11 June 2013
There will be a presentation by, Mr Kiyoshi Hirao, a Japanese Barrister on his Research at Essex and Japanese anti-bullying policy on Friday 14th June 2013; 2:00pm-3:15pm at the Law Common Room, School of Law (5S6.17), University of Essex. In 2011, the Essex School of Law and Human Rights Centre established an agreement with the Japan Federation
Read on7 June 2013
Masashi Matsuie in conversation with Michael Emmerich at the London Review Bookshop on Friday 14 June at 7.00 p.m. The London Review Bookshop’s World Literature event in June will focus on Japan, with author Masashi Matsuie in conversation with literary translator Michael Emmerich. They’ll be discussing Japanese book design, the literary and publishing world in
Read on15 May 2013
The Japan Society is the leading independent body in the United Kingdom dedicated to the enhancement of the British-Japanese relationship in all its facets. It is a membership organization and UK charity with a strong educational remit. Its core programmes include approximately 80 academic, business and cultural events each year, support for schools teaching about Japan, provision of small grants, publication of periodicals and books, and maintenance of a small historic library.
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The School of Language and Communication Studies at the University of East Anglia wishes to appoint a Lecturer in Japanese language (Ref ATs587) for an indefinite term.
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A vacancy has arisen for a Japanese Language Assistant at Whitgift School, an independent day school for boys aged 10 – 18, situated in South Croydon, London. The School was founded in 1596 by John Whitgift, Elizabeth I’s last Archbishop of Canterbury, and opened in 1600, making it Croydon’s oldest school; the present Headmaster, Dr
Read on3 December 2012
Jōmon-inspired Music from Aomori Japan at the British Museum on Friday 7 December 2012 at 6.30pm in the Stevenson Lecture Theatre | £5 (members/concessions £3). Booking is essential. http://sainsbury-institute.org/news-events/special-event-at-the-british-museum The Jōmon, Japan’s oldest known culture, are the inspiration behind Yamagami Susumu’s ethereal music, which he performs on a shakuhachi (traditional Japanese flute) and a tsugaru shamisen
Read on13 November 2012
What an extraordinary event – Birkbeck’s Russell Celyn Jones, Professor of Creative Writing, was in conversation with Kazuo Ishiguro in a large theatre at Friends’ House (Euston Road NW1 2BJ). The Booker Foundation and Man Group are collaborating with Birkbeck, University of London to celebrate recent winners of the Man Booker Prize through a series of
Read on6 November 2012
『静けさの中から ― ピアニストの四季』
書評者: ヴァイオリニスト・植田リサ
春秋社発行, 368頁, 発行日：2012年6月;ISBN：978-4-393-93562-0
異なる楽器ではあるが、同じ音楽家・演奏家として心から共感する余り、私も訳者のあとがきに書かれているとおり、「膝を叩きながら」ページを次々とめくっていた。
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Since 2007, Temple University Japan has hosted summer interns from many universities across the world. These unpaid summer internships for non-TUJ students (undergraduate and graduate) offer a unique opportunity to spend a productive summer in Tokyo. The interns work as research associates with faculty members, help organise conferences, or work on special projects with TUJ
Read on13 October 2012
The widely-known, hugely respected and much-loved anthropologist Joy Hendry has been doing research in Japan for 40 years. In this Meiji Jingu Autum Lecture at the School of Oriental and African Studies, University of London the audience was privileged to hear Hendry’s personal account of her life as an anthropologist. Hendry modestly began by apologising in
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