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SUMMARY:How to Make the Most of the Osaka-Kansai Expo
DESCRIPTION:About the Event\nDid you know that Expo Osaka-Kansai will be held in Japan in 2025? Find out about the Osaka-Kansai Expo and what you are about to experience. The theme of the Expo is “Designing Future Society for our lives” and the concept is the People’s Living Lab. The world’s knowledge and cutting-edge technology will be brought together\, to create and share new ideas to help resolve global issue. This webinar will update you with the latest information about the Osaka\, Kansai Expo. \nAbout the Speaker\nSachiko was appointed as the Director-General of the Japan Association for the 2025 World Exposition\, in September 2022. She is conducting a Global communication team\, and her responsibility is to raise global interest in to the 2025 Word Exposition\, by planning and implementing promotional events and campaigns and building strong relationships with the global media. \nPrior to her current position she has working experience in JETRO\, a Japanese Government Agency under Ministry of Economy\, Trade and Industry (METI) that promotes trade and investment between Japan and other countries. In JETRO\, she has worked in various departments overseeing international trade fairs\, supervising and operating international conferences. She was the Chief Executive Director of JETRO Los Angeles between 2012 to 2016. \nSpecial thanks with support from:
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SUMMARY:The Female Emperor Suiko
DESCRIPTION:About the Event\nSuiko (554 ~ 628) ruled Japan for 35 years\, the first of eight recognized female sovereigns who were not\nempress-consorts. Because of renewed interest she is the subject of manga\, documentaries\, biographies\, and\nother media. This presentation will review a few of her notable achievements\, as well as representations of her\ncomplex and extraordinary life. \nAbout the Speaker\nLaura Miller is the Ei’ichi Shibusawa-Seigo Arai Endowed Professor of Japanese Studies at the University of MissouriSt. Louis where she teaches courses on Japanese visual and material culture\, ancient history\, food culture\, and yōkai.\nShe has published more than ninety articles and book chapters on Japanese culture and language\, and has authored\nor co-edited five books. Her forthcoming book is Occult Hunting and Supernatural Play in Japan (University of Hawai’i\nPress).
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