Monday, March 6, 2023

Association of Asian Studies 2023 Business Meeting

Please join us at the Association for Asian Studies meeting in Boston! Our business meeting will be on Saturday, March 18 at 7:30 pm in the Arnold Arboretum room on the 5th floor of the Boston Sheraton Hotel.

 
We will spend some time getting to know one another and then we will have a roundtable discussion of current research on Japanese politics from up-and-coming scholars, featuring: 

Aki Nakai, “Japan and Emerging Technologies: Why and How is Japan Responding to Artificial Intelligence?
Jordan Hamzawi, “It Don't Mean A Thing If The District's Got That Swing: Electoral Stability and Policy Volatility in Japan.”
and
Harunobu Saijo, “Ideological Contagion and Class Conflict: Exposure to Bolshevism and Class Struggle in Interwar Japan”

After these presentations, Kristin Vekasi will lead a discussion.
 
Following our meeting, interested participants are welcome to join us at a nearby pub as we get snacks and drinks.