JAPAN SOCIAL SCIENCES ASSOCIATION OF CANADA (JSSAC)ASSOCIATION CANADIENNE DES SPECIALISTES ENSCIENCES SOCIALES SUR LE JAPON (ACSSSJ)First Meeting, October 6-8, 1988, Montreal

SPONSORED BY
The Japan Foundation
Consulate General of Japan in Montreal
Department of External Affairs, Canada
Faculty of Graduate Studies and Research
Faculty of Arts
Faculty of Management
McGill University

Organizing Committee:
Fumiko Ikawa-Smith, McGill University: 398-4296, 6741
Bernard Bernier, Universit de Montr al: 343-7331
Mailing Address:
c/o Department of Anthropology, McGill University
855 Sherbrooke Street West, Montr al, Qu bec, H3A 2T7

Thursday, October 6
20:30 - 22:30

REGISTRATION AND WELCOME RECEPTION
La Citadelle Hotel
410 Sherbrooke Street West, Montreal

Friday, October 7"Chardonnay" Conference RoomLa Citadelle, 410 Sherbrooke St. W.

9:00 - 10:40
11:00 - 12:30
14:00 - 15:20
15:40 - 17:00

SESSION I: ANTHROPOLOGYSESSION II: SOCIOLOGY/INDUSTRIAL RELATIONSSESSION III: POLITICAL SCIENCESESSION IV: MANAGEMENT/ADMINISTRATIVE STUDIES

18:00 - 19:00

CASH BAR, Faculty Club, McGill University
3450 McTavish Street

17:00 -BANQUET, Faculty Club, McGill University
3450 McTavish Street

Saturday, October 8

Room 301, Bronfman Building, McGill Univ.
1001 Sherbrooke Street West

9:00 - 10:20
10:40 - 12:00
14:00 - 15:20
15:40 - 17:00

SESSION V: ECONOMICSSESSION VI: ECONOMICS GEOGRAPHYSESSION VII: ROUNDTABLE DISCUSSION
BUSINESS MEETING

19:30 -BUFFET SUPPER
3955 Ramezay Avenue, Montreal (935-6045)

Friday, October 7 "Chardonnay" Conference RoomLa Citadelle
9:00

OPENING ADDRESS byDr. D.L. Johnston, Principal andVice-Chancellor, McGill University

9:20 - 10:40 SESSION I: ANTHROPOLOGY
Chaired by:Professor Shuichi Nagata
University of Toronto

Presentation by:Professor Margaret Lock
Department of Anthropology, and Department of Humanities andSocial Studies in Medicine, McGill University"A Nation at Risk: Interpretations of School Refusalin Japan"
Comments by: Professor Dennis Dicks
Department of Education, Concordia University
10:40 - 11:00[Coffee Break]

11:00 - 12:30 SESSION II: SOCIOLOGY/INDUSTRIAL RELATIONS
Chaired by:Professor Kazuo Kusano, Concordia University

Presentation by:Professor Motohiro Morishima
Faculty of Business Administration,
Simon Fraser University"Information Sharing and Collective Bargaining Effectiveness in Japan: Do JointConsultative Committees Help?"
Comments by: Professor Michael Smith
Department of Sociology, McGill University
Professor Takao Kato
Department of Economics, Queen's University-1-Friday, October 7 (Continued)
12:30 - 14:00

Lunch

14:00 - 15:20

SESSION III: POLITICAL SCIENCE "Chardonnay",
La Citadelle

Chaired by:Professor Terry McGee
University of British Columbia

Presentation by:Professor Lonnie Carlile
Department of Political Science,
University of British Columbia"Origins of the Post-War Zaikai: A Tentative Historical and Political Assessment ofIts Significance"
Comments by: Professor Michael Donnelly
Department of Political Science
University of TorontoProfessor Barbara Brooks
Centre for East Asian Studies
McGill University
15:20 - 15:40[Coffee Break]

15:40 - 17:00

SESSION IV: MANAGEMENT/ADMINISTRATIVE STUDIES

Chaired by:Professor Frank Langdon
University of British Columbia

Presentation by:Professor Richard Wright
Faculty of Management, McGill University"Japan's Global Competition in Financial Services"
Comments by: Professor Keizo Nagatani, Department of Economics, University of British
Columbia
Mr. Roland Laliberte', Royal Bank of Canada-2-Friday, October 7 (Continued)
18:00 - 19:00

Cash Bar, Faculty Club, McGill University
3450 McTavish Street

19:00 -BANQUET, Faculty Club, McGill University
Mistress of Ceremony: Professor Audrey Kobayashi
McGill University
Address by: Dr. Klaus Pringsheim
President, Canada Japan Trade Council"Emerging Policies of the Takeshita Government"

Saturday, October 8 Room 301, Bronfman Building
Faculty of Management, McGill University
9:00 - 10:20

SESSION V: ECONOMICS

Chaired by:Professor Harry Nishio
University of Toronto

Presentation by:Professor Kazuharu Kiyono
Faculty of Economics
Gakushuin University"Market Structure and Japanese Export Prices: An Industrial-organization
Approach to Export Prices"
Comments by:Professor Tomohiko Sekine
Department of Economics, York University
Professor David Blenkhorn
School of Business and Economics
Wilfrid Laurier University

10:20 - 10:40[Coffee Break]-3-Saturday, October 8 (Continued)
10:40 - 12:00

SESSION VI: ECONOMIC GEOGRAPHY
Room 301, Bronfman Bldg. McGill University

Chaired by:Professor Hiroshi Tanaka
University of Lethbridge

Presentation by:Professor David W. Edginton
Department of Geography
University of British Columbia"Strategies for Technology Development in JapaneseCities and Regions"
Comments by: Professor Tamiko Kurihara
Dept. of Political Science, York University
Professor Rodolphe De Koninck
De'partement de Geographie, Universite' Laval
12:00 - 14:00

Lunch

14:00 - 15:20

SESSION VII: ROUNDTABLE DISCUSSION
Room 301, Bronfman Bldg., McGill University

Organized by: Professor Bernard Bernier
Universite de Montreal
Panelists:

Professor Keith Hay, Dept. of Economics, Carleton University
Professor Kazuo Kusano, Dept. of Sociology, Concordia University
Professor Vadanand, Faculty of Management, University of Manitoba

15:20-15:40[Coffee Break]

15:40 - 17:00

BUSINESS MEETING: FUTURE OF THE ASSOCIATION
Room 301, Bronfman Bldg., McGill University

Chaired by:Professor Fumiko Ikawa-Smith
McGill University-4-