5 November 2012
From Friday 9 November, the Ashmolean Museum of Art & Archaeology, University of Oxford presents the first exhibition devoted to the art of Meiji textiles ever to be held outside Japan. Press releases follow: Threads of Silk and Gold press release Threads of Silk and Gold Japanese press release
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Here is a review of two current Japan-related exhibitions. As these shows are in their last week(s) in London, I urge you to make the time to see them.
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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
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This special event is dedicated to looking at how lives are being rebuilt for those affected by the Great East Japan Earthquake and Tsunami which happened on 11 March 2012. The day will include a screening of the documentary film ‘The Tsunami and the Cherry Blossom’ (38min) / 2012 Academy Award-nominated documentary (Short Subject), directed
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A woodcut printing demonstration and workshop will be held by trained master woodcut printers from the Adachi Institute of Woodcut Prints at the Daiwa Anglo-Foundation on Saturday 3 November, 2:00-4:00pm. The workshop will be held in association with the ICN gallery.
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Exclusive Installation Pictures Nao Matsunaga will be exhibiting at the Daiwa Foundation Japan House, 13/14 Cornwall Terrace NW1, from Thursday 18th October until 13th December. The exhibition will be open 9-5 Monday to Friday. There are late night openings until 8pm on 23 25, 30 October and 1, 7, 22, 29 November. The Private View is on
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a thousand hours, Alan Cristea Gallery , Saturday 6 October to Saturday 10 November 2012, 31 Cork Street, London The ceramicist and author Edmund de Waal OBE is currently exhibiting at Alan Cristea gallery until 10 November. This exhibition takes its central concept of vitrines from a theme in the artist’s award winning family memoir The Hare with Amber Eyes which was published in
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Studying at Essex My experience studying at the University of Essex was very enjoyable. The courses I took were mainly related to second language acquisition, which I had been studying in my home university in Japan. In Essex, I could broaden my view about language teaching more because of its good learning environment. First of
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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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Toki Quartet ~Harmony of Cultural Sounds ~ A Cultural Exchange Project exploring works by Japanese and British composers Japan Tour details: Toki Quartet Japan Tour November 2012 1st November (Thursday) 6pm Workshop with Yuka Takechi at the Tokyo University of Arts Exploring the String Quartets by Takemitsu and Britten Britten wrote his
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