If law is the product of a country's history and culture, then there is no better way to understand a society in its complexity than studying how society organizes itself and the relations of its members. By following this course, students will be initiated into the realm of private law in Japan, focusing on civil law and the civil code. This course discusses and examines the main categories, fundamental notions, and institutions underpinning Japan's private law system.

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There are no requisites for this course except interest and willing to learn. However, good English language skills are necessary to be able to follow the lectures and take part in the discussions.

Students will be required to observe a number of rules that will be explained in due course. Students are encouraged to participate actively in the lessons. Students are also welcomed to consult with the instructor when necessary.

Special needs and necessities of the students will be taken into consideration during the lectures. Students are encouraged to discuss with the instructor when necessary. 

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Osaka University celebrated its 90th anniversary on 1 May 2021, while the 100th anniversary of the Osaka University of Foreign Studies, which was integrated with OU in 2007, was also in 2021. As one of our celebration events, we held the Osaka University Anniversary Lecture Series, a special online lecture program offered to students at our partner universities. These lectures were delivered by OU professors in a wide variety of fields ranging from the natural sciences to the humanities. This time we decided to share these special lectures with you asynchronously (on demand). You can select any 5 lectures or more you like by yourself from the selective lectures from 4 to 29 below in addition to three required lectures! After you learn at least 8 lectures among 29 lectures, submit required assignment, and meet requirements, you can earn 1 credit.

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Students must get a passing grade and complete this online program to pass.

It is not allowed for students who took "Osaka University Anniversary Lecture_SS" to take this course.

Students are required to watch 3 mandatory videos and 5 or more lectures that they are interested in or specialize in.

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In 2022, the UN Secretary General, António Guterres, described the latest report from the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) as “code red for humanity.” This suggests that the world is facing a climate emergency and that urgent measures are required to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and to adapt to the potential impacts of climate change. In this course students will examine the causes and science behind climate change, with a particular focus on the impacts in the Asia Pacific region. Working with experts from a network of partner universities in the region, students will also explore potential solutions in terms of effective measures to deal with sea level rise, coral reef conservation, transition to renewable energy, promotion of low carbon economic and urban development, and so on. This multi-disciplinary, videoconference enabled (using Zoom) collaborative course, provides a unique opportunity for students to interact with their peers, scientists, and experts from across the Asia Pacific and to engage in conversations on how we can collectively respond to the climate crisis.

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This course requires that the students have good English communication skills (no need for English language test scores). Students are welcomed to take this course to improve their English skills and as such students from diverse fields of studies are encouraged to take the course. There are no restrictions.

This course requires class participation and engaged discussion. As this year’s course will be held entirely virtually and students are expected to attend all sessions, unless there are special circumstances in which case students should inform the course coordinator in advance.

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Today, design is not only for designers, but it can also be utilized as "knowledge", "idea" and "method" by all people in various fields, business and services to improve life and society. In this course, students will learn the basic idea of design and the methods for discovering, defining, and solving problems, focusing on the human-centered design approach. Through the themes of this course, the purpose is to discover the significance and issues of sustainable living centered on human beings, and to reconsider things and the environment from a human-centered design thinking perspective.

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• Target students: All faculties except Medicine. 1st and 2nd year undergraduate students are not allowed.
• Interest in design, visualization and design management
• Motivation and enthusiasm in critical thinking and human-centered problem solving
• Basic online/offline Skills (research, editing, technological etc.) 

This course particularly intends to develop Literacy Skills in Design with other core Skills like communication, expression, and collaboration with other students and teamwork.

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Collaborative and Participatory Design is an approach, not a style, focusing on processes and procedures of design in order to attempt to actively involve all stakeholders - actors (e.g. employees, partners, customers, citizens, end users) in the process to help ensure the result meets their needs and is usable. In this course, students will learn the principles and patterns that they can adopt to different contexts, different people. Through the theme of this course, the purpose is to focus on enabling the meaningful participation of people and the understanding of how we can move from designing for people to “designing with them”.

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• Target students: All faculties except Medicine. 1st and 2nd year undergraduate students are not allowed.
• Interest in design, visualization and design management
• Motivation and enthusiasm in critical thinking and human-centered problem solving
• Basic online/offline Skills (research, editing, technological etc.) 

This course particularly intends to develop Literacy Skills in Design with other core Skills like communication, expression, and collaboration with other students and teamwork. 

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SANKEN at Osaka University has been conducting top-level research works in the wide range of information, quantum, advanced materials, beam, biological, molecular, nanotechnology, and AI science. In this lecture, we will not only introduce the latest research results in these fields, but also explain the future trends in research and development. Moreover, from our lecture, you will be received the proposals how to connect the research knowledge to industrial technology.

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Japanese postwar diplomacy has often been labeled as passive, overly dependent on US foreign policy and its strategic objectives in Asia-Pacific as well as overly focused on its soft power components. This course is designed to help you understand the historical evolution of Japanese diplomatic objectives that had been primarily axed on the so-called Yoshida Doctrine and identify directions in which it has been moving. After brief historical introduction, the course will look at domestic political changes and shifts that significantly influenced Japan’s diplomatic and foreign policy priorities. Afterwards, sessions will look at the increased prominence of security and military aspects of Japan’s power that have been accentuated with the incumbent PM Shinzo Abe. Second part of the course will be dedicated to the analysis of Japanese diplomacy in Asia-Pacific and Indo-Pacific region in light of the power shifts in regional order primarily due to assertive China. In its last part, the course will look at the most important themes when it comes to Japanese diplomatic activity that are its economic, normative, and cultural dimensions whose prominence ought to be reexamined in the light of the recent economic slowdown and increased nationalism under the Abe Administration.

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