On Air: Info from Fukuoka Prefecture/2012.10.29(Mon)/13:55~

Today, Kokusai Hiroba would like to introduce one of the many events that they hold.

Together with the Fukuoka International Exchange Foundation, Kyushu University's Research Center for Korean Studies will be holding a public lecture series entitled, Understanding Korean History and Culture.

The first lecture will be held on Saturday, November 3rd from 1 to 4:30 PM. The theme is The 2012 Korean Peninsula-Examining the Past, Present and Future. Several individuals have been invited to speak and hold a discussion session at the event. They are Kaoru Izumi, a professor of Kyushu University's Graduate School of Law, Research Professor Masao Okonogi, and Hideshi Takesada of Yonsei University of Korea.

The second session of the series will be held the following Saturday, November the 10th, again from 1 to 4:30 PM. The theme will be A People Interconnected-Traveling, Living and Learning Beyond Country Boundaries. Associate Professor Masahiko Morihira of Kyushu University, Associate Professor Ryota Ishikawa of Ritsumeikan University and So-young Park of the Academy of Korean Studies will present on an expanded view of Eurasia and look at clarifying the difficult-to-understand history of both areas' societies and cultures, and how their people are interconnected.

Reservations are not needed and admission is free! This lecture series is an opportunity to think about Korea's past and future, as well as to consider the roles of Korea and Japan at present and on into the future. Anyone interested is welcome to come! For further information, please call the Research Center for Korean Studies of Kyushu University at 092-642-4358.