This webinar, with Dr. Shigeto Kawahara (Associate Professor at the Keio Institute of Cultural and Linguistic Studies) investigates the differences in properties of Pokémon names (in Japanese) before and after "evolution" in order to shed light on factors in sound pronunciation … Read more
Today, Americans are some of the world’s biggest consumers of black teas; in Japan, green tea, especially sencha, is preferred. These national partialities, Robert Hellyer reveals, are deeply entwined. Tracing the trans-Pacific tea trade from the eighteenth century onward, this talk will show … Read more
Today, Americans are some of the world’s biggest consumers of black teas; in Japan, green tea, especially sencha, is preferred. These national partialities, Robert Hellyer reveals, are deeply entwined. In his new book, Green with Milk and Sugar: When Japan Filled America’s … Read more
Come and learn about Hinamatsuri! Hinamatsuri, also called Dolls Day or Girls Day, is a Japanese holiday celebrating young girls. During this holiday, Japanese families display a set of dolls depicting members of the royal court. The students of … Read more
OVERVIEW This semester the North Carolina Teaching Asia Network and the South Carolina Center for Teaching About Asia will present a three-session workshop on Popular Culture in Asia. Specialists in Asian Studies will present key themes in popular culture from … Read more
Come and learn about Hinamatsuri! Hinamatsuri, also called Dolls Day or Girls Day, is a Japanese holiday celebrating young girls. During this holiday, Japanese families display a set of dolls depicting members of the royal court. The students of … Read more
Come join a free screening, hosted by the students of JAPN 418, of the Japanese film Bento Harassment. Based on a true story, this movie is set in Hachioji island, Japan where Kaori Mochimaru lives with her daughter Futaba. … Read more
Come join a free screening, hosted by the students of JAPN 418, of the Japanese film Mentai Piriri. Based on a true story, this movie is set in the 1950s (post-war period) and follows Toshiyuki and his wife, Chiyoko, … Read more
OVERVIEW This semester the North Carolina Teaching Asia Network and the South Carolina Center for Teaching About Asia will present a three-session workshop on Popular Culture in Asia. Specialists in Asian Studies will present key themes in popular culture from … Read more
Join the students of JAPN 418 for a virtual event to learn about “Sadou” or the art of the Japanese tea ceremony from expert Emiko Suzuki. Currently President of the Ikebono Ikebana Blue Ridge Chapter, Suzuki has previously given … Read more
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