Following the experiences of one merchant, a farmer from Kōshū province (present-day Yamanashi prefecture) who left his village to open a trading venture in Yokohama in 1859, the presentation will examine the merchant communities of Yokohama during roughly the first decade of its existence, 1859-1873.

2016 is the 50th anniversary of the Cultural Revolution. In order to launch the Cultural Revolution, Mao Zedong mobilized the Red Guard (young students) to rebel against the class enemy, therefore the Red Guard played a vanguard role in the Cultural Revolution. In 1968, however, Mao ended the Red Guard movement and sent young students […]

Prof. Dr. Dr. h.c. Ulrike Beisiegel, President of Georg-August Universität Göttingen, along with Aki-Göttingen Co-directors Prof. Dr. Sachsenmaier and Prof. Dr. Li Qikeng, paid a visit to Beijing Foreign Studies University (BFSU). Prof. Dr. Peng Long, BFSU President, Prof. Dr. Jia Wenjian, BFSU Vice-president, Prof. Dr. Wang Jianbin, director of German Department, Prof. Dr. Zhang […]