4 March 2014
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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20 February 2014
Two powerful documentaries by Yoshitaka Terada to be shown at SOAS, University of London on 18 and 22 February 2014
Two powerful documentary films by Yoshitaka TERADA of Japan’s National Museum of Ethnology will be shown at SOAS, University of London (Khalili Lecture Theatre) on February 18th and 22nd respectively. These deal with music’s role in helping two minorities in the Osaka area – Okinawans and the so-called Burakumin ‘outcasts’ – actively and publicly deal with prejudice and injustice.
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Talk about the British Museum's Shunga exhibition, Thursday, 28th November, 20.00-21.30
Port* Talk about the Shunga exhibition currently on at the British Museum, on Thursday, 28th November, 20.00-21.30.
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Sengū of the Ise Shrine 2013: Workshop at SOAS on 21 and 22 November, Exhibition until 15 December 2013
The workshop Sengū of the Ise Shrine: Rituals, Myths, and Politics is being hosted by the Centre for the Study of Japanese Religions (CSJR) at SOAS, on 21 and 22 November 2013. The event offers a platform for international scholars to exchange the findings of their latest research, and to disseminate knowledge to scholars and
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Tonight, Friday 8 November: Former Daiwa Scholar Chris Harding on Radio 3 at 10:45pm
Tonight (Friday 8 November 2013) at 10:45pm on Radio 3, former Daiwa Scholar, Chris Harding’s talk on therapy versus prayer will be aired on BBC Radio 3 at 10:45 pm. Chris initially gave this talk on 26 October at the Free Thinking Festival 2013 at the Sage, Gateshead.
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Natural Flux at Brick Lane Gallery (Annexe), 6-11 November 2013
The exhibition NATURAL FLUX is a unique exploration of nature as contemporary art, through the medium of bonsai and will be showing at Brick Lane Gallery Annexe (93-95 Sclater Street) 6th-11th November. NATURAL FLUX was initiated by professional bonsai specialist Peter Warren and is the continuation of an idea which dates back over 150 years in Japanese
Read on18 September 2013
Praemium Imperiale 2013: Antony Gormley and Sir David Chipperfield amongst the laureates
Yesterday, Tuesday 17 September, the five new Praemium Imperiale laureates were announced in London, Rome, New York, Berlin, Paris and Tokyo. British sculptor Antony Gormley and British architect, Sir David Chipperfield were among the five awardees and in attendance at a generous reception, celebrating 25 years of the Prize and the 2013 recipients, at the Embassy of Japan in London. Both British laureates have long-standing bonds with Japan.
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'Contacting the World 2014', inviting theatres and emerging artists to apply
Contact Manchester, one of the UK’s leading arts organisations for young people, is looking for young performance companies to participate in a pioneering, intercultural project, Contacting the World 2014.
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Jobs with InsideJapan Tours
“Passionate about Japan? Want to help people from around the world experience quite how amazing Japan is? A job with Inside Japan Tours could be just what you are looking for.”
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'Ainu, Portrait of the Wind' Review
Situated at the back of London’s National Geographic Store, the Ainu exhibition, whilst small in size, conveys a whole new world, one which many people aren’t accustomed to. The range of photos, all of which are captured by Makiko Ui during her time spent in the Ainu community, show their way of living, their community
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