On 6 February 1998 a symposium was held in STICERD on Aspects of the Russo-Japanese War at which two papers were presented: 'The Japanese Military during the Russo-Japanese War, 1904-05: A Reconsideration of Command Politics and Public Images', by Dr Lone, and 'British Observers of the...

Professor Lane Earns who was on a lecture-tour of Britain was invited to address a symposium on 27 January 1995 concerning the end of World War II in Japan. This resulted in a lively discussion in which the main commentator was Dr Peter Lowe of the University of Manchester.

A Suntory-Toyota Symposium was held at the International Centre for Economics and Related Disciplines on Friday, 9 December 1994. There were two speakers at the symposium: Professor Shigeru Akita of Osaka University of Foreign Studies is currently academic visitor at the School of Oriental and...

At a symposium held at the Suntory-Toyota International Centre for Economics and Related Disciplines on 24 March 1995, Professor Nakanishi gave a paper on 'The Impact of the Great War on the Anglo-Japanese Alliance', and Dr Shimazu's paper was about 'The Racial Equality Proposal at the 1919...

Dr Yasutomi who had earlier contributed an essay on Japan's financial activities in Manchuria down to 1931 to the International Studies series, completed with this essay the topics he studied during his two years as Research Associate. It explains how Manchuria became in 1935 part of the Yen...

In London, at the Suntory and Toyota International Centres for Economics and Related Disciplines (LSE), a symposium was held on 6 December 1997 - the anniversary of the day when the members of Iwakura's delegation were received by Queen Victoria. Comprising four lectures the symposium was...

Professor Nishimura examines the role of British banks in promoting Chinese trade and, more broadly, the relationship between foreign banks and traditional Chinese banking institutions in modernizing the local economy. Dr Yasutomi who is already well-known for his study Manshukoku no kinyu...

1995 was the fiftieth anniversary of the start of the Allied Occupation of Japan which lasted until 1952 and was a significant period in Japan's history. In order to make an assessment of the occupation a symposium under the title 'Allied Occupation of Japan' was held on 14 December 1995....