The Global Japan Lab (GJL) promotes and supports research, teaching, and training on contemporary Japan across multiple disciplines. GJL places particular emphasis on questions regarding demographic change, international relations, and environmental uncertainty – and the contexts in which they are experienced. As the oldest population in the world, a key player in international economic and political systems, and a country dramatically impacted by climate change and natural disasters, Japan is a particularly valuable source of insight. GJL supports several collaborative initiatives with units of the University of Tokyo, including Tokyo College, the Center for Global Education (GlobE), and the Princeton-University of Tokyo Strategic Partnership.

Rural Japan

Events

Existential Robotics, Japanese roboticists, and the problem of humanoid morality
Feb 20, 2025, 4:30 pm
Location
Louis A. Simpson International Building A71
Speaker
UTokyo Day at Princeton
Feb 27, 2025, 9:30 am
Location
Julis Romo Rabinowitz Building 399
How does Japan deliver so much healthcare so efficiently?
Mar 27, 2025, 4:30 pm
Location
Robertson 001
Speaker
Great Recession and The Rise of Consumer Welfare State: Why Parents Are Winning over Farmers in Japan
Apr 3, 2025, 4:30 pm
Location
Julis Romo Rabinowitz Building 101
Speaker