Message from the Directors

This two-week summer program is designed for non-Japanese students to study law, politics and economics in socio-cultural contexts in Japan. All courses are conducted in Japanese in an interactive way. The program will provide the opportunity to discuss hot issues in contemporary Japanese society. Course topics include the constitutionality of citizen lay participation as lay judges in court trials, recent developments in Japanese-style employment, Japanese views of life and death, problems arising from the shrinking population, the future of the Japanese economy, the feasibility of East Asian Community and others.

The program also includes field trips to important institutions such as the national Diet, the Court, the Tokyo Stock Exchange, a law firm and a prison.

Meiji University is located at the center of Tokyo, where participants will be able to see and learn how legal, political and economic institutions function in the Japanese society. We welcome everybody who would like to learn about Japan in Japanese.

Co-Directors
Professor Tetsumi Kato
Professor Kazuyuki Takahashi

Schedule

July 9(Mon)～ July 20(Fri) 2012

Lectures

Coming Soon

Access

Surugadai Campus

Maximum Enrollment

25 persons

Qualification

Undergraduate or graduate student

Language

Japanese(intermediate level)

Program Fees

80,000 Japanese yen (includes 10,000 yen registration fee, non-refundable)
Includes: tuition, field trips, educational materials, welcome & farewell parties
Does not include: airfare & travel expenses in and outside of Japan, accommodation fees, insurance, meals and other living expenses.

* Please note that the registration fee is not refundable. Other fees paid by you to Meiji University may be refunded if you contact us to request a refund by June 30, 2012.

** Handling charges for overseas remittances or refund remittance fees due to cancellation for an applicant’s personal reason must be paid by the applicant.

*** If the program is suspended or the application is cancelled for any reason, refunds will be made after June 30, 2012.

Application

Application Date: May 18(Fri), 2012

STEP 1: Online Registration

Complete online registration no later than May 18, 2012.

After receiving your application, an automatic reply will be sent from Meiji University. (In case no E-mail arrives, please contact us at icomics.meiji.ac.jp).

STEP 2: Announcement of Application Result

Applicants will be informed of the application result by E-mail by May 25, 2012.
Further instructions on registration and how to pay the Program Fees will be provided to accepted applicants.
Following the directions shown in our E-mail to you, you must also send by airmail Copy of your passport, Copy of overseas travel accident insurance and a few other necessary documents no later than June 9, 2012.

* If you are able to make PDF files, you may send these necessary documents by E-mail.

Scholarship

Meiji University Summer Program in the Social Sciences has been selected as one of Student Exchange Support Programs 2012 (Scholarship for Short-term Study in Japan) by JASSO (Japan Student Service Organization). Meiji University offers JPY 80,000 scholarship to participants who are undergraduate or graduate students of foreign universities and meet some requirements set by JASSO. Please note that the scholarship is applicable to those who have completed web application before May 18, 2012, and are admitted to participate in the Program, on a first-come and first-served basis (i.e. completion of web application does not mean scholarship award.) Applicants will be notified of the result via email by Secretariat of Meiji University Summer Program in the Social Sciences.

Course Topics

Tentative

<Law>

Damage caused by Nuclear Accidents and Community
How is the Saiban-in System administered?
Why is organ transplant surgery rarely used?
Divorce of international couples and disputes over child custody
When does one die? When is one allowed to intentionally terminate human life?
Japanese prison: viewed from prisoners’ human rights perspective
Japanese employment system: present and future
The Nursing Care Insurance and Foreign Care Workers

<Politics・Economy>

Why does the term of office of Japanese prime ministers tend to be so short?
Aspects of the post-modern society
Rapidly shrinking population: concerns of the country with the longest life expectancy
Bright and dark sides of Japanese education: Can Japan maintain high educational levels?
The world’s third largest economy and its future
Strengths of Japanese small businesses
How can Japan manage its relationship with its neighbour China?
Is an East Asian Community feasible?

<Field Trip>

The Diet, the Court, the Tokyo Stock Exchange, The Ministry of Justice Museum, and a Prison.

Accommodations

Meiji University does not provide accommodations. However, there are some hotels in the vicinity of the University. Click here for links and more details

Insurance

It is an essential requirement that before arriving in Japan all participants shall obtain personal accident and health insurance which covers them during their entire stay in Japan.

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Notice

1. Meiji University reserves the right to cancel or change the Program for any reason.
2. Participants in the program are required to purchase at their own expense traveler's insurance to cover the period of their stay in Japan.
3. Program Fee includes:
   tuition, field-trips, educational materials, welcome & farewell parties, non-refundable registration fee (10,000yen)
4. Program Fee does not include:
   airfare & travel expenses in and outside of Japan, accommodation fees, insurance, meals and other living expenses
5. We reserve the right to make use of personal information provided by you on the application form in order to implement and manage the program.

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