Peaceful World and Enriching Human Lives.
The Pursuit of a Generalized Science of Humanity.

Briefing 


● Symposium organized by : 
   Research Institute for Languages and Cultures of Asia and Africa,
   Tokyo University of Foreign Studies
● Tokyo, 21 March 2005.
● International Conference Hall, The Tokyo Chamber of Commerce & Industry,
       3-2-2 Marunouchi, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo100-0005  Tel: +81-3-3283-7500

10:15   Welcome Remarks by Fumio HASHIMOTO, Director, Tokyo University of Foreign Studies.
10:30 Hideaki NAKATANI, Professor, Tokyo University of Foreign Studies.
  Creation of the Generalized Science of Humanity, a New Field of Human Sciences.
10:45 Tsutomu NAKADA, Professor, University of Niigata.
  Homo Sapiens defined by Brain Science.
11:30 Discussion.
12:00 Lunch.
13:00 Toshitaka HIDAKA, Director General, Research Institute for Humanity and Nature.
  Humankind as an Animal: Ethological Point of View.
13:45 Discussion.
14:15 Michael WITZEL, Professor, Harvard University.
  Out of Africa: The Journey of the Oldest Tales of Humankind.
15:00 Discussion.
15:30 Break.
15:45 Yoshio TOGAWA, Chairman of the Board of Directors of the Toho Gakkai.
  “Science of Rites” Culture of China and East Asia.
16:30 Discussion.
17:00 Panel Discussion.
  Panelists: T. NAKADA, T. HIDAKA, M. WITZEL, Y. TOGAWA, Jane COBBI (CNRS).
 

Moderator: Hideaki NAKATANI                                   

17:50 Closing Address.
  Koji MIYAZAKI, Director, Research Institute for Languages and Cultures of Asia and Africa.

- Admission Free.
- Simultaneous Interpreter (Japanese-English and English-Japanese).