Keio University Shibusawa Ei'ichi Memorial Lectureship: "The Doctrine of the New Public Good"

The Shibusawa Ei’ichi Memorial Lectureship was established at Keio University in 2004 with the sponsorship of the Shibusawa Ei’ichi Memorial Foundation, to be held each year for five years. This for-credit course, which is organized by JCIE, consists of a series of lectures that deal with the redefinition of the public good and the role of civil society. More than 500 students registered for the 2006 series, which was held from April to July 2006 and centered on the theme of “The Role of Civil Society in East Asia,” and nearly 700 more signed up for the 2007 series on “Civil Society's Role in Increasing Japan's Presence in the Global Society.”

Annual Lecture Series

• 2007: "Civil Society's Role in Increasing Japan's Presence in the Global Society"
• 2006: "The Role of Civil Society in East Asia"
• 2005: "Japan's Administrative Reform—Adjusting the Division of Labor between the Government and Civil Society"
• 2004: "The Second Opening of Japan—Reenvisioning a New Nation-Building Effort"