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
In August 2021, rakugo master Tatekawa Shinoharu collaborated with the Summer School in Early Modern Japanese Palaeography (University of Cambridge; www.wakancambridge.com). We now have released a video where rakugo master Shinoharu Tatekawa reflects on this collaboration. The video has been edited by Tessa Rizzoli, a student who graduated from Japanese Studies at Cambridge in 2020 and who … More Dr Laura Moretti interviews rakugo master Tatekawa Shinoharu
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 pleased to share news of a special collection on ‘The Social Life of Plastic’, edited by Brigitte Steger, Patrick O’Hare and Teresa S. Perez, is being launched in Worldwide Waste: Journal of Interdisciplinary Studies A new article will be added to the collection each month. Read the article here: https://www.worldwidewastejournal.com/collections/special/the-bag-and-beyond-social-science-and-the-social-life-of-plastic/ Read more … More Special collection on ‘The Social Life of Plastic’ launched in Worldwide Waste: Journal of Interdisciplinary Studies
Ms Julie Rogers (Mitsubishi Corporation International (Europe) Plc) in dialogue with Dr Laura Moretti Monday 3 May, 5pmZoom This talk is open to current students in the Faculty of Asian and Middle Eastern Studies, and graduates of Japanese Studies at Cambridge. If you would like to attend please write to Freddie Semple at fs468@cam.ac.uk. Ms … More Women in Japanese Studies: Paths to a Successful Career
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
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