Introduction to Japanese Studies K01 0401 （日本学入門）
第２学期　月曜 ６時限（１単位）	対象： １〜４ 年生
担当教員：Futoshi Kinoshita (3K423), et al.　電話853-7458 or 853-2776 E-mail: fkinoshi@sk.tsukuba.ac.jp Office hour: Tuesday and Thursday 11:30 a.m.–3:00 p.m., or by appointment
教科書：This course will not use a textbook.
授業概要・教育目標： The course is designed to provide international students with the basic features of Japanese society, and with the various ways Japanese issues are addressed and analyzed by a variety of interdisciplinary and disciplinary approaches.

授業計画：
第1週	Introduction and basic facts about Japan # 1 (land, population, geography )
第2週	Basic facts about Japan # 2 (law, politics, religion)
第3週	Short history of Japan # 1 (Jomon period to Muromachi period)
第4週	Short history of Japan # 2 (Azuchi-Momoyama period to Modern period)
第5週	Short history of Japan # 3 (Synthesis)
第6週	Characteristics of Japanese society # 1 (Japanese family and the Ie system )
第7週	Characteristics of Japanese society # 2 (Neighborhood association and local community)
第8週	Characteristics of Japanese society # 3
第9週	Contemporary issues of Japanese society # 1 (Political parties and modern politics)
第10週	Contemporary issues of Japanese society # 2

成績評価：Final exam (65%), final paper (30 %), attendance and class participation (5%)

備考：Students are expected to be regular and punctual in class attendance, and to take a careful note of lectures.

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