Oxford Japan 400

Join us for a mini symposium and reception to celebrate the 400th anniversary of the issue of Shuinjo, an original document issued in 1613 by Shogun Ieyasu to the Captain of the East India Company, being the first agreement allowing the UK to trade with Japan and permitting British citizens to reside in Japan.

TALKS
4pm: Welcome
Speakers: Mr Richard Ovenden, Acting Bodley's Librarian and Mr Akio Miyajima, Minister Plenipotentiary and Director of the Japan Information and Cultural Centre (Japanese Embassy, London). The session is chaired by Dr Sho Konishi, St Antony's College, Oxford.
4.15pm: Exactly Why Would You Want to Sail to Japan in 1613?
Speaker: Professor Timon Screech (SOAS)
4.50pm: The shuinjo, the 'Japonian Charter', and the Changing World of International Relations 1603–1858
Speaker: Professor Derek Massarella (Chuo University, Tokyo)
5.30pm: Alien Inspirations: Cultural Relations 1850-2000
Speaker: Dr Gordon Daniels (formerly Reader in Japanese History, Sheffield University)
6.10pm: Q and A
6.30pm – 7.15pm: Reception (Divinity School, Bodleian Library)
A complimentary drink will be provided to all attendees at the end of the lectures.

SPECIAL DISPLAY
Shuinjo, held in the Bodleian since the 1680s, will be on display in the Entrance Hall of the Bodleian Library, Old Schools Quadrangle on Wednesday 2 October from 9am – 6.50pm.

ABOUT JAPAN 400
This symposium is Oxford's contribution to Japan 400. Many celebratory events are taking place at British cultural institutions nationwide throughout the year. For more information, visit japan400.com.