JCURRENT

Quarterly Newsletter of the Center for Japanese Studies, University of Hawai‘i at Mânoa
Summer 2004 Vol. 7 No. 3

Contents
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Feature Story

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From the Tea Center

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Recent Events

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Faculty News

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Student News

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From the Library

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Other News

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Announcements

J-Current reports on the achievements
and activities of UHM Japanese Studies faculty and students as well as Japan-related events, research, scholarships and overseas programs. Submission deadline for the next issue is November 12, 2004. Please send to:
J-Current Editor
Center for Japanese Studies
1890 East-West Road, Moore 216
University of Hawai‘i at Mânoa
Honolulu, HI 96822
E-mail: cjs@hawaii.edu
Tel: (808) 956-2667
Fax: (808) 956-2666
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Copyright © 2004 Center for Japanese Studies.
All rights reserved.
An Equal Opportunity / Affirmative Action
Institution

CJS & NFLRC SPONSOR PRAGMATICS WORKSHOPEmi Murayama giving lecture on pragmatic
approaches to teaching Japanese

The Center for Japanese Studies (CJS)
and the National Foreign Language Resource Center (NFLRC) co-sponsored asummer workshop titled “Incorporating
Pragmatics into the Beginners’ Level JFL(Japanese as a Foreign Language) Curriculum” which was held from August 9
through August 13, 2004 at the University of Hawai‘i at Mânoa campus. The
workshop was led
by Mr. Kazutoh
Ishida (doctoral candidate ABD, EALL)
and Ms. Emi
Murayama (doctoralcandidate, EALL).
Dr. Dina Yoshimi
Dina Yoshimi(Associate Professor, EALL) served as a consultant for theworkshop. Approximately twenty local
high school and college level language
instructors as well as graduate students
participated in the workshop. The participants’ affiliations included Academyof the Pacific, Kaimuki High School, La
Pietra Hawaii School for Girls, Maryknoll
School, Punahou School, Sacred Hearts
Academy, W. R. Farrington High School,

Kazutoh Ishida giving lecture ontranscribing natural conversation

Chaminade University, Leeward Community College, and UH at Mânoa.
The aim of the workshop was to haveparticipants gain an understanding of
how teaching of pragmatics can be incorporated into the JFL curriculum fromthe beginning level and be able to develop materials and activities to be usedin the classroom. The workshop provided
the participants with models of classroom activities and demonstrations of instructional approaches for incorporating
pragmatics into their current pedagogical practices. The workshop focused especially on ways of engaging learners ininteraction with an awareness of how to
be cooperative in carrying on a conversation, show interest in others and express varying degrees of formality/informality one feels towards the other as aninteraction unfolds. The participants had
an opportunity to present their lessonplans or try out the materials and activities they developed in a small scale teaching session with beginning level learners of Japanese.
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From the Tea Center
The annual Tea Symposium was held
250 people from Japan and Hawaii. In
at UHM on July 20his lecture, Dr. Sen talked
about his experiences21, 2004. One of theserving tea to dignitaries
highlights was a
including Prime Minister
special event on the20th titled “A CelKoizumi, President Bushebration of Aloha:
and President Halonen of
Mahalo Nui Loa Dr.
Finland as well as about
the relationship between
Sen.” The event
Tea and Zen, Confucianopened with a lecDr. Sen delivering lecture
ism and Daoism. Followture on the way of(translated by Ms. Perry)tea by Dr. Genshitsu
ing Dr. Sen’s lecture, a tea
Sen at the Architecture Auditorium
demonstration was held. In the demwhich was attended by approximately
onstration, former UH President Fujio
Matsuda, assisted by
Senior Associate Deanof School of Medicine
Satoru Izutsu, served
tea to the current Acting UH President
David McClain, UHM
Chancellor PeterEnglert and CJS Director Robert Huey. In the
Matsuda serving tea to McClain, Englert and Huey

afternoon, the UH Tea Club served tea
and sweets to guests from Japan andthe UH community at the Jaku’an Tea
Hut and on the East-West Center lawn.
On July 21, CJS Director Robert Huey
and East-West Center President
Charles Morrison delivered lectures.
This event was co-sponsored by UH
Outreach College, Center for JapaneseStudies, East-West Center, Consulate
General of Japan in Honolulu, andUrasenke Foundation of Hawaii.

Tea Demonstration under the plumeria trees

Pragmatics workshop, continued from page 1

What is pragmatics?
Pragmatics is about the ways in whichpeople ‘do meaningful things’ with language. In pragmatics, language isviewed as a tool for sharing ideas andinformation, as well as a means for accomplishing a wide range of tasks thatare central to everyday social life. The
meaningful actions that are accomplished through language use include

such diverse tasks as tellings stories,
engaging in a casual conversation, providing explanations, and making an apology or an excuse. They also include lessobvious, but equally important, ‘tasks’such as being cooperative in carryingout a conversation, showing one’s interest in others in a conversation, andexpressing varying degrees of formality/informality. The study of pragmatics
leads to a deeper understanding of theextensive knowledge and experiencespeakers rely on to communicate effectively in everyday life.

Workshop participants engaging in group discussion

CORRECTION
Due to an oversight on our part, Dr. Yasumasa Kuroda, Professor Emeritus in the Political Science Department, was omitted fromour recent Guide to Japanese Studies. Prof. Kuroda is a valued member of our CJS community and we regret the error.

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Recent Events

EXCHANGE STUDENT GATHERINGSCJS held apizza party
for exchange
students
from Japanand outgoing CJS exchange studentson
May 4, 2004.
to R, Front Row: Mari Kurokawa (Doshisha) and Rie
UHM stu- LHirayama(Nanzan). Back Row: Nanako Nashiro (Ryukyus),
ChisatoYoshimura (Hiroshima), Yukari Urata (Sophia), Rosedents whomary Casey (Office of International Education, UHM), Keikowill be on ex- Ogura (Hiroshima).
change next
year and exchange students from Nanzan, Sophia,
Doshisha, Hiroshima, and the University of the Ryukyus
shared their experiences and asked each other questions. Issa Cohen, who will be at Ryukyus next academic year, played the sanshin and Nanako Nashirosang traditional Okinawan songs. CJS wishes all thestudents safe journeys.
On June 18, 2004, a joint orientation was held for students who will be attending Konan University throughthe Study Abroad Center at UHM and CJS exchange
students who will be studying at various universities inJapan from this fall. CJS Director Robert Huey talked
about strategies to deal with unfamiliar situations whenoverseas. Additionally, CJS Junior Specialist Kazutoh
Ishida conducted an activity which aimed at raising thestudents’ awareness of how to appropriately mark formality/informality in the Japanese language.

SITE VISITS TO PARTNER INSTITUTIONS IN
JAPAN
Early in thesummer,CJS Director Robert
Huey and
Associate
Director
Gay SatRobert Huey and Gay Satsuma at Hiroshima University
suma visited CJS
student-exchange partners (Sophia University, Nanzan
University, Doshisha University, University of theHiroshima, and University of the Ryukyus) to discuss
the exchange program, to explore new initiatives, and tomeet with UH students who were studying there. They

also had the opportunity to visit Konan University, UHM
Study Abroad Program, Year-in-Japan.

VISIT TO THE USS TUCSONCJS members Dr. Robert Huey, Dr. Gay Satsuma and Mr.
Kazutoh Ishida with Mr. Wayne Muromoto from Leeward Community College visited the USS Tucson (aLos Angeles class nuclear powered attack submarine)
in Pearl Harbor on May 13, 2004 to conduct an orientation for naval officers and crew members who were leaving for Japan in late May. The orientation covered background history of the areas where the submarine wasvisiting as well as some basic useful Japanese expressions, practical tips for transportation, shopping anddining since most of the officers and crew members had
no prior experience in Japan.

56TH JAPAN-AMERICA STUDENTCONFERENCE (JASC), HONOLULUCJS and the East-West Center hosted the Honolulu portion of the 56th JASC from July 21 to August 1, 2004.
Seventy college students from the U.S. and Japan participated in events from round-table discussions on Japan-U.S. relations to visits to the Arizona Memorial andUSS Missouri. CJS hosted a welcome reception and organized a panel on Ehime Maru by Mr. Earl Okawa(President of Japan-America Society of Hawaii), Dr. Takie
Lebra (Professor Emeritus of Anthropology, UHM), and
Dr. George Tanabe (Professor of Religion, UHM). From
Honolulu, JASC delegates continued their conference
sessions at Mills College (Oakland), George Washington University, and Princeton University.

VISIT BY RALPH HINES
Ralph Hines, Director, International Education Programs
Service, United States Department of Education, wasinvited by the National Foreign Language Resource
Center to deliver the keynote address to their 2004 Summer Institute, Distance Education Distributed Learning& Language Instruction on July 27th. After participating in the symposium during the week, Mr. Hines, whose
office oversees Title VI NFLRC, National
Resource Center (NRC), and Center for International
Business Education and Research (CIBER) grants, also
attended at CJS-hosted lunch gathering on July 29th tomeet a wide range of UH administrators and faculty involved with international programs. On the 30th, he met
with the East Asia Council, and visited each of the Asia
and Pacific area centers on campus. UH has five Title VI
programs: CIBER, NFLRC, NRC-East Asia, NRC-Southeast Asia, and NRC-Pacific Islands.

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Faculty NewsIEZZI AND TRIMILLOS DIRECT KABUKI PLAY
Dr. Julie A. Iezzi (Assistant Professor, Theatre) was the overall director and Dr. Ricardo
Trimillos (Professor, Asian Studies and Music) was the music director for the English
language premier of the kabuki play, Nozaki Village. The play was a joint Music Department and Department of Theatre and Dance project and was performed at the Kennedy
Theatre from April 22 through May 2 this year. Originally adapted from a bunraku play,
Nozaki Village is a veritable symphony of sound, utilizing both takemoto and nagauta
music, and a spectacle of vision with its double hanamichi which brings the drama right
into the audience. Among the artistic staff from Japan assisting Dr. Iezzi were two musiRicardo Trimillos
Julie Iezzi
cians, Mr. Yutaka Watanabe and Mr. Takemoto Tokijaku supported by the Freeman
Foundation Initiative in Undergraduate Asian Studies; designer Mr. Hitoshi Hamatani, supported by a Fulbright Scholar-inResidence grant; and actors Mr. Nakamura Gannosuke and Mr. Nakamura Jujiro, supported by a State Foundation for Culture andthe Arts Grant. The production was nominated for a Po’okela Award for Best Overall Production of the 2003-2004 Season. Leadactress Fan Xing received a Po’okela for Best Actress for her performance as Omitsu, and Dr. Trimillos received a special
Adjudicator’s Award for musical direction of the play.

SHAMOTO TEACHES GAGAKU IN GERMANY
A concert will be held this fall to honor Rev. Masatoshi Shamoto, a CJS affiliate faculty member and a longstanding gagaku
teacher since 1962. In addition to teaching at UH, Rev. Shamoto has founded a student gagaku group at the University of
Cologne, Germany and has been invited there for the past three years to teach an ensemble class. The Cologne University groupgave a concert this June in cooperation with the visiting Nihon Gagakukai, a highly-travelled gagaku organization from Tokyo.
Rev. Shamoto helped to arrange their visit as well as train the German students.

TENURE AND PROMOTIONCJS congratulates Dr. Mark McNally (Associate Professor, History) and Ms. Tokiko
Bazzell (Librarian IV, Asia Collection) who received tenure and promotion for 2004.

P UBLICATIONSMark McNally

Tokiko Bazzell

Dr. James R. Brandon (Emeritus Professor, Department of Theatre and Dance) with Samuel L. Leiter (CUNY) edited a book titled
Masterpieces of Kabuki: Eighteen Plays On Stage which was released in May by the University of Hawai‘i Press. The book is
the fifth and final volume of the series, Kabuki Plays On Stage, containing in all 51 Kabuki plays in new translations.
Dr. Theresa Greaney (Associate Professor, Economics) is the author of an article titled “Reverse Importing and Asymmetric Tradeand FDI: A Networks Explanation,” Journal of International Economics 61: 453-465 (2003) and ”An Analysis of Japan’s Changing Import Behavior”which is included in a book edited by Robert Stern titled Japan’s Economic Recovery: Commercial Policy,
Monetary Policy, and Corporate Governance, Edward Elgar Publishing (2003).

G RANTS
Ms. Tokiko Bazzell (Japan specialist librarian) received funding from the Japan Foundation to participate in the “Training theTrainers (T-3) Workshop” which was held at UCLA during August 7-9, 2004. The T-3 Workshop is sponsored by the North
American Council on Japanese Library Resources (NCC) and covers information literacy training for Japanese studies in North
America.
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Dr. James R. Brandon (Emeritus Professor, Department of Theatre and Dance) delivered an invitational paper, “Kabuki as Contemporary Drama” at the Reischauer Institute of Japanese Studies, Harvard University, April 16, 2004.
Dr. Theresa Greaney (Asoociate Professor, Economics) was invited to present her paper “Measuring Network Effects on Trade:
Are Japanese Affiliates Distinctive?” at a conference entitled “International Economic Relations andStructural Change: Issues and Policy Options for Japan and the United States,” Tokyo, May 14-15, 2004, and at a conference
entitled “New Developments in the Asia Pacific Region: Economic Analysis using MicroData” held at Yokohama National University, Feb. 15, 2003.
Dr. Gay Satsuma (Associate Director, CJS) presented a paper titled “On Becoming a Writer: The Literary Imagination of Sata Ineko”
at the ASPAC (Asian Studies on the Pacific Coast) 2004 Conference which was held at the University of Oregon during June 18-19,
2004.

Student News
Congratulations to the following graduate and undergraduate
students who received travel awards!

CJS GRADUATE STUDENT TRAVEL AWARDS($1000 EACH)
Kazutoh Ishida (PhD, EALL), a former CJS Sen Fellowship recipient, presented his paper “Problematizing the Native Speaker
Norm through Analysis of Self-report Data” at the 2004 American Association for Applied Linguistics (AAAL) Annual Conference, May 1-5, 2004, in Portland, Oregon.
Emi Murayama (PhD, EALL) also attended the 2004 AAAL
Annual Conference in Portland, Oregon and presented her paper “Re-evaluation of Think-aloud Protocol: Evidence in Japanese.”At the 2004 Society for Asian and Comparative Philosophy(SACP) Annual Conference, June 20-23, 2004, held in PacificGrove, California, Bradley Park (PhD, Philosophy) delivered
his paper “Ethics and Sûnyatâ: Humility and Nishitani’s critique of Representation.”
Erica Zimmerman (PhD, EALL), a Hanayo Sasaki Graduate
Merit Scholarship recipient, traveled to Amsterdam, the Netherlands and presented her paper “What’s in a Name?: Revealing Social Identity” at the RC33 Sixth International Conference
on Social Science Methodology, August 17-20.
(See p.8 for future application deadlines.)CJS UNDERGRADUATE STUDENT TRAVELAWARDS ($500 EACH)
Joshua Guy and Jon Yamaoka to attend Sophia University(CJS exchange).

Benjamin Jansen and Catherine Omori to attend Nanzan University (CJS exchange).
Josephine Wong to attend Hiroshima University (CJS exchange).
Alison Imamura, Gabriel Mannix, Ku’i Wedemeyer, and Elizabeth West to attend the Year-in-Japan Program at Konan University (Study Abroad Center, UHM).
Eric Carter, Jonathan Chinen, Owen Murakami, and Lindsey
Wong to attend the Summer Program at Konan University (Study
Abroad Center, UHM).
Emily Ryan to attend Year-in-Japan Program at Obirin University (Study Abroad Center, UHM).
Ammon Binning to attend the Economics Exchange Programat Nihon University (International Exchange Program, UHM).

PRESENTATIONS
Ted Demura-Devore (PhD, History), a former CJS Fellowshipand FLAS recipient, delivered his paper titled “Basking inRikyû’s Shadow: Sen Sôtan’s ‘Selling’ of his Legacy” at the
ASPAC (Asian Studies on the Pacific Coast) 2004 Conference
which was held at the University of Oregon during June 18-19,
2004.

GRADUATION (Students and faculty are encouraged tosubmit graduation information)
Takashi Yamamoto, a former CJS Fellowship recipient, is receiving his PhD this August with a thesis entitled “Impact ofInternational Trade on Wage Inequality in Japanese Manufacturing Industries.” Mr. Yamamoto started a faculty position in
April at the new Akita International University in Japan.

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From the Library
DIGITAL EXHIBIT OF THE HAWLEY COLLECTION
The first exhibit of selected items
from the “Treasures of Okinawa:Frank Hawley Collection” was heldat the Bridge Gallery of Hamilton Library last September. The exhibit was
timed to coincide with the first World
Uchinanchu Conference in Hawai‘i.
To refresh the memories of those
who were able to stop by the exhibit- and to provide another opportunity for those who were not able to
make it last year - you can view images from the exhibit online at http://www.hawaii.edu/asiaref/japan/special/exhibit/exhibit.htm.
The digital exhibit site provides anopportunity to view entire scrolls
and accordion books, which could
not be fully displayed at the exhibit
due to space limitations. The libraryhopes the English-Japanese bilin-

Image of the Hawley Collection webpage

gual site will be of interest to you
and enable you to experience someof the Frank Hawley Collection. The
Digital Exhibit project was fundedby the National Research CenterEast Asia (NRCEA) grant via theCenter for Japanese Studies.

Other News
BOOK ON GLOBALIZATION, DEMOCRATIZATION AND ASIAN LEADERSHIP

A summary of the book can be accessed atwww2.hawaii.edu/~pollard/book.html.

Dr. Vincent Pollard (Lecturer for the Dept. of Political
Science and Asian Studies Program and Temporary Assistant Professor for the Undergraduate Program at theUH) authored a book titled Globalization, Democratization and Asian Leadership: Power Sharing, Foreign
Policy and Society in the Philippines and Japan. The
book was published by Ashgate Publishing Ltd. in June,
2004. Two of the chapters in the book deal with the making of Japan’s Official Development Policy (ODA) during
the 1990s. An early form of research in the two chapters
was presented at the CJS Seminar Series in October, 1997.

WE’LL MISS YOU ALISON!
CJS would like to thank Ms. Alison
Hartle, who has worked at CJS as our
newsletter editor and then as our
graduate assistant for the last decade.
Alison is busily finishing up her dissertation in the American Studies
Alison Hartle
Department as well as teaching English and hula at the UH Lab School. We wish her all thebest.
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IN MEMORIAM
Dr. Robert Kenjiro Sakai, Professor Emeritus of history at the University of Hawai‘i since 1985 and a
CJS affiliate faculty member,passed away on August 15 in Honolulu at the age of 85. Born in Riverside, California, Sakai grew up on
Robert K. Sakaia truck farm in the California desert.
He was interned during the early stages of World War II at
Poston Relocation Center in Arizona. He volunteered formilitary service, serving from 1943-1947 in the US MilitaryIntelligence Service and participated in the post-war occupation of Japan.
Sakai received his BA from the University of California,
Berkeley, and his MA and PhD from Harvard. He was ahistory professor at the University of Nebraska from 1951
to 1966 and at UH from 1966 to 1985. In addition to teaching
and conducting research at UH, Sakai held several adminis-

trative positions including Dean of Summer Session andVice Chancellor for Academic Affairs. He was active in theJapan-America Society of Hawai‘i as its president and as amember of its executive committee and also worked closelywith the Japanese Consulate in Hawai‘i to select nominees
for the Japan Exchange and Teaching (JET) program andwith the Crown Prince Akihito Scholarship Program to select scholars for study in Japan. In 1985 Sakai was awarded
The Order of the Sacred Treasure ( 瑞宝章 ) by the Emperor and government of Japan in recognition of his efforts
to promote cross-cultural understanding.
He is survived by wife, Sady; son, Robert G. Sakai of Oakland, California; daughter, Ann Sakai and son-in-law, Stephen
Weller of Irvine California and three grandsons. In lieu offlowers the family requests that donations be made to either Japan-America Society of Hawaii, P.O. Box 1412, Honolulu, HI 96806, or the UH Foundation, Sakai History Endowment Fund, P.O. Box 11270 Honolulu, HI 96828.

Announcements
NEW GUIDEBOOKThe 2004-2006 CJS Guide to
Japanese Studies is now available! The updated guidebook
supplies valuable informationon the numerous programs related to Japanese studies at
UHM as well as on various resources in Japanese studies,
opportunities to study in Japan and financial assistancefor Japanese studies. If you
would like to receive a copy of the guidebook, please contact us by email at cjs@hawaii.edu or by phone at (808) 9562667.

EDUCATION LABORATORY SCHOOL KIMONOPROJECTThe Education Laboratory School Kimono Project USA,
which belongs to the Curriculum Research & Development
Group of UH, provides services such as workshops, demonstrations, lectures, school visitations, and formal kimono
dressing for children and adults for picture taking. Theirannual Children’s Kimono Dressing Festival called shichi-

go-san (girls of 3 and 7 years old; boys of 5 years old) held
in November has been very popular every year. Saturday
mornings are open to the community people to learn how towear kimono and how to tie obi-sashi. Kimonos and obis
for students’ use are available. Services are for free, but
donations to the ELS Kimono Project are welcome throughthe UH Foundation. If you are interested in the services
provided by the ELS Kimono Project, please contact Ms.
Jean Sakihara by phone at (808) 956-8288 or by e-mail atsakiharam001@hawaii.rr.com.

CJS SEMINAR SERIESThe CJS Seminar Series will resume
this fall. Most lectures will be held
Thursday afternoons from 3 p.m. at
the Tokioka Room (Moore 319). Information about the lectures will be
posted on our website atwww.hawaii.edu/cjs/
seminarseries.html. We look forward
to seeing you at the Seminar Series.

Note: This issue of JCurrent is available in color on our
website at www.hawaii.edu/cjs/newsletter.html.

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APPLICATION DEADLINESCJS Graduate Student Travel Grant
November 1, 2004
Please note that submission guidelines have recently changed. For more information, visit www.hawaii.edu/
cjs/funding.html.
Graduate Student Organization Travel Grant
September 8, 2004
Contact GSO at 956-8776 or visit www.hawaii.edu/gso/docs.html for more information.

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