2022-2023

The rise of China and what it means for democracies in East Asia

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Mar 9, 20232 min read

The rise of China and what it means for democracies in East Asia

with Dr. Alexander Goerlach 29 March 2023, 18:00—20:00 Room 301, 3F Building 10, Sophia University Yotsuya Campus No registration...

NOYAKI 野焼き： Fire, Art, and Ecology During the Economic Bubble on Feb 2

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Jan 13, 20232 min read

NOYAKI 野焼き： Fire, Art, and Ecology During the Economic Bubble on Feb 2

With Bert Winther-Tamaki (Prof. of Art History, UC Irvine) 18:00~19:30 (JST) Feb 2, 2023 In person only Please register:...

Memories of Cinema-Going in Postwar Japan: An Ethno-history

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Jan 10, 20232 min read

Memories of Cinema-Going in Postwar Japan: An Ethno-history

With Jennifer Coates (Professor, University of Sheffield) Jan 25, 2023, 05:30 PM – 07:00 PM (Osaka, Sapporo, Tokyo) Hybrid (In-person and...

Jan. 19, "Robo-Buddhism: Technology, Design, and Spirituality in Japan Today"

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Jan 7, 20232 min read

Jan. 19, "Robo-Buddhism: Technology, Design, and Spirituality in Japan Today"

With Jennifer Robertson (Professor Emerita, Anthropology and History of Art, University of Michigan) January 19th, 2023 18:00 (JST) In...

Climate Change and the Politics of Land: A workshop with Dr. Jun Borras (Jan 11, 2023)

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Dec 20, 20221 min read

Climate Change and the Politics of Land: A workshop with Dr. Jun Borras (Jan 11, 2023)

Photo by Vincent M.A. Janssen: https://www.pexels.com/ja-jp/photo/2561628/

Sexuality and the Rise of China with Travis Kong on Jan. 11th, 2023

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Dec 20, 20222 min read

Sexuality and the Rise of China with Travis Kong on Jan. 11th, 2023

The Post-90s Young Gay Generation in Hong Kong, Taiwan and Mainland China (PDF download from here) Date and Time: 2023/01/11 From...

Japan on American TV: An Alternate History of US Fascinations and Fears of Japan

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Nov 24, 20221 min read

Japan on American TV: An Alternate History of US Fascinations and Fears of Japan

With Dr. Alisa Freedman (University of Oregon) Dec 16th, 5:30 PM ~7:00 PM (JST) Hybrid (In person and on Zoom) Please register from here:...

Feminism, Bourgeois Liberalism and Shimada Yoshiko’s Becoming a Statue of a Japanese ‘Comfort Woman’

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Nov 22, 20222 min read

Feminism, Bourgeois Liberalism and Shimada Yoshiko’s Becoming a Statue of a Japanese ‘Comfort Woman’

Namiko Kunimoto (Ohio State University) With Shimada Yoshiko (Online appearance) 12/15 (Th), 18:00-19:30 Room 301, 3F, Sophia University...

Dec. 10th, Japan’s Global Restaurant Scene After Three Years of Travel Restrictions

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Nov 22, 20221 min read

Dec. 10th, Japan’s Global Restaurant Scene After Three Years of Travel Restrictions

The Future of Eating Out Lecture Series with Melinda Joe, a Tokyo based journalist Date: 2022 December 10th Time: 10:00 AM (JST) On Zoom...

Tangled Mobilities: Places, Affects, and Personhood across Social Spheres in Asian Migration (11/14)

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Oct 24, 20222 min read

Tangled Mobilities: Places, Affects, and Personhood across Social Spheres in Asian Migration (11/14)

Asuncion Fresnoza-Flot and Gracia Liu-Farrer Nov 14, 2022 06:30 PM Osaka, Sapporo, Tokyo (Hybrid Format) Zoom Meeting...

On Nov. 12, Film Screening of "Finding their niche" directed by Megha Wadhwa

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Oct 20, 20222 min read

On Nov. 12, Film Screening of "Finding their niche" directed by Megha Wadhwa

November 12, 2022 (Sat) From 15:30 - 17:30 In person only / An hour long film followed by 60 minutes Q&A Room 309, Building 2, Sophia...

Burning Stories: Displacement of People, Spirits, and Blame in Southeast Asia's Haze Crisis

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Oct 3, 20221 min read

Burning Stories: Displacement of People, Spirits, and Blame in Southeast Asia's Haze Crisis

With Julia Cassaniti, Washington State University In this talk Dr. Cassaniti unpacks narratives circulating about upland agricultural...

Universal Buddhism, Regional Social Equality with Jon Keune

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Sep 27, 20222 min read

Universal Buddhism, Regional Social Equality with Jon Keune

Indian Ambedkarites in East Asia The great Dalit (so-called “Untouchable”) leader Bhimrao Ambedkar converted with some 400,000 followers...

The Future of Eating Out: European Restaurant Marketing in a Time of Crisis

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Sep 21, 20222 min read

The Future of Eating Out: European Restaurant Marketing in a Time of Crisis

A Conversation with Smartbox The European restaurant market has been heavily impacted by COVID, inflation, the war in Ukraine, and other...

On Her Terms: Yoshida Fujio, Self-Determination, and the Status of Women Artists in Modern Japan

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Sep 15, 20222 min read

On Her Terms: Yoshida Fujio, Self-Determination, and the Status of Women Artists in Modern Japan

with Lillian WIES on October 6, 2022 Face to Face only Please register from here: https://forms.office.com/r/JkZFJfiufU Watercolorist...

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Jun 30, 20222 min read

"Trafficking Data" by Dr. Aynne Kokas

How China is Winning the Battle for Digital Sovereignty In Trafficking Data, Aynne Kokas looks at how technology firms in the two largest...

"Beyond Bunraku: Japan’s Diverse Puppetry Heritage" with Dr. Orenstein is now available on YouTube

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Jun 2, 20222 min read

"Beyond Bunraku: Japan’s Diverse Puppetry Heritage" with Dr. Orenstein is now available on YouTube

Click here to watch: https://youtu.be/7OO0YuVlxMM Claudia Orenstein, Theatre Professor at Hunter College and the Graduate Center, CUNY...

The Future of Eating Out: Restaurants in Mexico During and Beyond COVID

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May 30, 20222 min read

The Future of Eating Out: Restaurants in Mexico During and Beyond COVID

A Conversation with Scarlett Lindeman, a restaurateur and food journalist from Mexico City (CDMX) A discussion with James Farrer (Sophia...

Beyond "Bunraku": Japan’s Diverse Puppetry Heritage (May 11, 2022)

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Apr 19, 20222 min read

Beyond "Bunraku": Japan’s Diverse Puppetry Heritage (May 11, 2022)

Claudia Orenstein Theatre Professor at Hunter College and the Graduate Center, CUNY While the marvelous bunraku puppetry tradition, as...

The rise of China and what it means for democracies in East Asia

NOYAKI 野焼き： Fire, Art, and Ecology During the Economic Bubble on Feb 2

Memories of Cinema-Going in Postwar Japan: An Ethno-history

Jan. 19, "Robo-Buddhism: Technology, Design, and Spirituality in Japan Today"

Climate Change and the Politics of Land: A workshop with Dr. Jun Borras (Jan 11, 2023)

Sexuality and the Rise of China with Travis Kong on Jan. 11th, 2023

Japan on American TV: An Alternate History of US Fascinations and Fears of Japan

Feminism, Bourgeois Liberalism and Shimada Yoshiko’s Becoming a Statue of a Japanese ‘Comfort Woman’

Dec. 10th, Japan’s Global Restaurant Scene After Three Years of Travel Restrictions

Tangled Mobilities: Places, Affects, and Personhood across Social Spheres in Asian Migration (11/14)

On Nov. 12, Film Screening of "Finding their niche" directed by Megha Wadhwa

Burning Stories: Displacement of People, Spirits, and Blame in Southeast Asia's Haze Crisis

Universal Buddhism, Regional Social Equality with Jon Keune

The Future of Eating Out: European Restaurant Marketing in a Time of Crisis

On Her Terms: Yoshida Fujio, Self-Determination, and the Status of Women Artists in Modern Japan

"Trafficking Data" by Dr. Aynne Kokas

"Beyond Bunraku: Japan’s Diverse Puppetry Heritage" with Dr. Orenstein is now available on YouTube

The Future of Eating Out: Restaurants in Mexico During and Beyond COVID

Beyond "Bunraku": Japan’s Diverse Puppetry Heritage (May 11, 2022)

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