Professor Laura Moretti’s ongoing collaboration with rakugo star Shionharu was reported in the Japan Times over the weekend, read all about it below. We are delighted that this exciting and innovative project is receiving attention in Japan. Many thanks to Japanese at Cambridge alumna, Rosi Byard-Jones, for this excellent piece. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/culture/2023/05/28/stage/rakugo-cambridge-professor/
The latest issue of the Japan and the World Newsletter is now available to read here: We hope you enjoy reading about all the exciting things happening in the Japanese and Korean Studies subjects groups at the University of Cambridge. Feedback is always welcome, and if you have something you would like to share in … More Japan and the World Newsletter, Issue 18, April 2023
The Japanese Studies Group at the University of Cambridge is thrilled to announce a generous donation from Mitsubishi Corporation London Branch to support our Summer School in Early Modern Japanese Palaeography. Over the years Mitsubishi Corporation London Branch has been a key partner in supporting this world-leading programme, offering bursaries for attendees and sponsoring intellectual activities that complement … More Generous donation from Mitsubishi ensures continuation of Summer School in Early Modern Japanese Palaeography
The latest issue of the Japan and the World Newsletter is now available to read here: https://japanandtheworld.org/newsletters/ We hope you enjoy reading about all the exciting things happening in the Japanese and Korean Studies subjects groups at the University of Cambridge. Feedback is always welcome, and if you have something you would like to share … More Japan and the World Newsletter, Issue 16, June 2022
The Department of East Asian Studies, within the Faculty of Asian and Middle Eastern Studies at the University of Cambridge, seeks to appoint a 3-year, fixed-term Postdoctoral Research Training Associate in Japanese Studies. The post will start in September 2022 and last until August 2025, due to the post being a traineeship. This position is … More Job Vacancy: Postdoctoral Research Training Associate
A new episode of the SCAS Talks Podcast Series is now available:Barak Kushner: “What do war crimes trials in East Asia tell us about the history of justice?” Prof Barak Kushner discusses the international political drivers and motivations behind war crimes trials in East Asia, beyond merely the pursuit of justice, and why this matters … More Prof Barak Kushner “What do war crimes trials in East Asia tell us about the history of justice?”
Owing to a generous anonymous donation, we are extremely pleased to announce the launch of a new student travel fund for study in Japan. Our goal is now to build up this bursary to expand what we can offer students in need. Consequently, we are launching a travel fund campaign with the goal of raising … More Japanese Studies launches new student travel fund campaign
The Chinese translation of Men to Devils, Devils to Men: Japanese War Crimes and Chinese Justice was named the best translation of 2021 by the Openbook award in Taiwan. The Chinese translation of Barak Kushner’s Men to Devils, Devils to Men: Japanese War Crimes and Chinese Justice was named the best translation of 2021 by the Openbook award in … More Prof Kushner’s ‘Men to Devils, Devils to Men’ awarded translation prize
The Japan Studies section of the Faculty of Asian and Middle Eastern Studies is delighted to announce the extension until 2028 of the Cambridge-Toshiba Japan and the World Scholarship. Building on the success of the original Cambridge Toshiba Japan and the World Scholarship, the Toshiba International Foundation and The Cambridge Trust have coordinated to continue … More Cambridge – Toshiba Japan and the World Scholarship extended until 2028
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