History - Fall 2026 Weeks 1-2
HISTORY of Japanese Business: Monday 4th Period (月）4限
MONDAY History (Fall 2026)
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WEEKS 1-2HistorySeptember 28 [月] ~ October 11 [日] |
2026 Fall SemesterJapanese History (Monday) 4th period15:20~17:00 [14 weeks] | ||
| Class Week | Day | Location |
| 1 | 9/28 | 6009 教室 |
| 2 | 10/5 | 6009 教室 |
| 3 | 10/12 | 6009 教室 |
| 4 | 10/19 | website only (no classroom) |
| TRIP | 10/24 (Sat.) | SOJI-JI Monastery (optional) 09:00~12:30 |
| 5 | 10/26 | 6009 教室 |
| 6 | 11/2 | 6009 教室 |
| walking | 11/2 17:10~18:50 | (extra) Yokohama history on foot |
| 7 | 11/9 | 6009 教室 |
| TRIP | 11/14 (Sat.) or 11/21 ?? | Kamakura tour [on foot] (optional) 09:00~12:00 & 13:00~15:00 |
| 8 | 11/16 | 6009 教室 |
| 9 | 11/23 | 6009 教室 |
| 10 | 11/30 | website only (no classroom) |
| 11 | 12/7 | 6009 教室 |
| 12 | 12/14 | 6009 教室 |
| 13 | 12/21 | 6009 教室 |
| holidays | 12/28, 1/4, 1/11 | no KU classes |
| 14 | 2026/1/18 | website only (no classroom) |
2026 01_2026年度 学年暦【学部及び大学院】.pdf
SECTION 1ASIA MAP & COMPANIESREQUIREDComplete : 提出期限October 11 (10pm) (Sunday) 10月11日 (22:00) (日) | |
Asia Map
| Asia Map.pdfUse the Map (PDF)1. Asian Map & Companies |
| Practice looking for accurate information in English. | |
Use the Internet to find the information. Useful links: | |
SECTION 2Student InformationREQUIREDComplete : 提出期限October 11 (10pm) (Sunday) 10月11日 (22:00) (日) | ||
| Please provide a working email address. | ||
 | 2. Student InformationPlease provide an email address that you want to use for contact with Theron Fairchild. | |
FIELD TRIP 01NOT Required, but can use this trip for class credit. October 24 (Saturday) 09:00~12:30總持寺09:00 MEETING LOCATION:  PORTA Escalators in Yokohama Station | ||
  | 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 Prefecture. Fodor'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-- October 24 09:00 October 24 (Saturday)English-Guided-Zazen-October-2026.pdf | ||
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 recurring 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. | ||
FIELD TRIP 02YOKOHAMA HISTORY on foot NOT Required, but can use this trip for class credit. November 2 (Monday) 17:10~18:5017:10 MEETING LOCATION:KU CAMPUS CLASSROOM 6017 | |||
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--WEAR WALKING SHOES -- November 2 17:10 November 2 (Monday) | |||
This tour is not required. But students receive credit for attending. Tokugawa/Edo isolationist policy (sakoku) | |||
FIELD TRIP 03NOT Required, but can use this trip for class credit. November 14 (Saturday)09:00~12:30 & 13:00~15:1509:00PORTA Escalators in Yokohama Station 09:00~15:15鎌倉 | ||
 | KAMAKURABring 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 & 13:00~15:15This is a short 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. | ||
 | Shogun Blackthorne (William Adams) meets Toranaga (Tokugawa) No one spoke English in Japan in the year 1600. So, in the Shogun drama, whenever anyone is speaking English it means they were actually speaking in Portuguese. The English navigator (of a Dutch fleet) William Adams was fluent in Portuguese when he arrived in Japan in 1600. His Dutch ship happened to land at a small part of Kyushu island that was controlled by the Tokugawa clan. This is how Adams ended up with Tokugawa rather than with another daimyo (land lord). |
 | Shogun Blackthorne (Adams) draws a map of the world for Toranaga (Tokugawa) The term "Taiko" refers to "ruler", but specifically it was the title used for Hideyoshi, who came before Tokugawa. Hideyoshi was known as Taiko because he was not actually Shogun. |
 | William Adams (samurai) was an English navigator who, in 1600, became the first Englishman to reach Japan (while serving as navigator for a Dutch fleet). He was later granted samurai status, and was recognised as one of the most influential foreigners in Japan during the early 17th century. Adams was fluent in Portuguese, which allowed him to communicate with the Portuguese Christian translators at first. He then became fluent in Japanese, to commincate directly with the Tokugawa Ieyasu. |
 | Shogun Toranaga (Tokugawa) at Council of Regents After Hideyoshi's (Taiko) death in 1598, a council of regents assumed control of Japan until Hideyoshi's only son was old enough to become ruler (Taiko). During this time, Tokugawa Ieyasu was not well liked, and he didn't trust. the council. Tokugawa belived Japan would soon fall into more civil war because the council members all wanted to be Shogun themselves. Tokugawa was very cautious with the council, but also plotting to overthrow their power, take control over Hideyoshi's son, and eventually make himself Shogun. It was more than just a selfish plan. Tokugawa truly beileved that unless there was a new Shogun soon, Japan would fall into more long wars. Tokugawa believed war was NOT sustainable and would make Japan terribly weak in the end. He believed, as did his allies and supporters, that only he had the ability to become Shogun. |
 | The Art of War by Sun Tzu Chinese philosophy of war and strategy followed closely by Tokugawa Ieyasu (1543-1616) of Japan The Art of War is an ancient Chinese military treatise attributed to the strategist Sun Tzu. Written around the 5th century BCE, it consists of 13 chapters, each outlining principles for military strategy, espionage, and preparation. Today, its lessons on outmaneuvering opponents and risk management are widely applied to business, law, and everyday conflict. The book's core philosophy centers on a few fundamental concepts:
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 | Tokugawa Ieyasu One of the most successful rulers in Japanese history and one of the most cunning military strategists in world history, Tokugawa Ieyasu overcame countless dangers and intrigues in his country's most violent age to become the man who finally united all of Japan. |
 | Europe Colonized Asia Video map on colonization of Asia |
 | Manchu/Jurchen (Qing empire) The REQUIRED by law hairstyle for Manchu (Qing) empire men |
 | Chinese vs. Japanese c. 1890 Who is "more civilized"? In the Western perspective form the 19th century onward, China was shown as an old, backward society, whereas Japan was becoming a modern (Western) civilization. This biased, imperial Western view of China vs. Japan has remained at the core of anti-Chinese and pro-Japanese views of East Asia since the 1800s. |
| GENETIC ANCESTRY of PRESENT-DAY JAPANESE Tripartite admixture of modern Japanese population | |
 | Tripartite admixture.pdf Kofun period 古墳時代 "The Land of Wa" (c. 250 CE to 600 CE) Yayoi period 弥生時代 (c. 300 BCE to 300 CE) Jomon period 縄文 時代 (c.14,000 to 300 BCE) |
| GENETAIC ADMIXTURE in CHINA Coastal populations in China - Genetic Ancestry (admixture) https://www.nature.com/articles/s41467-025-56555-w | |
| Korea-Three Kingdoms maps | |
Two Main Religions in Japanese history | |
Shinto 神道 | Buddhism 仏教 |
| -native to Japan -started in Japan's Yayoi period (c. 300 BCE ~ 250 CE) -Shinto evolved from ancient nature worship and magic. 神道は古代の自然崇拝と呪術から発展した。 | -from northern India -started c. 500 BCE -Buddhism evolved from early Hinduism in India. 仏教はインドにおける初期ヒンドゥー教から発展した。 |
| Shinto is a Japanese religion | Buddhism entered Japan c. 500 CE from China and Korea. |
| kami 神 (deities/local gods) | Buddha (仏 Enlightened Being) |
| shamanism シャーマニズム animism/spirits 精霊 | Four Noble Truths & 8-fold Path 四つの聖なる真理 |
| shrines (神社 jinja) | temples (寺 tera) |
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| Shinto priest 神主 only men are priests today | Buddhist monk 仏教僧 only men are monks in most countries |
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| Ancient Shinto - women held power, including Queen Himiko, perhaps Japan's first true ruler, who was a powerful Shamaness (priestess) 巫女. Women played an important role in shaping early Shinto. | Most Buddhism in Japan has tried to be peaceful. However, it also has a violent side. In ancient Japan, some Buddhist sects attacked other temples and even burned them down. Later, Japanese Zen Buddhism became the most popular form with the samurai warrior class. The samurai were especially violent between years 1150 and 1650. Some sects of Buddhism also trained warrior monks (special soldiers) during the civil war period 戦国時代 and even during WWII. |
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| Japanese language has no specific language for female priests/monks/shamans/sorcerers. Politics and older history texts have used the language to systematically write women out of Japan's ancient history, to promote patriarchy and the propaganda that power in Japan has always been with men. 日本語には、女性の僧侶、僧侶、シャーマン、呪術師を表す特定の言葉が存在しない。政治や古い歴史書は、この言葉を利用して日本の古代史から女性を組織的に抹消し、家父長制と、日本における権力は常に男性にあったというプロパガンダを広めてきた。 | |
| Spread of Buddhism map | |
Place to eat and drinkis popular with International Students |
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September 28 [week 1] (15:20~17:00)Japan: General Themes in History -Various themes from ancient times to the present -Economic History of Japan | |
October 5 [week 2] (15:20~17:00)Japan: Foreign Technologies & Influences -China, Korea, Portugal, Holland, USA -rice, tea, silk, writing, guns, Buddhism, neo-Confucianism -Tokugawa regime (bakufu); daimyo | |
October 12 [week 3] (15:20~17:00)Tokugawa Japan -Economy -police state -end of bakufu and arrival of Americans | |
October 19 [week 4] (15:20~17:00)WEBSITE assignments (no classroom) -do assignments | |
October 24 [Saturday] (09:00~12:30)Field trip to monastery (NOT required -optional group trip to Soji-ji Buddhist monastery | |
-> Imperial Japan 1868-1945 <- | |
October 26 [week 5] (15:20~17:00)Meiji Era: Industrialization 1870s~1910s -Meiji Restoration; changes to nation -Tokugawa vs. Meiji economic, political & social organization -"Western learning" through the Japanese lens -rapid industrialization; zaibatsu ("financial cliques" = monopolies) -steel; shipbuilding; textiles -wars: China & Russia; annexation of Taiwan & Korea -industrial boom due to WWI video: zaibatsu illustration (6 min.) Class PDFs
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November 2 [week 6]1920s & 1930s-economy and politics after WWI; the 1920s-30s -consumer product markets: cosmetics; clothes, cars -birth of Toyota, Nissan, etc. -democracy, labor, peacetime economy 1923-36 -zaibatsu expansion -"new zaibatsu" and growth of militarism & global crises -banking crisis of 1927 (general) 昭和金融恐慌 Shōwa Kin'yū Kyōkō | |
November 9 [week 7]Asia-Pacific War 1937-45 (Japan vs. China & USA) -Japan's wartime economy, 1937-45 -war benefits zaibatsu, Toyota, Nissan, etc. -how the war affects issues today Asia-Pacific War (1937-1945) -War 1937-1945 (map of each day: video) Bloody Saturday (baby bombed photo) -details about the relationship between Japan & USA -details about the Pacific War -U.S. campaign in the Pacific -the atomic bombs and impact -"Downfall" by Richard Frank (End of the Japanese Empire) -Asia-Pacific War: Death Tolls & Actual Focus -WWII in the Pacific (1941-1945) | |
-> Japan after 1945 <- | |
November 16 [week 8]To understand Japan today, it is important to understand Japan after 1945.1945-1960: Postwar occupation and recovery -current economic complexity - Japan -economic and political rebuilding (economic & political ideologies) -new constitution (1947) and industrial institutions (zaibatsu -> keiretsu) -polarized region: Cold War: China & USSR vs. USA, Japan, allies -developing close ties with the U.S. -war in Korea drives recovery in Japan -NTT from AT&T -birth of Sony, Honda, & Japan becomes exporter -evolution of Yamaha | |
November 23 [week 9]1960s & 1970s-High-Growth Period of 1960s-70s -two economies: old industrialist vs. new consumerist -the new efficient business model -the new Japanese management model (Meyer's Culture Map) -Toyota Production System -creating the world's 2nd largest GDP -oil & automobiles, electronics (exports) | |
November 10 [week 7] = Website (online)Two videos: about postwar Japan & about SONY --web assignments | |
December 1 [week 10] = 6009 / hybrid classEach student can choose one option for themselves: class OR online (1) Room 6009: History of women in Japan (15:20~17:00)-themes and topics from history that are important today -women in business and politics -working, labor: career statistics -Japanese women in the arts -geisha [geiko] vs. maiko -Japanese patriarchy & family system -family -women under the law (sex crime statistics) Extra discussion and details about this topic (2) Website-hybrid: Online Subjects -videos and reading on economic topics -online assignment | |
December 8 [week 11] (15:20~17:00)Bubble economy バブル経済 (1980s-90s)-Japan's economy in the 1980s-90s -management styles & philosophies -effects on Japan since year 2000 | |
December 15 [week 12] (15:20~16:35)Entertainment industry (exporting)-entertainment industry (exports) -film, anime & manga (industrial report) -Kurosawa, samurai films, Godzilla (ゴジラ) | |
December 22 [week 13] = Website (online)Hisotry and video on Japan since 1990s --web assignment | |
December 29 & January 5 & January 12 are holidays: no classes | |
January 19 [week 14] = Website (online)--FINAL ASSIGNMENT due | |
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Contact (email) Theron Fairchildtheron at mailfence dot com | |
