Institute for Japanese Studies (IJS) has been hosting serieses of talks encompassing Japanese politics, economy, cultures and arts. With the experts from Europe, U.S. and Japan, we deliver the talks in multiple languages including Japanese, Korean and English.

We are pleased to host No.284 lecture as a part of Japan Specialist Seminars, titled  "The National Strength of the General Mobilization Era : The Regime of Healthy People(健民) and Kyojōrensei (居常鍊成)"

• This seminar is held hybrid –both online and offline
• Anyone can participate in on spot without prior application, and lunch boxes will be provided from 12 p.m. (Closed when exhausted)

Date : 2024. 6. 11 (Tuesday) 12:00 - 14:00 (The lecture will start from 12:30)

Venue : SNU GSIS(Bldg 140) GL Room / Zoom

- Zoom ID : 583 289 8745

- Zoom Link : https://snu-ac-kr.zoom.us/j/5832898745

Lecturer  :HAM Yejae, a Lecturer in History at Ewha Womans University

Title : The National Strength of the General Mobilization Era : The Regime of Healthy People(健民) and Kyojōrensei (居常鍊成)

In 1938, Japan established the “State General Mobilization Law,”  a legal basis for all material and human resources to be “entirely mobilized” in 1938. However, it was not limited to the resources prescribed in the "State General Mobilization Law" that the country mobilized for war. The people were considered as "human resource", and stamina, the basic characteristics of the people are considered more important than ever. The presentation defines various policies and measures to maintain and improve the stamina of people during the wartime as the concept of “Mobilization of National Physical Fitness”and examines those actions presented in different social layers. Especially, the presenter will analyze “The Regime of Healthy People(健民),” a system devised for the actualization of “Mobilization of People`s Stamina”as well as the main concept of the regime “Kyojōrensei (居常鍊成).”

Language : Korean

Inquiry : SNU-IJS (880-8503 / ijs@snu.ac.kr)