The Centre for Japanese Studies @UniofEastAnglia @sisjac_uk. Director: @NorwichDogu
Norwich, England
Joined January 2018
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NEW EPISODE ALERT!
Ra and Sherzod spoke to Prof. Sergey Radchenko @DrRadchenko about his new book, To Run the World, as well as Russia's vision of itself, its relations with China and the West, the war in Ukraine, and other important issues.
youtu.be/_YAL2a-xWdA?si=RX64…
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[Call for Applications: The Ishibashi Foundation Network Leader Fellowship Programme in Japanese Arts 2025-26]
We are delighted to launch the Ishibashi Foundation Network Leader Fellowship Programme in Japanese Arts, generously supported by the Ishibashi Foundation!
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The episode with Ran is on YouTube (link in quoted tweet).
It was an enjoyable conversation about research, Japan, xenophobia, football, and many other things.
Our guest in the new episode is Ran Zwigenberg, a prize-winning historian and associate professor @penn_state
We discussed Ran’s past and current research, Japan’s place in the world, as well as football ⚽️
youtu.be/6klOP8sqMbI?feature…
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Ran Zwigenberg (Penn State) giving the keynote lecture on “Hiroshima’s Transwar and the Architecture of Memory and Forgetting” at the @SISJAC_UK & @CJS_Uea interdisciplinary Japanese studies conference held at @NorwichCastle
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#Norwich #JFTFP25 screenings also start today!
What's on at @CinemaCityNrw:
- Let's Go Karaoke!, 3 Mar
- In the Wake, 10 Mar
- Tea Friends, 17 Mar
- Broken Commandment, 24 Mar
- A Girl Named Ann, 31 Mar
More info + tickets 👉 jpf-film.org.uk/venues/cinem…
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Join us for the book launch of 'Okinawa: Great Power Competition and the Keystone of the Pacific' with Ra Mason, @CJS_Uea | @agendapub - Thursday 6 March 6pm.
Book your place here: dajf.org.uk/event/okinawa-gr…
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“Fantastic research and a stimulating read, offering new insights into the complex politics of Okinawa... nothing else in the field offers this unique analysis.”
Prof Chris Hughes on 'Okinawa' by Ra Mason @CJS_Uea
10% off @blackwellbooks👇
blackwells.co.uk/bookshop/pr…
#okinawa
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The first ever "Manga" exhibition in the Americas!!
At @deyoungmuseum in SF, over 700 original drawings by 8 great manga creators will be on display from Sep. 2025 to Jan. 2026.
One of those 8 is, of course, Oda-sensei, and showcasing many of his spectaculor original drawings!!
#OP_globalinfo
#ONEPIECE
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An exhibition entitled “Art of MANGA" will be held at the de Young Museum in San Francisco, USA from September 27th to January 25th, 2026.
The “Art of MANGA" exhibit a will have a collection of more than 700 original drawings by Hirohiko Araki, Eiichiro Oda, Rumiko Takahashi, Gengoroh Tagame, Jiro Taniguchi, Mari Yamazaki, Kazumi Yamashita, and Fumi Yoshinaga.
Source: natalie.mu/comic/news/609237
Thanks to @andysislands for the news tip!
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Congratulations to Prof Toshio Watanabe on his retirement and appointment as Professor Emeritus! He’ll continue as Senior Advisor and we look forward to working with him furth.
Read more: sainsbury-institute.org/e-bu…
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#JFTFP25 sales update! 🎫
Tickets are now on sale for Japan Foundation Touring Film Programme 2025 screenings at @CinemaCityNrw in #Norwich!
For booking links and more, visit jpf-film.org.uk/venues/cinem…
#japan #japanese #film #filmfestival #cinema #anime
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Pleased to meet Prof David Maguire, Vice-Chancellor of @uniofeastanglia, and Prof Simon Kaner, Executive Director of @SISJAC_UK. Glad to hear their future plans and I'm happy to lend my support!
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Applications open for a fully funded Interdisciplinary Japanese Studies Conference (3–9 Mar 2025) at @cjs_uea.
For undergrad/masters students interested in Japan. Deadline: 2 Feb 2025. Details: sainsbury-institute.org/news…
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Join us on Thurs 16 January at @japanhouseldn, for a Japan Foundation Awards 2024 Commemorative Talk, 'How Japanese Arts and Cultures Can Make Us Happier' with @SISJAC_UK's Prof. Simon Kaner.
More information and registration here:
jpf.org.uk/whatson.php#1388
#JapanFoundationAwards
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We’re thrilled to share that our Nara to Norwich exhibition is now at the Embassy of Japan in London! 🌏 Explore themes of pilgrimage, transport & holy sites along the Silk Roads. Free to visit until Feb 2025 (ID required). Walk-ins welcome! 🔗 uk.emb-japan.go.jp/itpr_en/2…
ALT Photo of a wood carved dragon on a church pew
ALT Photo of Nara to Norwich exhibition at the Forum, Norwich with the large Kannon Bosatsu scroll in the background.
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Amb Suzuki presented FM's Commendation to @SISJAC_UK and its Executive Director and Director of the Centre for Japanese Studies @uniofeastanglia, Prof Simon Kaner, for significant contribution to 🇬🇧🇯🇵 academic and cultural exchange over 25 years. uk.emb-japan.go.jp/itpr_en/2…
#JapanUK
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In this article @Emma_DKiey98 (@CJS_Uea @SISJAC_UK) introduces the diaries of Edward Sylvester Morse, housed at the Peabody Essex Museum, and the advantages of using #TEI to research these diaries. #digitalhumanities #history #researchtools #academicx
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Join us for "Looking Forward in Japanese Arts and Cultures" on Sat 9 Nov at the Royal Academy of Arts, London!
Experts will explore the future of Japanese art, archaeology, visual culture & more.
📅 10:00 AM - 5:00 PM 🎟️ Limited spots! Book by 21 Oct. sainsbury-institute.org/even…
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Lots of earnest young people at YUZUKI Asako's talk in #Norwich last night - future novelists and translators, perhaps? Either way, she was so happy to see you and speak where Kazuo ISHIGURO has spoken before!
Tour info 👉 jpf.org.uk/whatson.php#1362
#asakoyuzuki #柚木麻子 #butter
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Butter & Asako Yuzuki hit Norwich thanks to @SISJAC_UK on 10th October!
sainsbury-institute.org/even…
Asako Yuzuki’s breakout hit Butter (@4thEstateBooks ) leads the literary wave, followed by R F Kuang's Yellowface (@BoroughPress) and Gabrielle Zevin's Tomorrow, and Tomorrow, and Tomorrow (@vintagebooks).
Find out more 👇 thebookseller.com/spotlight/…