Events

Date and Time: February 6 15:00-16:30 EST Location: Bowie-Vernon Conference Room (K262), CGIS Knafel Bldg., 1737 Cambridge St., and Online (Zoom) Professor Yves Tiberghien will be speaking at a conference at the Weatherhead Center for International Affairs at Harvard University on February 6. Professor Tiberghien will be sharing his insights in the second panel titled, “Development, […]

Date and Time: January 25 17:00-19:00 Location: C.K Choi Building Room 120 Please join the Center for Japanese Research for their annual Shinnenkai New Years Party on January 25. This is a gathering to celebrate the new year and to say hello again to our community at UBC and beyond! If you are interested in […]

The Japan Forum for Innovation and Technology (JFIT) will be organizing a Zoom webinar regarding the implications of the COVID-19 pandemic on shaping politics and societies in East Asia at the UC San Diego School of Global Policy and Strategy. Professor Yves Tiberghien of the University of British Columbia and Ulrike Schaede of UC San […]

Date and Time: January 18 17:00-18:30 Location: C.K Choi Building Room 120 Looking to study abroad and learn more about the amazing opportunities available in Japan? The Center of Japanese Research, Go Global, and the Consulate General of Japan in Vancouver are teaming up to host a Study in Japan Session just for you! You’ll […]

Pictured from Left to Right: Mana Murakami, Mo Gasmi, Professor Yves Tiberghien, Ambassador of Canada to Japan Ian McKay, Mei Terasawa, Uno Kakegawa. On January 9 2023, research assistants from the Center for Japanese Research had the exciting opportunity to meet Ian McKay, the Ambassador of Canada to Japan at the Asia Pacific Foundation. The […]

Japanese Canadians were featured on the front page and lead article of the MayneLiner Magazine, the monthly community newspaper distributed across Mayne Island, BC. This feature comes in response to a field visit sponsored by the Center for Japanese Research, Mayne Island Museum and the Mayne Island Japanese Memorial Garden, which explored the Japanese-Canadian heritage […]

  Thursday, November 17, 5-6:30 PM (8-9:30 PM EST; 18 Nov 8-9:30 AM WIB; 18 Nov 10-11:30 AM JST) Location: Virtual Speakers: Alan S Alexandroff/ Director of the Global Summitry Project and teaches at the Munk School of Global Affairs & Public Policy, the University of Toronto Colin Bradford/ Nonresident Senior Fellow of the Global […]

Please view the recording of our event here: Monday, November 14, 5-6:30 pm (East Coast Time: 8pm-930pm / Japan Time: Nov 15 at 10am) Location: Virtual Speakers: Takako Hikotani/ Professor, Gakushuin University Rieko Kage/ Professor, University of Tokyo David Leheny/ Professor, Waseda University Kenneth McElwain/ Professor, University of Tokyo Harukata Takenaka/ Professor, National Graduate Institute […]

  Time: December 6, 5:00-6:30 PM Location: Virtual Speakers: Stephanie Honey, Managing Director, Honey Consulting  Professor Susan Aaronson, Director of Digital Trade and Data Governance Hub, Elliot School of International Affairs  Professor Henry Gao, Singapore Management University  Professor Kyung Shin “KS” Park, Korea University; founder of Open Net Korea  Masahiro Kawai, Professor, University of Tokyo, […]

  Date: October 27, 2022 | 5:00-6:30 PM PST Location: Liu Institute for Global Issues, 6476 Northwest Marine Drive Vancouver, BC V6T 1Z2 Please join us for our showcase on the collaboration between the Centre for the Study of Democratic Institution (CSDI) and the Centre for Japanese Research (CJR). You will hear from our current student […]