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The 80th Anniversary of the end of the Pacific War & The 25th Anniversary of APU Event - Creative and Aesthetic Representations of War Memories in Japan and Beyond -

25周年

Time/date:

Friday, October 31, 2025 - Saturday, November 1, 2025

Venue:

Convention Hall, A-build. 2F
(11/1 academic research symposium can be attended via ZOOM)

Registration Form:

https://forms.office.com/r/jpgppQebZm
(Participation is open to all)

Details:

APU is celebrating its 25th anniversary this year, which coincides with the 80th anniversary of the official end of the Pacific War. Since the establishment of APU in 2000, a vision of ‘freedom, peace, and humanity’ has been actively promoted among our students, faculty and staffs. Educational mission featuring these values is increasingly important, while all over the globe we are constantly witnessing wars and conflicts. Educational institutions are at the forefront of humanity's mission to explore creative ways to educate the younger generations on historical tragedies, promoting peace through freedom of expression. On the occasion of the 80th anniversary of the end of WWII in Europe and the Pacific War in Asia, it is timely to look into ‘how previous wars have been talked about and remembered,’ and discuss future directions. This event aims to bridge gaps existing among experienced educators/historians and young students; between academia and industry, and between Japanese and international researchers. It will promote multicultural campus of APU, involving participants across different fields and creative activities for further advancing international understanding.

With the central theme of ‘war memories with diverse perspectives,’ the event holds four components:

  1. 1) Exhibitions of creative narratives of war memories and storytelling – war paintings produced by high school students through survivors’ narratives, kamishibai (paper-theater) performance about rebirth of Hiroshima and the producer’s talk, a tour-guide’s talk of war-related tourism;
  2. 2) Interactive-style academic workshop, including oral presentations by researchers on ‘representations of contested war memories’ across different disciplines;
  3. 3) Graduate students’ poster sessions of their relevant researches; and

We hope this event, themed on the case of Japan, leads and contributes to a further exploration, and dialogues on war memories and their mechanisms across the Asia Pacific and the globe.

Contact Form:

https://forms.office.com/r/NMqczSuqhW

Time Schedule

10/31 (Fri) DAY 1: “Small stories & different perspectives of war memories”
  • 9:30
    Reception open
  • 10:00
    Graduate Students’ Poster Session
  • 13:10-13:30
    Opening remarks
  • 13:30-14:15
    Telling story of war I – Revival of Hiroshima – Kamishibai performance (1): “Story of Hiroshima Batanko” (『広島バタンコ物語』) (paper theater)
  • 14:20-15:20
    Kamishibai creator’s talk & facilitated discussion/Q&A
  • 15:40-16:40
    – War Memories and Narratives Across Generations – Reflecting on Hiroshima from Ōkunoshima - Talk by a guide & Interactive, facilitated open discussion
11/1 (Sat) DAY2: ”War memories and tourism in Japan”(Academic research symposium can be attended via ZOOM)
Morning Session: ‘Creative storytelling & memory-making of war in Japan – Practices’
  • 9:45-10:30
    – Panel Discussion: War Memories and Narratives Across Generations – Reflecting on Hiroshima from Ōkunoshima - Talk by a guide & Interactive, facilitated open discussion
  • 10:45-11:30
    Telling story of war II – Revival of Hiroshima – Kamishibai performance (2):“A Story of the Blue Sky” (『青空物語』) (paper theater)
  • 11:30-12:20
    Kamishibai creator’s talk & facilitated discussion/Q&A
Afternoon Session: Academic symposium (English session) ‘Aesthetic representations of contested war memories in Japan: their plurality and transition’ 【ZOOM （Meeting ID: 960 6332 5966）】
  • 13:15-15:15
    Section 1: ‘War memories and tourism in Japan’
  1. Motoki Yamamori (University of Hawaii)
    “Framing Okinawa: Media, Tourism, Memory, and the Power of Representation”
  2. Masayuki Kosugi (甲陽学院中学校高等学校)
    “Narratives of war survivors and the effect of war-related sites to high school peace education”
  3. Huong Bui & Kaori Yoshida (Ritsumeikan Asia Pacific University)
    “Revisiting complexities in the Hiroshima Paradox: Case of Okunoshima”
  • 15:30-17:30
    Section 2: ‘Complexities in construction of war memories: various approaches’
  1. Dr. Ayaka Yoshimizu (University of British Columbia)
    “Karayuki-san and Transoceanic Memories”
  2. Dr. Lothar Wigger (TU Dortmund University)
    “Images from Hiroshima: Passing on the memory of the atomic bombing through paintings”
  3. Dr. Akira Nishimura (University of Tokyo)
    “Further Update of Shizume (pacification) and Furui (inspiration): Reflections on 2 Decades of Memorial Studies”

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