703rd Mita Public Speaking Event: "National Defense Academy and Keio University" by Mr. Ryosei Kokubun (President, National Defense Academy)
Event Date
Event Venue
2016/11/01
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Date | Tuesday, December 13, 2016 2:45 PM–4:15 PM (Doors open at 2:00 PM) |
Venue | Mita Enzetsukan (Public Speaking Hall), Mita Campus |
Eligibility | Open to everyone |
Pre-registration | Not required |
Notes |
Free admission
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Lecture Outline
Shigeru Yoshida, Shinzo Koizumi, and Tomoo Maki played significant roles in the establishment of the National Defense Academy, and are known at the Academy as its "three benefactors." Tomoo Maki, who was involved in the management of the Juku as President Shinzo Koizumi's right-hand man, became the first president of the Academy and laid the foundation for what it is today. This lecture will trace the historical relationship between the National Defense Academy and Keio University, and introduce the education and student life at the Academy.
Speaker Profile
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1976 |
Graduated from the Department of Political Science, Faculty of Law, Keio University
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1981 | Completed coursework for the Doctoral Program and withdrew; became Full-time Lecturer at the Faculty of Law, Keio University |
1985 | Associate Professor, Faculty of Law, Keio University |
1992 | Professor, Faculty of Law, Keio University |
1999–2007 | Director, Keio Institute of East Asian Studies (KIEAS), Keio University |
2007–2011 | Dean, Faculty of Law and Chair, Graduate School of Law, Keio University |
April 2012– | President, National Defense Academy (to present) |
"Chinese Politics and Democratization," 1992, Simul Press
"An Examination of the Asian Age: From a Chinese Perspective," 1996, Asahi Sensho
"The People's Republic of China," 1999, Chikuma Shinsho
"China in the Global Era," 2002, The Japan Institute of International Affairs
"Politics and Bureaucracy in Modern China," 2004, Keio University Press
"China's Governance Capacity," 2006, Keio University Press
"Chinese Problematique 1: Party and State," 2009, Iwanami Shoten, Publishers
"Modern East Asia," 2009, Keio University Press
"China, Now," 2011, Iwanami Shinsho
"Japan's Diplomacy Vol. 4: Foreign Policy by Region," 2013, Iwanami Shoten, Publishers
Contact Information
General Affairs Section, Administrative Affairs Office, Keio University
Tel: 03-5427-1517
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