2024 Faculty Courses Liberal arts and basic science courses Humanities and social science courses
International Relations B
- Academic unit or major
- Humanities and social science courses
- Instructor(s)
- Wataru Yamaguchi
- Class Format
- Lecture (Face-to-face)
- Media-enhanced courses
- -
- Day of week/Period
(Classrooms) - Intensive
- Class
- -
- Course Code
- LAH.S204
- Number of credits
- 200
- Course offered
- 2024
- Offered quarter
- 2Q
- Syllabus updated
- Mar 17, 2025
- Language
- Japanese
Syllabus
Course overview and goals
This course will examine diplomatic history of postwar Japan. Topics include the Treaty of San Francisco, the US-Japan Security Treaty, and the Okinawa Reversion Agreement. Students will have the chance to tackle practical problems by applying knowledge acquired through the lecture.
Course description and aims
Through this class, students will gain a better understanding of diplomatic history of postwar Japan and learn basic facts and concepts about Japanese diplomacy.
Keywords
Japanese diplomacy, diplomatic history of postwar Japan, after the Pacific War, US-Japan relations
Competencies
- Specialist skills
- Intercultural skills
- Communication skills
- Critical thinking skills
- Practical and/or problem-solving skills
Class flow
This course requires students to take an active role in their own learning. It is essentially important for students to attend all the classes. Required learning should be completed outside of the classroom for preparation and review purposes.
Class is scheduled as follows:
Thursday 22nd Aug: Class 1 (period 1-2), Class 2 (period 3-4), Class 3 (period 5-6)
Monday 2nd Sep: Class 4 (period 1-2), Class 5 (period 3-4), Class 6 (period 5-6)
Tuesday 3rd Sep: Class 7 (period 1-2), Class 8 (period 3-4), Class 9 (period 5-6)
Thursday 5th Sep: Class 10 (period 1-2), Class 11 (period 3-4), Class 12 (period 5-6)
Friday 6th Sep: Class 13 (period 1-2), Class 14 (period 3-4)
Information on the lecture room will be provided as soon as it is decided.
Course schedule/Objectives
| Course schedule | Objectives | |
|---|---|---|
| Class 1 | Introduction | Understand reasons why you should study diplomatic history. |
| Class 2 | The Pacific War | Understand how the Pacific War ended. |
| Class 3 | Diplomacy in occupied Japan (1): Japanese diplomacy in the mid 1940s | Understand what diplomacy in occupied Japan was. |
| Class 4 | Diplomacy in occupied Japan (2): Japanese diplomacy in the late 1940s | Understand how Japan became independent. |
| Class 5 | Conditions of an independent state (1): Japanese diplomacy in the early 1950s | Understand what the US-Japan security treaty was. |
| Class 6 | Conditions of an independent state (2): Japanese diplomacy in the mid 1950s | Understand what "1955 System" was. |
| Class 7 | Conditions of an independent state (3): Japanese diplomacy in the late 1950s | Understand how the US-Japan security treaty revised. |
| Class 8 | The model of an economic power (1): Japanese diplomacy in the early 1960s | Understand meanings of the 1964 Summer Olympics. |
| Class 9 | The model of an economic power (2): Japanese diplomacy in the mid 1960s | Understand meanings of the Vietnam War. |
| Class 10 | The model of an economic power (3): Japanese diplomacy in the late 1960s | Understand how Okinawa returned. |
| Class 11 | Overcoming the crises (1): Japanese diplomacy in the early 1970s | Understand what the oil crisis was. |
| Class 12 | Overcoming the crises (2): Japanese diplomacy in the late 1970s | Understand what the comprehensive security was. |
| Class 13 | The mission and trials of an emerging international state: Japanese diplomacy after the 1980s | Understand meanings of the end of the cold war. |
| Class 14 | final exam |
Study advice (preparation and review)
To enhance effective learning, students are encouraged to spend approximately 100 minutes preparing for class and another 100 minutes reviewing class content afterwards (including assignments) for each class.
They should do so by referring to textbooks and other course material.
Textbook(s)
No textbooks will be used. Students should take notes on their own.
Reference books, course materials, etc.
See Japanese information.
Evaluation methods and criteria
Class participation (20%)
Two mid-term reports (30%)
Final reports (50%)
Related courses
- LAH.S104 ： International Relations A
- LAH.S305 ： International Relations C
Prerequisites
There are no pre‐requisites for the course.
Other
This is an intensive lecture. As a general rule, the authorized absence system does not apply to intensive lecture-style courses.
If acquiring credits for this course is related to your own graduation, eligibility for undergraduate major affiliation or for independent research project for the Bachelor's Degree, please fully understand the risks before taking this course.