IJS Lecture: Kaoru Iokibe, "From Black Ships to ONE PIECE: Japan-U.S. Relations"

November 13, 2017

4:00PM - 5:30PM

Ramseyer Hall 100 (29 W Woodruff Ave)

Add to Calendar 2017-11-13 17:00:00 2017-11-13 18:30:00 IJS Lecture: Kaoru Iokibe, "From Black Ships to ONE PIECE: Japan-U.S. Relations" The Institute for Japanese Studies presents: Kaoru IokibeProfessorGraduate Schools for Law and PoliticsUniversity of Tokyo"From Black Ships to ONE PIECE: Japan-U.S. Relations"Register Flyer: File Kaoru Iokibe Flyer.pdf337.92 KB Abstract: This talk illustrates the history of Japan-U.S. relations, from Admiral Perry’s Black Ships and the subsequent opening of Japan until today’s frequent political, economic, military, and cultural interactions between the two countries. Regardless of whether or not the two nations’ most recent interactions serve to bring them closer together, Japan and the U.S. have long been important allies that have largely defined the international order of East Asia for more than half a century.It was not, of course, a simple path. By examining Japanese domestic politics and culture, one can observe the impact that America has had upon Japan as well as the latter’s reaction to the former’s influence: Early Friendship (1860s-70s), disillusion and acceptance (1880s-90s), competition between imperialisms (1900s-10s), Pax Americana and urbanization (1920s), confrontation and the Asia-Pacific War (1930s-45), Occupation (1945-52), the Cold War (1950s-80s) and its aftermath, and, finally, accelerated globalization (present).The rise of China is changing the Japan-U.S. relationship in myriad ways. To anticipate and collaborate in shaping the future relations, one cannot overlook its deeply rooted foundation within the Japanese society. The American shadow over the popular Japanese manga One Piece is only one example.Bio: Kaoru Iokibe, Professor, Graduate Schools for Law and Politics, University of Tokyo, received a PhD in Law from the University of Tokyo. His research comprises the political and diplomatic history of modern Japan. In 2003 he published his first book about the formation of the opposition party in Japan. His second book, published in 2010, is about Meiji Japan’s restoration of sovereignty through the revision of “unequal treaties” (now under translation into English). Recently, his interest stretches to several other fields including the history of political lies and the challenges to them in the form of rhetoric and literature, although his affection for anime and manga sometimes serves as a distraction. Free and open to the publicThis event is sponsored in part by a U.S. Department of Education Title VI grant to The Ohio State University East Asian Studies Center. Ramseyer Hall 100 (29 W Woodruff Ave) OSU ASC Drupal 8 ascwebservices@osu.edu America/New_York public

Add to Calendar 2017-11-13 16:00:00 2017-11-13 17:30:00 IJS Lecture: Kaoru Iokibe, "From Black Ships to ONE PIECE: Japan-U.S. Relations" The Institute for Japanese Studies presents: Kaoru IokibeProfessorGraduate Schools for Law and PoliticsUniversity of Tokyo"From Black Ships to ONE PIECE: Japan-U.S. Relations"Register Flyer: Abstract: This talk illustrates the history of Japan-U.S. relations, from Admiral Perry’s Black Ships and the subsequent opening of Japan until today’s frequent political, economic, military, and cultural interactions between the two countries. Regardless of whether or not the two nations’ most recent interactions serve to bring them closer together, Japan and the U.S. have long been important allies that have largely defined the international order of East Asia for more than half a century.It was not, of course, a simple path. By examining Japanese domestic politics and culture, one can observe the impact that America has had upon Japan as well as the latter’s reaction to the former’s influence: Early Friendship (1860s-70s), disillusion and acceptance (1880s-90s), competition between imperialisms (1900s-10s), Pax Americana and urbanization (1920s), confrontation and the Asia-Pacific War (1930s-45), Occupation (1945-52), the Cold War (1950s-80s) and its aftermath, and, finally, accelerated globalization (present).The rise of China is changing the Japan-U.S. relationship in myriad ways. To anticipate and collaborate in shaping the future relations, one cannot overlook its deeply rooted foundation within the Japanese society. The American shadow over the popular Japanese manga One Piece is only one example.Bio: Kaoru Iokibe, Professor, Graduate Schools for Law and Politics, University of Tokyo, received a PhD in Law from the University of Tokyo. His research comprises the political and diplomatic history of modern Japan. In 2003 he published his first book about the formation of the opposition party in Japan. His second book, published in 2010, is about Meiji Japan’s restoration of sovereignty through the revision of “unequal treaties” (now under translation into English). Recently, his interest stretches to several other fields including the history of political lies and the challenges to them in the form of rhetoric and literature, although his affection for anime and manga sometimes serves as a distraction. Free and open to the publicThis event is sponsored in part by a U.S. Department of Education Title VI grant to The Ohio State University East Asian Studies Center.   Ramseyer Hall 100 (29 W Woodruff Ave) East Asian Studies Center easc@osu.edu America/New_York public

The Institute for Japanese Studies presents:

Kaoru Iokibe
Professor
Graduate Schools for Law and Politics
University of Tokyo

"From Black Ships to ONE PIECE: Japan-U.S. Relations"

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Flyer:

Kaoru Iokibe Flyer.pdf337.92 KB

Abstract: This talk illustrates the history of Japan-U.S. relations, from Admiral Perry’s Black Ships and the subsequent opening of Japan until today’s frequent political, economic, military, and cultural interactions between the two countries. Regardless of whether or not the two nations’ most recent interactions serve to bring them closer together, Japan and the U.S. have long been important allies that have largely defined the international order of East Asia for more than half a century.

It was not, of course, a simple path. By examining Japanese domestic politics and culture, one can observe the impact that America has had upon Japan as well as the latter’s reaction to the former’s influence: Early Friendship (1860s-70s), disillusion and acceptance (1880s-90s), competition between imperialisms (1900s-10s), Pax Americana and urbanization (1920s), confrontation and the Asia-Pacific War (1930s-45), Occupation (1945-52), the Cold War (1950s-80s) and its aftermath, and, finally, accelerated globalization (present).

The rise of China is changing the Japan-U.S. relationship in myriad ways. To anticipate and collaborate in shaping the future relations, one cannot overlook its deeply rooted foundation within the Japanese society. The American shadow over the popular Japanese manga One Piece is only one example.

Bio: Kaoru Iokibe, Professor, Graduate Schools for Law and Politics, University of Tokyo, received a PhD in Law from the University of Tokyo. His research comprises the political and diplomatic history of modern Japan. In 2003 he published his first book about the formation of the opposition party in Japan. His second book, published in 2010, is about Meiji Japan’s restoration of sovereignty through the revision of “unequal treaties” (now under translation into English). Recently, his interest stretches to several other fields including the history of political lies and the challenges to them in the form of rhetoric and literature, although his affection for anime and manga sometimes serves as a distraction.

Free and open to the public

This event is sponsored in part by a U.S. Department of Education Title VI grant to The Ohio State University East Asian Studies Center.