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This study group will further research the theme of the book "The Industrious City - Urban Industry in the digital age" published in 2021.

“Cities have always been places where production and commerce, working and living are physically and functionally integrated. Only with the rise of modern industry have zoning regulations been introduced to separate these functions in space. However, what is the role of such regulations when industry is digitized increasingly emission-free, and based on innovation more than mass production? How should working and living be combined to make mobility and energy consumption become more sustainable? And what are the opportunities in creating urban areas based on social equity and resilience, in a volatile world characterized by digital disruption, migration and demographic shifts?” (The Industrious City, Edited by Hiromi Hosoya and Markus Schaefer, 2021, Lars Müller Publisher).

"The Industrious City" explored how new synergies can be found between production, services, leisure, and living, using the polycentric urban landscape of Switzerland as an example. In this study group, we will conduct similar research on the Japanese case, i.e., not in urban centers, but in rural towns and depopulated areas.

This is a course designed for students who are eager to improve their basic speaking and listening skills.
We will meet twice a week for a total of 4 periods (Koma).
In the 1st period, we will learn TOEFL test taking strategies; focusing mainly on the listening section.
In the 2nd period, we will focus on improving communication skills by taking part in pair work and group discussions, also giving individual and group presentations.

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We are always in communication. Understanding the notion of communication is to think about when, where, and with whom we get together, and what and how we talk to each other. In other words, an interest in communication inevitably leads to an interest in "place" and "place-making. In this Kenkyukai, we are conducting practical research on the "movement (mobility)" of people, the nature of "places" where people gather, and "place-making" from the perspective of communication and media studies.

Understanding communication is to think about when, where, and with whom we get together and what and how we talk to each other. And to organize time and space for our communication, we need to understand the notion of "movement" (mobility) from various aspects. What insights would John Urry (1946-2016), who advocated a "sociology of mobility," have added had he experienced daily life under the influence of COVID-19? In this kenkyukai, we will re-read "Mobilities" and reconsider the future of human communication.

Demography is a wide-ranging academic field that examines the relationship between population dynamics, such as births, deaths, and migration, and various aspects of society, culture, and the economy. It is intimately linked with disciplines such as sociology, economics, political science, epidemiology, anthropology, and more. In this class, the focus will be on the field of social demography, which closely aligns with sociology.

Students will be introduced to the key indicators (e.g., life expectancy, total fertility rate), concepts (e.g., cohort), and theories (e.g., demographic transition theory) that define demography. They will also explore significant findings from research within social demography. To enhance understanding of the materials, the course will include not only lectures but also group analysis exercises.

This seminar covers Japan’s forests/timberland, forestry operations, lumber production and wooden architecture. Current issues will be approached from innovative angles and new solutions will be proposed.

The purpose of this course is to explore the possibilities of new artistic expression based on big data and artificial intelligence in a society where the Internet is a prerequisite.

Daito Manabe, one of Japan's leading media artists, will be invited as a special guest professor, and through a practical classroom format, we will develop and propose short video works or compositional techniques. The class is mainly a workshop format, focusing on the development of ideas and prototypes in group work, scriptwriting and video production through the application of digital technology.

Students give presentations at each stage of the class, and the professors including Daito Manabe, will review and give feedback. So far, we have focused on the digital technologies such as motion capture, electromyography, electroencephalogram, muscle electrical stimulation, and worked on visualization and signification of the data especially focusing on the machine learning programming.

The professors and invited guest speakers will give lectures on how new digital technologies can be disseminated to the world, as well as the possibility and importance of addressing social issues from the perspective of art.

The main topic of this KENKYUKAI is examining Japanese language and culture toward multilingual and multicultural inclusive society.

This seminar aims to explore and examine our intercultural communication from a critical perspective. Culture is in fact influenced by economic and political issues which create unequal relations of power between peoples. Therefore, it is imperative that we understand the politics at work in an intercultural context and develop critical literacy. We will examine intercultural communication throughout reading and discussing a book or some articles. Students will also conduct a project on related topics to assigned literature or graduate thesis.

The aim of this course is to provide knowledge of experiments for life science. In the class, students study the basic skills for experiments of DNA and protein.