Upcoming Lectures at Japan Society (NY): Intimacy and Tourism
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I just saw that Japan Society (NY) has two particularly interesting lectures coming up. One on the issue of intimacy in Japanese society and the other on whether Japan has failed to take advantage of a big tourism opportunity, both topics that are likely to be of interest to JET alums.
Lovesick Japan:
Stories of Intimacy from Courts to Keitai (Cell Phone) Novels Dana Goodyear, poet, journalist and the author of the New Yorker article “I ♥ Novels,” and Mark West, Nippon Life Professor of Japanese Law at the University of Michigan, discuss their latest research into this “crisis of intimacy.” Moderated by Kenji Yoshino, The Chief Justice Earl Warren Professor of Constitutional Law at New York University. Tickets: Purchase tickets online or call the box office at 212.715.1258 Historical and Natural Tourism:
Rediscovering Lost Japan While tourism has become the world’s largest earner of foreign exchange, famed author and Japan expert Alex Kerr argues that Japan has largely missed a great opportunity. Using examples of successful historic renovation and new approaches to managing tourist sites in both rural and urban Japan, Kerr offers an innovative vision for the future of international tourism in Japan. Purchase tickets online or call the box office at 212.715.1258 LOCATION: |
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