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Yoshitaro Nomura Film Season at the ICA, 18-23 April 2014

“A hugely revered, popular filmmaker in his home country of Japan, Yoshitaro Nomura’s (1919 – 2005) film career spanned more than 50 years during which he directed 89 films.

Considered one of the pioneers of Japanese film noir, he is best known in Japan for his adaptations of mystery and detective novels, several of which were based on stories by best-selling left-leaning crime writer Seicho Matsumoto (1909-1992), who was the most popular and highest paid writer in Japan in the late 1950s.

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BAJS Advanced Postgraduate Conference (Friday 25 April) - Registration Deadline extended

The British Association for Japanese Studies (BAJS) and the Japan Research Centre (JRC) at SOAS announce that registration is still open for the Advanced Postgraduate Conference to be held at SOAS, London on Friday 25 April 2014.

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Young Fukushima Musicians to perform at Queen Elizabeth Hall on 2 April 2014

On Wednesday 2 April at 7:30pm, the Fukushima Youth Sinfonietta, comprised of young musicians from schools in Fukushima, Japan will perform a concert at the Queen Elizabeth Hall, Southbank Centre.  

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'Haiku Prelude – Haiku Kami 2014', 7 – 12 April 2014 in London

Project Haiku Prelude – Haiku Kami is dedicated to the victims of the Great Eastern Tohoku Earthquake at 11th March 2011. It consists series of paintings inspired by haiku. The project’s publication, proceeds from which are donated annually to Momo – Kaki Orphans Fund, is chaired by Tadao Ando (www.momokaki.org). It is the first publication of its kind and as such it has received support and encouragement from all the living authors, whose haiku is included in the project as well as institutions and organisations.

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'Richard Hawkins: Hijikata Twist' at Tate Liverpool until 11 May 2014

Discover the work of contemporary American artist Richard Hawkins in Richard Hawkins: Hijikata Twist, his first museum exhibition in the UK. The exhibition at Tate Liverpool brings together new works by the artist, exploring the ways in which classic Western figurative painting can be interpreted or ‘twisted’ to create ideas far beyond the established ideas of art history. 

The Daiwa Anglo-Japanese Foundation is delighted to be supporting educational activities related to this exhibition. 

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Akio Suzuki and Aki Onda to take part in Field Studies 2014 at the John Cass Faculty of Art this April

This spring’s FIELD STUDIES 2014 Spring Worskhops at the Sir John Cass Faculty of Art, Architecture and Design (London Metropolitan University) include masterclasses with sound artist, AKIO SUZUKI and electronic musician, composer and visual artist, AKI ONDA.

Tickets are still available, but applications need to be submitted by 1 April 2014.   

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Two special Japanese music events at SOAS, University of London on Sat & Sun, 22 and 23 March 2014

Two special Japanese music events at SOAS, University of London on Saturday and Sunday, 22 and 23 March 2014:

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Young Fukushima Musicians to perform at Queen Elizabeth Hall on 2 April 2014

On Wednesday 2 April at 7:30pm, the Fukushima Youth Sinfonietta, comprised of young musicians from schools in Fukushima, Japan will perform a concert at the Queen Elizabeth Hall, Southbank Centre.  

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Two-Day Seminar on Energy Policy, Media Representations, and Public Perception of Nuclear Power after the Fukushima Disaster, 19-20 September 2013

The Welsh School of Architecture and the School of Psychology were delighted to present a 2-day seminar at Cardiff University, on 19-20 September,  bringing together academics from the UK and Japan in the area of energy policy, media studies, and risk perception.

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Third Thursday Lecture Series, 20 March 2014 with Professor Joy Hendry

Sainsbury Institute for the Study of Japanese Arts and Cultures – Third Thursday Lecture Series, 20 March 2014 with Professor Joy Hendry. 

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