Past Events

TPP and Japanese Economic Revitalization

May 30 3:30-5:30 p.m. @ C.K. Choi Building, Room 351
Atsushi Yamakoshi

A Journey with Sayuri Yoshinaga and Ryūichi Sakamoto

A Journey with Sayuri Yoshinaga and Ryūichi Sakamoto
Interview by Cyrus Huiyong Qiu

What Would Aristotle Think? A Japanese Production of the Greek Tragedy Medea

April 8 4:00-5:30 @ UBC Asian Centre Room 604
Mae Smethurst (University of Pittsburgh)

The (Non) Strategic Thinking of Japan’s Decision-makers for World War II

April 7 4:00-5:30 @ UBC Institute of Asian Research Room 120
Richard Smethurst (University of Pittsburgh)

From Hiroshima to Fukushima: Poetry of Nuclear Survival (STUDENTS ONLY)

May 3 3:00-4:30 @ UBC Chan Telus Studio
Sayuri Yoshinaga and Ryuichi Sakamoto

Rethinking Copyright for the Digital Age: An Example of Japanese Copyright Law

March 31 12:30-1:30 @ UBC Institute of Asian Research Room 120
Yoshiyuki Tamura (Hokkaido University)

Experience Japanese Tea Culture

February 29th 2016 3:30-4:30 & 5:00-6:00
Limited space available. Registration required.

Planning for Smart Cities in Japan

March 1st 12:30-2:00 @ UBC Institute of Asian Research Room 120
Hidefumi Imura (Yokohama City University)

Explaining the Persistence of Supplementary Education in East Asia: The Case of Japan

March 3rd 2:30-4:00 @ UBC Institute of Asian Research Room 120
Steve Entrich (Ph.D. student, University of Potsdam)

Japan’s Post-TPP Trade Policy

March 3rd 4:00-6:00 @ UBC Institute of Asian Research Room 120
Masahiro Kawai (University of Tokyo)