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25 June: Icebreaking, methods of learning and instruction on group activities | Lecture and discussion on the concept and implementation of Decent Work in Japan and beyond.
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27 June: Myth (1): "The Japanese love their work more than their family." | Reading for this class (1) Tapp, S. (2002) “A comparison of job attitudes of Japanese employees working in Japanese firms and gaishikei (foreign-affiliated) firms”, Japanese Journal of Administrative Science, 16(1), pp.45-62. Available at https://www.jstage.jst.go.jp/article/jaas1986/16/1/16_1_45/_article
Reading for this class (2) Ono, H. (2018) “Why do the Japanese work long hours?: Sociological perspectives on long working hours in Japan”, Japan Labor Issues, 2(5), pp.35-49. Available at https://www.jil.go.jp/english/jli/documents/2018/005-03.pdf |
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27 June: Myth (1): "The Japanese love their work more than their family." (cntd.) | Interviews and group discussion |
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2 July: Myth (2): "Women in Japan cannot have it all, at all." | Reading for this class (1) Slaughter, A. (2012) Why women still can’t have it all, The Atlantic, July/August Issue. Available at https://www.theatlantic.com/magazine/archive/2012/07/why-women-still-cant-have-it-all/309020/
Reading for this class (2): Zhou, Y. (2015) “Career interruption of Japanese women: Why is it so hard to balance work and childcare?”, Japan Labour Review 12(2), pp.106-123. Available at https://www.jil.go.jp/english/JLR/documents/2015/JLR46_zhou.pdf |
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2 July: Myth (2) "Women in Japan cannot have it all, at all." (cntd.) | Interviews and group discussion |
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4 July: Myth (3) "Japan is a great place for foreigners to live and work in." | Reading for the class (1): The Japan Times (2018) “Accepting more foreign workers brings challenges.” The Japan Times, 10 December 2018. Available at https://www.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2018/12/10/editorials/accepting-foreign-workers-brings-challenges/#.XEAst_ZuKUk
Reading for the class (2) NIKKEI Asia Review (2018) “Japan’s foreign workers increasingly join labor unions”, NIKKEI Asia Review, 26 November 2018. Available at https://asia.nikkei.com/Spotlight/Japan-Immigration/Japan-s-foreign-workers-increasingly-join-labor-unions
Reading for the class (3) Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare (MHLW) (date not available) Category of foreign workers in Japan, MHLW. Available at https://www.mhlw.go.jp/bunya/koyou/gaikokujin16/dl/category_e.pdf |
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4 July: Myth (3): "Japan is a great place for foreigners to live and work in." (ctnd.) | Interview and group discussion |
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9 July: Free time for working on group projects and presentations (1) | : |
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9 July: Free time for working on group projects and presentations (2) | : |
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11 July: Free time for working on group projects and presentations (3) | : |
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11 July: Free time for working on group projects and presentations (4) | : |
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16 July: "Humans in Tokyo" (1) | : |
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16 July: "Humans in Tokyo" (2) | : |
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18 July: Wrap up and course evaluation | : |
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