“Korean Influences in Japanese Culture” Lecture Series

Korea and Japan’s modern century is inherently intertwined. Looking at the years leading up to annexation in 1910 at one end of the century and current complications revolving around the disputed island (Dokdo/Takeshima) at the other, it becomes possible to see how Japan’s international efforts to declare Korean actions “illegal” form a crucial element of Japan’s international identity.

Co-sponsored by The Weatherhead East Asian Institute and The Center for Korean Research