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Japan’s regions were once blessed with an abundance of its own traditional foods. The rapid acceleration of globalization and the development of food distribution systems, however, have resulted in a standardization of the food landscape, with small producers having trouble carrying on their businesses. This series highlights the hidden riches among food products that are in danger of discontinuation.
The Ryoichi Sasakawa Young Leaders Fellowship Fund, or Sylff, is a fellowship program initiated in 1987 for graduate students in the humanities and social sciences. To date, endowments of $1 million each have been presented to 69 universities and consortia in 44 countries. Sylff fellows have been active in a diversity of fields following their graduation, and their experiences are detailed here.
- Immersed in Harmony - Sylff Chamber Music Seminar Report
- International Education in the Era of Globalization – The Case of Japan
- A Marriage of Convenience: Filipina Domestic Workers and the Singaporean State
- Journey of the Soul to Nurture Future Leaders
- Sylff Fellows Volunteer to Help China Earthquake Victims
- A Small Seed That Yielded Fruitful Results: A Successful JIP Project in Indonesia
- The Overseas Chinese in Tonga
The Network provides analysis on the countries of Eurasia from unique perspectives and on issues that transcend national borders in the region. As an independent, private research organization, the Tokyo Foundation offers consolidated data and analysis of benefit to policymakers, diplomats, and business-people. This series will present selected articles from the Network.
- Eurasian Nations and the Establishment of the Hatoyama Administration
- Turkey Takes the Global Stage
- Who in the DPJ Government Will Take the Lead in Negotiations with Russia for the Return of the Northern Territories?
- Japan’s Change of Government: Little Impact on Afghanistan and Pakistan
- The Shifting Paradigm of Japanese-Sino Relations
- A Chilly Washington Reception for Hatoyama Diplomacy
- Russia’s Energy Resources and East Asian Security
This series features an academic paper prepared by Professor Katsuhito Iwai for the Interdisciplinary Workshop on Money at the Free University of Berlin, June 25-28, 2009. The original title of the paper was “The Second End of Laissez-Faire: The Bootstrapping Nature of Money and the Inherent Instability of Capitalism.” The 14-chapter paper will be posted at intervals on a chapter-by-chapter basis.
