The Australian Studies Association in Japan (ASAJ) was established in 1989 to promote Australian studies in Japan and connect scholars.
In June, ASAJ held its annual conference in Fukushima, Japan to commemorate the 10th anniversary of the Great East Japan Earthquake and to talk about what it brought to Australia-Japan relations and to each country.
In the audio, Professor Yuichi Murakami of Fukushima University tells us how he organized the conference which was held in a hybrid format (online and offline) during the pandemic and shares his personal connection to Australia and his views on Australia-Japan relations.
Professor Yuichi Murakami at the Fukushima University organised an annual conference in Fukushima for the Australian Studies Association of Japan. Source: Yuichi Murakami
The video recordings of the three sessions at the conference are released to the public until July 31st, 2021.
Recorded sessions
1. AJF Sponsored Artists' Talk Ken + Julia YONETANI "Invisible Fears, Invisible Anxiety, and the Power of Expression" (available in a Japanese interpreter version and an English interpreter version)
2. AJF Sponsored Symposium 1 "Lessons from Fukushima" (available in a Japanese interpreter version and an English interpreter version)
3. AJF Sponsored Symposium 2 "Border Crossing from Fukushima: Rethinking Alternatives" (Japanese only)
Australian Studies Association of Japan held its annual convention in Fukushima and released the video recording to the public until the 31st of July, 2021. Source: Australian Studies Association of Japan
