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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 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.

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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.

Challenging Stereotypes:
Course Description: In this class, we will discuss various stereotypes that exist in cultures around the world focusing on those most familiar to us. The goal of this class is to help you see people as individuals rather than only as members of a group, and to challenge the way you think about social interaction.This is an active participation class: students will need to join in the discussion every day for participation credit. Use of PCs or smartphones is not allowed unless specific permission is given. Paper and electronic dictionaries are allowed, but smartphone-based dictionaries are prohibited.

In a world where a multilingual society has become a reality, we are facing a situation where the existing view of language is being forced to change. On the one hand, there is English, the language that dominates the world by far, and while on the other hand there are only a few speakers left. But is English, which we believe that dominate the world really a language in its own right? For example, in the language of downtown London, the arrival of many immigrants in the area has led to the emergence of a language that has some English elements, but which is also hard to describe. In a situation where there is so much ethnic mixing, various forms of intermediary languages are emerging, and the field of education, for example, is beginning to have to adapt to this. This lesson will introduce the view of language in the context of the multilingualism that is emerging in the new situation and which involves the dismantling of the concept of 'language'.

Proteins are important molecules involved in many biological phenomena. Proteomics, which measures the types and amounts of proteins expressed in cells, is an important method for advancing life science. In this lecture, I will give an overview of proteomics from basic techniques to state-of-the-art topics by discussing research cases.

Edmund Husserl proposed the concept of “science of essence,” which is different from “science of matters of fact” like so-called empirical science. With using the concept, studies with creating a pattern language can be called as "Studies of Essence on Practice," because the essences discovered among gool practices are inquired. In this summer project, participants will read important books written by Husserl, understand the thought, and learn to describe it as methodology.

RNA is known to be a molecule that intricately and precisely regulates higher-order biological phenomena. The purpose of the 2022 Summer Research Program is to further our understanding of life phenomena by investigating how RNA and related biomolecules are related to our own research topics through both biological and computational experiments. Specifically, they will create hydrogels using RNA, investigate the function of gene clusters in Halomonas sp. and analyze genes related to telomere, the terminal sequence of shark chromosomes. Some of the participants are unable to come to the Center due to the spread of the new coronavirus during the summer program period, so they will be able to participate remotely.

In this course, students will acquire the basic knowledge and attitude to handle data related to health care, the basic knowledge of statistics that is essential for reading medical and health science research papers, and the basic ability to perform statistical analysis by themselves. The classes will be the combination of lectures and exercises using statistical software. Students will learn the process of producing health data and what they should be careful about when they conduct research and collect data by themselves. After taking this course, students will be understand research design and analytical methods necessary for their graduation research.

Students will create a piece of Digital Storytelling in Japanese. Digital Storytelling is a 3 or 4 minutes video that tells a story about themselves. Using the Japanese language appropriate to each student's Japanese level, students will create a story with photos and videos. The aim is to improve their Japanese language skills through talking about themselves, writing scripts, and discussions. In the end, students will share their works, get to know each other, and share their thoughts.

Research on the possibility that and the reasons (if so) why firms has failed to act according to needs of students in recruiting (or students’ Job-hunting) process, and also on how firms should act, will be made in this special project.
An aspect of this special project is a preparation of “Presentation to HR staff of firms,” which is planned to be held in Fall Semester.

Mainly from the fields of sports psychology and ergonomics, we will examine basic human behavioral characteristics through eye movement measurements, behavioral analysis, and subjective evaluation methods in various environments. In the class, we will analyze the current situation, construct the experimental environment, plan the research conditions, conduct and analyze the experiment, and present and critique the research.

This special workshop aims at obtaining knowledge of neuroscience, dermatological, and haptic science. Specifically, we plan to conduct research on how a sense of touch is related to deep SHITSUKAN, which can be acquired on the skin surface or embodied experience in the scientific exhibition.

We are planning to conduct the following themes:
- (1) Study on skin sensation (biology and neuroscience)
- (2) Exhibition experience of the research outcomes of deep SHITSUKAN (personalized haptic devices) at the science museum (MIRAIKAN)

This special research project is a part of a collaborative study with the SFC TOUCH LAB (Nakatani lab) and biophysics lab (at Chiba University), Hiroya Tanaka lab (at SFC).

After taking this class, we wish students to learn research methodologies in haptic sciences with dermatological sciences and computers for finishing students' graduation research projects
(for both grad and undergrad students).

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