Dear SSJ-Forum subscribers,

 

Tokyo College, part of the University of Tokyo Institutes for Advanced Study, warmly invites you to participate in the following in-person public lecture:

 

Date and time: Wednesday, December 10, 2025, 15:00-16:00 JST (Doors open at 14:30)

 

Guest speaker: Alastair MORGAN (Ushioda Fellow, Tokyo College, The University of  Tokyo)

 

Interviewer: SHIMAZU Naoko (Professor and Deputy Director, Tokyo College, The University of Tokyo)

 

Title: Many Lives of a British Diplomat

 

Abstract: In this interview, Tokyo College Ushioda Fellow Alastair Morgan will share with the audience some fascinating insights on three decades as a British diplomat. Retired in 2019, Alastair Morgan spent his diplomatic postings in Asia, namely Tokyo, Beijing, Guangzhou, and Pyongyang. What was his life like as a British diplomat? What were the challenges he faced in his various postings? How does a diplomat balance the needs of a local posting with the needs of Whitehall? This will be a unique opportunity to gain insight through Alastair Morgan's reflections on his life as a British civil servant and diplomat in Asia from the 1980s onwards.

 

Venue: Sanjo Conference Hall (Hongo Campus, The University of Tokyo)

 

Registration: 120 seats (first-come-first-served basis)

https://form.qooker.jp/Q/auto/ja/tcevent1210/reg/

 

Further information: https://www.tc.u-tokyo.ac.jp/en/ai1ec_event/16245/

 

Contact/questions: tokyo.college.event@tc.u-tokyo.ac.jp