and International Security Date & Venue: 06-07 November 2012, River Room King's College London, Strand, WC2R 2LS, London, UK

The Great East Japan Earthquake that took place on 11 march 2011 represented one of the most devastating natural disasters occurred in the history of modern Japan. The Japanese armed forces, formally known as the Japan Self-Defence Forces (JSDF), stood at the heart of the country's response to this event, with the single largest military mobilisation in their history. How effective was the JSDF response to this disaster? What are the main implications of this event for Japanese defence policy and national security? What are the lessons that the JSDF have drawn from it? Has the Japanese response to the disaster contributed to change perceptions in the region about the nature and potential of Japanese defence capabilities?

This conference draws upon a pool of international scholars and uniformed practitioners to address these questions. In the past two decades, the JSDF gained considerable public and international attention for the deployments in operations overseas as well as for their potential contribution to Japan's role as a security player in East Asia. In these deployments, the JSDF's limited operational experience raised questions about their military effectiveness. This conference intends to explore this issue against the experience in the earthquake and in its aftermath. It investigates how the JSDF organised and conducted their operations, coordinated with civilian authorities and local communities, worked with foreign militaries, and how civilians and uniformed personnel at the Japan Ministry of Defence adjusted national policy in light of that experience.

Conference Programme:
Day 1: 06 November 2012
9.15-10.00: Conference Registration
10.00-10.30: Opening Addresses
. Prof Mervyn Frost, King's College London
. Minister Noriyuki Shikata, Embassy of Japan

10.30-12.15: The Operational Response
. Prof Chiyuki Aoi, Aoyama Gakuin University
. MGeneralKimihikoKishikawa, Japan Ground
Self-Defence Force
. VAdmiralIzuruFukumoto, Japan Maritime
Self-Defence Force

13.30-15.15: The Domestic Impact
. Prof Ian Neary, Oxford University
. Prof Noboru Yamaguchi, National Defence Academy
. Dr Yee KuangHeng, National University of
Singapore

15.45-17.30: The Regional Impact
. Sen. Colonel Wei Ouyang, People's Liberation
Army
. Dr Natasha Kurst, King's College London
. Mr Ian Bowers, King's College London

18.30-20.00: Saki Dockrill Memorial Lecture 'The Long
Shadow': The Legacy of World War II in Contemporary East Asia Prof Carol Gluck, Columbia University

Day 2: 07 November 2012
10.00-11.45: Japanese Security Beyond 3/11
. Prof Richard Samuels, MIT
. Dr Paul Midford, Norwegian University of
Science and Technology
. Prof Christopher Hughes, University of Warwick

12.00-12.15: Closing Addresses


Conference Registration Fee: £ 20
(There are 8 scholarships available to postgraduate research students to attend the conference.
Scholarships will be awarded on the basis of the relevance of the doctoral topic to the conference theme. Please include a motivation letter with your request for registration.) Coffee, biscuits, light refreshments, and lunch will be provided during the conference.

Deadline for Registration: 26 October 2012

For More Information and Registration:
Ms Helen Bhandari | Department of War Studies | King's College London | Strand WC2R 2LS | London | war.events[at]kcl.ac.uk | Tel. +44 (0) 7848 2178 | Fax +44
(0) 7848 2026

Website:
http://www.kcl.ac.uk/sspp/departments/warstudies/newsevents/eventsrecords/japanconf.aspx

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