The Unfinished Quest: India’s Search for Major Power Status
Date: Friday, 27 September Time: 4 PM – 5 PM Location: UBC Liu Institute for Global Issues (6476 Northwest Marine Drive Vancouver, BC V6T 1Z2) Speaker: Professor T.V. Paul, McGill University Event Description: While India, in its 75-year existence as an independent state, has achieved much in fulfilling the dreams of Nehru and his […]
CJR Open House 2024
Date: March 25th, 2024 Time: 17:00-20:00 Location: Choi 120, Choi Building, UBC As the sakura 🌸 begin to bloom, we are excited to announce the CJR Open House 2024 will be happening on March 25th, from 5PM – 8PM (PST). The event is organized and funded by the Institute of Asian Research‘s Centre for Japanese Research. The Centre […]
Seto Inland Sea Islands International Triennale Art Festival as Global Tour
Date: March 7th, 2024 Time: 12:45-14:00 Location: Choi 120, Choi Building, UBC Speaker: Dr. Millie Creighton Event Description: Tourism is highlighted in Japan for community revival and sustaining outlying areas. Japan is an archipelagic country comprised entirely of islands. However, there are islands and there are islands, with Japan’s four ‘main islands’ considered more […]
Go Global Study in Japan Session
Date: March 20th, 2024 Time: 17:00-18:30 Location: The Place of Many Trees, Liu Institute, UBC Looking to study abroad and learn about the amazing opportunities available in Japan? The Center of Japanese Research, Go Global, Consulate General of Japan in Vancouver and the Canada Japan Co-op Program are teaming up to host a Study in Japan Session just […]
US-Japan Alliance and the Taiwan Strait
Date: March 12th, 12:00-13:30 PST Location: Case Room, Liu Institute for Global Issues, University of British Columbia Please join the Center for Japanese Research on US-Japan Alliance and the Taiwan Strait. We are honoured to invite Professor Adam P. Liff, the Visiting Chair in Modern and Contemporary Japanese Politics and Foreign Policy at Georgetown University’s School of Foreign […]
G7/G20 Youth Japan Policy Design Workshop
Date: November 16, 2023 Time: 10: 00 am – 4:30 pm PST Location: Room 120, C.K. Choi Building, UBC You are invited to join the G7/G20 Youth Japan Policy Design Workshop facilitated by G7/ G20 Youth Japan and organized by the Hiroshima Organization for Global Peace (in Prefectural Government), Japan Travel Bureau and Centre for Japanese Research, UBC. […]
The Impact of Social Capital on the Successful Localization of Chinese Enterprises in ASEAN
On November 3, 2023, the Centre for Chinese Research and UBC Konwakai Chair Program organized a seminar talk on the Impact of Social Capital on the Successful Localization of Chinese Enterprises in ASEAN with Professor Bin Xiong. <About the event> As the biggest trading partner of ASEAN countries, China became a significant source country for FDI […]
Japan’s Role in Indo-Pacific Security
Date: November 2nd, 17:00-18:00 PDT and followed by a reception at 18:00-19:00 PDT. (Networking opportunity with Dr. Mori from 16:45-17:00) Location: Place of Many Trees, Liu Institute for Global Issues, University of British Columbia Please join the Center for Japanese Research and the Consulate General of Japan in Vancouver’s joint event on Japan’s Role in Indo-Pacific Security. […]
Threads of a Past Life: Kimono Talk and Demonstration
Location: CK. Choi Building, Room 351 Date: October 3, 17:30-19:00 Please join The Center for Japanese Research for an interactive kimono talk and demonstration event, presented by former IAR Fellow, Bailey Irene Midori Hoy. Bailey will be speaking on the relationship between the kimono and the evolving identity of Japanese and Japanese Canadian women, as presented […]
The Systemic Impact of the Twin Digital and Green Tech Revolutions in the Indo-Pacific: Toward a New Industrial Policy Race?
On June 20th, the Konwakai Chair in Japanese Research and Centre for Japanese Research, supported by the Nissan Endowment Fund, and Centre for Korean Research, organized a panel event on the political economy of the digital and green technology industrial revolutions with the following motivation and objectives. Motivation and Objective: The current global order is […]