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)
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
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 Korea’s 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