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


FRIDAY East Asia (Fall 2026)

下記の方法に従うこと

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Complete: 

November 6 [金] ~ November 12 [木]

提出期間 (11月6日 ~  11月12日)

Week 7





2026 Fall Semester

East Asia (Friday) 2nd period

10:50~12:30

[14 weeks]

Class WeekDayLocation
19/18 5007 教室
29/25 5007 教室
310/2 5007 教室
410/9website only (no classroom)
510/16 5007 教室
610/23 5007 教室
TRIP10/24 (Sat.)SOJI-JI Monastery (optional) 09:00~12:30
-10/30 KU holidayno classes - MMC festival
walking11/2 (Mon.) 16:30Yokohama history on foot (optional)
711/6 5007 教室
811/13 5007 教室
TRIP11/14 (Sat.)Kamakura tour [on foot] (optional) 09:00
911/20 5007 教室
10
11/27website only (no classroom)
1112/4 5007 教室
1212/11 5007 教室
1312/18 5007 教室
142026/1/8website only (no classroom)


Marco Polo Episode 10: https://www.netflix.com/watch/70305614?trackId=200257859


Economies of the World Throughout History

Maps

Trade routes c. 1200 https://www.worldhistory.org/image/15923/map-of-the-trade-networks-in-the-middle-ages-c-120/

Black Plague - Europe map https://www.worldhistory.org/image/12038/map-of-the-spread-of-the-plague-in-europe-1346---1/

Back Plauge route https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Black_Death_in_the_Middle_East#/media/File:1346-1353_spread_of_the_Black_Death_in_Europe_map.svg


Mongols & Black Plague (video time 12:40) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SOZadUVU2BY&t=750s




HERE ARE LINKS THAT I USED IN CLASS (If you want to look by yourself).


Video

Mongol sequence https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7W4hKMFBCyM

Young Temuji (Film Mongol) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_XENlmLWw5Y&t=98s

1196 vs. Jamukha https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=naZvgkk0bS0&t=187s

Subutai (AI film) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zh3lCzEGvN8&t=457s

Battle of Mohi (Europe) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8LjB8oVFhd4&t=1590s

Mongols & Black Plague (video time 12:40) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SOZadUVU2BY&t=750s


Maps

Trade routes c. 1200 https://www.worldhistory.org/image/15923/map-of-the-trade-networks-in-the-middle-ages-c-120/

Black Plague - Europe map https://www.worldhistory.org/image/12038/map-of-the-spread-of-the-plague-in-europe-1346---1/

Back Plauge route https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Black_Death_in_the_Middle_East#/media/File:1346-1353_spread_of_the_Black_Death_in_Europe_map.svg


Temujin https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Genghis_Khan

Subutai https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Subutai

Jebe & Subutai

Ogedai https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/%C3%96gedei_Khan

Kublai Khan https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kublai_Khan

video https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hzWwp9JM7Hw&t=832s (show 1206 specifically)

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Timeline_of_the_Mongol_Empire


https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Song_dynasty

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jin_dynasty_(1115%E2%80%931234)

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jurchen_people

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Manchuria


Korea

Unified Silla 668-935 CE

Goryeo (Koryo) 918-1392 CE

Mongol influence on Korean clothing of 14th century

Mongol Korea clothing.pdf

Korea: metal moveable type



Marco Polo Episode 10: https://www.netflix.com/watch/70305614?trackId=200257859


Topo Map 1 - E. Asia
Topo Map 2 - Asia a bit wider
Google Earth
History of the World video map (does NOT include Indigenous peoples)
History of East Asia video map

History of East Asia by year video map

Silk Road history (video 9 min.)

Travels of Marco Polo 1271-1295


Buddhism - Four Noble Truths .pdf

Spread of Buddhism map



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FIELD TRIP 03

NOT Required, but can use this trip for class credit.

November 14 (Saturday) 

09:00~12:30 & 13:00~15:15

09:00

 MEETING LOCATION: 


PORTA Escalators in Yokohama Station


KAMAKURA on foot

Historical tour

09:00~15:15

鎌倉

KAMAKURA

Bring about ¥1000 cash because some spots have a small entrance charge. 

And you might want to eat some food or buy souvenirs, so have some money for that.

November 14 (Saturday) 

09:00~12:30 & 13:00~15:15

This is a historical tour (on foot) around Kamakura, which was the center of power in Japan from 1185 to 1333 CE. 

Anyone can attend, not just my students. If you only want to stay half a day, you can leave the trip after 12:30. We will return to Kamakura Station at around 12:30.

09:00 we'll meet at Yokohama Station and travel to Kamakura

09:30~12:30 walk around main shrine of Hachimangu and downtown

apx. 12:30 return to station area. There is a McDonald's and convenience stores for a quick lunch.

13:00~15:00 we'll take the Enoshima line to visit Hasadera (temple) and finally the Big Buddha.

15:15 we should be back at the local Hasadera station by apx. 15:15

Saturday, November 14

Students can use this field trip for class credit.










Japan, Asia & World Situations



Japan

History of Japan in 20 minutes

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)

Imperial View of History (ultra-nationalism)

皇国史観

Criticism of Nitobe's Bushido

Tokyo Earthquake of 1923
Kanto Massacre (of Koreans & Chinese)
Three sources about Kanto killings from 2023:
How information varies in Japan
-Japanese Foreign Correspondents (260 confirmed, 6,000 likely)
-Asahi Shimbun (59 confirmed murders, likely 1,000~3,000)
-Mainichi Shimbun (40 confirmed murders, maybe 240 total)

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

Japanese War Crimes

日本の戦争犯罪一覧

Nanjing Massacre

南京事件
100-Man Killing Contest
百人斬り競争

Philippines (Manila) Massacre

Logistics Japan shortage


1952 May 2 Riots

Inward FDI by Region

Lloyd's Report on FDI

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
China vs. USSR and move toward USA
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)
Article: U.S. Defense Spending in Context
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






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