Featured Archive: UK-JP 2023
Exploring National Identity
Tokyo, Japan
In the 2023 edition of the UK-Japan Student Conference, we considered what is national identity, and the deeper meaning of being 'British', 'Japanese', and/or other national identities our 2023 participants identify as. It saw lively discussions and debates amongst our participants and our invited speakers in issues pertaining to polarisation of societies, far-right nationalist movements and the rhetoric of preserving and protecting national identity in different areas of societal development in relation to globalisation, multiculturalism, activism, history, media and many more interesting topics.
Featured Speaker
Misato Nagakawa
Executive Board Member, Wake Up Japan
2023
Exploring National Identity
With a background of living in several countries including the United States, South Korea, and China where Ms. Misato obtained a double master's degree at Peking University and University of Tokyo, she has been working on multiple projects and initiatives to promote mutual understanding among the people in East Asian countries.
Ms. Misato is also a senior associate at the English MBA program for GLOBIS University, and is currently the adjunct lecturer at Musashi University. She has also served as executive board member for non-profit organisation Wake Up Japan since 2018, and was chosen as Davos 50 in 2023.
