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In this article the author comments on the papers presented by speakers at the Nagoya American Studies Summer Seminar (NASSS) 2009 held at the Nanzan University from July 25 to 28, 2009 in Japan. The author remarks on the intriguing fact of social justice in the U.S. based on its foreign policy on the Middle East. He also expresses that the injustice in the U.S. which is often described as double standard is the product of difference in national ideology since the late 1970's.

In this article the author comments on the papers presented by speakers at the Nagoya American Studies Summer Seminar (NASSS) 2009 held at the Nanzan University from July 25 to 28, 2009 in Japan. The author explains the global implication of the administration of U.S. President Barack Obama who has a multiracial and multicultural background. He also shares that a promising hope that is taking place in the U.S. will work and radiate outward for better future of the world.

In this article the author comments on the papers presented by speakers at the Nagoya American Studies Summer Seminar (NASSS) 2009 held at the Nanzan University from July 25 to 28, 2009 in Japan. He applauded the discussions of Eric L. Muller and Werner Sollors which offer better understanding on Americanism and its significant changes. He also analyzes the unclear acknowledgement of U.S. President Barack Obama's administration on politics of crime and punishment.

Provides an overview of the Shibusawa International Seminars on Japanese Studies held between 1999 to 2004. Information on the topics and issues discussed in the seminars; Contribution of the seminars to the formulation of the mission statement for the Research Department of the Shibusawa Ei'ichi Memorial Foundation in 2002; Introduction of several papers presented in the Fifth Shibusawa International Seminar on Japanese Studies held in June 2004, which were featured in the issue.

Information about several papers discussed at a symposium held December 5-6, 2011 in Higher School of Economics, Saint Petersburg, Russia sponsored by Program on Central Asia, Harvard University and Head of the Department of Sociology. Scholars gathered in the conference discussed different aspects and features of Japanese culture in post-Soviet space. The conference featured several head of research institutes such as John Schoeberlein, Davis Center and Elena L. Omelchenko.

Information about the International Symposium on Asian Plant Diversity and Systematics held on July 31 to August 1, 2004 in Chiba-shi, Japan is presented. The aim of the symposium was to review current research on Asian plant diversity. There were five paper sessions with a total of 27 speakers and a poster session with 79 presentations.