Tag Archives: Kyoto University

The Kumano Festival clock tower occupation and the hauntology of Kyoto University

Posted on Dec 27, 2021 by William Andrews

Hickory, dickory, dock, The mouse ran up the clock. The clock struck one. The mouse ran down. Hickory, dickory, dock. Boys and girls come out to play, The moon doth shine as bright as day. Leave your supper and leave … Continue reading →

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How has the coronavirus pandemic affected the civil society in Japan?

Posted on Dec 30, 2020 by William Andrews

The biggest non-news story of the year in Japan was surely the announcement of the “word of the year” as san mitsu, or the “three Cs” (confined and enclosed spaces, crowded places and close-contact settings). The civil society is fragile … Continue reading →

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Kyoto University students protest closure of Yoshida Dormitory and restrictions on campus signboards

Posted on Feb 16, 2018 by William Andrews

When Kyoto University announced on 19 December 2017 that the famously ramshackle Yoshida Dormitory could no longer accept tenants and that current occupants must vacate the facility by the end of September 2018, it raised many eyebrows among nostalgists who … Continue reading →

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Battle for the Campus: Kyoto University’s war against student activism, pranks and signboards

Posted on Dec 2, 2017 by William Andrews

The activist group Dōgakukai, a branch organisation of the Zengakuren league of student groups, joined other students on 1 December in briefly occupying the roof of the clock tower building at the main Yoshida campus of Kyoto University, which resulted … Continue reading →

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Two Zengakuren activists at Kyoto University arrested as police increase pressure on student politics

Posted on Nov 1, 2017 by William Andrews

Police have arrested two activists at Kyoto University linked to far-left group Chūkaku-ha’s student organisation, Zengakuren, after security guards were allegedly touched and kicked during scuffles with activists on campus earlier this year. On October 31st, a 21-year-old fourth-year literature … Continue reading →

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