{"id":42159,"date":"2024-04-26T13:11:24","date_gmt":"2024-04-26T18:11:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/kirkcenter.org\/?p=42159"},"modified":"2024-04-28T12:04:10","modified_gmt":"2024-04-28T17:04:10","slug":"professor-hiro-aida-and-and-the-russell-kirk-center-at-the-philadelphia-society-conference","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/kirkcenter.org\/highlights\/professor-hiro-aida-and-and-the-russell-kirk-center-at-the-philadelphia-society-conference\/","title":{"rendered":"Professor Hiro Aida speaks on Russell Kirk and Japan in Tampa, Florida"},"content":{"rendered":"

[et_pb_section bb_built=”1″ fullwidth=”on” _builder_version=”4.20.0″ background_image=”https:\/\/kirkcenter.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/Kirk-BG-colour-dark.jpg” vertical_offset_tablet=”0″ horizontal_offset_tablet=”0″ box_shadow_horizontal_tablet=”0px” box_shadow_vertical_tablet=”0px” box_shadow_blur_tablet=”40px” box_shadow_spread_tablet=”0px” saved_tabs=”all” global_colors_info=”{}” theme_builder_area=”post_content” next_background_color=”#ffffff” global_module=”40180″][et_pb_fullwidth_post_title global_parent=”40180″ meta=”off” featured_image=”off” text_color=”light” _builder_version=”4.20.0″ title_level=”h2″ title_text_align=”center” title_text_color=”#ffffff” vertical_offset_tablet=”0″ horizontal_offset_tablet=”0″ width=”100%” max_width=”50%” max_width_last_edited=”on|tablet” module_alignment=”center” custom_padding=”100px||100px||true|false” hover_enabled=”0″ z_index_tablet=”0″ title_text_shadow_horizontal_length_tablet=”0px” title_text_shadow_vertical_length_tablet=”0px” title_text_shadow_blur_strength_tablet=”1px” meta_text_shadow_horizontal_length_tablet=”0px” meta_text_shadow_vertical_length_tablet=”0px” meta_text_shadow_blur_strength_tablet=”1px” box_shadow_horizontal_tablet=”0px” box_shadow_vertical_tablet=”0px” box_shadow_blur_tablet=”40px” box_shadow_spread_tablet=”0px” text_shadow_style=”preset1″ text_shadow_vertical_length_tablet=”0px” text_shadow_blur_strength_tablet=”1px” global_colors_info=”{}” theme_builder_area=”post_content” sticky_enabled=”0″ background_pattern_color=”rgba(0,0,0,0.2)” background_mask_color=”#ffffff” title_text_shadow_horizontal_length=”title_text_shadow_style,%91object Object%93″ title_text_shadow_vertical_length=”title_text_shadow_style,%91object Object%93″ title_text_shadow_blur_strength=”title_text_shadow_style,%91object Object%93″ meta_text_shadow_horizontal_length=”meta_text_shadow_style,%91object Object%93″ meta_text_shadow_vertical_length=”meta_text_shadow_style,%91object Object%93″ meta_text_shadow_blur_strength=”meta_text_shadow_style,%91object Object%93″ \/][\/et_pb_section][et_pb_section bb_built=”1″ _builder_version=”4.16″ global_colors_info=”{}” prev_background_color=”#000000″][et_pb_row column_structure=”2_3,1_3″ _builder_version=”4.16″ background_size=”initial” background_position=”top_left” background_repeat=”repeat” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_column type=”2_3″ _builder_version=”4.16″ custom_padding=”|||” global_colors_info=”{}” custom_padding__hover=”|||”][et_pb_image _builder_version=”4.23.1″ src=”https:\/\/kirkcenter.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/Group-shpot-with-Hiro-Aida.jpg” background_pattern_color=”rgba(0,0,0,0.2)” background_mask_color=”#ffffff” box_shadow_horizontal_tablet=”0px” box_shadow_vertical_tablet=”0px” box_shadow_blur_tablet=”40px” box_shadow_spread_tablet=”0px” vertical_offset_tablet=”0″ horizontal_offset_tablet=”0″ z_index_tablet=”0″ \/][et_pb_text admin_label=”Highlight Body Text” _builder_version=”4.23.1″ vertical_offset_tablet=”0″ horizontal_offset_tablet=”0″ z_index_tablet=”0″ text_text_shadow_horizontal_length_tablet=”0px” text_text_shadow_vertical_length_tablet=”0px” text_text_shadow_blur_strength_tablet=”1px” link_text_shadow_horizontal_length_tablet=”0px” link_text_shadow_vertical_length_tablet=”0px” link_text_shadow_blur_strength_tablet=”1px” ul_text_shadow_horizontal_length_tablet=”0px” ul_text_shadow_vertical_length_tablet=”0px” ul_text_shadow_blur_strength_tablet=”1px” ol_text_shadow_horizontal_length_tablet=”0px” ol_text_shadow_vertical_length_tablet=”0px” ol_text_shadow_blur_strength_tablet=”1px” quote_text_shadow_horizontal_length_tablet=”0px” quote_text_shadow_vertical_length_tablet=”0px” quote_text_shadow_blur_strength_tablet=”1px” header_text_shadow_horizontal_length_tablet=”0px” header_text_shadow_vertical_length_tablet=”0px” header_text_shadow_blur_strength_tablet=”1px” header_2_text_shadow_horizontal_length_tablet=”0px” header_2_text_shadow_vertical_length_tablet=”0px” header_2_text_shadow_blur_strength_tablet=”1px” header_3_text_shadow_horizontal_length_tablet=”0px” header_3_text_shadow_vertical_length_tablet=”0px” header_3_text_shadow_blur_strength_tablet=”1px” header_4_text_shadow_horizontal_length_tablet=”0px” header_4_text_shadow_vertical_length_tablet=”0px” header_4_text_shadow_blur_strength_tablet=”1px” header_5_text_shadow_horizontal_length_tablet=”0px” header_5_text_shadow_vertical_length_tablet=”0px” header_5_text_shadow_blur_strength_tablet=”1px” header_6_text_shadow_horizontal_length_tablet=”0px” header_6_text_shadow_vertical_length_tablet=”0px” header_6_text_shadow_blur_strength_tablet=”1px” box_shadow_horizontal_tablet=”0px” box_shadow_vertical_tablet=”0px” box_shadow_blur_tablet=”40px” box_shadow_spread_tablet=”0px” global_colors_info=”{}” background_pattern_color=”rgba(0,0,0,0.2)” background_mask_color=”#ffffff” text_text_shadow_horizontal_length=”text_text_shadow_style,%91object Object%93″ text_text_shadow_vertical_length=”text_text_shadow_style,%91object Object%93″ text_text_shadow_blur_strength=”text_text_shadow_style,%91object Object%93″ link_text_shadow_horizontal_length=”link_text_shadow_style,%91object Object%93″ link_text_shadow_vertical_length=”link_text_shadow_style,%91object Object%93″ link_text_shadow_blur_strength=”link_text_shadow_style,%91object Object%93″ ul_text_shadow_horizontal_length=”ul_text_shadow_style,%91object Object%93″ ul_text_shadow_vertical_length=”ul_text_shadow_style,%91object Object%93″ ul_text_shadow_blur_strength=”ul_text_shadow_style,%91object Object%93″ ol_text_shadow_horizontal_length=”ol_text_shadow_style,%91object Object%93″ ol_text_shadow_vertical_length=”ol_text_shadow_style,%91object Object%93″ ol_text_shadow_blur_strength=”ol_text_shadow_style,%91object Object%93″ quote_text_shadow_horizontal_length=”quote_text_shadow_style,%91object Object%93″ quote_text_shadow_vertical_length=”quote_text_shadow_style,%91object Object%93″ quote_text_shadow_blur_strength=”quote_text_shadow_style,%91object Object%93″ header_text_shadow_horizontal_length=”header_text_shadow_style,%91object Object%93″ header_text_shadow_vertical_length=”header_text_shadow_style,%91object Object%93″ header_text_shadow_blur_strength=”header_text_shadow_style,%91object Object%93″ header_2_text_shadow_horizontal_length=”header_2_text_shadow_style,%91object Object%93″ header_2_text_shadow_vertical_length=”header_2_text_shadow_style,%91object Object%93″ header_2_text_shadow_blur_strength=”header_2_text_shadow_style,%91object Object%93″ header_3_text_shadow_horizontal_length=”header_3_text_shadow_style,%91object Object%93″ header_3_text_shadow_vertical_length=”header_3_text_shadow_style,%91object Object%93″ header_3_text_shadow_blur_strength=”header_3_text_shadow_style,%91object Object%93″ header_4_text_shadow_horizontal_length=”header_4_text_shadow_style,%91object Object%93″ header_4_text_shadow_vertical_length=”header_4_text_shadow_style,%91object Object%93″ header_4_text_shadow_blur_strength=”header_4_text_shadow_style,%91object Object%93″ header_5_text_shadow_horizontal_length=”header_5_text_shadow_style,%91object Object%93″ header_5_text_shadow_vertical_length=”header_5_text_shadow_style,%91object Object%93″ header_5_text_shadow_blur_strength=”header_5_text_shadow_style,%91object Object%93″ header_6_text_shadow_horizontal_length=”header_6_text_shadow_style,%91object Object%93″ header_6_text_shadow_vertical_length=”header_6_text_shadow_style,%91object Object%93″ header_6_text_shadow_blur_strength=”header_6_text_shadow_style,%91object Object%93″]<\/p>\n

\n
\n
\n
\n
\n
On April 19 and 21, Professor Hiro Aida of <\/span>Kansai University<\/span><\/span>\u00a0gave two lectures sponsored by the Russell Kirk Center and the Japanese Consulate-General in Miami. These lectures were designed to dovetail with a meeting of the Philadelphia Society in Tampa and so to invite response from preeminent scholars gathered for the meeting.<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n
\n
\u00a0<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n
\n
The roundtable discussions included as panelists Dr. George Nash, Dr. Wilfred McClay (<\/span>Hillsdale College<\/span><\/span>), Dr. Luke Sheahan (University Bookman<\/em> and <\/span>Duquesne University<\/span><\/span>) and Dr. Allen Mendenhall (<\/span>Troy University<\/span><\/span>). Both events were enthusiastically received by a room full of scholars, journalists, students, and local participants. <\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n
\n
\u00a0<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n
\n
The first lecture<\/a> was on \u201cRussell Kirk’s Fascination With Japan,\u201d and explained Kirk’s long interest in the writer Lafcardio Hearn and the interconnectedness of generations. The second lecture was on “The Emerging Intellectual Landscape in America and Its Implications for Japan and Other Allies\u201d during which Aida outlined the current political and economic views of both countries and their alignment with each other.<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n
\n
\u00a0<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n
\n
In his introduction of Aida, Dr. Jeffrey Nelson, Executive Director of the Russell Kirk Center, referred to him as \u201cthe Japanese Tocqueville,\u201d due to his perceptive analysis of the American people from a foreign perspective and his embrace of both change and tradition.<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n
\n
\u00a0<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n
\n
During his talk, Aida shared his experience of his first trip to visit the Kirk family more than 30 years ago. Of that visit to Mecosta, he says, \u201cI spent some of the most fruitful days of my life.\u201d Over the years, Aida became well versed in Kirk’s writings, wrote many articles on Kirk\u2019s thought for major newspapers in Japan, and recently translated The Conservative Mind<\/em> into Japanese.<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n
\n
\u00a0<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n
\n
The Kirk Center is grateful to Hiro Aida for his excellent presentations and to Mr. Yuma Ozawa from the Consulate-General for organizing and hosting the panels.<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_gallery _builder_version=”4.23.1″ gallery_ids=”42174,42167,42175,42177,42164,42165,42171″ show_title_and_caption=”off” background_pattern_color=”rgba(0,0,0,0.2)” background_mask_color=”#ffffff” hover_overlay_color=”rgba(255,255,255,0.9)” box_shadow_horizontal_image_tablet=”0px” box_shadow_vertical_image_tablet=”0px” box_shadow_blur_image_tablet=”40px” box_shadow_spread_image_tablet=”0px” text_shadow_horizontal_length=”text_shadow_style,%91object Object%93″ text_shadow_horizontal_length_tablet=”0px” text_shadow_vertical_length=”text_shadow_style,%91object Object%93″ text_shadow_vertical_length_tablet=”0px” text_shadow_blur_strength=”text_shadow_style,%91object Object%93″ text_shadow_blur_strength_tablet=”1px” title_text_shadow_horizontal_length=”title_text_shadow_style,%91object Object%93″ title_text_shadow_horizontal_length_tablet=”0px” title_text_shadow_vertical_length=”title_text_shadow_style,%91object Object%93″ title_text_shadow_vertical_length_tablet=”0px” title_text_shadow_blur_strength=”title_text_shadow_style,%91object Object%93″ title_text_shadow_blur_strength_tablet=”1px” caption_text_shadow_horizontal_length=”caption_text_shadow_style,%91object Object%93″ caption_text_shadow_horizontal_length_tablet=”0px” caption_text_shadow_vertical_length=”caption_text_shadow_style,%91object Object%93″ caption_text_shadow_vertical_length_tablet=”0px” caption_text_shadow_blur_strength=”caption_text_shadow_style,%91object Object%93″ caption_text_shadow_blur_strength_tablet=”1px” pagination_text_shadow_horizontal_length=”pagination_text_shadow_style,%91object Object%93″ pagination_text_shadow_horizontal_length_tablet=”0px” pagination_text_shadow_vertical_length=”pagination_text_shadow_style,%91object Object%93″ pagination_text_shadow_vertical_length_tablet=”0px” pagination_text_shadow_blur_strength=”pagination_text_shadow_style,%91object Object%93″ pagination_text_shadow_blur_strength_tablet=”1px” box_shadow_horizontal_tablet=”0px” box_shadow_vertical_tablet=”0px” box_shadow_blur_tablet=”40px” box_shadow_spread_tablet=”0px” vertical_offset_tablet=”0″ horizontal_offset_tablet=”0″ z_index_tablet=”0″ posts_number=”8″ \/][\/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=”1_3″ _builder_version=”4.16″ custom_padding=”|||” global_colors_info=”{}” custom_padding__hover=”|||”][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.20.0″ vertical_offset_tablet=”0″ horizontal_offset_tablet=”0″ z_index_tablet=”0″ text_text_shadow_horizontal_length_tablet=”0px” text_text_shadow_vertical_length_tablet=”0px” text_text_shadow_blur_strength_tablet=”1px” link_text_shadow_horizontal_length_tablet=”0px” link_text_shadow_vertical_length_tablet=”0px” link_text_shadow_blur_strength_tablet=”1px” ul_text_shadow_horizontal_length_tablet=”0px” ul_text_shadow_vertical_length_tablet=”0px” ul_text_shadow_blur_strength_tablet=”1px” ol_text_shadow_horizontal_length_tablet=”0px” ol_text_shadow_vertical_length_tablet=”0px” ol_text_shadow_blur_strength_tablet=”1px” quote_text_shadow_horizontal_length_tablet=”0px” quote_text_shadow_vertical_length_tablet=”0px” quote_text_shadow_blur_strength_tablet=”1px” header_text_shadow_horizontal_length_tablet=”0px” header_text_shadow_vertical_length_tablet=”0px” header_text_shadow_blur_strength_tablet=”1px” header_2_text_shadow_horizontal_length_tablet=”0px” header_2_text_shadow_vertical_length_tablet=”0px” header_2_text_shadow_blur_strength_tablet=”1px” header_3_text_shadow_horizontal_length_tablet=”0px” header_3_text_shadow_vertical_length_tablet=”0px” header_3_text_shadow_blur_strength_tablet=”1px” header_4_text_shadow_horizontal_length_tablet=”0px” header_4_text_shadow_vertical_length_tablet=”0px” header_4_text_shadow_blur_strength_tablet=”1px” header_5_text_shadow_horizontal_length_tablet=”0px” header_5_text_shadow_vertical_length_tablet=”0px” header_5_text_shadow_blur_strength_tablet=”1px” header_6_text_shadow_horizontal_length_tablet=”0px” header_6_text_shadow_vertical_length_tablet=”0px” header_6_text_shadow_blur_strength_tablet=”1px” box_shadow_horizontal_tablet=”0px” box_shadow_vertical_tablet=”0px” box_shadow_blur_tablet=”40px” box_shadow_spread_tablet=”0px” global_colors_info=”{}”]<\/p>\n

More From Our Highlights & News<\/h2>\n

[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_blog posts_number=”4″ include_categories=”351″ show_thumbnail=”off” show_author=”off” show_date=”off” show_categories=”off” show_excerpt=”off” _builder_version=”4.20.0″ header_level=”h4″ header_font=”|||on|||||” header_text_align=”center” header_text_color=”#3d3d3d” vertical_offset_tablet=”0″ horizontal_offset_tablet=”0″ custom_margin=”||5px|||” z_index_tablet=”0″ header_text_shadow_horizontal_length_tablet=”0px” header_text_shadow_vertical_length_tablet=”0px” header_text_shadow_blur_strength_tablet=”1px” body_text_shadow_horizontal_length_tablet=”0px” body_text_shadow_vertical_length_tablet=”0px” body_text_shadow_blur_strength_tablet=”1px” meta_text_shadow_horizontal_length_tablet=”0px” meta_text_shadow_vertical_length_tablet=”0px” meta_text_shadow_blur_strength_tablet=”1px” read_more_text_shadow_horizontal_length_tablet=”0px” read_more_text_shadow_vertical_length_tablet=”0px” read_more_text_shadow_blur_strength_tablet=”1px” pagination_text_shadow_horizontal_length_tablet=”0px” pagination_text_shadow_vertical_length_tablet=”0px” pagination_text_shadow_blur_strength_tablet=”1px” body_link_text_shadow_horizontal_length_tablet=”0px” body_link_text_shadow_vertical_length_tablet=”0px” body_link_text_shadow_blur_strength_tablet=”1px” body_ul_text_shadow_horizontal_length_tablet=”0px” body_ul_text_shadow_vertical_length_tablet=”0px” body_ul_text_shadow_blur_strength_tablet=”1px” body_ol_text_shadow_horizontal_length_tablet=”0px” body_ol_text_shadow_vertical_length_tablet=”0px” body_ol_text_shadow_blur_strength_tablet=”1px” body_quote_text_shadow_horizontal_length_tablet=”0px” body_quote_text_shadow_vertical_length_tablet=”0px” body_quote_text_shadow_blur_strength_tablet=”1px” box_shadow_horizontal_tablet=”0px” box_shadow_vertical_tablet=”0px” box_shadow_blur_tablet=”40px” box_shadow_spread_tablet=”0px” box_shadow_horizontal_image_tablet=”0px” box_shadow_vertical_image_tablet=”0px” box_shadow_blur_image_tablet=”40px” box_shadow_spread_image_tablet=”0px” text_shadow_horizontal_length_tablet=”0px” text_shadow_vertical_length_tablet=”0px” text_shadow_blur_strength_tablet=”1px” global_colors_info=”{}” \/][et_pb_button button_url=”@ET-DC@eyJkeW5hbWljIjp0cnVlLCJjb250ZW50IjoicG9zdF9saW5rX3VybF9wYWdlIiwic2V0dGluZ3MiOnsicG9zdF9pZCI6IjI5NTg5In19@” button_text=”Back to Highlights & News” button_alignment=”center” _builder_version=”4.20.0″ _dynamic_attributes=”button_url” _module_preset=”default” custom_button=”on” button_border_color=”RGBA(255,255,255,0)” button_border_radius=”9px” button_letter_spacing=”2px” custom_margin=”-6px|||||” global_colors_info=”{}” \/][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][\/et_pb_section]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

On April 19 and 21, Professor Hiro Aida of Kansai University\u00a0gave two lectures sponsored by the Russell Kirk Center and the Japanese Consulate-General in Miami. These lectures were designed to dovetail with a meeting of the Philadelphia Society in Tampa and so to invite response from preeminent scholars gathered for the meeting. \u00a0 The roundtable […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":14,"featured_media":42170,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_et_pb_use_builder":"on","_et_pb_old_content":"","_et_gb_content_width":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[351],"tags":[],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/kirkcenter.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/Group-shpot-with-Hiro-Aida-2.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/kirkcenter.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/42159"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/kirkcenter.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/kirkcenter.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kirkcenter.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/14"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kirkcenter.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=42159"}],"version-history":[{"count":8,"href":"https:\/\/kirkcenter.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/42159\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":42335,"href":"https:\/\/kirkcenter.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/42159\/revisions\/42335"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kirkcenter.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/42170"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/kirkcenter.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=42159"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kirkcenter.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=42159"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kirkcenter.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=42159"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}