Centre for the Study of Global Japan

Japan as a ‘Normal Country’? Retrospect and Prospect

In this panel discussion Yoshihide Soeya, Masayuki Tadokoro, and David A. Welch revisit their 2011 volume, "Japan as a 'Normal Country'? A Nation in Search of Its Place in the World" to examine how well its analysis has stood up, and what we can learn from the exercise to inform Japanese policy and Japan’s regional and global role in years to come.

Kakehashi Project 2018-19: Call for Applicants

The Kakeshashi Project is an experiential learning program in Japan open to senior undergraduate and graduate students at the University of Toronto. Applications to the 2018-19 Kakehashi Project are due November 2, 2018.

Event Report: “Walk in Canada, Talk on Japan”

On Thursday, October 4, 2018 the Centre for the Study of Global Japan hosted “Walk in Canada, Talk on Japan.”

Walk in Canada, Talk on Japan

Join the Centre for the Study of Global Japan for a unique opportunity to engage with Ambassador Shotaro OSHIMA, Former Economic Minister of the Japanese Embassy in the U.S. and former Ambassador of Japan to South Korea and Saudi Arabia, along with his team of three panelists to discuss Japan-Canada economic and business relations.

JICE Visits the Centre for the Study of Global Japan

On August 9, 2018, Prof. Louis Pauly, Interim Director of the Centre for the Study of Global Japan welcomed a delegation from the Japan International Cooperation Center (JICE) for a fruitful discussion of the Kakehashi Project, an experiential learning program in Japan.

Japan Futures Initiative Moves to the Centre for the Study of Global Japan

U of T establishes first-in-Canada Chair in Japanese Politics and Global Affairs

Japan is contributing US$5 million to the University of Toronto to establish an endowed chair in Japanese politics and global affairs, and to launch a Centre for the Study of Global Japan.