2003 Index of Lectures

2003-01-30  Annual General Meeting
British Embassy
Memorial to HIH Prince Takamado, ASJ Patron
"Japanese Society: Continuity and Change"
Professor Chie Nakane (University of Tokyo)

2003-02-17  
"The Bonin (Ogasawara) Islands: A Multilingual, Multiethnic and Multicultural Community in Japan."
Dr. Daniel Long (Tokyo Metropolitan University)

2003-03-17
"Wilsonian Idealism and Its Impact on Japan: The Case of Japan's Racial Equality Proposal."  
Dr. Shusuke Takahara

2003-04-12
"Images of Buddhism in Modern Japan; The Role of Academia"  
Dr. Silvio Vita

2003-05-13
"The British Bombardment of Kagoshima in 1863"
Sir Hugh Cortazzi

2003-06-16
"W. B. Yeats and the Noh"
Mrs. Eileen Kato

2003-07-10
"What is the Tale of Genji About?"
Dr. Royall Tyler

2003-09-22
"In the service of His Majesty The Emperor"
Mr. Makoto Watanabe

2003-11-03
"Herbert Bix and his Hirohito: On the Use and Misuse of Sources"
Professor George Akita

2003-12-03
"Personal Reflections on Japan over 30 Years"
Sir Stephen Gomersall