This article is written by our Editorial Board, consisting of David Daigneault, Grace Choi, Yeji Kim, Peter Ma, Farryzki Noor Thoriq, Tyler Carriaga Foreword As 2024, the “year of elections” has ended, our editorial committee […]
On April 13, the Centre for the Study of Global Japan, the Asian Institute, and the Asia Pacific Foundation of Canada hosted a webinar discussing the future of Asian economic and political relations after the […]
On March 12, 2021, the Centre for the Study of Global Japan at the Munk School of Global Affairs held a seminar titled “Help (Not) Wanted: Immigration Politics in Japan.” Moderated by Dr. Phillip Lipscy […]
On February 3rd, 2021, the Asian Institute at the Munk School of Global Affairs, in cooperation with the Centre for the Study of Korea and the East Asian Studies Department at the University of Toronto, […]
Abstract: After Japan’s surrender in World War II, its political system faced many changes. With the help of the United States, Japan rewrote their Constitution, changing the way the Prime Minister was selected and voting eligibility […]
On March 4, 2020, the Munk School of Global Affairs hosted a panel presentation entitled “Japan: Leader in Climate Change?” on the topic of Japan’s contemporary climate change policy challenges and possible solutions. This event […]
Abstract: There is a multiplicity of narratives in Japan about WWII, each of which casts wartime Japan in a different light – typically as either victim or aggressor. This paper examines these differing narratives in […]
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