Students Presentation

Modern History of Japan II

2024/06/19

 

Make a presentation slide in a popular presentation format and present it in the class. You are expected to speak for 20 minutes for each issue to which you are assigned.

1       Convert your file to a PDF format (.pdf).

2       Name the file as < LAST-First-Course title> like <YAMADA-Taro-History>

3       Upload your pdf file to my JTW-history folder at the file sharing system of the Kyushu University before your presentation. No late submission will be accepted.

4       Do not send your work by e-mail. Do not bring it to my office in a USB memory. Thank you for your cooperation.

July 9: A B, C, and D

July 16: E, F, G

A: The Emperor in the Postwar Japan (Samaa)

1.     Review the Succession Controversy

2.     What is the difference between the female emperor, female-line emperor, and empress?

3.     Review the succession rules of European monarchs (UK, Dutch, Denmark,)

The Status of the Emperor
Imperial House of Japan
Japanese Succession Controversy
Emperor Akihito (Japan Times)

Emperor Naruhito (Japan Times)

Reiwa – Japan Times

  B: Marriages of the Imperial Family (Eunseo)

1.     What is the problem about Empress Masako?

2.     Explain why it is difficult to find the next empress?

3.     Review the problem with the marriage of Princess Mako.

Ben Hills (2006) Princess Masako - Prisoner of the Chrysanthemum Throne

Kei Komuro

C: Japan –Russia Relationship (David)
Kuril Islands Dispute
Q1. Review the Japan-Russia relations in the past.
Q2. Why has the Japan-Russia relation been stagnated?
Q3. What is a plausible idea to improve the Japan-Russia relation?

D. Japan-China Relationship (Timothe)
Senkaku Islands Dispute   Senkaku Video
Q1. Review Japan-China Relations. Review China
s strategy toward Japan under the increasing tension with USA
Q2. What are the obstacles hindering Japan-China relations?
Q3. Is there any way to improve Japan-China relations without hurting Japan's pride?

E. Japan-South Korea Relations (Khaled)

1.     Review Japan-South Korea Relations

2.     Review the Comfort Women Controversies

3.     Review the wartime labor problem

4.     Review the Kidnapping of Kim Dae-Jung (Who did it? How Koreas government handled it?)

5.     Review the abductions of Japanese Citizens by the North Korea

Kidnapping of Kim Dae Jung (Wikipedia)

North Korean abductions of Japanese
Official Site by the Japanese Government
BBC News (2008) N Korea abductions hamper Japan

F. Domestic Politics LDP (Jonas)

    Review the current conservative government of Japan. Why do Japanese people support them?

    Shinzo Abe    Yoshihide Suga     Fumio Kishida
    Politics of Japan
    Asssination of Shinzo Abe

G. Domestic Politics Opposition Parties (Markus)

    Review the recent development of the opposition parties in Japan. Why have they failed in acquiring the support by the majority people?
    Democratic Party of Japan    Constitutional Democratic Party of Japan    Democratic Party for the People
    Toru Hashimoto    Japan Restauration Party
    Yuriko Koike
    Yamamoto Taro