Vol.2 February 2011
CONTENTSNews ............................................................. 1-4

Overseas Offices......................................................................... 8International Partnerships .............................. 5

Message from the Associate Director ........................................ 9

Research ...................................................... 6-7

Greetings from Center for Japanese Language and Culture .... 9News”Homecoming Day 2010－A Day to Remind Ourselvesof the Doshisha Sprit－”
About 3,000 Doshisha University graduates and theirfamilies attended the 11th Doshisha University Homecoming Day held on Sunday, November 7 at Imadegawa Campus.

Post-excavation research is currently underway, and relics
such as porcelain thought to have been used at Rokuonin
Temple (built by Yoshimitsu Ashikaga), have been unearthed.

The opening ceremony took place at the Chapel andbegan in a stately atmosphere with a Bible reading andprayers led by the Director of the Center for Christian
Culture, Makoto Hara, followed by speeches by Chancellor Minoru Oya, University President Eiji Hatta,
President of the Doshisha Alumni Association Machiko
Akita, and President of the Doshisha Alumnae Association Toshiko Sakai, and ended with a benediction delivered by the Chair of the Board of Trustees, Shinya
Nomoto. The Chapel was filled with the excitement ofsome 350 alumni.

A computer-generated rendering of the new campus providing a visual explanation of the 'Imadegawa Campus
Development Project,' was on display. In addition, there
was an open-air tea ceremony by the Kanazawa Soi familyof the Urasenke Tea School, a musical performance byformer and current members of the Doshisha University
Light Music Club, a performance by the Doshisha University Cheerleading Squad, booths run by student groups,
and a rickshaw tour around the campus. Such activities
are very popular with visitors every year.

After the opening ceremony, a group commemorative
photo of all the participants was taken in front of
Clarke Memorial Hall.
President Hatta gave a lecture entitled "The Past,
Present and Future of Doshisha University." He discussed campus development projects, including theplan to integrate all humanities faculties on Imadegawa Campus, and the establishment of the Faculty of
Global Communications and the Institute of International Education (both scheduled for 2011), all of whichhave been implemented as part of ongoing educational
reforms at Doshisha University.

"Homecoming Day 2011" will be held next year on Sunday
November 6, which will fall on the same day as the Kyotanabe Festival (Clover Festival) at Kyotanabe Campus.
A shuttle bus will be arranged for transport between both
campuses. This will give the alumni who have never visited the Kyotanabe Campus a good chance to do so.

Many alumni who returned to the Imadegawa Campus
after a long time were surprised to see that the buildings of Doshisha Junior High School were gone. Doshisha Junior High School moved to the Iwakura
Campus this summer to be integrated with Doshisha
Senior High School. At the site, a seven-storey multi-use building (five stories above ground, two below) isscheduled to be completed in November, 2012.

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International Students Participate in Gion Festival
This year, nineteen women students fromeight countries (US, UK, South Korea,
China, Taiwan, Thailand, Germany andRomania), studying at the Doshisha University Center for Japanese Language andCulture, participated in the Hanagasa
Junko (parade of flower hats), one of theevents of the Gion Matsuri (Festival), as a
special entry in the Hanagasa Musume(ladies with flower hats) part of the procession.
The Gion Festival, which has more than
1100 years' history, is counted as one ofJapan's three main festivals, and one ofwhich the ancient city of Kyoto is rightly
proud. Every year, various events andshrine rituals take place from July 1st
through 31st. The most famous event isthe "Yamaboko Junko" (Floats Parade)held on July 17th. The Hanagasa Junko isheld on July 24th. The procession comprises about 1,000 participants, includingchildren in various costumes, such as Hanagasa Musume, Gion-daiko (Gion drummers), Shishimai (liondancers), Horo-musha (herald samurai), Ko-musha(child samurai), Sagimai (heron dancers), Dengaku(traditional dancers), Rokusai (chanters), Gion-bayashi(Gion Festival music players), Konchiki-ondo (Maikodancers), Umaosa (horse keepers), Suzume-odori(sparrow dancers), and Banto-odori (lantern dancers).
After proceeding through the main streets of Kyoto,
dances are dedicated to the God of the Shrine at Haiden (Hall of Worship) in Yasaka Jinja (Shrine). As arule, participation in the Hanagasa Junko is restricted
to members of the Hanagasa Rengo (Association), but

this year the students were able to take part through thecourtesy of the Kyoto Orimono Oroshi Shogyo Rengo(Kyoto Wholesale Textile Trade Union).
The international students, dressed in beautiful kimonoswith colorful flower hats in hand as Hanagasa Musume,
set out from Yasaka Shrine, moving past Kyoto City
Hall, before stopping at Shijo Otabisho, where there aresmall shrines, before finally returning to Yasaka Shrine.
The streets were filled with spectators from around theworld, taking great delight in watching the parade, with
the international students adding a cosmopolitan flavor
to the Hanagasa Junko in particular. Afterwards, theparticipating students made appreciative comments such as "wearing
kimono was a wonderful experience,"and "it was a valuable cultural experience not only to wear kimono but
also to participate in such a traditional Shinto festival in Japan."International students at the Center
for Japanese Language and Culture
studyJapanese language and culture, and deepen their understandingof Japan. Participation in the Gion
Festival provided an excellent opportunity to learn about traditional
Shinto rituals in Japan, and also
helped to bring youthful verve andvigor to the community, and in turnbuilding friendship with the people of
Kyoto.

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Center for Japanese Language and Culture / Intensive Japanese Language Program "Bekka" Welcomes 188 New Students for Fall Semester 2010
The Entrance Ceremony of the 2010 Fall
Semester Center for Japanese Language
and Culture / Intensive Japanese Language
Program "Bekka" was held at Hardy Hall in
the Kanbaikan on September 15, 2010.
From this fall semester, 188 new students
including Exchange Students, International
Students Based on Inter-faculty Agreements,
and Bekka students will begin their studies at
Doshisha University.
Students who attended the entrance ceremony listened attentively to congratulations
from University President Eiji Hatta and Nobuyuki Yamauchi, Dean of the Center forJapanese Language and Culture, with brighteyes in anticipation of their new life at Doshisha University.
We congratulate you most sincerely on your enrollment at Doshisha University!

Doshisha Hosts 2010 Harvard Summer School
From May 31st to July 24th, the Harvard Summer
School was held at the Doshisha University
Center for Japanese Language and Culture. Two
professors and one TA from Harvard University
conducted classes related to Japan and theJapanese language using the facilities at Doshisha University.
Along with student volunteers from Doshisha
University, the nine Harvard students made field
trips to temples and museums in Kyoto, Nara,
and Osaka, and also visited the Hiroshima Peace
Memorial Museum and Miyajima.
The students all did home stays with Japanesefamilies in order to learn about Japanese lifestyles, and develop their understanding of Japanthrough direct experience
Ten Doshisha students were also able to audit the classes, “Medicine and the Body in East
Asia and Europe” and “Japan: Tradition andTransformation” which were taught in English.
A number of these students went on to enroll in classes given by the AKP (Associated Kyoto Program) and the
KCJS (Kyoto Center for Japanese Studies) in the autumn, which Doshisha students now are able to take for credit.
This expansion of the number of advanced-level courses taught in English on the Doshisha campus is a direct
benefit of hosting these consortia and programs.
This was the first time that the Harvard Summer School was held at Doshisha University. We hope that the
program and the relationship between our two universities will continue to grow.

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Israeli Ambassador Visits the Faculty of Theology
Wednesday Dec. 8, H.E. the Israeli ambassador to Japan, Nissim Ben Shitrit, came from Tokyo for a shortvisit to Doshisha University. The visit’s purpose was tomeet with the students, undergraduate and graduate, of
the faculty who are studying and specializing in Jewish
studies and Modern Hebrew. The ambassador was
welcomed by the Dean of the Faculty of Theology, Professor Makoto Mizutani and Ada Taggar-Cohen, Professor of Jewish Studies and Modern Hebrew Language.
In his speech to the students the Israeli ambassador
emphasized the contribution of the Jews to world culture and the fact that Israel, though a small country, has
contributed much to the advancement of science. He
talked about possible cultural exchanges in agriculture, technology and commerce between Japan and Israel. One
student offered condolences for the disastrous fire that happened last week in the north of Israel, and which took
the lives of more than 40 people.
In response to the students’ questions, Ambassador Ben Shitrit encouraged them to visit and study in Israel andmentioned attempts to establish direct flights from Tokyo to Tel-Aviv to enable Christian pilgrims to arrive in Israel
more easily in the future. The ambassador closed the meeting by pointing out that the year 2012 will mark the 60th
anniversary of diplomatic relations between Japan and Israel.

Selling 3D Cameras through a Collaborative Project
between the Project Course and a Prestigious Toy
Maker
A new 3D digital camera, the "3D Shot Cam," manufactured by
Tommy Company, Ltd in Katsushika Ward, Tokyo, will be sold atcamera retail stores throughout Japan and over the Internet, fromthis spring. The camera was developed by adopting a project
proposed by a student who attended a project course entitled"Developing Toys for Practice and Independence."The project, thebrainchild of Toshiyo Kusakabe a senior in the Department of
Economics, has already moved into the production and commercialization stage. Kusakabe came up with the idea of making asimple-to-use 3D camera with which photo gifts can be easily
made and exchanged between friends, when she was a sophomore.
The product's tagline is "In Collaboration with Doshisha University's Project Course! View and Pop up! My Little Treasure Box!"
It won the top Grand Prix award from among three million products(of which 600 items were judged) at the 70th International Gift
Show held at Tokyo Big Site on September 7th through 10th,
2010.

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Doshisha University (DU) has exchange agreements with 140 universities and colleges in 34 countries
all over the world as of December 2010.
For further details, please visit:
http://www.doshisha.ac.jp/english/information/international/exchanges/►Dr. Chih-fu Cheng, Vice President of National Taiwan Normal
University visited Doshisha University on December 10th andtalked with Dr. Nobuhiro Tabata, Vice President, and Dr. Zheng
Yuejun, Associate Director of the International Center.
Doshisha University concluded an agreement on academic exchange in 2009 and has been implementing a student exchange
program with NTNU. At the meeting, both universities confirmedthat they are keen to promote faculty exchange programs andsymposiums between the two universities. The visit augurs well forthe future of the exchange program between Doshisha University
and NTNU.

◄ On July 21. the Rector of the University of Gadjah Mada, Dr. Ir. Sudjarwadi, visited Doshisha University. UGM is
Doshisha's partner university in Indonesia.
In a productive and fruitful meeting at DU’s Amherst
House, the two universities renewed their general andstudent exchange agreement. We expect that our friendship will further strengthen our academic cooperation.

► Students from the University of Frankfurt Visit Doshisha
On September 21st, fifteen students studying in the Department of Japanese Language at the University of Frankfurt, oneof our partner universities in Germany, visited Doshisha University as part of their study tour of Japan. At Amherst House,
the visiting students listened attentively to a talk about the history of Doshisha University, as well as to news about the current status of student exchange programs involving German
universities along with other international institutions.
After that, the students took a participatory campus tour, inwhich they enjoyed learning about Doshisha University througha number of quizzes. They showed their enthusiasm toward thestudy tour by asking many questions and taking photos in frontof the buildings that they learned about.
The visit was a great learning experience for the students involved and promises great things in the future of the student
exchange program between our universities.

For Our Partner Institutions:
Are you or your students thinking of making a visit to the Doshisha campus? The International Center canarrange such activities as discussion sessions, a cultural exchange party, and a campus tour. If you are interested, please contact us at ji-kksai@mail.doshisha.ac.jp at least two months in advance. We also haveaccommodations on campus at a reasonable price. We are looking forward to your visit!

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Graduate School of Engineering Student Finalist inBest Presentation by a Young Researcher Competition
Naoyuki Kurusu (Motion and Vibration Control Laboratory Course, Department of Mechanical Engineering, Graduate School of Engineering)
was named a Finalist at the WWLS (Welfare, Well-being, Life Support)
2010 competition for the Best Presentation by a Young Researcher,organized by the Japan Society of Mechanical Engineers, the Society ofLife Support Technology and the Japanese Society for Well-being
Science and Assistive Technology, held at Osaka University September
18th through 20th, 2010. This award, which has the aim of nurturing
young researchers, is offered to researchers under the age of 35 who
present excellent research content, as well as accurately and effectively
expressing it through writing, tables and figures. Kurusu's research
represents a significant contribution to the field of medical and welfare
apparatus in advancing the technology for improving the functionality of
prosthetic hands.
Title of the Presentation: Prosthetic Hand Control Using the Motion Discrimination Method
Authors: Nobutaka Tsujiuchi, Takayuki Koizumi, Naoyuki Kurusu

Doshisha Students Receive OGIS-RI Software Challenge Award 2010
On October 13th, the final selection for the OGIS-RI Software
Challenge Award 2010: "Using the Blue Button…Let's create
exciting and challenging software!” - was made at a major
software development company, OGIS-RI Co., Ltd.. The following Doshisha students were recognized for their achievements:[First-prize winners] (Prize money: 500,000 yen)・OSO
Ryota SASAKI (Knowledge Engineering and Computer Science Course, Graduate School of Engineering)
Yu OKADA (Knowledge Engineering and Computer Science Course, Graduate School of Engineering)
Atsuki OSAMURA (Knowledge Engineering and Computer Science Course, Graduate School of Engineering)[Second-prize winners] (Prize money: 200,000 yen)・MI3
Yusuke IMAI (Department of Intelligent Information Engineering and Science, Faculty of Science and Engineering)
Yuki ISHIKAWA (Department of Information Systems Design, Faculty of Science and Engineering)
Motoki TANAKA (Department of Economics, Faculty of Economics)
Yasutomo IMAIRI (Department of Information Systems Design, Faculty of Science and Engineering)
The contest was started this year by OGIS-RI Co., Ltd., targeting students enrolled in high schools, colleges oftechnology, universities and graduate schools, in order to solicit unique and innovative ideas for software (ITsystem) using "Blue Button" as a user interface.

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ROCA K.K.-Doshisha & Kyoto University TeamReaches the Finals at IBTEC 2010
A virtual ”high-tech venture,” ROCA K.K., comprised of eight students from
Doshisha and Kyoto Universities, became the first-ever team from Japan toadvance to the finals in a business plan contest called the 6th Intel+UC
Berkeley Technology Entrepreneurship Challenge (IBTEC), held on November 18th at the University of California,Berkeley. This contest started in
2005, jointly hosted by Intel Corporation and UC Berkeley, where undergraduate and graduate school students from all over the world make aventure company and present high-tech-based business plans. This year
27 teams from 20 countries – the winners of preliminary contests among
60 countries -- gathered, and out of these 8 teams from 8 countries made it
to the finals. The other Japanese team, from Tokyo University, failed to make it past the semi-final stage. The overall
winner was OsComp Systems(OCS) of Pontificia University in the Dominican Republic.
ROCA K.K. was created mainly from among the participants of the Science & Techno-Entrepreneurship Program set
up seven years ago by Professor Eichi Yamaguchi of the Institute for Technology, Enterprise and Competitiveness at
Doshisha University, with the support of the Advanced Scientific Technology and Management Research Instituteof KYOTO (ASTEM). The participants included two students of the Doshisha University Global MBA Courseand three
students from theDivision of Physics at the Faculty of Science, two from the Graduate School of Engineering, andone from the Graduate School of Management at Kyoto University,
ROCA stands for “Research Organization for Catharsis of Aqua,” but also means “filtration” in Japanese. Taking
advantage of the nature of thin aluminum or silicon plates which periodically form dense holes of uniform diameter
less than tens of nm through a special oxidation reaction, ceramic plates which can remove not only viruses but also
salt from sea water can be produced by depositing thin ceramic films on the surface of the plates and minimizing thediameter to its absolute limit. With this as a core technology, they produced extremely long-lasting filters (compared
to existing polymer filters) at very low pressure, for a sea water desalination plant, providing drinking water at low costto areas worldwide which suffer from water shortages.
Upon their return ,the eight students of ROCA K.K gave a presentation at the Kyoto Presidents' Club and the Japan
Association of Corporate Executives, as well as Doshisha University and Kyoto University. It is hoped that they will
provide a creative spark for Japan, which appears to have lost some of its spirit of challenge over the years, as borneout by statistics showing that the country currently has the fewest number of entrepreneurs in the world in percentage
terms.

Harue Inui (Graduate School of Engineering)
Receives IEICE Student Incentive Award
Harue Inui of the High-frequency Engineering Laboratory (Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Graduate School of Engineering) was awarded a 2010 General ConferenceElectronics Society Student Incentive Award by the Institute of Electronics, Information
and Communication Engineers (IEICE) at their Society Conference 2010, held on September 15, 2010,
The Institute of Electronics, Information and Communication Engineers started out as the"Second-part Research Society" of the Electrotechnical Laboratory, at the Ministry ofCommunications in May, 1911. At present, IEICE is one of the leading and largest academic societies in the field of engineering, comprising four societies (Engineering
Science, Communications, Electronics, and Information and Systems) and the Human
Communication Engineering Group.
Inui's research, entitled "A Waveguide Filter with Multiple Attenuation Poles Using
Slot-loaded Patches", was selected among a number of presentations made at the General Conference 2010. Her
novel idea, to construct low-loss microwave circuits using an ultra-thin structure and excellent transmission performances, was highly regarded by the judges.

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Doshisha University’s overseas offices were established in order to further promote more rapid and effective internationalization. We mainly use them to implement public relations activities to increase the profile of Doshisha University, while at the same making the most of characteristics unique to each locale. In addition, we are undertaking
various efforts to recruit overseas students, support our students while they are studying overseas, and provide
on-site support to members of our faculties while they are overseas.

Taipei, Taiwan

Beijing, P. R. China

Address : Doshisha Taiwan Officec/o DSS-CLOVER International Co.
6F-15, No. 57, Chong-Qing S. Rd.
10045 Taipei, Taiwan
Tel: +886-2-2331-1278
Fax: +886-2-2331-1397
Email: ji-int24@mail.doshisha.ac.jp

Address : Doshisha Beijing Office
Room #306, Qiushilou Building
Renmin University of China
59 Zhongguancun Street, Haidian District
Beijing, 100872 P.R.China
Tel/Fax: +86-10-6251-5916
Email: ji-int23@mail.doshisha.ac.jp

London, United Kingdom

Hanoi, Vietnam

Address : Doshisha London Officec/o Daiwa Foundation Japan House
13/14 Cornwall Terrace, London
NW1 4QP U.K.
Tel: +44-77-4892-5687
Email: ji-int21@mail.doshisha.ac.jp

Address : Doshisha-Vietnam Cooperative Office
4F Polymer Centre
D1 Building – Hanoi University of Technology
1st Dai Co Viet Road – Hanoi, Vietnam
Tel: +84-4-3623-1276
Email: ji-int22@mail.doshisha.ac.jp

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81Message from the Associate Director of International Center

One of the highlights of thisyear’s “Kohaku” New Year’s
Eve program was when thesinger who played Sakamoto
Ryoma in the national network’s Sunday night drama
cut his long hair onstage, signifying the end of his year-longinhabitation of the role of ahistorical personage who continues to capture the imagination of young and old alikehere in Japan. Of course, because Sakamoto was assassinated at the age of thirty-three, it is easier to have himmean many things for many people, but the fact remainsthat this member of the lower ranks of the samurai recognized that in order for Japan to be strong, it needed to end
its historical isolation. What is more, Sakamoto, who wore
his samurai robes with western leather shoes, showed that it
is possible to achieve an international vision while remaining
uncompromisingly “Japanese.” This is likewise true of Niijima Jo, his contemporary and Doshisha’s founder, who also
passionately believed that the best way to safeguard Japanese culture was by opening up to the outside world. It is
no coincidence, perhaps, that the role of Sakamoto is always played by a Doshisha student in Kyoto’s annual Festival of the Ages.

In my twenty years at Doshisha University, as an instructor, and more recently as an Associate Director of
the International Center, I have helped prepare many
students to study abroad, and have taught many of themwhen they returned to Japan. I can confidently say thata semester or more of study in a foreign country is thehighlight and crowning achievement of a well-spent undergraduate career. Returning students bring withthem a new confidence that comes not only from linguistic competence, but from having expanded their networks across the world and having seen for themselves
what “the world standard” is.
How to reconcile this continuing admiration for Sakamoto with the fact that nationwide, declining numbers ofyoung Japanese are choosing to study abroad? Icannot answer this question, but it is my hope that thisparadox signifies that Japan will nevertheless continue
to internationalize, and that Doshisha University will play
an important role in that.

Susanna Pavloska, Ph. D.
Associate Professor, Institute for Language and Culture
Associate Director of the International Center

Greetings from Center for Japanese Language and Culture
Dear Partners
The Center for Japanese Language and Culture is incharge of affairs such as welcoming all international
students coming to Doshisha University, giving educational support by establishing and providing academic
programs, and life support, and also operating short term
programs for our partner institutions visiting fromabroad.
It is our pleasure to help international students frommany different countries to live, pursue their studies, andexperience personal growth in Kyoto, an important repository of Japanese tradition and culture.
Best Wishes,
The Center for Japanese Language and Culture
Staff
Great Voyage is published by the International Center at Doshisha University.
Please direct Inquiries to:
The Office of International Center, Doshisha University
Karasuma-Higashi-iru, Imadegawa-dori, Kamigyo-ku, Kyoto 602-8580 Japan
Tel: +81 (0) 75-251-3260
Fax: +81 (0) 75-251-3057 Email: ji-kksai@mail.doshisha.ac.jp

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