Events

On November 1 at 5pm (PST)/8pm (EST)/Nov 2 at 9am (JST), the Center for Japanese Research at the School of Public Policy and Global Affairs (University of British Columbia) and the Centre for the Study of Global Japan at the Munk School (University of Toronto) will hold a joint event on the Japanese Cabinet and […]

A Future for Memory: A Conversation with Atsunobu Katagiri and Fumihiko Futakami  『記憶のための未来』展: 片桐功敦・二上文彦対談  Thursday, July 15, 2021 | 6-7:30PM (Pacific Time) Friday, July 16, 2021 | 10-11:30AM (Japan Time) 7月15日（木）午後6時〜午後7時半（カナダ太平洋時間・サマータイム） 7月16日（金）午前10時〜午前11時半（日本時間）  Online via Zoom | Free, registration required | Zoomでのオンラインイベント|登録は必要ですが、無料イベントです。  Join MOA for a virtual conversation with Atsunobu Katagiri, a featured artist in A Future for Memory: Art and Life After the Great East Japan […]

A Future for Memory: A Conversation with the Lost Homes Scale Model Restoration Project members 『記憶のための未来』展: 「失われた街」模型復元プロジェクトメンバー対談 Co-sponsored by Museum of Anthropology, Centre for Japanese Research and School of Architecture + Landscape Architecture at UBC. 共催：ブリティッシュ・コロンビア大学人類学博物館、日本研究センター、建築・ランドスケープアーキテクチャー学科 Tuesday, June 29, 2021 | 6 PM – 7:15 PM (Pacific Daylight Time) Wednesday, June 30, 2021 | 10AM […]

UBC Centre for Japanese Research Webinar, “Japan’s Response to COVID-19 from a Political and Historical Perspective” on June 1!   As the threat of COVID-19 continues globally, Japan – the country with many densely populated cities and a large elderly population – gathers the world’s attention. While its initial death numbers were relatively low, the […]

A Future for Memory: Conversations with Masao Okabe and Chihiro Minato 『記憶のための未来』展: 岡部昌生・港千尋対談 Tuesday, May 18, 2021 | 7-8:15 PM (Pacific Time) Wednesday, May 19, 2021 | 11AM-12:15PM (Japan Time) 5月18日（火）午後7時（カナダ太平洋時間・サマータイム） 5月19日（水）午前11時（日本時間） Join MOA for a virtual conversation with Masao Okabe and Chihiro Minato—featured artists in A Future for Memory: Art and Life After the Great […]

Online book talk with Bill Emmott – the former Editor in Chief of The Economist magazine and the author of “Japan’s Far More Female Future”   The UBC Centre for Japanese Research is delighted to welcome Bill Emmott, the former Editor in Chief of The Economist magazine (1993-2006) and the author of Japan’s Far More […]

Overcoming Online Challenges in Hosting Events and Planning Projects Date: Thursday, May 20, 2021 Time: 5-6:30 pm (Pacific Time) Panelists: Bianca Chui and Miaoling Xue Host and Moderator: Christina Laffin Registration: https://ubc.zoom.us/meeting/register/u5Iqce2trD4uGNZHnekjN8oXlBVfixzqIBO- Description: This session features two approaches to project management and event hosting in online environments. The sudden transition to online teaching, learning, and […]

Virtual Book Launch – Dancing the Dharma: Religious and Political Allegory in Japanese Noh Theater Description The Centre for Japanese Research (CJR) at the University of British Columbia presents a series of online book launches to celebrate recent publications about premodern Japan. For our May event, author Susan Blakeley Klein will be discussing Dancing the […]

Monday, March 22, 2021 10:00am – 11:30am EDT Jeffrey Kotyk: How did a Japanese Buddhist Monk Read Sanskrit: Jōnen’s Understanding of Sanskrit and Siddham 10:00am – 11:30am EDT Elijah Greenstein: Infrastructure at Sea: Shipping in the Japanese Empire 10:00am – 11:30am EDT Kelly McCormick: Writing the History of Japanese Photography: Challenges and Provocations 12:30pm – […]

March 19, 2021 – Same-Sex Marriage: Comparison of Canada, US and Japan Organized by The Centre for Asian Legal Studies, Allard School of Law Friday, March 19 3:30-5PM (Pacific Time) via Zoom Speaker: Takashi Shirouzu, Associate Professor of Law, Chiba University Law School Description: The legalization of same-sex marriages is no longer an issue in North America, but […]