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Spring 2008'Japan's Defense Procurement Dilemma - A Cautionary Tale'Luncheon Talk by Lance Gatling, Gatling Associates Tokyo Lance Gatling, CEO, Gatling Associates - Aerospace and ICT Consultants, Tokyo, is a recognized authority on the Japanese defense sector. He will address cureent problems with the Japanese procurement system, including the recent scandal that resulted in the arrest of a former top defense bureaucrat, and potential impacts on the U.S. Lance Gatling graduated from Westpoint with a Masters in National Security Affairs, East Asian Studies, and Public Administration. Initially being based in Tokyo with the U.S. Defense Intelligence Agency, he left the Army in 1992 to join the US Foreign Service. He was subsequently recruited by Texas Instruments and thus began his career in the corporate sector, followed by assignments with Raytheon, Hughes Electronics, and Boeing. More recently, Lance Gatling founded his own aerospace consulting company, helping companies find business partners and set up manufacturing facilities in Japan, and consulting governments on aerospace and security affairs.
Fall 2007AIG Internship and Full time opportunities - on campus interviews!Wednesday, 28 November AIG member company AIU will be on campus to interview for several exciting opportunities. Please click on the individual options for further information. To RSVP for the information session and to submit your resume, please contact Daniela (dreichert@mit.edu). Please refer to a specific position(s) of interest in your mail. 'Karakuri: the roots of japanese robot technology'A Talk and Demonstration by Shobei Tamaya IX, Master & Craftsman, Karakuri Ningyo Tuesday, 4 December, 5:30pm~
Shobei Tamaya IX has restored many karakuri figures and has revived interest in them among
Merck Boston Reserach Lab and Merck/Banyu Tsukuba Research Lab
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Academy Award-winning director of "The Piano" Jane Campion presents this haunting story of a 13-year-old Japanese girl abducted by North Korean spies. An extraordinary tale of mystery, intrigue and most of all, love. The film is told through the eyes of the girl's mother and father who have been searching for their daughter for nearly 30 years. The film begins with the day Megumi vanishes, traces the astonishing course this personal tragedy takes, as it becomes a battle between two nations, rising to a shocking climax. |
'Prosthetic Restoration of Your Soul: the Art of Noboru Tsubaki' (Tentative title)
Monday, 30 October 2006
7:00pm~, MIT Building 32 - Room 141
Hosted by the MIT Office of the Arts and the MIT-Japan Program
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Presentation by Japanese mixed-media artist Noboru Tsubaki, known for his 110' long locust hanging off the side of the Yokohama Grand Intercontinental Hotel, his giant teddy bear being fed depleted uranium, and a physical embodiment of a computer virus. Tsubaki, Associate Professor at the Tezukayama Gakuin University, a lecturer at the Kyoto College of Fine Arts, and the Director at the Inter Medium Institute in Osaka, is Ida Ely Rubin artist-in-residence at MIT (Oct 30-Nov 9).
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The Japan Society of Boston & The MIT Japan Program present
"WHY HYBRID CARS ARE HERE TO STAY"
"Father of the Toyota Hybrid Engine"Takehisa Yaegashi
Thursday, 16 November 2006
6:30pm, Kirsch Auditorium, Stata Building
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TAKEHISA YAEGASHI has been acclaimed in Japan and around the world as the “Father of Toyota’s Hybrid Engine” and leader of the team that developed this revolutionary new technology and brought it quickly to market. Through the breakthrough efforts of Mr. Yaegashi and his colleagues, Toyota has staked out its leadership role in bringing the new environmentally sensitive hybrid technology to concerned auto owners. After entering the U.S. marketplace, the Hybrid Prius rapidly became Toyota’s fastest selling car, and hybrid engines will soon be introduced into the Lexus and other lines of Toyota vehicles. |
Spring 2006
"Globalization and the Future of the National Economy"
MIT-Japan Program and Keizai Koho Center Symposium,
held on 18 January 2006 at Keidanren Kaikan, Tokyo
The symposium brought together a panel of speakers from the Kenwood Corporation, the Sony Corporation, Doshisha University and Professor Suzanne Berger, Director of MISTI, and Richard Samuels, Director of the MIT-Japan Program. Please click on the photo below to see more pictures from the event.
The Symposium Panel at the Keizai Koho Center
"Japans Comeback: Regaining R&D Competitiveness"
by
Hiroshi Tsukamoto
President, Japan External Trade Organization (JETRO)
Thursday, 13 April 2006
12:00 - 1:00pm, room E51-09
5 Pizza and refreshments will be served
Since joining the Ministry of International Trade and Industry (MITI) in 1968, Mr. Tsukamoto has held various positions, including First Secretary of the Embassy of Japan in Indonesia, and Director-General of the General Coordination Department of the Osaka Bureau of International Trade and Industry. In 1992 Mr. Tsukamoto assumed the post of president of JETROs New York office, and in 1997 held the position of president of the Electronic Industries Association of Japan (EIAJ). He assumed his current position in 2002. Mr. Tsukamoto holds a degree in Law from Kyoto University.
For questions please contact Daniela (dreichert@mit.edu)
IAP 2006
Beginning Kyudo Instruction: First Shot
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Marion Taylor, Jim Katz, Peter McDade, Don Seckler Sat Jan 14 1-5pm, MAC Court, Sun Jan 15 9am-2pm, Rockwell Cage Enrollment limited: advanced sign-up required (see contact info below) Signup by: 6 Jan 2006 Limited to 15 participants Participants are required to attend both sessions Fee: 20.00 for instruction |
Kyudo, or Japanese archery, means the "way of the bow" and was considered the highest discipline of ancient Japanese samurai. Kyudo is based on standing Zen meditation used by Zen Buddhist monks as a means of cultivating self-awareness. Beginners will receive instruction in the basic form of kyudo, the Seven Coordinations or "shichi-do", at a short-range target. Advanced students will be able to shoot long-distance at 28 meters. Co-sponsored by Byakko-kyudojo.
Contact: Joyce Wu, x8-7355, jowu@mit.edu
Modern Japanese Cinema Movie Mini Series
'Urban Solitude - Beautiful Imagery'
Free movie screenings, presented by MIT-Japan Program & Foreign Languages and Literatures
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'Distance' 2001, directed by Hirokazu Koreeda Japanese with English subtitles Wednesday, 11 January 2006 6:00pm, Room 3-270 Official Web Site (Japanese only): http://www.kore-eda.com/distance/ |
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'Tony Takitani' Japanese with English subtitles 2005, directed by Jun Ichikawa Wednesday, 18 January 2006 6:00pm, Room 3-270 Official Web Site (English and Japanese) http://www.tonytakitani.com/ |
Ikebana: The Art of Japanese Flower Arranging
Instructor: Hiroko Matsuyama
Tuesday, January 24, 1:00 -2:30pm, E38-7th floor Conference Room
Enrollment limited to 15 participants, advance sign up required (see contact below)
Single session event
Fee: 10.00, goes towards the cost of materials
Hiroko Matsuyama, an accomplished instructor of the Ohara school of Ikebana, will show you the basics of this ancient art as you create your own flower arrangements.
Contact: Daniela Reichert, E38-728, x8-8208, dreichert@mit.edu
For further information on the above listed events, please contact Daniela Reichert dreichert@mit.edu
Fall 2005
"MIT Japan Program Orientation"
Orientation for MIT undergraduate, graduate, and post-doc students interested in 3 months - 12 months internships, study abroad, or research stays in Japan.
Date: Thursday, 15 September 2005, 5:30 - 7:00 pm
Location: West Lounge, W 20-201 Student Center
Pizza and refreshments will be served.
Returned summer '05 Japan interns will be present to give first hand accounts of their experience and to answer questions.
For further information contact: Daniela Reichert (dreichert@mit.edu)
Anime Movie: 'Howl's Moving Castle'
Presented by LSC, co-sponsored by MIT Japan Program
Date: Saturday, 17 September, 7:00 pm and 10:00 pm
Sunday, 18 September, 10:00 pm
Location: 26-100
Lecture: "Asian Promise/Yellow Peril"
Japan's Emergence as a World Power
Speaker: Professor John Dower, Ford International Professor of History,
Pulitzer Prize Winner
Date: Thursday, 22 September, 12:00 - 2:00 pm
Location: E51-095
A graphic presentation of the global response to Japan's emergence as a great power 100 years ago.
For further information contact: Daniela Reichert (dreichert@mit.edu)
Spring 2005
"Boots on the Ground: Japan in Iraq "
Speaker: Dennis Yasutomo, Professor of Government, Director East Asian Studies Program, Smith College
Date: 3 March 2005, 4:30 - 6:00 pm
Location: E38-7th floor conference room
Jointly hosted by MIT-Japan Program and MIT Security Studies Program
For further information contact: Daniela Reichert (dreichert@mit.edu)
'The Future of Lacquer in Art and Science'
A Talk by: Asao Sakamoto, President of Studio Eyes, Japan
Date: 12 April, 5:30 - 7:00 pm
Location: E51-095
Jointly presented by MIT-Japan Program, Japan Society of Boston, and KEIKO: Japanese Fine Arts
Movies: ‘The Face of Jizo' (Chichi to Kuraseba)
U.S. Premiere in association with the Global Hibakusha Film Festival 'Hiroshima-Nagasaki 2005: Memories and Visions'. Presented in cooperation with Tufts University and MIT Foreign Languages and Literatures
Date: 21, April 2005, 6:00 pm
Location: Bartos Theatre
For more information: http://ase.tufts.edu/japanese/hiroshima-nagasaki2005/program-film.htm
'Lexus Nation: How Toyota Motor Motors Went from Zero to Sixty
in the Luxury Car Market'
Chester Dawson , International Finance Editor of BusinessWeek
Date: 5 May 2005, 4:30 pm
Location: E51-095
Fall 2004
American Entrepreneurs and Japan's Gross National Cool:
Launching Anime and Manga in the United States
Date: Tuesday, 30 November 2004 4:30-6:00pm. see flyer (PPT)
Speaker: John O'Donnell: Co-Founder and Managing Director, Central Park Media
Room:Twenty Chimneys, Stratton Student Center (W20)
For further information contact Daniela Reichert: dreichert@mit.edu
Yakuza Classic Movie Mini Series: the ideal versus the real
"The Yakuza"
1975, directed by Sydney Pollack, starring Robert Mitchum and Ken Takakura
Date: Wednesday, 17 November 2004. 5:30pm-
Room: 3-270
"Jingi Naki Tatakai" see flyer (PPT)
1973, directed by Kinji Fukasaka, starring Bunta Sugawara and Tatuo Umemiya, English subtitles
Date: Thursday, 18 November 2004. 5:30pm-
Room: 3-270
*note: scenes of graphic violence, viewer discretion advised.
contact Daniela (dreichert@mit.edu) for more information
Hello Kitty: The remarkable story of sanrio and the billion dollar feline phenomenon
Friday, October 29, 2004, 12:00-1:30 p.m.
Ken Belson, New York Times
Pizza lunch provided!
E-51-095 (Tang Center)
Internship candidates meeting with Harvard Associates
Thursday, October 21, 2004, 5:00-6:00 p.m.
The first opportunity to meet with students who have applied to the program.
Bldg. E38, 7th Floor Conference Room
MIT Japan Program Orientation
Tuesday, September 14, 2004, 5:30-7:00 p.m.
Open to the MIT Community!
Find out about paid internship and research opportunities in Japan.
Bush Room
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