Vol.182019
Vol.18January
Jan 2019
CONTENTS
News.......................................................1-5
Overseas Offices ...................................... 6
Greetings .................................................. 7

News
Karate Club’s Natsuki Shimizu (third year, Faculty of Health and Sports Science) andKanako Oryu (second year, Faculty of Commerce) win the 2018 FISU World University
Karate Championship!
Karate Club’s Natsuki Shimizu (third year, Faculty of Health and Sports Science) won the 2018 FISU World University
Karate Championship in the category of Female Kata Individual and Kanako Oryu (second year, Faculty of Commerce)
Female Kumite in the –68 kg class!
Comments from Kanako Oryu (second year, Faculty of Commerce):
This is my first time to win an international championship and I’m very
happy about this result.
I have participated in international competitions several times before, but I
was overwhelmed by the difference in physique and tactics in the match
between Japanese athletes and foreign athletes and couldn’t produce a goodresult.
But because this competition was held in Japan and I was supported andencouraged by a lot of people, I was able to attend the competition feelingrelaxed.
Winning this championship has given me confidence, so I hope to put what
I learned from this experience into practice in my future competitions.
I want to become a better
athlete and want to giveback to everyone for theirsupport.

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The results of research on the mechanism of controlling the biological clock by carbon
monoxide (CO) gas was published in a paper.
Carbon monoxide (CO), a toxic gas, is generated in a living body in very small
quantities, which is thought to have various physiological functions. The researchgroup lead by Associate Professor Kitagishi of the Department of Molecular
Chemistry and Biochemistry, Faculty of Science and Engineering has clarified therelationship between CO and the biological clock using a their uniquely developedchemical compound called hemoCD. hemoCD is a substance that can selectively capture CO existing in a living body.
Mice administered with this substance enter a state of reduced CO in the body. Compared to non-administered mice, inthe body of the administered mice, great disturbances in the manifestation rhythms of the clock gene group, which
controls the biological clock, was observed. The biological clock is an important biological system for maintaining thehealthy state of a living organism. And this is why the clarification of its mechanism at molecular level is pursued. This
research has revealed that CO, a toxic gas, is a gas molecule required in a living body to control the biological clock.
Title: Circadian clock disruption by selective removal of endogenous carbon monoxide
Journal: Scientific Reports (10.1038/s41598-018-30425-6)
Authors:
Saika Minegishi(Doctoral Programs, Applied Chemistry, Graduate School of Science and Engineering, Doshisha University)
Ikuko Saue (Professor, Faculty of Life and Environmental Sciences, Kyoto Prefectural University)
Shigeru Negi (Associate Professor, Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Doshisha Women's College of Liberal Arts)

Koji Kano (Professor Emeritus, Doshisha University)
Hiroaki Kitagishi (Associate Professor, Faculty of Science and Engineering, Doshisha University)

Society for the Advancement of Socio-Economics Meets for the First Time in Japan.
For four days from Friday, June 22 through Monday 25, 2018, the annual
meeting of the Society for the Advancement of Socio-Economics (SASE) was
held at Doshisha University’s Imadegawa Campus. Professor Masayo Fujimotoof the Faculty of Social Studies (Chairperson of the Executive Committee) andAssistant Professor Sayaka Sakoda of the Faculty of Economics (ViceChairperson of the Executive Committee) were involved in the management ofthe conference.
The SASE meeting is a huge academic conference in the social sciences field,with the venue previously alternating between Europe and the U.S. Having
announced its 30th Anniversary Conference would be the first held in Asia, theSociety met for the first time outside the West here at Doshisha University inKyoto. During the event period, around 1,000 people, more than the 800
attending the previous meeting in Lyon, France, assembled in Kyoto andparticipated in the conference. At the meeting, discussions about issues such as inequality brought about byglobalization were held though various approaches and a research network between participants was created,making the conference extremely meaningful. The success of the conference held at Doshisha University may leadthe organization to consider Asia as a regular venue for future conferences.

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Madoka Takahara Specially Appointed Assistant of Organization for Research
Initiatives and Development Receives Special Award from Cooperative Partner at2018 Innovation Generation Award.
Innovation program of the Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications held its Innovation AwardCeremony on October 24, and Specially Appointed Assistant Madoka Takahara (Organization for Research
Initiatives and Development / Faculty of Science and Engineering) received a Special Award from a
Cooperative Partner.
The Innovation program aims to support people seeking innovative, ambitious solutions with great potential
to information and communication technology (ICT) research and development challenges, with the purposeof producing breakthrough global-scale value in the ICT field.
Specially Appointed Assistant Madoka Takahara received a Special
Award from a Cooperative Partner in the category of the Generation
Award, the segment that grants awards for “a small, but aninteresting idea that nobody had thought of,” “a special andexcellent technology you do not know how best to use” and “a theme
that you found and want to achieve.”Prof. Yong Yin Awarded Honorable Mention by Journal of Operations Management

The Details of the Award Received:

The Generation Award Segment of the 2018
Innovation Program
Congratulations
to Doshisha Business School's Professor Yong Yin,A Special Award from a Cooperative PartnerInc.)who (Nextwelhas been
awarded a Jack Meredith Best Paper Award“The Possibility of Improving QualityofLife
forPhysicallyHonorable Mention by the Journal of Operations Management at
Handicapped People through Distance Education”
the 2018 Academy of Management in Chicago for his paper “Lessonsfrom seru production on manufacturing competitively in a high cost
Recipients of the Generation Awards environment.”
for the 2018 Innovation
The Journal of Operations Management ranks
Programnumber one of journals in the area of Operations and Technology
Management in the Association of Business Schools Academic Journal Guide
with the highest impact factor (according to the JCR database). Only threepapers published in 2017 were recognized with Best Paper awards.
In his paper, Professor Yin completed a robust analysis of the Seru Production
System and scientifically and systematically compared Seru with the Toyota
Production System and many other production systems. In his research, heproved that the Seru Production System was the most responsive production

system among all production systems. His findings are especially important in our contemporary fastchanging world, where responsiveness is crucial to business success. Research on Seru is highly valued andhas a very significant role in being able to guide actual production in the business world. The research
conducted by Professor Yin not only helps managers understand the responsiveness of production systems,
but also to open their minds to options beyond the dominant Toyota Production System.

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News
Report: “Let’s Try Iaido!” (presented by SIED)On December 22th (Saturday), SIED and Doshisha Iaido club co-hosted“Let’s Try Iaido!” at the Dojo within Davis Memorial Auditorium inKyotanabe Campus. This event was organized to allow international
students learn about the culture of Iaido, a Japanese martial arts, andget some first-hands experience.
In the event, the participants got to wear the Dougi, the official uniform
for Iaido, to allow them to fully immerse themselves in the sports.
Firstly, they watch the members of the Iaido club demonstrate one of
the basic moves of Iaido. Following that, the participants were split into
2 groups, where the members of the Iaido club guided and imparted
some of their own knowledge to the participants. Once the participants
had sufficient practice, they had a mini-demonstration to show off what
they had learned. Finally, they had the opportunity to watch theperformance by the members of the Iaido club, which won them thechampionship for the group category at the National Competition thisyear, first-hand.
SIED are constantly striving to hold various kinds of interesting events

Report: “Learn Sumo Culture” (presented by SIED)

for the enjoyment of both local and foreign students. We look forward
to seeing you all at our future events!

On November 17th (Sat), SIED and Doshisha sumo club cohosted ”Learn Sumo Culture” at Sumo Dojo, on KyotanabeCampus. This event was held to learn about the culture of sumo
wrestling, the national sport in Japan.
In the event, the participants visited the sumo Dojo and saw thepractice of the sumo club members. The sumo wrestlers
introduced their daily training menu and showed simulated
games to the participants. The international students wereexcited to see the games and enjoyed taking pictures. Some ofthem stepped onto the sumo ring and experienced sumo training
with the sumo club members. The participants could learn sumo
action and culture. After experiencing Sumo wrestling, theytasted sumo wrestler’s original hot pod dish, Chankonabe. The
participants enjoyed the dishes and conversation with the Sumoclub members. Some international students said “I’m happy totry sumo wrestling!”, “Chankonabe was really tasty!”
SIED is constantly striving to hold various kinds of interesting
events for the enjoyment of both local and international students.
We look forward to seeing you all at our future events!

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Doshisha University’s overseas offices were established in order to further promote its rapid and effective
internationalization. At our overseas offices, we are implementing mainly public relations activities to increase theprofile of Doshisha University, while at the same time making the most of the characteristics unique to each office. Inaddition, 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

Seoul, Korea

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 Seoul Office＃408, YMCA
Jongno 69, Jongno-gu,Seoul, Korea 03164
Tel: +82-2-732-7704
Email: ji-int28@mail.doshisha.ac.jp

Tübingen, Germany
Address : Tübingen University
Keplerstraße 2, Raum 108
72074 Tübingen Deutschland
Email: ji-int38@mail.doshisha.ac.jp

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5Greetings from the Institute for the Liberal Arts
Greetings from the Institute for the Liberal Arts Office!
We hope that you had a wonderful New Year holiday.
In April 2011, the Institute for the Liberal Arts (ILA) welcomed twenty students as the first cohort into the four-year
undergraduate degree program delivered entirely in English. In September 2018, the eighth cohort will be graduating from
Doshisha University with a B.A. in Liberal Arts.
Over the past years, the ILA has continued to diversify as we now have about 220 students from more than 40 countries. Everystudent has a myriad of talents and interests which together contribute to our special learning community here in the heart ofKyoto.
We are planning to release our new Application Guide by May 2019
on our website at: http://ila.doshisha.ac.jp/admissions.
We hope you will visit our website and find out more about our program.
Best wishes for 2019, and please do stop by our office for a visit.
Warm regards,The Institute for the Liberal Arts Office

Application requirements■ First-Year Student Application
Applicants should satisfy one of the following
requirements by the time of enrollment at Doshisha
University:
1) Applicants should have completed twelve years ofschool education (including successful graduation froman accredited high school).
2) Applicants should possess a university entrance
qualification such as the International Baccalaureate,Abitur, or French Baccalaureate and be at least 18 yearsof age.
3) Applicants should have completed twelve years ofeducation at a WASC, CIS or ACSI accredited
international school and be at least 18 years of age.
4) Applicants should have graduated from a high school
accredited by the Japan Ministry of Education, Culture,Sports, Science and Technology.
■ Third-Year Transfer Student Application
In addition to one of the four requirements stated above
for first-year applicants, third-year transfer applicantsshould satisfy one of the following requirements.
1) Applicants should have completed or be expected tocomplete two full academic years at ONE
undergraduate degree-conferring institution as aregular student by the time of enrollment at DoshishaUniversity.
2) Applicants should have graduated from a two-yearcollege or be expected to graduate by the time ofenrollment at Doshisha University.

■ English Proficiency
Applicants need to provide one of the test scores listed
below to verify their English language proficiency. Please
note submission is optional for native speakers of English
and applicants with 12 or more years of education inEnglish.
- TOEFL® iBT: 85 or above- IELTS Academic Module: 6.5 or above- ACT Combined English/Writing (Writing Test Score): 22or above- Old SAT Critical Reading and Writing sections 510 orabove- New SAT Redesigned SAT Reading Test 28 and Writing &Language Test 29 or above■ We are looking for
applicants who have an excellent secondary school
record. However, over and beyond a high GPA andoutstanding standardized exam scores (typically students
accepted to the ILA have an IB score of 32 or above, and aSAT score of about 1200 or above, an ACT score of around25 or above, or three GCE A levels), most importantly welook for applicants who demonstrate a passion for theLiberal Arts Program with an obvious and strong potential
for contributing to the intellectual and social life of theInstitute.

Admission Procedure*In principle, scholarships are applicable to students on a college student visa

Great Voyage is published by the International Center at Doshisha University.
Please direct Enquiries to:
Office of International Affairs, 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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