JSAC 98
PRELIMINARY PROGRAM:
11th Annual Conference of the Japan Studies Association of Canada
University of Northern British Columbia, 2-3 October 1998

"Japan After the Economic Miracle: In Search of NewDirections"
NB - All activities will take place in the Conference Centre (CC) on the UNBC campus in
Prince George, unless otherwise indicated.

FRIDAY, 2 OCTOBER 1998
9:30 am

Registration (outside CC Rm. 6-205/211)

10:15 amWelcome and Opening Remarks (CC Rm. 6-205/211)

10:30 am-12 noon
205/211)

Panel I: Social and Cross-Cultural Issues (CC Rm. 6-Chair: Lawrence T. Woods (UNBC)
K. Victor Ujimoto (Guelph)"The Aging Japanese Society: Human Resource Management inTransition"David W. Edgington (UBC)"Improving the Quality of Life in Japanese Cities"
Yoko Ishii (Calgary)"Yanagita Kunio in Search of New Directions: Japanese Immigrant
Womenin Canada"

12:15-1:45 pm

Luncheon (CC Rm. 6-205/211)

Keynote Speaker: Carin Holroyd (Bishop's)

"Breaking into the Japanese Market: Canadian Companies andthe Challenge of Doing Business in Japan"
Ms. Holroyd is completing her PhD at the University of Waikato inNew Zealand. In 1997/98, she was the recipient of a Japanese
Ministryof Foreign Affairs research grant through a program sponsored byJSAC.
2:00-3:30 pm
6-205/211)

Panel II: Foreign Policy and International Issues (CC Rm.

Chair: James Morrison (St. Mary's)
Laure Paquette (Lakehead)"Japan's Strategic Position in East Asia: Analysis and Prospects
inthe 2+4 Context"
Robert Bedeski (Victoria)"Rethinking Japanese National Defense After the Cold War: From
Comprehensive to Human Security"
Don Munton (UNBC)"Making and Managing Hazardous Waste in Japan"
3:45-5:45 pm

Campus/Local Tour

6:30-7:00 pm

Reception (Dining Hall/Cafeteria, Upper Level)(Hosts: UNBC's Economics and International StudiesPrograms)
7:00-9:00 pm

Dinner (Dining Hall/Cafeteria, Upper Level)
Keynote Speaker: TBA

SATURDAY, 3 OCTOBER 1998
8:30 amRegistration (outside CC Rm. 6-205/211)

9:00-10:30 am

Panel III: Teaching About Japan (Agora Rm. 7-150)
Chair: Hiroe Wood (UNBC)

Kyung-Hee Lynn (UBC)"History of Japanese Language Education at UBC, 1956-1996"
Rebecca Chau (UBC) and Yuko Shibata (UBC)"Teaching Japanese to a Multicultural Student Population"
Wenran Jiang (Alberta), Norio Ota (York) and X. Jie Yang (Calgary)"Teaching Japan with Power of Computer/Network/InternetTechnology"

10:45 am-12:15 pm

Panel IV: Japanese Politics (Agora Rm. 7-150)

Chair: Carin Holroyd (Bishop's)
Akira Kubota (Windsor)"Contemporary Japanese Party Politics: Old Wine in a New Bottle?"
Agar Adamson (Acadia)"The Continued Hegemony of the LDP"
Toyomasa Fuse (York)"Scandals and Suicide: Some Remarks on the Recent Incidents inJapan(Torn Chrysanthemum Curtain?)"12:30-2:00 pm

Luncheon (CC Rm. 6-205/211)

Keynote Speaker: Leslie Hoy(Fuji Research Institute Corp., Tokyo)"Postgraduate Study in Japan: Choosing Challenges"
Born and raised in Prince George, Dr. Hoy is a UVic graduate.

InMarchof this year, he became the first Canadian to receive a PhD from
Hitotsubashi University in Tokyo, having earlier received an MAfromthe same school.
2:15-3:45 pm

Panel V: Business Issues (CC Rm. 6-205/211)

Chair: Laure Paquette (Lakehead)Charles Beaupre (St. Mary's)"Changing Behaviour Patterns of Japanese Consumers"
Terry Urasaki (Calgary)"Restoring the Legitimacy of Japanese Business: Can Good Economics
Make Good Ethics Easier?"
Ken Coates (UNB at Saint John)"Making Up for Lost Time: Japan and the Digital Revolution"
4:00-5:30 pm

Panel VI: The Japanese Economy (CC Rm. 6-205/211)

Chair: Paul Bowles (UNBC)John Price (Victoria)"Fordism and Crisis in Japan: An Historical Perspective"

Kenneth G. Henshall (Waikato, NZ)"A Superpower on Trial: Testing Japan's Skills in a New Age"
Brian MacLean (Laurentian)"The East Asian Currency Crisis: A Refutation of the Japanese
Model?"

5:45-6:30 pm

1998 JSAC Business Meeting (CC Rm. 6-205/211)

7:00-9:00 pm

Closing Dinner (at an off-campus site TBA)
Keynote Speaker: TBA

DEADLINE FOR SUBMISSION OF REGISTRATION FORM AND REGISTRATION FEE:
10 SEPTEMBER 1998
JSAC98 Registration Form
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