Produced by × JIU TIMES Vol. 4 SPRING 2013 20th graduating class given proud send-off by Kelly Ise Following the presentation of the di- Center for Language Education plomas came the presentation of special awards. Receiving the prestigious Special On March 15, JIU held its 20th graduation Award from the Chancellor were Shieri ceremony in the Sports and Culture Center Minamishima and the Women’s Japanese of its Togane Campus, proudly sending forth Fencing Club and Princess Ayako and the 842 graduates from the class of 2013. Soccer Club. The recipients of the Special At the beginning of the ceremony, an Award from the President for outstand- honorary doctorate was given to Professor ing academic achievement were Sayuri Minoru Nagaoka, a member of the board Nonaka from the Faculty of International of directors of Josai University Educational Humanities and Megumi Kase from the Corporation. Professor Nagaoka worked Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences. Three closely with Josai University founder Mikio foreign exchange students were presented Mizuta on the restoration of the economy the President’s Award for study abroad: of Japan during the postwar period. Subse- Peng Xue from the Faculty of Manage- quently, he was a key figure in the privati- ment and Information Sciences, Chenx- zation of the tobacco industry, maintaining ing Zhen from the Faculty of Social Work the stock and bond exchange system, and Studies, and Kurunczi Zoltán Gergely stabilizing the market and the Japanese from the Faculty of Tourism. Receiving economy as a whole in the post-bubble the President’s Award for extracurricular economy years. activity was Azusa Aratani and the Wom- A representative of the incoming freshman class delivers a pledge during the entrance ceremony on the Togane Campus on April 2. The presentation of the diplomas fol- en’s Softball Club. Winning the Graduate lowed, beginning with the doctorate de- Thesis Honors Award were Saeko Miyazaki grees. Three graduates received their Ph.D. from the Graduate School of Humanities, from the Graduate School of Humanities: Chen-Wei Lin from the Graduate School JIU welcomes new students to campus Saeko Miyazaki, Wang Mei and He Zhi- of Management and Information Sciences, yu. The master’s degrees were presented Rumi Kishida from the Graduate School next. Accepting the degree on behalf of Social Work Studies and LinLin Guo from by Daiki Inayoshi As usual, the ceremony featured a warm emphasis on having a community-based tional and strengthening experience for all the graduates in the Graduate School of the Graduate School of Business Design. First-year Student, Graduate School of welcome for the incoming students and school as well as an ‘international’ uni- of us. I want it to give us all hope for the Humanities was Hairi Tokuyama, for the Next, the Graduate School Special Award Humanities, Global Communication an important announcement about the versity. Therefore, we established the MA future.” Graduate School of Management and In- was presented to Zhiyong He and Mei launch of the new Graduate School of in Global Communication, the MA in In- President Hakuo Yanagisawa took a formation Sciences was Hitoshi Yoshida, Wang, both from the Graduate School of On April 2, the 2013 Josai International Humanities Master of Arts in Global Com- ternational Administration, and a Depart- moment to recall the world when JIU first for the Graduate School of Social Work Humanities. Finally, for their outstand- University (JIU) Entrance Ceremony was munication and the new Graduate School ment of Nursing to meet local and national opened its doors to students over 20 years Studies was Rumi Kishida and for the ing service to students and the academic held on the Togane Campus to welcome of International Administration. A warm needs.” ago. His recollections led him to hope that Graduate School of Business Design was world in general, awards were presented the incoming 1,490 students. The new stu- welcome was also extended to the second Chancellor Mizuta also announced the more students will study abroad to gain Sachie Takahashi. The bachelor’s degrees to faculty members. The Distinguished dent body comprises both the postgradu- year’s intake of students to the recently es- completion of the Tokyo Kioi-cho Campus greater understanding of the world we live were the final degrees awarded. Accept- Professor Award was presented to Profes- ate students as well as the undergraduate tablished JIU nursing program. The nurs- Building No. 3 in April 2013. The building in today. It would not only help understand ing them on behalf of their fellow gradu- sor Shouichiro Amikura, Professor Sumito students entering one of the eight depart- ing students were also formally given their has been designed to be earthquake resis- our friends and neighbors, but also allow ates were Kohei Kikuchi for the Faculty of Miki and Professor Sachie Kitada. The Best ments at JIU. traditional uniforms. tant and is equipped with a backup power us to become stronger and better people Management and Information Sciences, Young Teacher Award was presented to The mayors of both Togane and Ka- In Chancellor Noriko Mizuta’s speech, generator so that it can function as a di- from within, he said. In view of the fact that Hanako Nakayama for the Faculty of In- Professor Takako Kanamaru and Profes- mogawa cities, a number of important she pointed out that we are approaching saster-prevention facility for students and JIU is largely based on these principles and ternational Humanities, Princess Ayako sor Naoya Oomori. Japanese government and hospital of- the 50th anniversary of the founding of local residents in case of an emergency. ideas, all departments, old and new, have for the Faculty of Social Work Studies, Er- Chancellor Noriko Mizuta addressed the ficials, diplomats from Hungary and the Josai University Educational Corporation. Chancellor Mizuta also stated, “We are an opportunity to send students abroad. iko Seiwa for the Faculty of Pharmaceutical graduating students in a congratulatory Czech Republic, representatives of sister The Chancellor continued by adding that deeply touched by the warm feelings from Finally, President Yanagisawa encouraged Sciences, Shunpei Okumura for the Faculty speech. She expressed hope that the stu- universities including the University of both Josai University and Josai Interna- all over the world. JIU helped with the aid students to enter one of the study abroad of Media Studies and Natsumi Abe for the dents would face their lives and new jobs British Colombia in Canada and INTEC in tional University are highly future-oriented efforts after the March 11 earthquake and programs available and to focus on the out- Faculty of Tourism. Continued on Page 6 Malaysia attended the ceremony. schools based on their goals: “We place tsunami disaster, and it was a deeply emo- side world, not only Japan. ✯ Mizuta Museum of Art acquires Nihonga of Japanese beauties by The Japan Times were displayed alongside other works on makeup to her neck. She has a forehead “Bijin noryozu” by Shoen Uemura the same theme by modern artists. that evokes the image of Mount Fuji, a sign (1875-1949), the only female of the trio, Special exhibitions were held at the One section of the museum held a of traditional Japanese beauty. The screen shows a woman in a kimono, holding a Mizuta Museum of Art on the campuses of memorial exhibit devoted to the callig- she sits behind is decorated with the clas- fan and wearing hair pins and combs — JIU and Josai University in celebration of raphy and haiku of former Chancellor sic imagery of snow-covered pine associ- all in Edo-period fashion — in a finely the graduation and entrance ceremonies. Seiko Mizuta, the wife of the founder, who ated with the mountain. detailed image made during the Showa The highlight of the exhibits was the passed away in January. “Haru no yugure” by Kaburaki’s pupil era. unveiling of three new works of modern The three new acquisitions were all Shinsui Ito (1898-1972) is a scenic portrait The next exhibit at the Mizuta Museum Nihonga donated to the museum from the painted on silk. “Fuji bitai” by Kiyokata of a lady protecting her hair as a gust of of Art at JIU, from May 7 to 25, will focus family of Mikio Mizuta, the late founder of Kaburaki (1878-1972) shows a woman in wind from behind her blows around cher- on the various sizes of paper traditionally Josai. These paintings of Japanese beauties front of a mirror applying white powder ry blossom petals. used for ukiyo-e. ✯ Chancellor Mizuta visits the special exhibition of recently acquired Nihonga. Japan-China Joint New program ‘Japan Within the World’ seeks to Ph.D. Program sees foster students with international mindsets Inside This Issue Scene on Campus its first graduates by Akira Shirahata the University of Tokyo, lectured on three Vice President, Josai University themes, including “Ukiyo-e and the Japa- Page 2 by Yasuko Wachi nese Fine Arts Which Spread Worldwide,” ▶ New Kioi-cho Wing Houses Professor In 2011, Josai University Educational “Japonism” and “Acceptance of Foreign Fossil Gallery Corporation established a number of ob- Fine Arts.” Students learned about the On March 15, Commencement Day, jectives as mid-range goals to become a worldview of Japanese artists and the role the JIU Graduate School of Humanities fe- leading university in the world. Japanese art has had in European art by licitated three new Ph.D. degree holders. These educational objects focus on de- looking at typical works. A field trip to the Chancellor Dr. Noriko Mizuta awarded veloping human resources within an inter- Tokyo National Museum at the end of the the best dissertation award to Dr. Saeko national mindset, developing expertise and class greatly stimulated the students’ inter- Coelacanth (Holophagus penicillatus), Miyazaki, who wrote “Urban Modernity extensive knowledge of Japanese culture.