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January 22, 2014

[SSJ: 8423] [Temple U. ICAS Event] 19 FEB 2014 Blast from the Past? A Closer Look at the Rise of Japan's Political Right

From: ICAS
Date: 2014/01/22

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Blast from the Past? A Closer Look at the Rise of Japan's Political Right ==============
Date: Wednesday, February 19, 2014
Time: Door opens at 7:00pm, Program starts at 7:30pm Venue:Temple University Japan Campus, Azabu Hall
212/213
(access: http://www.tuj.ac.jp/maps/tokyo.html)
Speaker:
Chris Winkler, Senior research fellow at the German Institute for Japanese Studies (DIJ) in Tokyo
Moderator:
Robert Dujarric, ICAS Director
Admission: Free. Open to public
Language: English
RSVP:
icas@tuj.temple.edu
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participants even you do not RSVP.
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い。
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Overview

Following the LDP’s landslide victories at the Lower and Upper House elections in 2012 and 2013 as well as the return of Shinzo Abe as party president and Prime Minister, many observers at home and abroad have warned about Japan drifting to the right. Constitutional reform, restriction of fundamental human rights, a more assertive defense policy and historical revision are seen as key manifestations of this ongoing trend. This talk will address these issues by placing them in the context of postwar party history and political thought.


Speaker


Chris Winkler is senior research fellow at the German Institute for Japanese Studies (DIJ) in Tokyo. His research interests include postwar political history and party manifestos. He is author of "The Quest for Japan's New Constitution" (Routledge, 2010). His articles have been published in Social Science Japan Journal and Japan Forum.
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Robert Dujarric, Director
Kyle Cleveland, Associate Director
Eriko Kawaguchi, Coordinator

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