Lecture Invitation - Corruption and Democracy in Japan
2025/1/22
The Embassy of Japan in Cyprus and the Foundation for Parliamentarism will hold the lecture “Corruption and Democracy in Japan”, with the online presence of Prof. Kaoru Iokibe from the University of Tokyo, Japan.
Event details:
Date: February 7, Friday
Time: 11:00am – 1:30pm
Location: A.G. Leventis Gallery, Constantine Leventis Auditorium
Reservations: To secure your seat, fill in the reservation form on the Foundation for Parliamentarism website: https://www.foundation.cy/the-evolution-of-democracy-in-japan
The lecture includes a Q&A session and a casual gathering at the Zest at Pinakothiki Cafe.
This talk examines the interplay between democracy and corruption in Japanese politics. The politicians at the beginning of the modern era in Japan were often characterized by a humble lifestyle. Many discontented samurai and militants associated with the Freedom and People's Rights Movement lived in poverty, which often led to either desperate rebellions or the phenomenon of Idobei Seijika ("Wall and Well Statesmen", i.e. statesmen who own nothing but a wall and a well at home).
This background later gave rise to a desire for wealth and power among established parties, while provoking harsh jealousy and criticism from emerging parties. Through these tensions, how did Japan manage to establish a relatively clean democracy? This talk seeks to explore and answer that question.
About Prof. Iokibe:
Prof. Kaoru Iokibe lectures at the Graduate School of Law and Politics, the University of Tokyo. His research interests include the history of Japanese politics and diplomacy, treaty revision, party politics, politics and the media, and the history of historiography.
For any inquires, please call the embassy at 22 394 800 or send us an email to embjapan@cy.mofa.go.jp
Event details:
Date: February 7, Friday
Time: 11:00am – 1:30pm
Location: A.G. Leventis Gallery, Constantine Leventis Auditorium
Reservations: To secure your seat, fill in the reservation form on the Foundation for Parliamentarism website: https://www.foundation.cy/the-evolution-of-democracy-in-japan
The lecture includes a Q&A session and a casual gathering at the Zest at Pinakothiki Cafe.
This talk examines the interplay between democracy and corruption in Japanese politics. The politicians at the beginning of the modern era in Japan were often characterized by a humble lifestyle. Many discontented samurai and militants associated with the Freedom and People's Rights Movement lived in poverty, which often led to either desperate rebellions or the phenomenon of Idobei Seijika ("Wall and Well Statesmen", i.e. statesmen who own nothing but a wall and a well at home).
This background later gave rise to a desire for wealth and power among established parties, while provoking harsh jealousy and criticism from emerging parties. Through these tensions, how did Japan manage to establish a relatively clean democracy? This talk seeks to explore and answer that question.
About Prof. Iokibe:
Prof. Kaoru Iokibe lectures at the Graduate School of Law and Politics, the University of Tokyo. His research interests include the history of Japanese politics and diplomacy, treaty revision, party politics, politics and the media, and the history of historiography.
For any inquires, please call the embassy at 22 394 800 or send us an email to embjapan@cy.mofa.go.jp
