SSJ friends,
On behalf of YCAPS, I am pleased to invite you to this webinar featuring Waseda University's Dr. Jeffrey Hall.

Best regards,
John Bradford
Executive Director, YCAPS
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Depictions of the Self-Defense Forces, U.S. Military and Yokosuka in
Japanese Manga & Anime
YCAPS-JUMP-ICAS Community Conversation (via Google Meet)
Feb 11, 2020 at 19:00 (Japan)


Join YCAPS for the next iteration of our webinar series exploring interesting and contemporary topics relevant to our base communities and beyond.

To join please go to: https://meet.google.com/gkr-fved-tqp

Jeffrey Hall will discuss depictions of the Japan Self-Defense Force (SDF), U.S. military and Yokosuka in popular Japanese manga and anime. In particular, he will describe the Aozakura: The Story of National Defense Academy and Gate: Thus the Japanese Self-Defense Force Fought There. Both of these tell stories that depict a Japanese conservative/neo-nationalist ideal of the JSDF without being overtly political. While Aozakura is set in Yokosuka, it never depicts the US military presence there. In contrast, Gate depicts the U.S. military as a hostile force.

Jeffrey Hall is an Assistant Professor at Waseda University's Global Asia Research Center. He is a specialist on Japanese politics and society, and has taught at Hosei University, Meiji Gakuin, Tsukuba University, and Japan's National Defense Academy. Prof. Hall has an M.A. and PhD in International Relations from Waseda University, and a B.A. in History from the George Washington University.

Webinar Cost: Free
Format: Off-the-Record
Co-sponsors: Japan-US Military Program (JUMP), Institute of Contemporary Asian Studies (ICAS).
Moderator: John Bradford, Executive Director YCAPS
Please register by RSVP to info@ycaps.org. RSVP not required, but helpful for organizers.