Noboru Inamoto Lectures and Events
The friends and family of Noboru Inamoto established the Inamoto Lectureship in 1997 as a means of fulfilling the lifelong ideals of Professor Inamoto: to support closer ties between individuals and institutions in the United States of America and Japan and other East Asian countries.
Following are the events that have been held as part of the series:
2009
The Japanese American Experience: Intergenerational Perspectives on Changing Family Values and Culture
Moderator: Cheryl Tsuyuki
Panelists: Sean Miura, Keiko Nakada, Kae Nakayama, Randy Nakayama, Katsuyoshi Nishimoto, and Ryan Onishi
2007
A Japanese Cultural Exchange: Student Panel of Japanese Culture, Art, and Music
Moderator: Stanley Rosen, Professor of Political Science, USC
2006
Jonathan Reynolds, Professor of Art History, USC
A Tale of Two Katsuras: Ishimoto Yasuhiro and the Photographic Representation of the 17th Century Imperial Villa at Katsura
2005
Michael Blaker, Professor, author, and consultant on Japanese business and governmental affairs
Can Japan Become a Major Diplomatic Power?
2004
Robert T. Singer, Curator and Head, Japanese Art Department, Los Angeles County Museum of Art (LACMA)
What Makes Japanese Art Unique
2003
Peter Berton, Distinguished Professor of International Relations, USC
Japan’s Territorial Dispute with Russia
2002
Robert A. Scalapino, Robson Research Professor of Government Emeritus, UC Berkeley
Japan’s Foreign Policy in the 21st Century
2001
James Yamazaki, Clinical Honorary Professor of Pediatrics, UCLA
Children of the Atomic Bomb: Prelude to the Twenty-First Century Post 911
2000
Peter Berton, Distinguished Professor Emeritus, International Relations, USC
Japan on the Psychologist’s Couch
1998
Frank B. Gibney, President, Pacific Basin Institute, Pomona College
Japan’s One-Party Disaster
1997
Fred G. Notehelfer, Professor of History, UCLA
Rethinking the Meiji Restoration