Waseda University

This course in development economics covers the following topics: the meaning and measurement of economic development, growth theories, poverty and income distribution, the role of geography and institutions, fertility and population growth, the role of credit markets and microfinance, health and nutrition, education, female empowerment and economic development. The objectives of this course are to introduce some central themes and issues of economic development; to demonstrate the importance of evaluating theories of economic (under) development and scrutinizing empirical evidence to understand the key features of the development process; and to encourage critical reading of the journal literature in the area of economic development.

This course presents how Asian economies can make economic developments and how they should make use of human powers to make their economies grow better. The course focuses on many case studies of global business and discusses topics such as "What is Global Economies?" ,"How do we live in the global cross cultural societies?", and "What kinds business strategies should we have?" etc.

This course examines visual adaptations of Japanese literary works. Through comparative analysis of textual and visual media, the course examines issues including the relationship between content and style, politics of representation (such as hyper femininity/masculinity), intended readership/audience, aesthetics, and genre characteristics. The course covers Japanese cinema as the artistic expression of individual directors to provide better understanding of the history of Japanese society as reflected and documented in literature and popular culture. Assessment: papers, class participation, presentation.

The course provides an overview of important theoretical contributions in international macroeconomics and open macroeconomics. The course introduces recent work in international macroeconomics and finance. Topics: financial globalization; national income accounting and the balance of payments; exchange rates, portfolios, and foreign exchange markets; monetary policy, interest rate and the exchange rate; production and exchange rate in the short run; fixed versus floating exchange rates and the role of central bank interventions; and Euro and optimal currency areas. Assessment: exam, class participation.

This basic Japanese course chooses a different theme concerning Japanese culture and society to discuss each week. Students are split into groups to engage in activities, discussion, and group work concerning the selected topic. The goal of the class is for students to widen their perspectives and deepen their knowledge regarding various issues related to Japan and Japanese society. The program offers various theme courses and students may take multiple sections. Assessment: attendance, participation, quizzes, and a final exam.

This course provides basic knowledge of translation theories. It explores skills and techniques to translate one language into another in the fullest sense of the word. The course enhances the ability to translate Japanese into English on diverse subjects, such as sociology, philosophy, social theory, religion, anthropology, ecology, and literature. Assessment: attendance, assignment, discussion, and term paper.

This course introduces the contours of the most-frequently-referred theories and models of International Political Economy (IPE). In this course, students gain a basic understanding of the theories and models of International Political Economy (IPE), and to become able to analyze international affairs by applying those theories and models by themselves. Topics covered in this course include: complex interdependence, Democratic Peace Theory, soft power, Hegemonic Stability Theory, World-Systems Theory and Dependency Theory, 2-level game model.

This course is an advanced in-depth study of Japan's security role in Northeast Asia. It examines the political, military, and economic challenges facing Japan in the international system under conditions of great uncertainty. Topics include the history to international relations theories that inform our understanding of international affairs and foreign policy decision-making related to Japan. The course also focuses on Japanese bilateral and global security policies from a range of theoretical perspectives.

This class begins with a clear definition of an institution (which includes a combination of a set of rules and system of enforcement) and, using that definition, compares and analyzes them through applications with the real economic world. Using microeconomics, game theory and historical evidence, the course explores why institutions matter. With game theory, rationality, evolutionary game theory and the principal agent problem specifically are examined. The second half of the course explores the historical evidence of the Maghribi and Genoa Traders, along with looking at the political foundations of democracy and reexamination of Homo Economicus. Prerequisite: Basic knowledge of game theory and microeconomics