Study Focus: Society, Economy and Governance (SEG)

This course consists of two different, but mutually intersecting sessions.

This course examines the political, economic, social, and cultural aspects of consumption broadly conceived.

This semi-intensive course provides students with a diverse overview of Japan’s international development assistance policy and practice of the Japanese government, business actors, and civil society organizations based on actual cases.

Unlike modern diplomatic relations, which are based on direct negotiations by diplomats representing the two governments, one of the major characteristics of international relations in the early modern (seventeenth century to mid-nineteenth century) East Asia is the significant role played by intermediaries.