Kore:ct - 人文・思想・社会 1

[About the Book] This volume takes the medieval estate of Tosa Hata-no-shō, located in the southwestern part of present-day Kōchi Prefecture, as a case study to explore the multifaceted relationship between Japanese medieval temples and local communities. Drawing on a close examination of histori……続きを見る

[About the Book] ーIs religion humanity’s greatest fiction?- Why do we believe in things that cannot be seen or proven? This book traces the history of human evolution and civilization to explore the origins and meaning of supernatural beings-such as gods and spirits-from a scientific and object……続きを見る

被爆二世である著者は、30年あまり在宅ホスピスケアのあるべき姿を追求・牽引してきた医師として知られる。著者にとって懸案だったヒロシマと向かい合う旅が実現したのは2023年だった。被爆した父の足跡をたどるなかで、浮かんでくる風景とは何であったか。ホスピス医ならではの温かくも鋭い感性を背景に、思索を重ねた誠……続きを見る

ポルトガルの植民地、東西貿易の継承地、キリスト教布教の拠点として栄え、いまや教会や歴史遺産、カジノやモータースポーツで世界的観光地となったマカオ。アヘン戦争などによって世界史がおおきく揺れた18〜19世紀のマカオを描く版画・水彩画・写真などから当時のマカオの光と影を読み解くとともに、その未来像を探る。……続きを見る

What is knowledge? How is it acquired? How certain can we be about it? These questions, which underpin academic and everyday life, and treated in readable language and with a wide range of classroom activities in this text.続きを見る

“A solution without a solution.” In 1965, a secret pact concluded between the leaders of Japan and South Korea quietly shelved the territorial dispute over the island of Takeshima (Dokdo), setting the course for normalization of diplomatic relations between the two countries. Several well-known fi……続きを見る

The film Gunkanjima (Battleship Island) was first shown in Korea in August 2017, a work of fiction created to bash Japan and nothing else. Within a couple of weeks, around 6 million Koreans saw the film. The film was advertised in the US, for a week, with the help of the New York City Times Square……続きを見る