Japan

This course discusses marketing issues faced by global companies. The course starts by defining what are marketing, (national) culture, and internationalization, before moving to the concrete steps of the internationalization process.

This courses examines how speech learning changes over the life span and why earlier is better when it comes to learning to pronounce a second language. Several hypotheses concerning the causes of a foreign accent are investigated and models of second language speech learning are presented. Emphasis is placed on the acquisition of English by adult native speakers of Japanese. Pedagogical implications are addressed throughout and selected techniques for teaching pronunciation, using unfamiliar languages, are demonstrated. The course covers how to analyze spoken samples produced by foreign language learners using scientific and systematic methods based on theories of phonetics and phonology. Students will apply their newly learned skills in analyzing difficult sounds for language learners. Students will also use these skills to develop materials for L2 pronunciation education.

The politics in Western Europe has been in turmoil in the recent years as exemplified by the Brexit and the rise of populist and challenger parties. This course discusses various topics in the field of comparative politics in Western Europe, ranging from the rise of populist and challenger parties, Euroscepticism, increasing electoral volatility across elections, the implications of holding multiple elections including the European ones. This course examines recent events and topics in the theoretical and conceptual framework developed in the field of comparative politics to understand the findings produced in empirical researches.

This course involves involves learning pre-advanced level kanji and vocabulary that pertains to specific fields. The kanji studied in this course are all commonly used in texts related to economics, law, and sociology. Students are instructed to study lists that pertain to their given major in order to acquire a specialized vocabulary that is relevant to their chosen field of study.

This course provides an introduction to the study of modern international relations from the legal point of view. The course is organized in three parts, following the textbook, “International Law for International Relations.” Part I deals with theoretical perspectives on international relations and international law. In Part II, basic concepts and rules of international law are explained, such as sources of international law, statehood, sovereignty, responsibility. In Part III, major topics of contemporary international law and relations are explained and analyzed. A case study approach is used to explain how legal rules are applied. Text: Basak Cali, INTERNATIONAL LAW FOR INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS.

This course discusses Japanese economy from the 1970s to the present. Topics: progress of globalization of the economy, development of information technology, emergence of emerging countries such as BRICs (Brazil, Russia, India, and China), changes in international competition of industries, and structural change, like aging society, in Japanese society.

This class examines modern Japanese history, from the mid-Meiji period to the current day, from the 'margins' of history. The course uses primary source documents from suppressed voices, including political radicals, ethnic and cultural minorities, labor movements, feminist activists and others, while investigating the political and cultural contexts that lead to their marginalization and/or suppression. The course uses a variety of sources, not just history textbooks, as a means of telling and understanding history. The course also discusses the use of primary source documents, fiction, mass media, print culture, and visual culture in understanding and analyzing the past. Assessment: exam (30%), papers (30%), class participation (20%), presentation (20%)

This course introduces the theory, algorithms, and applications of optimization. The optimization methodologies include linear programming, network optimization, integer programming, and decision trees. Topics: applications to logistics, manufacturing, transportation, marketing, project management, finance, and techniques of quantitative analyses for business decisions. Includes a project in which students select and solve a problem in practice.

This course introduces basic concepts, tools and facts to understand international financial markets. The course uses a simple framework to analyze a number of questions that are of current interest - including the recent global financial crisis and monetary policy changes in Japan and other countries.