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Interview With Aiko Fisher, Professor Of Japanese, Aiko Fisher

Asian Languages and Cultures Department Oral Histories

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Changing Contract Lenses: Unexpected Supervening Events In English, New Zealand, U.S., Japanese, And International Sales Law And Practice, Luke Nottage

Indiana Journal of Global Legal Studies

This article compares differences in the reasoning underlying contractual relationships between English and New Zealand law and U.S. and Japanese law. It then builds upon an existing framework by adding the notion of didactic formality to identify another important contrast between the laws of these countries. It also discusses how CISG and UPICC fit in to this spectrum. The article concludes by questioning "strong convergence" theory in commercial law worldwide.

Governing Contracts – Public and Private Perspectives, Symposium. Osgoode Hall Law School, Toronto, November 9-10, 2006

Constructing Indigenousness In The Late Modern World, Robert Cribb, Li Narangoa

Robert Cribb

Examines changing meanings of the term 'indigenous" in relation to other ideas that have been valued in various (mainly Western) philosophical system, such as priority, attachment to the land, and technical knowledge.

Transformation Of Identity Of Four Female Japanese International Students, Chizu Matsubara-Jaret

UNLV Retrospective Theses & Dissertations

Every year, thousands of students worldwide leave home for the purpose of participating in an educational experience in a country other than their own. Drawing on a multiple case study design with an ethnographic approach, this study examined the connection between learning a second language (L2) in naturalistic contexts and possible transformations of identity for four female Japanese international students in the United States. The investigation centered around three basic research questions: (1) what are some of the effects of adaptation to the U.S. culture on the identity transformation of female Japanese international students; (2) what elements of communicative competence …

Taking On Japanese Whalers: The Humane Society International Litigation, Ruth A. Davis

Faculty of Law - Papers (Archive)

On 14 July 2006 the Full Federal Court declared that Humane Society International ('HSI') could commence proceedings against Japanese whalers for alleged violations of the Australian Whale Sanctuary in Antarctica. 1 The decision was a significant victory for the public interest organisation, which had originally been denied leave to serve originating process on the Japanese defendant on the grounds that the action could be contrary to Australia's national interests. 2 In its amended statement of claim3 HSI alleged that between February 2001 and March 2005, the respondent Kyodo Senpaku Kaisha Ltd ('Kyodo') had unlawfully killed or interfered with around 385 …

Update: Japanese Whaling Litigation, Ruth Davis

Faculty of Law - Papers (Archive)

Recently the University of Tasmania Law Review reported on the ongoing litigation by the Humane Society International Inc ('HSI') against Japanese whaling in Australian Antarctic waters. On 15 January 2008, HSI was finally successful: the Federal Court declared that the whalers were in breach of the Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999 (Cth) ('EPBC Act') and issued an injunction against them.

Nisei Linguists During World War Ii, Kayoko Takeda

Kayoko Takeda 武田珂代子

During World War II and the occupation of Japan, Nisei (second-generation Japanese Americans) played crucial roles as translators, interpreters, and interrogators, and served in other important language-related functions. Since they worked in military intelligence, their contributions were not discussed in much detail until the early 1970s, when a number of intelligence documents were declassified. This article presents an overview of the recruitment and activities of these Nisei linguists.