Material Authority - Exploring Japan's Mineral Politics in an Age of Unification and Encounter

Date and Time	June 5th, 2025 from 14:40 until 16:10
Location	Tohoku University Arts and Letters building - Room 208 Kawauchi 27-1, Aoba Ward, Sendai City, Miyagi Prefecture, 980-0862, Japan
Event Registration	Registration prior to the event is not necessary.
Outline	What was the relationship between metal, mines, and power in early modern Japan? This exploratory talk discusses Japan’s “mineral politics,” and asks how mines can help us better understand the political and economic dynamics that transformed Japan from the sixteenth through eighteenth centuries. Finally, Dr. Batts will argue for mining’s importance for comparative research and global Japanese Studies, and introduce his current project within that context.
Poster
Organizer	Tohoku University's Center for Integrated Japanese Studies
Joint-organizer	Japan Studies Cluster, Graduate Program for Japanese Studies
E-mail	Tohoku University's Center for Integrated Japanese Studies 📨cijs-office@grp.tohoku.ac.jp