Saturday, October 24, 2015 Japan was ably represented at the Harbourfront Centre’s 36th annual International Festival of Authors by the highly prolific and celebrated writer Mitsuyo Kakuta on her first Canadian visit. The best-selling author participated in two events, reading … Continue reading →
Friday, September 11 – Monday, September 14, 2015 On September 11 at U of T’s Jackman Humanities Institute, Professor Tomoko Okagaki, a Professor of International Politics in the Faculty of Law at Dokkyo University in Saitama, Japan, delivered a fascinating … Continue reading →
April 13, 2016
Reflecting on the Past/ Reflecting on the Future: Hyogo Aid ’95 Revisited
In 1995, the Japan Foundation, Toronto was reborn. What began as an office became a fully-fledged cultural centre, complete with a gallery for the exhibition of Japanese and Japan-related artworks.
And the exhibition that first graced our gallery walls at our original location in the Colonnade was Hyogo Aid ’95. continue reading Continue reading →
Tuesday, February 23 – Thursday, February 25, 2016 In mid-February, the Japan Foundation, Toronto was pleased to welcome Professor William Fleming of Yale University’s Departments of East Asian Languages & Literatures, and Theater Studies, who delivered a whirlwind lecture tour on the … Continue reading →
Monday, March 21 – Tuesday, March 22
With the help of our host, University of Toronto Libraries, we presented the second lecture in our 3-part Travel Lecture Series: The Journey is my Home: Early Travel Writing in Canada and Japan. Continue reading →
