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Background of Establishment / Notable Events
Last Updated: January 2018
Establishment
Centre for Murakami Haruki Studies, Tamkang University
Background of Establishment / Notable Events
By the of order TKU President Chia-I Chang to “shape a unique department”, the “Haruki Murakami Lab” was founded in Tamkang University in 1st August 2011, which is one of a kind in Taiwan.
June 2012 – 1st Haruki Murakami International Symposium
Establishment of Haruki Murakami Research Master’s Degree
May 2013 – 2nd Haruki Murakami International Symposium
June 2014 – 3rd Haruki Murakami International Symposium
1st August 2014 - Establishment of Centre for Murakami Haruki Studies (CMSTKU)
July 2015 – 4th Haruki Murakami International Symposium (Held in Kokura, Kitakyushu City, Japan)
30th October 2015 – 1st Anniversary Special Talk for the Establishment of CMSTKU (Harvard University Professor Emeritus Jay Rubin as Speaker)
May 2016 – 5th Haruki Murakami International Symposium
30th November 2016 – Commencement of TKU x MOOCs “Absolutely Murakami”
July 2017 – 6th Haruki Murakami International Symposium (Doshisha University, Kyoto)
Organizational Structure
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Position
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Person-in-Charge
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Director
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Prof. Chiu-Kuei TSENG
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Associate Director
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Prof. Yuji OCHIAI
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Academic Development
Secretarial Editor
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Associate Prof. Yasushi UCHIDA
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Secretary-General
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Associate Prof. Chia-Lin WANG
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Accounting Assistant
General Affairs
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Man-Chen TUNG
Yi Chieh CHEN
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General Affairs
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Tzu-Hsuan CHOU
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Secretarial Management
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Yu-Ting CHEN
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Webmaster
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Tsung-Wei KO
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Advisory Panel
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Name
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Title / Position
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Prof. Motoyuki SHIBATA
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Former Professor, University of Tokyo
Well Known Japanese Researcher and Translator in American Literature
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Professor Jay Rubin
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Professor, Harvard University
Well Known American Researcher and Translator in Japanese Literature
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Professor Myeong-Hui NO
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Professor, Dongguk University
Former Chairman, The Japanese Language Association of Korea
Japanese Language Education Specialist
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Professor Yoichi KOMORI
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Professor, University of Tokyo
Well Known Researcher in Contemporary Japanese Literature
Well Known Haruki Murakami Researcher
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Professor Masato MORI
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Professor Emeritus, Kumamoto University
Well Known Researcher in Medieval Japanese Literature
Well Known Haruki Murakami Researcher
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Professor Shoji SHIBATA
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Professor, Tokyo University of Foreign Studies
Well Known Researcher in Contemporary Japanese Literature
Well Known Haruki Murakami Researcher
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Professor Jiin-Chiueh LAI
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Professor, Soochow University
Former Dean, School of Foreign Language, Soochow University
Former Director, Association of Japanese Language Education in Taiwan
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Professor Shuei-Fu LIN
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Professor, Southern Taiwan University of Science and Technology
Researcher and Translator in Contemporary Japanese Literature
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Professor Shing-Ching SHYU
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Professor, National Taiwan University
Director, Centre for Japanese Studies
Researcher in History of Japanese Ideology
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Professor Chen-Nan LAI
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Professor, Fu Jen Catholic University
Dean, College of Foreign Languages and Literatures
Researcher in Medieval Japanese Literature
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Professor Yuh-Huey Jou
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Deputy Director, Institute of Ethnology, Academia Sinica
Researcher, Institute of Ethnology, Academia Sinica
Researcher in Contemporary Japanese Social Psychology
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Professor Sheng-Yen YU
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Former Director, National Taipei University of Technology Department of English
Professor, National Taipei University of Technology
Researcher in English and American Literatures
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Professor ShaoHua LIN
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Professor, Ocean University of China College of Foreign Language
Deputy Chairman, Chinese Association of Japanese Literature Research
Chief Translator for Haruki Murakami Translations in China |
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MingZhu LAI
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Translator for Reading Times
Chief Translator for Haruki Murakami Translations in Taiwan
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Chronological Table of Events
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2012.06.23
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1st Haruki Murakami International Symposium 2012
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2013.05.05
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2nd Haruki Murakami International Symposium 2013
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2014.06.21
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3rd Haruki Murakami International Symposium 2014
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2014.09.22
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Opening Ceremony of Centre for Murakami Haruki Studies (CMSTKU)
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2014.10.18
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Five members of the centre attended the “Mo Yan and Murakami Comparative Study” International Symposium held in Dalian University of Foreign Language and met with the principal of the university
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2014.10.20
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On the invitation of Professor ShaoHua Lin, five centre staff held an official visit to the Ocean University of China (Qingdao City). Centre Director, Mrs. Tseng, held a speech during the visit
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2014.11.05
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Centre Director, Mrs. Tseng, held a speech on invitation from Chinese Culture University
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2014.11.08
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Dir. Tseng attended a lecture by Dr. Jay Rubin (Japanese: Jay Rubin講演会～村上春樹をきく～) organized by Senshu University
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2014.11.20
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Dir. Tseng held a speech on invitation from National Taiwan Ocean University (Taipei City)
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2014.11.24
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Chief Editor of “International Haruki Murakami Research” held an official visit accompanied by well-known researchers in Murakami studies.
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2014.11.28
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Dir. Tseng was appointed as a lecturer on Haruki Murakami Literature
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2014.11.27~
12.26
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Lecture Series on Latest Short Stories “Men Without Women” by Haruki Murakami
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2015.2.24~
6.23
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Commencement of “Murakami Lecture Course” in TKU for General Education and Core Curriculum
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2015.4.08
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Master of Contemporary Japanese Literature in TKU – Youko Tawada Speech and Talks
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2015.2~2015.5
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Murakami Micro Movie Competition
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2015.5.15
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1st Murakami Micro Movie Competition Premier and Award Ceremony
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2015.7.25~
27
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4th Haruki Murakami International Symposium 2015 (Held in Kokura, Kitakyushu City, Japan)
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2015.10.30
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1st Anniversary Special Talk for the Establishment of CMSTKU (Harvard University Professor Emeritus Jay Rubin as Speaker)
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2015.11.20
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Preview Events for Murakami’s Latest Work “Novelist as a Profession”
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2016.4.26
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2nd Murakami Micro Movie Competition “Me and Murakami” Premier and Award Ceremony
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2016.4.29
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1st For the Love of Murakami - Murakami's Classics Multi-Language Oral Reading Competition and Award Ceremony
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2016.5.28~29
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5th Haruki Murakami International Symposium 2016
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2016.11.30
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Commencement of TKU x MOOCs “Absolutely Murakami”
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2017.01.14
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OPI Taiwan Workshop
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2017.4.14
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Speech held by well-known Murakami researcher Professor Emeritus Tatsuru Uchida
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2017.4.25
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3rd Murakami Micro Movie Competition “A Word for Murakami” Premier and Award Ceremony
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2017.4.28
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2st For the Love of Murakami - Murakami's Classics Multi-Language Oral Reading Competition and Award Ceremony
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2017.7.8~9
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6th Haruki Murakami International Symposium 2017 (Held in Doshisha University, Kyoto, Japan)
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2017.08.04~05
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Co-organized OPI Taiwan Workshop
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2017.10.27
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Dir. Tseng held a speech at Beijing Centre for Japanese Studies
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2017.10.30
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TKU x MOOCs “Absolutely Murakami” was awarded the 2017 Gold Award by the Association of E-Learning (AEL).
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Vision
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Short-Term
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To establish a strong presence in the field of Haruki Murakami studies with it the facilities needed.
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Mid-Term
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To construct a high-quality environment for Haruki Murakami studies.
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Long-Term
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To develop a research area dedicated for “Haruki Murakami Studies”
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Last Updated: January 2018
