Keio University

This course is designed for students who have some experience learning Japanese. The course aims to enhance listening and speaking skills through teaching and practice of vocabulary and expressions needed for everyday conversation. 

This course is designed for students learning Japanese for the first time. The course focuses on the acquisition of grammar and sentence patterns based on the textbook Elementary Japanese for Academic Purposes Vol.1 (Lesson 1 to 6). Students must understand hiragana before taking this course.

This course acquaints students with an improved understanding of the key disciplines of environmental economics pertaining to the study of the relationships between the economy and the environment. It equips students with the practical knowledge of environmental economic principles, environmental sciences and other related disciplines in managing the environment-economy relationships towards achieving a more resource-efficient and environmentally sustainable economy for the benefit of society. This takes the course to an extensive range of studies covering the connection between the economics of ecosystem services, ecosystem multifunctionality and environmental value which integrally linked to resource efficient economy and human welfare; the relationship between economic use of the natural system and environmental externality; market mechanism; environmental and resource conservation; cost-benefit analysis; valuation techniques and their limitations, among other subjects of interest.

This course is designed for students learning Japanese for the first time. The course focuses on the acquisition of grammar and sentence patterns based on the textbook Elementary Japanese for Academic Purposes Vol.1 (Lesson 1 to 6). Students must understand hiragana before taking this course.

This course examines the “pre-modern period” of Japan from its origins in the Jomon Period through to the end of the 16th century. It focuses on the emergence of the imperial state, court rulership, and the rise of the warrior class. Though dominated by the rulership, religions, and lifestyles of courtiers and warriors, this course also explores the cultural context within which elites, commoners, and those in between lived and prospered. The approach is thus primarily socio-cultural, aiming to enhance the student’ understanding not only of the Japan of the past, but also of the present. By the end of the course, students will be familiar with the most important aspects of the classical Heian age, the dual (or tripartite) polity of Kamakura, the warrior rule of the Muromachi era, and the subsequent era of civil warfare.

This course is designed to deepen students' understanding of the history of economics after the Marginal Revolution. The purpose of these lectures is to encourage participants to look at the development of economics from the viewpoint of history and theory, in order to understand modern economics from a different perspective. This course covers the Marginal Revolution and the historical development of microeconomics. Students are required to have basic knowledge of micro- as well as macroeconomics. Some mathematical reformulations are introduced in the lectures, but they are elementary and can be understood easily. Evaluations will be based on midterm and final papers.

This course discusses the origins and structure of contemporary society based on the method of social history, comprehensively examining the dynamics of society, considering not only its economy, but also its politics, culture, and other various aspects. The course addresses education, media, cities, families, social movements, etc.

This course aims to trace certain aspects of postwar Japan, particularly the planning and reconstruction of cities damaged during the Second World War, taking comparisons with Great Britain into account.

This course focuses on global trade system/rules (namely WTO Agreements and Free Trade Agreements) and Japanese trade policies and laws under those rules. It will provide basic knowledge on concepts and terms related to global trade system/rules, together with tools for legal analysis of trade laws and policies of respective countries.
 

The class sessions begin with lectures on basic trade system/rules/policies followed by case studies. Relevant cases are distributed in advance and active participation in the case-related presentations, debates, or other forms of group work, depending on the number of students, is necessary. Case studies are based on actual cases and can be complex.

The objective of this course is to understand how the roots of Otaku cultural activities in Japan have expanded internationally as one of Simulacra with creators and activists of the fields.  This course shares the history of “Otaku Culture” and its technology in Japan from three perspectives: 1) Potential of expression; 2) Application of digital content technologies, and 3) Breakthrough of “Otaku Culture” influenced by Trans-nationalization and Internationalization.  The course instructs on the creation process of media contents, games, and expressions for the next generation, especially learning and understanding technologies and methods on becoming “Otaku Culture creator and producers.”

This course deals with masterpieces of Japanese visual art from ancient times to the contemporary period. It aims to explain their meaning, expression, material, and technique, guiding students to obtain basic knowledge and skill to appreciate and understand essential works of Japanese art.