The exciting lecture of the Japanese professor Dr. Christoph Goro Kimura in the context of the international lecture series on October 7 started with the presentation of the Sophia University founded by Jesuits. In the following lecture, the topic of flight and displacement for Germany, Japan and China was compared and placed in the historical context as well as its current relevance explained. As a result, similarities of flight experiences and also similar fates of the German and Japanese population crystallized. However, differences in the reappraisal and culture of remembrance also became apparent. After the lecture, a lively discussion developed with the participants.
Many thanks to Prof. Dr. Christoph Goro Kimura for the very informative lecture, which offered the audience interesting and exciting insights into the renowned Sophia University Tokyo and enabled us to deal with the topic of flight and expulsion.
We would like to thank the BMBF and DAAD for their support.
Prof. Dr. Edith Rüger-Muck, Kerstin Gallenstein, Prof. Dr. Frank Rövekamp
