Seminar Title: “The Great Power Next Door: The Past and Present of Chinese Military Intervention in the Korean Peninsula ” Speaker: Dr. Ji-Young Lee (Associate Professor, American University) Date: Thursday, January 22, 2026 Time: 1:00 p.m. to 3:00 p.m. (JST) Venue: Main Conference Room, 3rd Floor, Institute for Advanced Studies on Asia, the University of Tokyo (IASA) & Zoom webinar (Hybrid) Language: English Discussant 1: Dr. Naosuke Mukoyama, Associate Professor, Institute for Future Initiatives, the University of TokyoDiscussant 2: Dr. Antoine Roth, Assistant Professor, Graduate School of Law, Tohoku UniversityModerator: Dr. Ryo Sahashi, Professor, Institute for Advanced Studies on Asia, the University of Tokyo AbstractIn the history of world politics, […]

Date: February 4, 2026 (Mon), 14:00–16:00 (JST)  Venue: The 1st Conference room (the 3rd floor), Institute for Advanced Studies on Asia, the University of Tokyo  Language: English  Lecturer:Charlotte Epstein ( Invited Professor, Tokyo College, The University of Tokyo;  Senior Researcher, Danish Institute for International Affairs (DIIS))  Abstract:My aim in this talk is dig into the origins of the concept of security to understand how it has become a central notion of the world we live in. For example, it features as a fundamental right in the 1789 Declaration of the Rights of Man [sic] and of the Citizen; states regularly justify problematic, undemocratic measures in the name of (national) security. I propose a new angle […]

We cordially invite you to JF-GJS Fellow Seminar on February 5 (Thu), 2026. This event is held in person only. Please register using the form below.   Date and time: February 5 (Thu), 2026, 11:00-13:00 (JST)   Venue: Conference Room 1 (304), Institute for Advanced Studies on Asia, UTokyo   Title: Meiji Civil War Losers: Transnational Connectivity Arising from Defeat   Presenters: Chinami Oka, Assistant Professor, Nagoya University; Joel Littler, JF-GJS Fellow, Institute for Advanced Studies on Asia, The University of Tokyo   Moderator: Joel Littler, JF-GJS Fellow, Institute for Advanced Studies on Asia, The University of Tokyo   Discussant: Prof M. William Steele, Professor Emeritus, International Christian University   Abstract: 1. “Beyond National Unification: How Defeat in the Boshin Civil War Shaped Transnational Counterculture” (Chinami Oka) […]