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2007 Seminar Series at Daiwa Foundation Japan House RUNNING THE COUNTRY: PEOPLE AND POLITICS IN THE UK AND JAPAN.
A monthly seminar series arranged by The Daiwa Anglo-Japanese Foundation in association with The Japan Society. For copies of the transcripts of these lectures please visit the Daiwa Anglo-Japanese Foundation website.  FORTHCOMING EVENTS 18 January 2007 Systems of Government in the UK and Japan Professor The Lord Norton of Louth, Dr James Babb, Koji Tomita (chair) 22 February 2007 The Role of the Prime Minister Professor Kevin Theakston, Dr Kensuke Takayasu, Peter Kellner (chair) 14 March 2007 The Future of the Monarchy Bill Purdue, Eiji Seki, Sir Hugh Cortazzi (chair) 26 April 2007 Electoral Systems and Party Politics Professor Arthur Stockwin, Peter Wardle 23 May 2007 People Power: the role of citizens' groups Phillida Purvis, Yasuyoshi Sakurai, Professor David Cope 21 June 2007 Government-Media Relations Tadakazu Kimura, William Horsley 19 September 2007 Watchdogs and Contraints on Government Professor Reiko Oyama 18 October 2007 Local Government John Shipley Democracy and Power Professor Vernon Bogdanor, Professor Takashi Inoguchi, The Rt Hon the Lord Howell of Guildford (chair) 22 November 2007 2006 Seminar Series at Daiwa Foundation Japan House “Life’s Chances - Demographic Change in Japan and the UK”
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2005 Seminar Series at Daiwa Foundation Japan House
THE ARTS, CULTURE AND SOCIETY IN THE UK AND JAPAN
| 16 June | The Performing Arts: Culture and Practice in the UK and Japan Contributors: Alistair Spalding, Kei Miyata, Fran Barbe, Val Bourne CBE (chair) |
| 18 May |
Crossing Boundaries: Art, Design and the Creative Industries Contributors: Shin Azumi, Michael Johnson, Shigeyuki Uchiba, Andrew Summers (chair) |
| 7 April | UK-Japan Overtures: Developments and Collaborations in Music Contributors: Noriko Ogawa, Michael J Spencer, Dr David W Hughes (chair) |
| 19 January | British Crafts and Japan Contributors: Barbara Jones, Kenji Toki, Dr Rupert Faulkner (chair) |
For 2004, the theme for the joint seminar series with The Japan Society was 'UK-Japan Cities of the Future: Regeneration and Urban Life'.
| Monday 29 November | The Urban Utopia: Images of the Perfect City Contributors: Kengo Kuma, Sir Terry Farrell, Rowan Moore (chair) |
| Wednesday 10 November | The Japanese Collections at the Boston Museum of Fine Arts: Opportunities and Challenges Contributors: Joe Earle, Professor Craig Clunas (chair) |
| Wednesday 20 October | Social Segregation and Urban Change in Japan Contributors: Professor Anthony Fielding, Hiroshi Saito, Professor David Cope (chair) |
| Wednesday 22 September | Urban Renaissance in the UK and Japan Contributors: Dr Hiroto Izumi, Professor John Worthington, David Liston-Jones, David Partridge (chair) |
| Tuesday 13 July | Responding to Rising Crime in Japan Contributors: Noriaki Kawamura, Tom Ellis, Dr Tom Williamson (chair) Urban Renaissance in the UK and Japan |
| Wednesday 23 June | At Ease in the City: Urban Lifestyles and the Pursuit of Leisure Contributors: Mark Dytham, Kisa Kawakami, Dr Ken Tadashi Oshima (chair) |
| Wednesday 28 April | Getting Around the City: The Role of Transport and Infrastructural Issues Seminar Contributors: Professor David Banister, Dr Ryo Takagi, Maggie Ellis, Paul Johnson (chair) |
| Wednesday 24 March | The 21st Century Home: Quality of Life in the Urban Environment Seminar Contributors: Mr Hirohisa Awano, Professor James Woudhuysen, Baroness Walmsley (chair) |
| Tuesday 23 March | Machiavelli's Children: Leaders and Their Legacies in Italy and Japan Seminar Contributors: Professor Richard J. Samuels, Professor Ian Neary (chair) |
| Wednesday 18 February | Environmental Quality in the 21st Century City
- Air, Water and Waste Seminar Contributors: Professor Sir Tom Blundell, Dr Itsuki Handoh, Mr Masahiro Uemura, Professor David Cope (chair) |
| Wednesday 11 February | Japanese Foreign Diplomacy: The Aftermath of the War in Iraq
Seminar Contributors: Mr Yoshiji Nogami (now Ambassador Nogami), Rear Admiral Richard Cobbold (chair) |
| Wednesday 21 January | The Urban Environment: Redeveloping City Centres
Seminar Contributors: Mr Roger Madelin, Mr Peter Carl, Mr David Height, Mr Ron Marsh (chair) |
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