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Lecture (Prof. Charlotte EPSTEIN) Anatomy of the State. From the Body Politic to the Body

The ‘body politic’ has, since the Middle Ages, provided an enduring an analogy in Europe for describing the ‘right’ kind of political organisation. In this talk I explain how this analogy was turned inside out by the scientific discoveries made around the real body in16th and 17th centuries Europe....

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In-Person Event
Wednesday, January14, 2026

Dialogue (Prof. Jean-Louis VIOVY x Prof. Takeo HOSHI) Does Progress Begin with Destruction? — A Dialogue Between a Physicist and an Economist

In economics, there is a well-known idea that new technologies and ideas replace older ones, driving progress. This concept, known as “creative destruction,” was a central theme in the 2025 Nobel Prize in Economics. In contrast, physics teaches us the principle of conservation: nothing is lost, everything simply changes form. ...

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Zoom Webinar
Wednesday, January 7, 2026

Lecture (Prof. Ole WÆVER) Three-Dimensional Geopolitics: Great Power Rivalry, Planetary Dangers and Post-Colonial Assertiveness

What is the big picture of global politics, and can we even draw one? Three simultaneous dynamics shape global developments, yet they are difficult to think together. ...

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In-Person Event
Wednesday, December 17, 2025

Lecture (Mr. Alastair MORGAN) Many Lives of a British Diplomat

In this interview, Tokyo College Ushioda Fellow Alastair Morgan will share with the audience some fascinating insights on three decades as a British diplomat. Retired in 2019, Alastair Morgan spent his diplomatic postings in Asia, namely Tokyo, Beijing, Guangzhou, and Pyongyang. What was his life like as a British diplomat? What were the challenges he faced in his various postings? ...

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In-Person Event
Wednesday, December 10, 2025

Lecture (Prof. Andrew GORDON) The Sado Gold Mine World Heritage Site: Possibilities for Addressing Contested History

In 2024 the UNESCO World Heritage Committee listed the gold mines on Sado island as world heritage sites with significantly less controversy than in 2015, when the cluster of Meiji Era Industrial Revolution sites, mainly in Kyushu, were listed....

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Zoom Webinar
Wednesday, December 3, 2025

Blog Curating Gender and Sexuality: Reflections on the Ōoku Exhibition at Tokyo National Museum

On September 9th, 2025, six members of Tokyo College’s Gender, Sexuality & Identity collaborative research group visited the Ōoku: Women of Power in Edo Castle exhibition at the Tokyo National Museum. ...

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Gender, Sexuality & Identity Collaborative Research Group
November 20, 2025

About Us We are committed to the advancement of critical research questions related to “The Earth and Human Society in 2050.

Tokyo College is an organization like no other. Founded in 2019 to serve as an interface between the University of Tokyo and overseas researchers and research institutions, our core philosophy centers around the “Joy of Discovery and Power of Knowledge.”

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Deep Interdisciplinarity: Reading Michel Serres
2025.05.07
Tokyo College Blog

Author: Cintia Kozonoi Vezzani It’s my pleasure to introduce a new blog series linked to the Deep Interdisciplinarity reading group at Tokyo College. For the last year, we have been meeting every month to discuss foundational…

Yoshimi Hyakuana: Japan’s Layered History
2025.03.04
Tokyo College Blog

Authors: Mark TURIN, Andrew GORDON On a crisp and windy Tuesday morning in mid-February, members of the Heritage Studies and Global History Groups based at Tokyo College, together with a small contingent of associated academic visitors,…

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