JASP5531A Special Topics in Japanese Culture- Religion and ...

JASP5531A Special Topics in Japanese Culture- Religion and Society in Contemporary Japan: From Sociological Perspective{Tentative}Instructor: Prof. Yoshihide SAKURAI (TBC)Term 1Course DescriptionThis course will focus on specific topics on Japan that are not covered in the regular course offering. These topics mayinclude society, culture, economics, politics or business and will reflect academic needs/interests and faculty expertise.Subject to the approval of the Programme Director, students are allowed to take this course more than once and gain theunits each time they pass the course.Course ComponentLectureCourse SyllabusWeek 1: Introduction: Social challenges in contemporary JapanWeek 2:Japanese religiosity: What are the characteristics of Japanese religious consciousness from the perspective ofJapanese folklore theory?Week 3:Japanese Buddhism: Why and how do Japanese monks marry and hand their religious status down to the nextgeneration?Week 4: Shinto: How did Japan establish its nation state through the ideology of Shinto and Tennoism?Week 5:Social mobility and religious movement during economic boom: Why and how did the rural-urban migrationincrease Japanese involvement in new religious movement?Week 6: Social mobility and religious movement during and after bubble economy: Why and how did anomie lead to theincrease of spiritual seekers in Aum cult and New Age Movement?Week 7:Financing religion (1): How do Shrine, Temple, and Church in Japan maintain themselves financially and secureliving costs for their priest, monks, and pastors?Week 8: Financing religion (2): How do new religions and cults in Japan raise the funds for their missionary work?Week 9:Globalization and transnational religions (1): How have Japanese traditional and new religions expanded overseas?Week 10:Globalization and transnational religions (2): How has Japan incorporated foreign religions and responded to theirmission strategy?Week 11:Social change and religions (1): How have demographic, economic, and social changes influenced Japanesereligiosity/ spirituality in Japan and East Asia?Week 12:Social change and religions (2): How have religions responded social challenges and nurtured social capital inJapan and East Asia?Week 13:Conclusion: What should we do to recognize our cultural diversity and establish mutual understanding in EastAsia?Assessment Type- Class and tutorial participation 10 %- Individual or Group Presentation 10%- One short in-class quiz 30 %- Final Exam 50%

JASP5531B Special Topics in Japanese Culture- Special Topics in Japanese Culture {Tentative}Instructor: Prof. Tai Wei LIMTerm 1Course DescriptionThis course enables students to develop a solid understanding of Japanese management systems and practices. The topicscovered include cultural issues in business, keiretsu systems, human resource management practice, and corporategovernance, and strategies in relation to global trends. Class meetings will consist of a mix of lecture and class discussionand presentations on the selected topics.Course ComponentLectureCourse SyllabusWeek 1: Inside the Japanese Business Organizations: Zaibatsu, Keiretsu, Sogo ShoshaWeek 2: Japanese Management Philosophy and Techniques: LTE, Job Rotation, Seniority-Based Promotion, Ringi SystemsWeek 3:Japanese Management Philosophy and Techniques: JIT, TQC, QC, Kaizen, Suggestion system, Toyota productionsystemWeek 4: Marketing: The Japanese Way - Selling Products and NegotiationsWeek 5: Case Study 1: Design and marketingWeek 6: Case Study 2: Technology use and salesWeek 7:Case Study 3: Energy and Environment: Case studies of energy use in the Arita Ceramics Industry andEnvironmentally-friendly Tourism.Week 8: Case Study 4: Comparative perspectives: Japanese businesses in the HK and China marketsWeek 9: Japanese Management: Project work presentationWeek 10: Japanese Management: Project work presentationWeek 11: Japanese Management: Project work presentationWeek 12: Japanese Management: ConclusionAssessment Type- Participation 15 %- Attendance 10%- Group Presentation 50%- Group written report 25 %

JASP5615 Anthropology of Japan {Tentative}Instructor: Prof .Lynne NAKANOTerm 1Course DescriptionThis course examines major anthropological approaches to Japanese society and culture. These approaches include thosethat view Japan as a cultural whole such as the cultural and personality paradigm, ethnographic approaches,modernization and development theories, globalization theories, structural approaches, neoMarxism, feminism,postmodernism, and cultural studies approaches. Each week, lectures will introduce a particular approach to Japan, andthe assigned readings will provide examples of that approach. Students will be asked to discuss the readings and thedifferent approaches introduced in the lectures.Course ComponentLectureCourse SyllabusWeek 1: Introduction to Anthropology and CultureWeek 2: Problematizing JapansWeek 3: EthnographyWeek 4: Culture and Personality ParadigmsWeek 5: Modernity and DevelopmentWeek 6: Structures, Ideas and MeaningWeek 7: The State, NeoMarxism and Political EconomyWeek 8: Power and ResistanceWeek 9: Gender, Feminism and Women’s StudiesWeek 10: Japan and GlobalizationWeek 11: Japan in the WorldWeek 12: Postmodernism and JapanAssessment Type- Book review 20 %- Class participation 20%- Mid-term Essay 30%- Final Essay 30%