Hitotsubashi University

Why do people believe in conspiracy theories, hold on to misinformed beliefs even in the face of mounting evidence to the contrary, and/or spread rumors that may have little basis in fact? This course explores case studies of the causes, consequences, and tenacity of misinformation. Students able to think about understanding such situations and possible approaches to combat them

This is an introductory course on international migration. The course explores various issues and challenges that come with growing migration today, focusing on multiculturalism, policy issues, racial and ethnic relations, social inequality, identities, xenophobia and nationalism. While taking a global, comparative approach, the course focuses on Japan, along with other industrial countries, such as the US, the UK, and South Korea. Through lectures, discussions, videos, and other class activities (e.g., guest speakers and field visits), the course collectively examine who migrates; why and how immigrants assimilate and integrate, and how states try to control immigration.

This course is for students with little to no prior experience studying Japanese. The course teaches kana, basic grammar, vocabulary, and kanji necessary for communicating in one's daily life in Japan. Furthermore, the course provides opportunities to develop the four skills of reading, listening, speaking, and writing. 

This is a class for advanced Japanese language learners to freely express their own subjective thoughts through writing. It provides training to write appropriate sentences according to the purpose of the text (content, reader, etc.). The class provides opportunities for students to express their own thoughts and ideas about the given assignments in writing.