Dear Team at Institute of Social Science,

 

Hope this email finds you well. 

I am writing from the Daiwa Anglo-Japanese Foundation, a London-based charity which promotes closer links between the UK and Japan through events, grants, and scholarships. We will host some online webinars in Social Science next month and thought these might be of interest to your members and colleagues: 

 

Democracy and Human Rights in Hong Kong

• Date: Thursday 4 April 2024
• Time: 20:00-21:30 (Japan Time, JST) / 12:00-13:30 (UK Time, BST)
• Language: English
• Speakers: 

• Nathan Law - A democracy activist from Hong Kong, now in exile in the United Kingdom
• Prof. Eva Pils - Professor of Law at King's College London, an affiliated scholar at the US-Asia Law Institute of New York University Law School, and an external member of the Centre for Human Rights Erlangen-Nürnberg
• Prof. Masato Kamikubo (discussant) - Professor at the Graduate School of Policy Science, Ritsumeikan University
• Bill Emmott (moderator) - A writer and consultant best known for his 13 years (1993-2006) as Editor-in-Chief of The Economist, as well as for his books and films on Japan and Italy

 

Event details and booking form are available here: https://dajf.org.uk/event/democracy-and-human-rights-in-hong-kong

   

Establishing Facts

• Date: Wednesday 24 April 2024
• Time: 20:30 - 21:45 (Japan Time, JST) / 12:30 -13:45 (UK Time, BST)
• Language: English
• Speakers: 

• Eliot Ward Higgins - A British citizen journalist and former blogger, known for using open sources and social media for investigations
• Prof. Maiko Ichihara - Professor in the Graduate School of Law and the School of International and Public Policy, and Assistant Vice President for International Affairs at Hitotsubashi University, Japan
• Jack Goodman (moderator) - Senior Journalist at BBC World Service

 

Event details and booking form are available here: https://dajf.org.uk/event/establishing-facts

 

These events are free and open to all and will be hosted on Zoom.

We would be hugely grateful if you would consider sharing it online or through mailing lists.

Please feel free to contact me if you have any questions.

 

Yours faithfully,

Nanaka

 

Nanaka Kishi

Gallery and Events Assistant

The Daiwa Anglo-Japanese Foundation
13/14 Cornwall Terrace (Outer Circle)
London NW1 4QP

Tel: 020 7486 4348 

Registered Charity (No 299955)