Japan Studies Association of Canada 2021
Annual Conference (Online)
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Hosted by Tom Waldichuk & Cara Cadre,
Thompson Rivers University, Kamloops, British Columbia, Canada

Conference Schedule (PDT)
Note: Minor program changes will be noted on our website, which is forthcoming. If there are any
questions or changes, please email ccadre@tru.ca or twaldichuk@tru.ca___________________________________________________________________

Day 1: (Friday 1 Oct. 2021)
8:30-9:00AM

Opening Ceremonies
Ms. Sandi Hendry, Métis Elder, Blessing & Land Acknowledgement
Dr. Carin Holroyd, President of JSAC, University of Saskatchewan, Canada
Dr. Mark Wallin, Associate Dean, Thompson Rivers University, Canada
Ms. Yuko Shimizu, Executive Director, The Japan Foundation, Toronto, Canada
Consul General Mr.Takashi Hatori, Consulate General of Japan, Vancouver,Canada

9:00-9:30AM

Keynote Speaker
Akiralympics – Re-examining Tokyo 1940, 1964, and 2020/21
Dr. Christian Tagsold, Institute for Modern Japanese Studies, University ofDüsseldorf, Germany

9:30-10:00 AM

Question and Answer

10:00-10:30 AM

Break

10:30am-12:00 PM Panel 1: Japanese Language Education & History - Chair: N. Ota
N. Ota, York University, Toronto, Canada
Motoki Long-Nozawa, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, Canada
Akiko Sharpe, University of Calgary, Canada
Jacob Kovalio, Carleton University, Ottawa, Canada1

12:00-12:30 PMBreak12:30-2:00 PM

Panel 2: Geography and Tourism - Chair: D. Edgington
David Edgington, Professor Emeritus, University of British Columbia, Vancouver,Canada
Dr. A. Hashimoto, PhD; Dr. D. Telfer, PhD, Brock U., St. Catharine’s, Ontario; &K. Telfer, BA Student, Western U., London, Ontario, Canada
Dr. Natasha Fox, PhD, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, Canada
Ms. A. Danyluk, BA, Kamloops, British Columbia, Canada

2:00-3:00 PMBreak

3:00-4:30 PM

Panel 3A: Japan and Philosophy - Chair: J. Goulding
Prof. J. Goulding, PhD, York University, Toronto, Canada
Mr. John Z. M. Vintila, PhD candidate, York University, Toronto, Canada
Ms. Lakshmi Aysola, PhD candidate, York University, Toronto, Canada
Mr. Christopher Satoor, PhD candidate, York University, Toronto, Canada

3:30-4:30 PM

Panel 3B: The changing footprint of Canada-Japan trade andcommerce -- Canadian Chamber of Commerce in Japan (CCCJ)
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Paul Pryce, Managing Director, Saskatchewan’s Japan Trade and Investment
OfficeMark Raymond, director, trade section, Délégation générale du Québec à Tokyo(Quebec General Delegation in Tokyo)

4:30-4:45 PMBreak

4:45-6:00 PM

Panel 4: Gender (1) - Chair: T. Waldichuk
Prof. Mark Crawford, D. Phil, Athabasca University, Alberta, Canada
Dr. Yuko Shibata, PhD, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, Canada
Ms. Erika Schestak, MA student, York University, Toronto, Canada2

4:45-5:45 PM

Panel 5: Indo-Pacific Security Round Table 1
Japan's Free and Open Indo-Pacific Vision: Balancingaccommodation and security
Prof. Yoichio Sato, Asia Pacific University, Beppu, Japan

Jonathan Berkshire Miller, MacDonald Laurier Institute, Canada
Prof. Akiko Fukushima, Aoyama University, Tokyo, Japan
Stephen Nagy, ICU/ JIIA/ CGAI, Tokyo, Japan

6:00-6:30 PM

Break

6:30-8:30 PM

Social: Gather.Town

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Day 2: (Saturday 2 Oct. 2021)
8:30-10:00 AM

Panel 1: Gender (2) Chair: N. Yabuki-Soh
Ms. Silva Baiton, BA, University of Lethbridge, Lethbridge, Alberta, Canada
Shige Matsui, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, Canada
Dr. Jean-Paul Roy, PhD, Queens University, Kingston, Ontario, Canada
Noriko Yabuki-Soh, PhD, York University, Toronto, Canada

10:00-10:30 AM

Break

10:30AM-12:00 PM Panel 2: Fine Arts and Architecture - Chair: M. Creighton
Prof. Millie Creighton, PhD, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, Canada
Dr. Stephanie M. Hohlios, PhD, University of California, Berkeley, USA
Dr. X. Jie Yang, PhD, University of Calgary, Canada
Dr. Henry Tsang, B.Sc.Arch., M.Arch., PhD, Athabasca University, Alberta,Canada
12:00-12:15 PM

Break

12:15-1:00 PM

Panel 3: Religion and Culture - Chair: J. Goulding
Dr. Sachiyo Kanzaki, PhD, Université du Québec à Montréal, Canada
Mr. M. Bouthillier, PhD candidate, York University, Toronto, Canada

1:00-1:30 PMBreak

1:30-2:00 PM

Keynote speaker
Dr. Noriko Aso, University of California, Santa Cruz, USA

2:00-2:30 PMQuestion and Answer

2:30-3:30 PMAGM

3:30-4:00 PM

BreakProf. Lea Bucknell photo4

4:00-5:00PMPanel 4: Indo-Pacific Security Roundtable 2Canada-Japan cooperation in the Free and Open Indo-Pacific
Jonathan Berkshire Miller, MacDonald Laurier Institute, Canada
Prof. Stephen Nagy, ICU/ JIIA/ CGAI, Tokyo, Japan
Cleo Paskel, Researcher for Foundation for the Defence of Democracy/ChathamHouse, United Kingdom
Professor Hideshi Tokuchi, (GRIPS)/ President of the Research Institute for
Peace Security (RIPS), Tokyo, Japan

5:00-5:15 PMBreak

5:15-6:45 PM

Panel 5A: Hosting the World - Chair: L. Tkach-Kawasaki
Dr. Leslie Tkach-Kawasaki, University of Tsukuba, Tsukuba City, JapanTom Waldichuk, Thompson Rivers University, Kamloops, BC, Canada
Dr. Scott Harrison, PhD, Asia Pacific Foundation, Vancouver, Canada
Ms. R. Gunawan, MA student, University of British Columbia, Vancouver,Canada

5:15-6:45 PM

Panel 5B: Trade and Foreign Policy - Chair: P. Sinclair
Prof. Tony Tai-Ting Liu, National Chung Hsing University, Taiwan
Paul Sinclair, PhD, University of Regina, Saskatchewan, Canada
Ms. Trinh Linh Ha, MA student, International, Christian University, Tokyo, Japan
Ms. Hanh Nguyen, MA, WSD Handa Fellow, Pacific Forum, Honolulu, Hawai’i

6:45-7:15 PM

Break

7:15-8:45 PM

Panel 6: Japan-Canada Relations and Beef - Chair: J. Church
Dr. Carin Holroyd, University of Saskatchewan, Saskatoon, Saskatchewan,
CanadaMr. Jason Butters, PhD student, Columbia University, New York, New York, USA
Dr. John Church PhD, Thompson Rivers University, Kamloops, BC, Canada
Dr. Sreyoshi Dey, PhD, and Dr. Scott Harrison, PhD, Asia Pacific Foundation,Vancouver, Canada
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9:00-9:30 AM

Keynote Speakers
Landscapes of InjusticeProf. Jordan Stanger-Ross, University of Victoria, BC, Canada and Michael Abe,
Project Manager for Landscapes of Injustice, Victoria, BC, Canada

9:30-10:00 AM

Question and Answer

10:00-10:30 AM

Break

10:30-11:00 AM

Keynote Speaker
Art of printmaking: process and aesthetics
Prof. Yuji Hiratsuka, Oregon State University, Corvalis, Oregon, USA

11:00-11:30 AM

Question and Answer11:30-12:00 PM

Japanese Flute Music

12:00-12:30 PM

Conference Wrap Up

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