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The 16th TAOYAKA Program Seminar was held on Wednesday, July 16

Time: 14:30-16:00pm
Venue: IDEC 405
Speaker: Professor Ruby Sain (Department of Sociology, Jadavpur University, Kolkata, India)
Title: The Relevance of Folk Religion in Modern India

Abstract: Since July 1991 the Indian society has been restructured in psychological, social, economic, political, administrative and policy related issues but the importance of folk religion never declined as this was in the past. Rather resurgence of religion and folk religion is more important in the present context. In fact Folk Religion is transmitted by the common people in any region, place or country from generation after generation and it has great impact upon the political, economic, and cultural development of particular region and continues to satisfy the emotional and religious needs of the people. The present researcher would like to highlight the sociological reasons of Indian scenarios.

Taoyaka Students visited Hiroshima Peace Memorial Park.

As a part of Onsite Course Rotation, Taoyaka students visited Hiroshima Peace Memorial Park and  Hiroshima Peace Memorial Museum on July 4th. 

Flexibility, Endurability, and Peace – TAOYAKA Program Newsletter Vol.1 / Spring 2014 is now available.

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The 15th TAOYAKA Program Seminar / The 272nd IDEC Asia Seminar was held on Wednesday, June 18th.

Title: “Disaster Management: Challenges and Opportunities in India”

Speaker: Mr. Vikas Lakhani (Deputy Director, Gujarat Institute of Disaster Management Gujarat, INDIA) 

Taoyaka Students visited Micron Memory Japan, Inc.

As a part of Onsite Course Rotation, Taoyaka students visited Micron Memory Japan, Inc. on June 6th.

Mountains Region Research Center in Shimane

As a part of Onsite Course Rotation, Taoyaka students visited “Mountains Region Research Center in Shimane” on May 14.

List of Grant Recipients has been released (April 2014)

Hiroshima University announced successful recipients of Hiroshima University Program for Leading Graduate Schools Grant

– Taoyaka Program for creating a flexible, enduring, peaceful society-.

The list of successful grant recipient can be downloaded here: (pdf)

Welcome party for new students

7 students have enrolled Taoyaka Program April 2014.

On April 17th, we held a welcome party for new students and had a great time.

Opening ceremony was held

We held a “Hiroshima University Taoyaka Program for creating a flexible, enduring, peaceful society’s Opening Ceremony 2014” on April 3rd. 7 students have enrolled in April. They are from Japan, China, Vietnam, Indonesia and Bangladesh.

This program aims to foster global leaders who contribute to multicultural coexistence while working closely with those regions, by deeply understanding the regional society and culture, and accordingly developing technologies and implementing these for resolving the problems faced by disadvantaged regions.

President Asahara have presented President Address and encoureged the students.

Open Seminar and Program Information Session was held

On March 21st Fri, Taokaya program held “Open Seminar and Program Information Session” at  Rihga Royal Hotel Hiroshima.

As keynote lecture, Toshifumi YADA, Emeritus professor The University of Kitakyushu, talked about the university reform.

The title was “Concept of integrating Osaka City University and Osaka Prefecture University – Pursuit of new university reform model”

Professor Hidenori OKAHASHI explained about Taoyaka Program.