Hiroshima University Syllabus

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Japanese
Academic Year 2025Year School/Graduate School School of Law Law Day Course
Lecture Code F1309154 Subject Classification Specialized Education
Subject Name (特講)日本法入門1
Subject Name
(Katakana)
(トッコウ)ニホンホウニュウモン1
Subject Name in
English
Law and the Legal System in Japan 1
Instructor GE HONG
Instructor
(Katakana)
カツ コウ
Campus Higashi-Senda Semester/Term 1st-Year,  First Semester,  1Term
Days, Periods, and Classrooms (1T) Fri1-4:Higashi-Senda Lecture Rm M302
Lesson Style Lecture Lesson Style
(More Details)
Face-to-face
Lectures ,Note-taking ,Discussions ,Presentation by students
 
Credits 2.0 Class Hours/Week 4 Language of Instruction J : Japanese
Course Level 1 : Undergraduate Introductory
Course Area(Area) 24 : Social Sciences
Course Area(Discipline) 01 : Law
Eligible Students International Student
Keywords  
Special Subject for Teacher Education   Special Subject  
Class Status
within Educational
Program
(Applicable only to targeted subjects for undergraduate students)
 
Criterion referenced
Evaluation
(Applicable only to targeted subjects for undergraduate students)
 
Class Objectives
/Class Outline
This course will stimulate willingness of the study of International Students, by explaining  the basic knowledge of Japanese law that is necessary to  foreign students understand the lectures of Japanese jurisprudence. 
Class Schedule lesson1   Orientation
lesson2   Lecture
         ‘Japan’s legal history’
lesson3   Lecture
         ‘legal system’
lesson4   Lecture
         ‘Birth of the Constitution of Japan’
lesson5   Lecture
         ‘An Overview of the Constitution of Japan’
lesson6   Case Discussion
         ‘Disparity in seat allocation of the election of House of Representatives’
lesson7   Case Discussion
         ‘Custom Bureau’s Inspection to the Imported Publication’
lesson8   Lecture
         ‘An Overview of Japanese Civil Code’
lesson9   Case Discussion
         ‘After the banquet Case’
lesson10   Case Discussion 
         ‘Shellfish Gathering Case’
lesson11  Case Discussion
         ‘A  Lawsuit against the Neighbor’
lesson12  Lecture
         ‘An Overview of Family Law in Japan’
lesson13  Case Discussion
         ‘Regulations on the prohibition of remarriage period’
lesson14  Case Discussion
    ‘Case law regarding married couples sharing the same surname’
lesson15  Summary

Submission of the reports
 
Text/Reference
Books,etc.
Textbook: Law Students in Wonderland: An Invitation to Japanese Law, (3rd Edition), Tsuneo Matsumoto (ed.), (YUHIKAKU Publishing Co.,Ltd.,2014) 
PC or AV used in
Class,etc.
(More Details) PC and AV used in Class
 
Learning techniques to be incorporated
Suggestions on
Preparation and
Review
Lesson1~Lesson2: none
Lesson3~Lesson15:
Preparation: Check the term of each lesson in advance, read the relevant part of the textbook and make a
simple memo.
Review: Based on the preparatory memo for each lesson, add the contents of the lesson and write a  substantial report.
 
Requirements  
Grading Method Your final grade will be based on the following: reports(75%) ,and your presentation and in-class performance(25%). 
Practical Experience  
Summary of Practical Experience and Class Contents based on it  
Message  
Other   
Please fill in the class improvement questionnaire which is carried out on all classes.
Instructors will reflect on your feedback and utilize the information for improving their teaching. 
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