Public Lectures

These lecture held to address society’s diversifying scientific and academic needs while familiarizing a wide spectrum of people with the activities of the Japan Academy. For this purpose, members of the Academy deliver lectures twice a year, in the spring and fall. The spring lecture meetings are held throughout Japan, whereas the fall meetings are held at the Japan Academy in Ueno Park. Under a common theme, researchers of various fields present their work at these meetings in a manner that can be easily understood by the general public.

Date / place	Lecturers / titles
47th Public Lecture October 27, 2007 Japan Academy	Dr. MURAKAMI, Junichi: "Can disparities be dissolved? -- Equality and inequality " Dr. HIROKAWA, Nobutaka: "Intracellular Transport and Molecular Motors: from Regulation of Brain Function, and Determination of Left/Right Asymmetry of our Body to Suppression of Tumor Formation"
46th Public Lecture May 26, 2007 Osaka University	Dr. TANAKA, Issei: "Chinese Masked Theatres seen in Jiangnan Villages –Mainly Forcussed on Exorcism for Expelling Evil Spirits and Performanees by Local Elderly Deity- " Dr. SHIKATA, Eishiro: "The smallest disease causing agent; Viroids and Viroid diseases"
45th Public Lecture October 28, 2006 Japan Academy	Dr. ITOH, Makoto: "Political Economy of Globalization" Dr. ITŌ, Hidesato: "Utilization of Narural Energy —Water-and Wind-Turbines"
44th Public Lecture May 20, 2006 Tohoku University	Theme:The social effects of chemisty Dr. MUKAIYAMA, Teruaki: "Chemistry in Daily Life" Dr. KAWAMOTO, Ichiro: "How to set up a company by the new Company Law?"
43rd Public Lecture October 29, 2005 Japan Academy	Theme: Old sicknesses; present sicknesses Dr. TAKEDA Tsuneo : "The meaning of Scrolls Diseases: About research materials in medical history" Dr. ISHIZAKA Kimishige : "Why allergy patients are increasing these days?"
42nd Public Lecture May 14, 2005 50th Anniversary Hall of Okayama University	Theme: "Economic development and reclamation of Inland Sea" Dr. HAYAMI Akira : "Population and economy in pre-industrial Setonaikai region" Dr. SAWADA Toshio : "On drainage and reclamation in the Inland Sea, Japan --Especially in Koijima and Kasaoka Bays--"