Report of the 1st Research Meeting of Research Approach (1) of 2013

Date: 20th July 2013

Time: 14:30-16:30

Venue: Hosei University Boissonade Tower 25th Floor Conference Room B, Hosei University Ichigaya Campus

Speaker: Hiroshi Watanabe (Professor, Hosei University)

Theme: “Distinction should exist between husband and wife” and “As husbands and wives be harmonious”: The Qing Dynasty China and the Tokugawa Japan

Chair: Yuko Tanaka (Professor, Hosei University)

Executive Summary
In this meeting, Professor Hiroshi Watanabe discussed a difference of tendency of conjugal relations between the Qing Dynasty China and the Tokugawa Japan through a idea of “Distinction should exist between husband and wife” and “As husbands and wives be harmonious”.