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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

The Eighth Summer School in Early Modern Japanese Palaeography has now started. Thirty-nine participants from all over the world will be working for two weeks on a wide range of early modern materials focused on laughter and comic storytelling. The beginners’ track consists in daily seminars with Dr Moretti. Intermediate and advanced learners are focusing … More Eighth Summer School in Early Modern Japanese Palaeography

Applications are now open for the newly established Newton Trust / Japan and the World One-Year Postdoctoral Research Associate  Aims of the fellowship At a time when the global pandemic has limited new job opportunities and with many postgraduate students experiencing research constraints and financial hardship, the fellowship is intended to provide support for eligible … More One-Year Postdoctoral Research Associate

We are excited to announce that, back by popular demand, we will be hosting a second live-streamed rakugo performance by Tatekawa Shinoharu at 10:00 on Sunday 7 March. Please note that the performance will be in Japanese.  The public performance will be followed by a workshop with students from the Japanese Studies in the Faculty of Asian and Middle … More Rakugo performance by Tatekawa Shinoharu 立川志の春｜7 March 2021

Seminars in the East Asia Seminar Series for Lent Term 2021 will take place online via Zoom. Registration will be required to attend talks, to register click on the links below to the individual event pages. Please note that other than Dr Chelsea Szendi Schieder’s talk on 1st March, which starts at 8pm UK time, talks will be starting … More East Asia Seminar Series, Lent 2021