4 December 2008
‘A Critical Handbook of Japanese Film Directors’, published by Stone Bridge Press, was launched at the Foundation with a presentation by Alexander Jacoby, chaired by David Robinson.
More info27 November 2008
This lecture, based on Dr Robert Tierney’s article in Japan Forum, examined the early development of Japanese anthropology and its influence on colonial literature.
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At the start of the 1990s, Japan’s post war economic success came to an abrupt end and the country slid into a decade-long recession from which it has, on many levels, still not recovered.
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On 18 November at Chatham House, Jean-Claude Trichet, President of the European Central Bank, gave a lecture entitled ‘Central banks and the public: the importance of communication’.
The lecture was in memory of Lord Roll of Ipsden, KCMG CB (1907-2005).
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Tetsuo Fujimoto discussed the exhibition with Lesley Millar (Professor of Textile Culture, University for the Creative Arts).
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The Private View was held to mark the opening of the exhibition.
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As the deterioration in global economic and financial conditions takes its toll, reflections on the past and concerns about the future continue to dominate national and international headlines.
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Kishio Suga discussed the exhibition with Simon Groom
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25 September 2008
A seminar discussion examining the ways in which the body has been reconceived in contemporary performance, from the perspectives of choreographer, designer and producer.
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The symposium outlined the history of economic cooperation between the North East and Japan and looked to a future in which global and regional/local partnerships can generate opportunities and benefits that transcend national and cultural boundaries. From warship production for the Imperial Japanese Navy at Lord Armstrong’s Elswick shipyard in the late 19th Century
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‘Asia’s New Mothers’ offers a comparative regional analysis of changing gender roles in East and Southeast Asia. Focusing on childcare, the authors employ in-depth researches of people’s everyday experiences in Japan, South Korea, China, Taiwan, Thailand and Singapore.
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