JFMF Lecture DVD Series
The JFMF LECTURE DVD SERIES
DVD#1: KEYNOTE SPEECH ON JAPANESE EDUCATION
DVD#2: JAPAN'S ECONOMY: RECENT DEVELOPMENTS
DVD#3: JAPANESE GOVERNMENT
DVD#4: SPECIAL EDUCATION IN JAPAN: AN UNFINISHED JOURNEY
DVD#5: JFMF PARTICIPANT FINAL HOST CITY GROUP PRESENTATIONS #1
DVD#6: JFMF PARTICIPANT FINAL HOST CITY GROUP PRESENTATIONS #2 (Beppu) ANN CLOSING CEREMONY
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This series of eight DVDs covers the main lectures given to the November 2004 FMF cohort at the Keio Plaza Hotel in Tokyo. The series also includes the final presentations given by FMF participants about their experiences in the schools of their respective host cities, as well as excerpts from the FMF Sayonara Buffet.
DVD CATALOG
JFMF LECTURE SERIES DVD #1:
KEYNOTE SPEECH ON JAPANESE EDUCATION
Dr. Tsutomu Kimura
President, National Institution from Academic Degrees
Vice Chairman, Central Council for Education
Past President, Tokyo Institute of Technology
Languages Spoken: English
November 18, 2004
83 min.
JFMF LECTURE SERIES DVD #2:
JAPAN'S ECONOMY: RECENT DEVELOPMENTS
Dr. Takahiro Miyao
Professor, Center for Global Communications,
International University of Japan
Languages Spoken: English
November 18, 2004
90 min.
JFMF LECTURE SERIES DVD #3:
JAPANESE GOVERNMENT
Yuji Tsushima, presenter
Diet Member (House of Representatives)
Yoshio Terasawa, presenter
Director, Tokyo Star Bank
Former Minister of Economic Policy
Hiroya Ichikawa, moderator
Professor, Faculty of Comparative Culture
Sophia University
Languages Spoken: English; Japanese with an English translator
November 18, 2004
88 min.
JFMF LECTURE SERIES DVD #4:
SPECIAL EDUCATION IN JAPAN: AN UNFINISHED JOURNEY
Shigeru Narita
Professor, Hyogo University of Teacher Education
Languages Spoken: English
November 19, 2004
90 min.
JFMF LECTURE SERIES DVD #5:
JFMF PARTICIPANT FINAL HOST CITY GROUP PRESENTATIONS #1
FMF Participants from nine host cities perform the presentation they
developed about their experiences in the host city and its schools.
Languages Spoken: English
December 2, 2004
114 min.
JFMF LECTURE SERIES DVD #6:
JFMF PARTICIPANT FINAL HOST CITY GROUP PRESENTATIONS #2 (Beppu) ANN CLOSING CEREMONYhr>
FMF Participants from Beppu perform the presentation they
developed about their city and its schools.
Excerpts from the FMF Closing Ceremony
Languages Spoken: English
December 2, 2004
31 min.
DVD CONTENT SUMMARIES
JFMF LECTURE SERIES DVD #1:
KEYNOTE SPEECH ON JAPANESE EDUCATION
Dr. Tsutomu Kimura’s lecture includes, but is not limited to the following topics:
• Organization of the current school system structure
• Overview and goals of the Ministry of Education
• Comparison of the results of several international surveys on the following topics: academic performance; student attitudes towards math and science; social ethics of high school students; amount of time parents spend with children; and parents’ satisfaction with their children
• Results of national surveys over time on the following topics: bullying problems by grade level; school dropout trends; trends in students’ refusal to attend school; violence in school; violence against teachers; juveniles arrested for committing crimes; a listing of what Japanese students say they would like to be in the future
• Student attitudes towards study and the effects of traditional Japanese culture
• Problems that Dr. Kimura notes in Japanese students
• Basic directions of educational reform
• Proposals of the Central Council for Education
Question and Answer Session
JFMF LECTURE SERIES DVD #2:
JAPAN'S ECONOMY: RECENT DEVELOPMENTS
Dr. Takahiro Miyao’s lecture includes, but is not limited to the following topics:
• International comparison of Gross Domestic Products
• Japan’s zero (negative) growth 1997-2001
• Comparison of Japan’s and USA’s real growth rate 2001-2004
• Three key factors in Japan’s recent economic comeback
• Winners and Losers in Japan’s comeback in the areas of financial sector (export sector vs. domestic sector), employment, and geographical regions of the country
• Real estate prices and the decline in land value
• Effects of the land value movement
• Importance of assets, and the lost asset value during the “Lost Decade”
• Changes in stock prices
• Steps to revitalize stocks and real estate
• Global communications platform
Question and Answer Session
JFMF LECTURE SERIES DVD #3:
JAPANESE GOVERNMENT
Yuji Tsushima’s lecture includes, but is not limited to the following topics:
• Outline of Japan’s parliamentary cabinet governmental system
• Description of how the 480 seats are appropriated
• Outline of the LDP’s tax burden policies
• International comparison of tax burdens
• Problems of past government borrowing practices
• Reform of tax system and public finance, and his role as the Chairman of the Tax Reform System of the LDP
Yoshio Terasawa’s lecture includes, but is not limited to the following topics:
• Japanese style in decision-making: 1)“I to You” vs. “You to You” approach; 2)Hon-ne vs. Tate-mae 3)Goso Sendan Method
• Japanese Politics:The Liberal Democratic Party and its problems
Lively debate by both presenters on the questions asked by FMF participants
JFMF LECTURE SERIES DVD #4:
SPECIAL EDUCATION IN JAPAN: AN UNFINISHED JOURNEY
Shigeru Narita’s lecture includes, but is not limited to the following topics:
• Comparisons between several countries and Japan based on the 2000 OECD Survey and the 2002 IED Survey on the topics of: Expenditures in education;Costs of special education services; Students who are served; and Special school placement of special education students
• NISE 2002 Survey Results (National Institution of Special Education:
Current situation of students with ADHD, LD and Autism
Upper secondary school graduation and employment rates
Comparisons between special education and regular education
Participation in Juki or Kumon private cram schools
Employment rates of upper secondary school employment rates
Differences in teacher gender
Teacher status and salary differences
Cost of educating regular education vs. special education students
Internet use in instruction differences
Licensure issues (only 1/3 of the current special education teachers are licensed for special ed.
• The need for reform and issues for the future
• Question and Answer Session
JFMF LECTURE SERIES DVD #5:
JFMF PARTICIPANT FINAL HOST CITY GROUP PRESENTATIONS #1
FMF Participants from nine of the host cities perform the presentations which they
developed about their experiences in the host city and its schools:
• Ushiku
• Kakegawa
• Inuyama
• Uji
• Yamatokiriyama
• Soja
• Isahaya
• Hiroshima
• Mihara
JFMF LECTURE SERIES DVD #6:
JFMF PARTICIPANT FINAL HOST CITY GROUP PRESENTATIONS #2 (Beppu) ANN CLOSING CEREMONY
This DVD is a continuation of the FMF Lecture Series DVD #5: Final Group Presentations I.
• FMF Participants from Beppu perform the presentation which they developed about their experiences in Beppu and its schools (13½ min.)
• Excerpts from the FMF Sayonara Buffet Closing Ceremony on December 2, 2004 are included. These excerpts include:
o Speech by FMF participant, Sam McClung (2½ min.)
o Wrap-up by Kyoko Jones and a Martial Arts Demonstration (11 ½ min.)
o Sing of Auld Lang Syne and the FMF song, with piano and hardware saw accompaniment (3 min.)
