JAPANESE POLITICS

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Subtitle	Advanced
Lecturer(s)	MOGAKI, MASAHIRO
Credit(s)	2
Academic Year/Semester	2024 Spring
Day/Period	Mon.5
Campus	Mita
Class Format	Face-to-face classes (conducted mainly in-person)
Registration Number	74502
Faculty/Graduate School	INTERNATIONAL CENTER
Year Level	2, 3, 4
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Course Description	A course to aim to learn an introductory Japanese politics and examine how the study of Japanese politics can contribute to an understanding of broader issues in comparative government and comparative politics.
K-Number	CIN-CO-00233-212-06

Course Administrator	Faculty/Graduate School	CIN	INTERNATIONAL CENTER
Course Administrator	Department/Major	CO
Main Course Number	Level	0	Faculty-wide
	Major Classification	0	Other Course
	Minor Classification	23	International Center Course (Social Sciences) - Politics, Diplomacy, and International Exchange
	Subject Type	3	Elective subject
Supplemental Course Information	Class Classification	2	Lecture
	Class Format	1	Face-to-face classes (conducted mainly in-person)
	Language of Instruction	2	English
Academic Discipline		06	Political science and related fields

Course Contents/Objectives/Teaching Method/Intended Learning Outcome

This course aims to provide an introduction to Japanese politics and show how the study of Japanese politics can contribute to an understanding of broader issues in comparative government and comparative politics. In so doing, the students will obtain knowledge of how Japanese politics has developed and what has been key, referring to the relevant scholarly debates. Major themes to be covered include modern political history since 1945 and the structures and key actors of contemporary politics such as political parties, bureaucracies, and policy-making. The course offers opportunities to study a number of contemporary policy issues in depth, including industrial policy, regulatory policy, foreign and defence policy, and welfare policy among others. We will look at policy issues at a micro level and link them to broader political contexts of Japanese politics and beyond. This is an advanced course, with comparatively higher requirements.

Approach:
Lectures are key part of this course. All students are strongly required to be present at all sessions of the lectures. I will try to offer opportunities to interact with students as interaction will significantly help students understand the issue. Students are expected to read a couple of suggested literature and requested to make presentations or engage in debate after Week 3.

Goal:
Students are expected to acquire the factual knowledge of modern Japanese politics, analytical thinking towards social issues, approaches to data and literature, and writing skills. Independent learning is very important: students are expected to independently analyse and understand the characteristics and nature of Japanese politics since 1945.