Regional Perspectives on the World (Global Focus on Knowledge)
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#1 What Area Studies Are
Lecture 1 4/10 What Area Studies AreThe academic discipline of area studies is an attempt to see the world from the perspective of specific regions with their own particular characteristics. For many years the regions that were the subject of area studies were thought to be self-evident—they were things such as countries or areas of civilization. However, in recent years the importance has be…
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#2 Does Vietnam belong to East Asia or Southeast Asia?
Lecture 1 4/10 What Area Studies AreThe academic discipline of area studies is an attempt to see the world from the perspective of specific regions with their own particular characteristics. For many years the regions that were the subject of area studies were thought to be self-evident—they were things such as countries or areas of civilization. However, in recent years the importance has be…
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#2 The World as Seen from Hong Kong
Lecture 1 4/10 What Area Studies AreThe academic discipline of area studies is an attempt to see the world from the perspective of specific regions with their own particular characteristics. For many years the regions that were the subject of area studies were thought to be self-evident—they were things such as countries or areas of civilization. However, in recent years the importance has be…
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The World as Seen from the Sea
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#4 The Japan Sea and the Sea of Asia as Seen from the Japan Coast Guard
Lecture 4 5/1 The Japan Sea and the Sea of Asia as Seen from the Japan Coast GuardWhile introducing the Law of the Sea Treaty, which serves as international rules for the sea, this lecture will look at the maritime disputes which Japan is involved in over the Senkaku Islands and the Liancourt Rocks. The lecture will consider how the Japan Coast Guard has regarded these disputes and how it has…
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#5 Ningbo and Cultural Exchange in the East Asian Maritime Region
Lecture 4 5/1 The Japan Sea and the Sea of Asia as Seen from the Japan Coast GuardWhile introducing the Law of the Sea Treaty, which serves as international rules for the sea, this lecture will look at the maritime disputes which Japan is involved in over the Senkaku Islands and the Liancourt Rocks. The lecture will consider how the Japan Coast Guard has regarded these disputes and how it has…
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The World as Seen from Land
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#6 The World as Seen from Chimpanzee Forests
Lecture 6 5/22 The World as Seen from Chimpanzee ForestsWhen one puts humans at the top of living things, the chimpanzees can be regarded as an ape that just failed by a little to become humans. From the view of developed countries, the back regions of Africa where chimpanzees live are a remote frontier. Then, what things would appear to us when we take a distant view of modern society and mo…
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#7 Traveling through the Greater Mekong Subregion (GMS)
Lecture 6 5/22 The World as Seen from Chimpanzee ForestsWhen one puts humans at the top of living things, the chimpanzees can be regarded as an ape that just failed by a little to become humans. From the view of developed countries, the back regions of Africa where chimpanzees live are a remote frontier. Then, what things would appear to us when we take a distant view of modern society and mo…
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The World as Seen from the Air
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#8 The World of Remote Sensing
Lecture 8 6/5 The World of Remote SensingRemote sensing is one of the most effective ways of looking over the earth from space. Remote sensing has become much more than a means of observation; in a broad sense it has become a security technology in a wide range of fields such as the environment, disaster prevention, natural resources, food, and diplomacy. This lecture will overview the world …
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#9 The Status of Spatial Information Infrastructures in Asia and the Possibility of Historical Research
Lecture 8 6/5 The World of Remote SensingRemote sensing is one of the most effective ways of looking over the earth from space. Remote sensing has become much more than a means of observation; in a broad sense it has become a security technology in a wide range of fields such as the environment, disaster prevention, natural resources, food, and diplomacy. This lecture will overview the world …
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The World from the Perspective of Disasters
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#10 Volcanoes
Lecture 10 6/19 VolcanoesThis lecture will give an overview of the occurrence of magma, which is the origin of volcanic activity, in relation to plate movements. The variety of disasters brought about by volcanic activity in Japan will also be discussed. The lecture will consider the diverse forms and scales of volcanic activities, from eruptions that only cause damage to the area surrounding…
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#11 The World Brought Together by the Great Sumatran Tsunami
Lecture 10 6/19 VolcanoesThis lecture will give an overview of the occurrence of magma, which is the origin of volcanic activity, in relation to plate movements. The variety of disasters brought about by volcanic activity in Japan will also be discussed. The lecture will consider the diverse forms and scales of volcanic activities, from eruptions that only cause damage to the area surrounding…
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The World from the Perspective of Food
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#12 The Illusory Dining Table in Medieval Europe
Lecture 12 7/3 The Illusory Dining Table in Medieval Europe Besides the basic roles in the intake of nutrition necessary for human existence, eating has many social and cultural meanings. In medieval Europe, the meaning of eating frequently reached the stages of symbols and illusions. While referring to foods such as meat, bread, apples, grapes, spices, rose-water, vegetables, honey and milk,…
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#13 Food Safety Networks
Lecture 12 7/3 The Illusory Dining Table in Medieval Europe Besides the basic roles in the intake of nutrition necessary for human existence, eating has many social and cultural meanings. In medieval Europe, the meaning of eating frequently reached the stages of symbols and illusions. While referring to foods such as meat, bread, apples, grapes, spices, rose-water, vegetables, honey and milk,…
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