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We plan to have 5-days Kyoto Seminar (From Tuesday, February 5th to Saturday, February 9th, 2013 ) and 2-days Tokyo Seminar (Tuesday, February 12th and Wednesday, February 13th, 2013).
Further details will be announced in August 2012.
Below are information for last seminars.
Please note there may be some changes for this year.
To participate our seminars, there are 2 options. Please note each involves a different application period and contact institution. Applications are accepted on a first-come, first-served basis; applications will no longer be accepted after numbers of places are exceeded.
1. Participate on a non- credit basis.
Apply to Ritsumeikan University, School of Law using the application procedure on this website. The application period for seminars in 2013 will start from the biginning of October in 2012.
2.Participate on a for-credited basis through the University of Sydney Law School, which co-hosts these courses through the Australian Network for Japanese Law(ANJeL). Check Sydney Law School's website below (if different) and your home institution to see if you are eligible.
Note that the application period for this option begins earlier.
http://sydney.edu.au/law/caplus/kyoto_tokyo_program.shtml
*Usually longer application period is set for Bond University students due to it's registration period.
See last seminars' detailed schedule here for your reference→Program
Outline of the Kyoto Seminar and the Tokyo Seminar
The Kyoto and Tokyo Seminars comprise two-week-long intensive courses on Japanese law.
The theme of the Kyoto Seminar is the “globalisation” of Japanese law
in a wide range of subject areas, including civil and criminal justice, gender and the
law, public law and some aspects of business regulation. The theme of the Tokyo Seminar
is Japanese corporate and commercial law, analysing how law both reflects
and has transformed Japanese capitalism in the 21st century.
Both Seminars are available to Japanese and international students with
a good command of English. The Seminars will give participants plenty of
opportunities for class discussions. The Seminars do not require any previous
knowledge in Japanese law or any facility with the Japanese language. All
classes will be conducted in English.
Director’s Welcome
Professor Tsuneyoshi Tanaka
Program Director for the Kyoto and Tokyo Seminars
Ritsumeikan University School of Law
We are very happy to introduce these unique and exciting seminars!
The Kyoto and the Tokyo Seminars are for participants who want to deepen their knowledge about Japanese Law, Society and the Economy.
The seminars will provide participants the opportunity to understand the background and current issues in Japanese Law-related fields.
Classes will be taught by Japanese and non-Japanese lecturers comprising talented professors from Ritsumeikan University, the University of Sydney, The Australian National University, Bond University, and other top-level schools as well as experienced practitioners from major law firms and leading companies.
We will also offer a field trip as a part of the program.
In addition to learning about Japanese Law, staying at historical Kyoto and cosmopolitan Tokyo will offer participants a rare chance to experience and
enjoy two very characteristic and popular cities .
The Kyoto Seminar will be held at the Ritsumeikan Law School building, which is
well-equipped, conveniently located for sightseeing, shopping, and dining.
The Tokyo Seminar will be held at the Ritsumeikan Tokyo Campus, located at
the very center of the city right by Tokyo Station, main Shinkansen (Bullet-Train)
station.
We hope to meet you for our next Seminars.