East Asia (Area Studies): Friday 2nd Period (金)2限

FRIDAY East Asia (Spring 2025)

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EAST ASIA

Week 5

May 23 [金] ~ May 29 [木]

 提出期間 (5月23日 ~  5月29日)





East Asia Class Schedule (Friday)

DayLocation
5/23Room 8009 教室
5/30Room 8009 教室
6/6? yet ?
6/13
Room 8009 教室





TOTAL GRADE

Weeks 1~5

110 Points Total

Assignments & Class Tasks = 110 points

Updated 5/21 15:00


2nd period - 2限
ID 110 (100%)301775 58 (53%)492622 112 (102%)592519 110 (100%)
102148 102 (93%)301822 117 (106%)492632 127 (115%)592520 108 (98%)
201945 99 (90%)301865 112 (102%)592504 78 (71%)
592523 47 (43%)
201994 112 (102%)
301920 31 (28%)592505 116 (105%)
592525 97 (88%)
201995 81 (74%)
301922 104 (95%)592508 126 (115%)
592526 118 (107%)
202051 52 (47%)
301931 81 (74%)592509 97 (88%)
592527 114 (104%)
202148 86 (78%)
302002 85 (77%)592510 118 (107%)592533 89 (81%)
202172 87 (79%)302135 97 (88%)592511 -592534 115 (105%)
202228 -302163 74 (67%)592514 130 (118%)592535 125 (114%)
202238 116 (105%)302182 109 (99%)592515 134 (122%)592536 123 (112%)
301725 77 (70%)401797 114 (104%)592516 120 (109%)592537 86 (78%)
301743 85 (77%)401928 98 (89%)592517 120 (109%)592538 129 (117%)
301753 104 (95%)402155 87 (79%)592518 120 (109%)592571 48 (44%)
301758 74 (67%)492587 94 (85%)










FIELD TRIP

May 31 (Saturday) 09:00~12:00

Sōji-ji: Zen Monastery

總持寺
English-Guided-Zazen-May-2025.pdf
Sōji-ji Zen Monastery (Wikipedia)
總持寺 (ウィキペディア)
Sōji-ji (總持寺) is one of two daihonzan (大本山, "head temples") of the Sōtō school of Zen Buddhism. The other is Eihei-ji temple in Fukui PrefectureFodor's calls it "one of the largest and busiest Buddhist institutions in Japan."


Japanese Soto Zen Buddhism is the most famous form of Zen in the world, since it was the first form to be exported from Japan to the West. As a result, Soto zen has an international focus.


This field trip will include 45 minutes of an English introduction to Zazen, which is zen-style meditation. Then we will take a guided tour of the temple in English.


The cost at the temple is ¥500. 


By train and on foot, the monastery is about 40 minutes from Yokohama Station.

--WEAR CLEAN & COMFORTABLE CLOTHES--

May 31 09:00

May 31 (Saturday)

If you want to attend

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by May 29


NOT RELIGIOUS - This trip is about CULTURE. If you are worried, this trip is NOT about religion. It is a tour of the temple and a basic introduction on how to meditate quietly in the Soto zen style. This is a monthly event open to the public. The focus is basic and practical. There is no religious requirement. It's mostly a way to experience a part of Japan's history. There is no easy way to explain zen, so it's best to experience it with your body. There will be a tour of the monastery afterward. Please don't worry about religious things or strict rules. That level of zen is only for advanced learners. We are just a friendly basic group. 






ASSIGNMENT

Spread of Writing

(30 points)

Complete : 提出期限
May 29 (10pm) (Thursday)
5月29日 (22:00) (木)

(+1) Point submit by 5/26 () 22:00

Assignment

Spread of Writing

(Assignment) (課題) (30 points)







May 30 Class Topic:

Evolution of Religion in Asia

Confucianism, Buddhism, Arrival of Europeans & Christianity

If you have never seen this film, I highly recommend "Silence," by Italian-American filmmaker Martin Scorsese. It takes place around the year 1635, during the Tokugawa government's violent persecution of Japanese Christians, mostly peasants. The film is based on the 1966 novel 沈黙 (Silence) by Shusaku Endo. Scorsese spent about 20 years planning this film, which is visually and historically accurate for the period. It stars several excellent Japanese actors, including Tadanobu Asano, Shinya Tsukamoto, and Yoshi Oida.

Highly recommended film:

Silence (2016)

Film Clip: Crucifixion by the Sea

Film Clip: Priest Meets Edo Inquisitor




Spread of Buddhism map








Japan, Asia & World Situations



Japan

Shōgun (general: in history)
将軍(征夷大将軍) (sei-i tai-shōgun)
Tokugawa (Edo) shogunate/bakufu
江戸幕府
Edo class hierarchy (shi-nō-kō-shō)
  Edo class (diagram)
江戸時代の社会 (士農工商)
  江戸時代の社会 (士農工商) (図表)
Tokugawa/Edo isolationist policy (sakoku)
鎖国
Treaty of Kanagawa
神奈川条約 / 日米和親条約
History of Yokohama (trade port)
横浜市の歴史

End of shogunate (bakumatsu)
幕末
Meiji Restoration (Imperial ishin) (1868)
明治維新 (1868)

Satsuma Rebellion (1876-1877) (Seinan War)
西南戦争 (1876-1877)

Asia-Pacific War (1937-1945)
太平洋戦争(たいへいようせんそう)/大東亜戦争 (1937-1945)
WWII in the Pacific (1941-1945)
Bloody Saturday (baby bombed photo)
Powerful change of opinion toward Japan in 1937
YouTube Video
Noh 能 theater example (3 minutes)
compare with
Anime characters/masks

Theater: Noh 能 vs. Kabuki 歌舞伎 
(Note: the video is good, but the speaker is about 5% wrong about certain points)
Audio
Traditional Japanese Music
Wiki: Traditional Japanese Music (hōgaku)
Wiki: 邦楽



General Asia & World Situations 

General History & Facts
Spread of Writing by Year [video]
Spanish Flu (1918)
Agricultural Production
Global Religion by 2025 (PEW Report)
Wealth
GDP per capita, PPP
World's Household Wealth
Asian Trade
G7: WIki
ASEAN
APEC
Japan's EPAs
Human Rights
Human Rights Index
Gender Gap
Economics by Gender
Military Topics
Military Spending by Country
Military Size by Population
Military Spending (video)
China's History
Ancient Han Map (202BCE-220CE)
Mongol Empire (Khans) (1206-1368)
--Genghis (Chinggis) Khan (c.1162-1227)
Yuan (Mongol) Dynasty (1271-1368)
--Kublai Khan (Qubilai-Qan) (1215-1294)
Ming (Han) Dynasty (1368-1644)
Map of Ming Era
Qing (Manchu) Dynasty (1644-1911/12)
Nationalist Democratic Revolution of 1911
Republic of China (1912-1949)
Civil War (1945-1949)
PRC Formed (1949)
The Great Leap Forward (1958-1962)
The Cultural Revolution (1966-1976)
PRC Constitution and its changes (1949-1982)
China's Way of War: Background
Belt Road Initiative (BRI)(China's New Silk Road)
China & the Uyghurs (Human Rights Violations)
Security in Asia
U.S. Defense Agreements
Taiwan Defense
Taiwan Relations Act (Taiwan-U.S.)
Global Public Opinion of China
Energy
Global Energy (btu) mapping
Oil Reserves
Energy & GDP
Energy Intensity (Efficiency) of Economies



Asia: Regional Histories and Issues

Health & Wealth (video)
Urbanization
Life & GDP
Influenza Progress
Spanish Flu (1918)
Extreme Poverty
Agricultural Production
Technological Change
Economics by Gender
Human Rights
China & the Uyghurs (Human Rights Violations)
Taiwan (ROC): Wiki
Korea (ROK): Wiki
Japan's Constitution
Japan's EPAs
Japan-Taiwan govt report
Japan's Leadership Role
U.S. FTAs (incl. Korea)
Taiwan Relations Act (Taiwan-U.S.)
Taiwan-U.S. Relations
The Great Leap Forward (1958-1962)
The Cultural Revolution (1966-1976)
Belt Road Initiative (BRI)(China's New Silk Road)

Military Spending by Country
Military Size by Population
Military Spending (video)
Southeast Asia: the Growth of Military Rule
U.S. Defense Agreements
U.S. Military Bases: Interactive
Okinawa: U.S. Military Bases 
Atomic Narratives (article by TF)
Senkaku Islands Dispute
Senkaku Islands (video)
N. Korea Missiles (news)
Global Perceptions of China
Global Public Opinion of China 
South China Sea
China's Territorial Disputes
China (PRC) has held territorial disputes with every one of its neighbors. This long historical situation has fueled animosity towards China for centuries, specifically towards the PRC today.
Taiwan's Situation
Taiwan Perspective
Taiwan Defense
Chinese Bullying its Neighbors?
NOT China vs. USA (= simple media narrative).
China's policy toward its neighbors (= complex historical reality).
China (PRC) and the USA are both revolutionary nations, but their revolutionary ideologies differ greatly. These ideologies drive their respective domestic and foreign policies.

G7: WIki
G20: Wiki
ASEAN
APEC
TPP
World's Household Wealth

Coal Production by Country
Iron Production by Country
Global Energy (btu) mapping
Oil Production by Region
Oil Reserves
Oil Consumption
Fossil Fuel Consumption
Energy & GDP
Energy Intensity (Efficiency) of Economies