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SUMMARY:Talk by Rowland Rickets: I am Ai\, We are Ai
DESCRIPTION:Talk by Rowland Ricketts: I am Ai\, We are Ai\nIndigo dye artist \nCo-invitation with Textile Museum of Canada\nIn conjunction with Diligence and Elegance: The Nature of Japanese Textiles exhibition\nSaturday October 21\, 2:00-3:30 pm Doors will open at 1:00 P.M. \nAdmission free \nRegistration required below; \nThe region of Tokushima is known throughout Japan for the indigo\, or ai\, that has been grown there for more than 400 years. This lecture will explore the history and practice of indigo farming in the region and examine the current culture of indigo through the lens of the artist’s public art project I am Ai\, We are Ai that was part of the National Cultural Festival hosted by Tokushima Prefecture in 2012. \nhttp://www.rickettsindigo.com/category/rowland-ricketts/installations-exhibits/i-am-ai-we-are-ai/ \nRowland Ricketts’ profile: http://www.rickettsindigo.com/ \nAs one of the programs for the TMC’s exhibition “Diligence and Elegance: The Nature of Japanese Textiles\,” the TMC will host internationally recognized textile artist Rowland Ricketts\, providing public access to this pioneering figure in the use of natural dyes and historical processes to create contemporary textiles that span art and design. \nTrained in indigo farming and dyeing in Japan\, Rowland Ricketts grows and processes his own indigo (Polygonum tinctorium) in the USA\, using centuries-old Japanese methods. He consciously favours slower\, natural processes and materials over more immediate\, synthetic options. Today\, with petroleum-derived indigo readily and cheaply available\, his choice to plant\, transplant\, weed\, harvest\, winnow\, dry\, and compost the indigo by hand is not one of necessity. Instead it is a conscious act of recognition that all the energy extended in the farming and processing is just as much a part of the final dyestuff as the indigo molecules themselves. \nLearning about plant dyes and how to grow indigo is Ricketts’ life work\, leading him to understand that craft traditions are formed through the intimate relationship of people and their immediate environment. Ricketts’ knowledge and experience is extremely unique\, and while there is a vast appetite for his expertise in this indigo field\, Canadians haven’t explored the cultivation and processing in depth – in part because of our climate. Ricketts has brought generations of Japanese knowhow into his own practice and now is making it a priority to share that expertise around the globalized world. \nThe culture of textile crafts is under constant examination throughout our exhibitions that feature historic textiles from the Museum’s collections juxtaposed with the work of contemporary artists who are committed to the understanding and appreciation of traditional textiles from the past and present. Ricketts’ own experiences with indigo – first as an apprentice in Japan followed by years of working with and learning from this dye in that country and the USA – have made him aware of a connection that leads not just from his teachers to his own practice\, but one that reaches back to his teacher’s teachers and the people they learned from. His visit to the TMC will be timely\, as the Museum will be hosting an exhibition of Japanese textiles that focuses on the highly refined skills and practices by which textiles have been constructed and decorated\, and on how diligence and ingenuity have shaped their timeless beauty. \nRowland Ricketts is an artist whose approach stems from his unusually intimate and comprehensive involvement in the making of his works\, from start to finish\, including growing the materials used to create his dyes. He learned the technique of traditional indigo dyeing while working as an apprentice in an indigo farm and dyeing studio in Tokushima\, Japan\, and subsequently established his own indigo farm in 2000 with his wife Chinami Ricketts in Bloomington\, Indiana\, where he teaches at the Henry Radford Hope School of Fine Arts at Indiana University. He uses centuries-old methods to cultivate and process his own indigo\, stepping outside the mainstream dependence on synthetic colourants or petroleum derived indigo. His idea of making starts with the seed\, and he focuses on a mode of making that requires time and intimate relationship with the natural world\, and in so doing\, links his contemporary work to long-standing borrowed traditions. As a craft-based artist who employs pioneering strategies to define space and to redefine our relationship to materials\, physically or perceptually\, Rowland Ricketts is experiencing growing recognition and acclaim through his work\, as he expands the borders between fields of artistic and intellectual practice. \nRowland Ricketts was born in 1971\, and received his BA in East Asian Studies from Wesleyan University\, Middletown\, Connecticut\, and his MFA in Fibers from Cranbrook Academy of Art in Bloomfield Hills\, Minnesota. He worked for a number of years in Japan\, teaching English and learning how to farm indigo and make dye. At present he is Assistant Professor\, Textiles at the Henry Radford Hope School of Fine Art\, Indiana University in Bloomington\, Indiana\, and connects his curriculum and his students with the seasonal growing cycle of indigo\, and they grow and harvest dye plants on his farm as part of their classes and studio work. His work has been exhibited at the Textile Museum (Washington\, DC)\, Museum of Fine Arts\, Boston\, Cavin-Morris Gallery (New York)\, and Douglas Dawson Gallery (Chicago) and has been published in Textiles Now\, FiberArts\, Selvedge\, Surface Design Journal\, and Hand/Eye Magazine.
URL:https://tr.jpf.go.jp/event/talk-by-rowland-rickets-i-am-ai-we-are-ai/
LOCATION:The Japan Foundation\, Toronto\, 2 Bloor St. East\, 3rd Floor\, Toronto\, ON\, M4W 1A8\, Canada
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20171026T183000
DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20171026T200000
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SUMMARY:Hideo Furukawa's Author's Talk: Samurai Literature in Contemporary Japan
DESCRIPTION:Heike Monogatari\, or The Tale of the Heike\, is an epic of medieval Japanese literature\, serving as a fictional dramatization of the battles of the Taira and Minamoto clans for control of Japan during the Genpei War (1180 – 1185). The Tale of the Heike has been an inspiration for centuries\, providing the basis for Noh plays\, woodblock prints\, and many translations and interpretations. \nAuthor Hideo Furukawa translated Heike Monogatari from its original medieval Japanese into modern Japanese\, as it is used today\, in his 2016 publication. The rich content of Heike Monogatari explores many themes\, including the origins of bushido (the way of the warrior) and the notion of Japan as a unified nation. \nHailing from Fukushima\, the epicenter of the Great East Japan Earthquake\, Furukawa was one of the first authors to respond to the devastation of the area. Thinking of written works and ideologies that emerge from disasters and times of conflict\, Furukawa will discuss the power of literature to reflect on and make sense of constant impermanence by soothing the souls of fallen soldiers and victims of both man-made and natural disasters. \n\nThe Japan Foundation\, Toronto and IFOA (International Festival of Authors) look forward to hosting award-winning author Hideo Furukawa. Hailing from Fukushima\,  Furukawa is  known for his experimental and ever-evolving literary style. Each new book showcases a different style\, encompassing prose\, essays\, critiques\, picture books\, and plays.  Furukawa has received the Japan Science Fiction Grand Prize and the Yukio Mishima award. His most recent publication that has been translated into English is Slow Boat\, a remix of Haruki Murakami’s short story Slow Boat to China. \nMr. Furukawa will also be part of a group reading at Harbourfront Centre on Tuesday\, October 24th at 6:00pm. \n“Around the World” showcases authors whose work has been translated into English. Check the International Festival of Authors website for details: http://ifoa.org/events \n 
URL:https://tr.jpf.go.jp/event/hideo-furukawa/
LOCATION:The Japan Foundation\, Toronto\, 2 Bloor St. East\, 3rd Floor\, Toronto\, ON\, M4W 1A8\, Canada
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20171101T183000
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SUMMARY:Tokaido Megalopolis: the megacity region that swallowed Japan
DESCRIPTION:Mega-urbanization poses huge challenges today in Asia.  The Tokaido Megalopolis from Tokyo to Osaka was the first case of this urban scale in Asia\, and many of the issues faced by today’s emerging mega-city regions were identified in Tokaido 50 years ago\, but at a very different moment in world history\, and with different interpretations of major challenges and possible policy responses. This talk reviews and draws lessons from the Japanese experience of urbanization. \n\nAndré Sorensen is Professor and Chair of the Department of Human Geography\, University of Toronto Scarborough. His monograph ‘The Making of Urban Japan: Cities and Planning from Edo to the 21st Century’ (Routledge 2002) won the book prize of the International Planning History Society in 2004. His paper ‘Taking Path Dependence Seriously’ (2015) published in Planning Perspectives\, won the Association of European Schools of Planning Best Paper Award in 2016. His current research examines institutions\, urban space\, and temporal processes in urbanization and urban governance from a comparative historical institutional perspective\, with a focus on urban land and property development\, infrastructure management\, and the creation of increasingly differentiated property rights in urban settings.
URL:https://tr.jpf.go.jp/event/andre-sorensen/
LOCATION:The Japan Foundation\, Toronto\, 2 Bloor St. East\, 3rd Floor\, Toronto\, ON\, M4W 1A8\, Canada
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20180115T183000
DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20180115T203000
DTSTAMP:20171221T235404Z
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SUMMARY:Critical Look at Japan's Film Industry: Today & Beyond
DESCRIPTION:Critical Look at Japan’s Film Industry: TODAY & Beyond\nLecture by Japanese Director Gen Takahashi \nJapanese with English interpretation \n  \nJoin us for an in-depth lecture that will shed light on the current and future situation of the film industry in Japan. Director Gen Takahashi will offer his critical insights having worked in the industry and also share the challenges and experiences in becoming an independent filmmaker. \nGen Takahashi is the maverick independent director of the film Yoko The Cherry Blossom\, featured in our Japanese Movies at Hot Docs Cinema. He is a talented Director\, but also a writer\, editor\, producer\, cinematographer and art director. Some of his other films include; Lady Plastic (2001)\, Charon (2004)\, Confessions of a Dog (2006)\, Goth (2008)\, and Court of Zeus (2013). \nSunday January 14th 2018 > Yoko The Cherry Blossom film screening at Hot Docs Cinema more info here >
URL:https://tr.jpf.go.jp/event/gen_takahashi_film_lecture/
LOCATION:The Japan Foundation\, Toronto\, 2 Bloor St. East\, 3rd Floor\, Toronto\, ON\, M4W 1A8\, Canada
CATEGORIES:Lecture
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20180116T140000
DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20180116T163000
DTSTAMP:20180107T140624Z
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SUMMARY:Japan’s Film Industry: Behind the Scenes with an Outlaw
DESCRIPTION:Japan’s Film Industry: Behind the Scenes with an Outlaw\nTalk by Japanese Director Gen Takahashi\nPresented by The Japan Foundation\, Toronto and Toronto Reel Asian International Film Festival\n  \nCentre For Social Innovation \nMaster Class for filmmakers\, film studies students and film industry \nLight Reception to Follow \nJapanese with English interpretation \nFree Admission\, Registration required \n*Please note\, this is a invitation only event. If you have interest in attending the lecture and reception\, please contact Program Officer Nobi Nakamura 416. 966. 1600 x223 or nnakamura@jftor.org \n  \nJoin us for an in-depth lecture that will shed light on the current and future situation of the film industry in Japan. Director Gen Takahashi will offer his critical insights having worked in the industry and also share the challenges and experiences in becoming a independent filmmaker. \nGen Takahashi is the maverick independent director of the film Yoko The Cherry Blossom\, featured in our Japanese Movies at Hot Docs Cinema. He is a talented Director\, but also a writer\, editor\, producer\, cinematographer and art director. Some of his other films include; Lady Plastic (2001)\, Charon (2004)\, Confessions of a Dog (2006)\, Goth (2008)\, and Court of Zeus (2013). \nThere will be a light reception following the lecture. \n \nToronto Reel Asian International Film Festival
URL:https://tr.jpf.go.jp/event/gen-takahashi-filmmakers-talk/
LOCATION:Centre for Social Innovation\, 192 Spadina Avenue\, Toronto\, ON\, M5T 2C2\, Canada
CATEGORIES:Lecture
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20180131T183000
DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20180131T200000
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SUMMARY:Being a doctor in Japan: From the everyday to the extraordinary
DESCRIPTION:Japan\, like all developed countries\, is facing challenges providing healthcare services to those living outside its major centres. Japan spends about 11% of its GDP on healthcare\, the same as in Canada. As is well known\, overall already 27% of Japan’s citizens are aged 65 or over\, compared with about 17% in Canada. Japan’s regional areas tend to be even older and suffer from a shortage of doctors. \nThe panel will comprise two parts. Dr. Shinya Ito\, of the Hospital for Sick Children\, will outline how Japan prepares doctors and delivers care and support in its regions\, in normal\, “everyday” circumstances. Dr. Takeshi Kanno\, Assistant Professor and Physician at Tohoku University Hospital\, will talk about his own experiences as a doctor responding to an “extraordinary” event\, the 2011 Great East Japan Earthquake and Tsunami\, which hit the hospital he was working in.  Dr. James Tiessen\, of Ryerson University’s School of Health Services Management\, will be the chair. \n\n  \nDr. Shinya Ito is Professor and Chief\, Division of Clinical Pharmacology and Toxicology\, Department of Paediatrics\, at the University of Toronto\, Hospital for Sick Children.  He is also Chair of the SickKids Drugs and Therapeutics committee and a WHO Expert Advisor. A prolific researcher\, he is widely published and received many awards for his research on medication safety in pregnant women\, breastfeeding mothers and babies\, and children. He earned his medical degree at Jichi Medical University and practiced in rural Japan before coming to the Hospital for Sick Children in 1989. \n  \n \nDr. Takeshi Kanno is Assistant Professor at Tohoku University Hospital in Sendai\, Japan.  He earned his medical degree at Jichi Medical University and his PhD at Tohoku University. Dr. Kanno  served in the front lines as a physician in the Tohoku Region when the earthquake and tsunami struck. His exemplary contributions to the care of victims earned him recognition as one of Time Magazine’s Most Influential People of 2011. \n  \n  \n \nDr. James Tiessen is Associate Professor and Director of the School of Health Services Management at Ryerson University. He studies healthcare policy and management\, with a focus on Japan and Canada. He is a Distinguished Fellow of the Asia Pacific Foundation of Canada. \n 
URL:https://tr.jpf.go.jp/event/being-a-doctor-in-japan/
LOCATION:The Japan Foundation\, Toronto\, 2 Bloor St. East\, 3rd Floor\, Toronto\, ON\, M4W 1A8\, Canada
CATEGORIES:Lecture
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20180327T183000
DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20180327T203000
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SUMMARY:Artist's Talk by Takahiro Kondo
DESCRIPTION:  \nTakahiro KONDŌ\nCeramic Artist \n \nThroughout his career\, Takahiro KONDŌ has striven to determine his own independent artistic identity through extensive experimentation. Born in Kyoto into a family celebrated for its traditional sometsuke (cobalt blue-and-white porcelain)\, he first began working with the challenging medium of porcelain and it has remained his principal material. As a young man he was a competitive sportsman\, becoming a champion in table tennis and traveling abroad for competitions. Despite his exposure to clay at an early age\, he did not seriously consider pursuing a career related to his family’s art until he was in his twenties. \n  \nKONDŌ’s early work followed the sometsuke tradition mastered by his grandfather and father and\, like them\, he was highly influenced by the work and writings of Tomimoto Kenkichi (1886-1963)\, who stressed the importance of balancing technique with originality. He quickly developed his own style and began to incorporate other media into his work\, starting with metal then adding cast glass. This early experimentation resulted in his unique and highly distinctive “silver mist” (gintekisai) glaze\, which is an amalgam of platinum\, gold\, silver and glass frit that ranges in appearance from a subtle shimmer to a stream of molten drops that cling and pool over the porcelain surfaces. \n  \nWater has been his principal theme for many years and he has explored not only its physical forms such as rain\, ice\, steam\, and mist\, but also its conceptual aspects as a source of life\, purifier\, natural resource\, and\, most currently\, as a critical environmental issue in regards to the nuclear disaster in Fukushima. KONDŌ was deeply affected by the natural disasters that befell Japan in 2011 and has incorporated his thoughts and feelings on the subject into most of his work since then. He continues to spend substantial time fund-raising and working with those residing in the areas most devastated by those cataclysmic events. \nIn conjunction with Year of Japan of the Gardiner Museum\nFree admission\, Reservation Required: \nIn Japanese with English interpretation \n416.966.1600 x.229\, or scroll below \n \n 
URL:https://tr.jpf.go.jp/event/takahiro-kondo/
LOCATION:The Japan Foundation\, Toronto\, 2 Bloor St. East\, 3rd Floor\, Toronto\, ON\, M4W 1A8\, Canada
CATEGORIES:Lecture
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20180606T183000
DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20180606T200000
DTSTAMP:20180530T155129Z
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SUMMARY:A Friend In Deed: Lu Xun\, Uchiyama Kanzō\, and the Intellectual World of Shanghai on the Eve of War
DESCRIPTION:Lu Xun (魯迅)\, 20th-century China’s most famous writer\, spent the last nine years of his life in Shanghai (1927-1936). An avid reader of Japanese from his school years there at the start of the century\, he soon befriended Uchiyama Kanzō (内山完造)\, owner of the largest Japanese bookstore in the city. Lu visited the store almost every day\, and in times when Lu Xun’s life was in danger\, Uchiyama protected him in numerous ways. This talk will discuss how the two men ended up in Shanghai\, how their friendship was forged\, and how they came to have such extraordinary mutual respect. There will also be musings on the meaning of genuine friendship in difficult times. \n\nJoshua Fogel was born in Brooklyn\, NY\, and raised in Berkeley\, CA. He earned a B.A. at the University of Chicago\, and an M.A. and Ph.D. at Columbia University. He has taught at Harvard University\, the University of California\, Santa Barbara\, and York University\, with visiting professorships at Kyoto University\, Kansai University\, and the Institute for Advanced Study (Princeton). His work primarily concerns the cultural and political interactions between China and Japan in recent centuries.
URL:https://tr.jpf.go.jp/event/joshua-fogel/
LOCATION:The Japan Foundation\, Toronto\, 2 Bloor St. East\, 3rd Floor\, Toronto\, ON\, M4W 1A8\, Canada
CATEGORIES:Lecture
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20180718T183000
DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20180718T200000
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SUMMARY:Coffee Life & Work in Japan
DESCRIPTION:Coffee has been a beverage of significance in Japan since it was first brought to Japan by Portuguese and Dutch traders in the 17th century. It configured social and personal spaces from the late 19th century\, well before the current boom in specialty coffee. These cafes and kissaten witness social change and change in taste and culture; their histories reflect Japan’s own\, and global transformations as well. One such change is in the nature of work\, the work lives of customers as well as work in cafes and in coffee itself. \nThis talk also reflects on the writing of the book\, Coffee Life in Japan\, changes since it was written\, and the June 2018 publication of the Japanese language edition of the work. \nA coffee tasting\, courtesy of Hatch Coffee\, will take place before the event at 6:00pm. \n \nRegistration is now closed. We thank everyone for their interest. Rush seating MAY be available on the day of the event. \n\nMerry White received her A.B. in Anthropology\, A.M. in Comparative Literature\, and PhD in Sociology from Harvard University where she also taught and administered programs in education and East Asian Studies. In 1987 she began teaching at Boston University in the Department of Anthropology. She has also been a food professional and journalist. Her research areas include family and social policy\, education and food anthropology. Her books include studies of Japanese families\, of Japanese adolescents and of Japan’s schools. Helping to establish a coffee growing cooperative in Northeast Cambodia\, she also helped export beans to Japan\, and to create conduits for charitable giving related to this project. Recently\, she co-curated an exhibition of Japanese cooking utensils\, “Objects of Use and Beauty: Japanese Culinary Tools\,” at the Fuller Craft Museum near Boston.
URL:https://tr.jpf.go.jp/event/merry-white/
LOCATION:The Japan Foundation\, Toronto\, 2 Bloor St. East\, 3rd Floor\, Toronto\, ON\, M4W 1A8\, Canada
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20180820T183000
DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20180820T203000
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SUMMARY:Noh Theatre Lecture by Masayuki Nakamura
DESCRIPTION:Noh Theatre Lecture by Masayuki Nakamura\nIn conjunction with with the current exhibition Masks Onstage: Noh Theatre Photography by Yoshiaki Kanda\, the Japan Foundation\, Toronto will be hosting a lecture by the director of the Yokohama Noh Theatre Masayuki Nakamura. \nReservations are now closed. We thank you all for your interest. \nExhibition details here >
URL:https://tr.jpf.go.jp/event/noh-theatre-lecture/
LOCATION:The Japan Foundation\, Toronto\, 2 Bloor St. East\, 3rd Floor\, Toronto\, ON\, M4W 1A8\, Canada
CATEGORIES:Lecture
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20180830T183000
DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20180830T200000
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SUMMARY:Studio Ghibli & Kenji Miyazawa: Viewing Hayao Miyazaki's animated films through the works of Kenji Miyazawa
DESCRIPTION:This event will relate two Studio Ghibli films\, “My Neighbor Totoro” and “From Up On Poppy Hill”\, to the works of Kenji Miyazawa\, a well-known Japanese children’s literature writer. “My Neighbor Totoro” has been described as “one of the most beloved of all family films without ever having been much promoted or advertised” by film critic\, Roger Ebert. However\, it is not well known that this movie depicts environmental issues. On the other hand\, “From Up On Poppy Hill\,” written by Hayao Miyazaki\, is generally accepted as a romantic movie\, but actually it is considered to support pacifism. This event will show how Hayao Miyazaki’s movies deal with issues that are shared globally while depicting Japanese culture and society. \nRegistration is now closed. We thank everyone for their interest. Rush seating MAY be available on the day of the event. \n\nMiyuki Yonemura is a professor in the School of Letters at Senshu University\, in the Department of Japanese Literature and Culture\, a vice chairperson of the Japan Society for Animation Studies (JSAS)\, and a director of the Japan Society for Children’s Literature. Her major fields of study are the culture of animation and Japanese modern literature. \n  \n  \nKoji Okuda was born in Hiroshima\, Japan in 1959. He completed his PhD at the University of Nagoya in 2014 and is now a professor in the Faculty of Education at Aichi University of Education. His current research project is on the acceptance of Japanese culture in the colonial era for which he received a Grant-in Aid for Scientific Research. \n  \n  \nIn conjunction with these two lectures\, The Japan Foundation\, Toronto is co-presenting with The Revue Cinema the two anime films featured in the talks. Both films will be screening at The Revue Cinema theatre\, as part of the ongoing Anime! At the Revue series sponsored by The Beguiling. \nMore details about the August 25th\, 4:00 PM screening of My Neighbor Totoro here > \nMore details about the August 26th 4:00 PM screening of From Up on Poppy Hill here >
URL:https://tr.jpf.go.jp/event/yonemura-okuda/
LOCATION:The Japan Foundation\, Toronto\, 2 Bloor St. East\, 3rd Floor\, Toronto\, ON\, M4W 1A8\, Canada
CATEGORIES:Lecture
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20180913T183000
DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20180913T200000
DTSTAMP:20180730T163151Z
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SUMMARY:Harmony Between Morality and Business: The Philosophy of Shibusawa Eiichi
DESCRIPTION:Shibusawa Eiichi (1840-1931) is regarded as the father of Japanese capitalism. He founded nearly 500 enterprises and economic organizations\, most of which operate to this day. Equally dedicated to social and public welfare\, he launched 600 philanthropic programs in many areas\, including social welfare\, education\, and international exchange. His basic philosophy in the management of businesses was the harmony between morality and business. In recent years his thought has drawn increasing international attention for its ethical vision of capitalism as an alternative to the untrammeled profit-seeking and capital accumulation characteristic of contemporary market economies. His most famous work\, The Analects and the Abacus\, has been translated into Chinese nine times. This lecture will offer an overview of Shibusawa Eiichi’s thought\, its roots in Confucian ethics\, and its implications for 21st-century economic systems. \n\nAtsushi Moriya is a writer and a researcher. He is an expert in ancient Chinese thought and the thought of Shibusawa Eiichi\, and has translated Shibusawa Eiichi’s books into modern Japanese. His translation of Shibusawa’s The Analects and the Abacus has sold over 130\,000 copies. \nCo-Sponsored by:
URL:https://tr.jpf.go.jp/event/atsushi-moriya/
LOCATION:The Japan Foundation\, Toronto\, 2 Bloor St. East\, 3rd Floor\, Toronto\, ON\, M4W 1A8\, Canada
CATEGORIES:Lecture
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20181121T183000
DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20181121T200000
DTSTAMP:20181031T145813Z
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SUMMARY:CONNECTION & CATASTROPHE: Media Theory and the Occult Film Boom in Japan
DESCRIPTION:In the early 1970s Japan was in the grip of an “occult boom” that exploded across popular media. This was a fad\, but also something more: A popular media theory that tried to come to terms with a new media ecology. The ripple effects could be felt for decades in pop culture\, politics\, and social movements. \nThis talk will outline the occult boom in film and track its roots in a new relationship to media. It will trace its route through media mix zombies\, the demise of the student movement and film producers’ conversations with UFOs. Focusing on two basic fantasies of a new kind of connectivity it will follow the logic of the occult film boom to its unexpected catastrophes. \nOn Thursday\, November 22\, Professor Zahlten will be in Montreal to give another talk supported by the Japan Foundation\, Toronto\, The Electric Ecology: Models of Connectivity in Japan’s Media Century\, at Concordia University. \nDuring October and November\, the Japan Foundation Toronto is hosting a film series\, DARK & OCCULT Films From Japan. Come get better acquainted with the subject of this talk by watching the occult films of 1970s & 1980s Japan. \n\nAlexander Zahlten is Associate Professor in the Department of East Asian Languages and Civilizations at Harvard University. His work centers on film and audiovisual culture in East Asia\, with a focus on Japan. His recent work touches on topics such as film’s transition from environment to ecology\, ‘amateur’ film and media production\, or the different modes of media theorization that media cultures produce. \nRecent publications include the co-edited volume Media Theory in Japan (Duke University Press\, 2017\, with Marc Steinberg) and his monograph The End of Japanese Cinema: Industrial Genres\, National Times\, and Media Ecologies (Duke University Press\, 2017)\, which maps the transformations of the film industry in Japan from the 1960s – 2000s. \nAmong others he has curated film programs at the German Film Museum or the Japan Society New York. He was Program Director for the Nippon Connection Film Festival\, the largest festival for film from Japan\, from 2002 to 2010.
URL:https://tr.jpf.go.jp/event/zahlten/
LOCATION:The Japan Foundation\, Toronto\, 2 Bloor St. East\, 3rd Floor\, Toronto\, ON\, M4W 1A8\, Canada
CATEGORIES:Lecture
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20190206T183000
DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20190206T200000
DTSTAMP:20190207T172545Z
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SUMMARY:Secrets of the Smithsonian Samurai: Rediscovering the Lost ‘Living Dolls’ of Japan
DESCRIPTION:The 1893 Chicago World’s Fair was a global spectacle unlike anything the world had ever seen. To showcase its history and culture at the Fair\, Japan sent a myriad of arts\, crafts\, and other treasures. Among these were eight iki ningyō (生人形) or ‘living dolls’ – lifelike mannequins that depict a unique Japanese aesthetic – including an intriguing samurai set piece. The Smithsonian purchased these mannequins upon the Fair’s completion and later exhibited them intermittently at the US National Museum. After being removed from display\, however\, these enigmatic mannequins disappeared and were presumed lost for decades. \nIn this talk\, Dr. Robert Pontsioen of the Smithsonian Institution traces his recent rediscovery of these artifacts\, and explores their place in the artistic and cultural milieu of late 19th century Japan and America. Through collaboration with traditional artisans in Japan\, Dr. Pontsioen describes how we can both increase our understanding of museum collections and reunite source communities with treasured objects from their past. \nRobert Pontsioen is a Researcher in the Asian Cultural History Program at the National Museum of Natural History\, Smithsonian Institution. A Japan Foundation Fellowship recipient in 2016- 2017\, his research involves extensive fieldwork among artisan communities\, and centers on Japanese and other Asian material culture with a focus on traditional arts and crafts\, the reproduction of craft skills\, and strategies for cultural heritage promotion and preservation. The co-author of four books\, his recent publications include “The Alexander Graham Bell Collection of Japanese Masks at the Smithsonian” (Nineteenth Century Art Worldwide\, Vol. 17\, 2018)\, in which he describes and interprets seven unique and evocative masks collected in Japan by the famed inventor. \n  \n  \n  \n 
URL:https://tr.jpf.go.jp/event/pontsioen/
LOCATION:The Japan Foundation\, Toronto\, 2 Bloor St. East\, 3rd Floor\, Toronto\, ON\, M4W 1A8\, Canada
CATEGORIES:Lecture
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20190227T183000
DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20190227T200000
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SUMMARY:The Cultural Dimensions of Packaging in Japan
DESCRIPTION:Packaging\, the wrapping of goods and materials\, indeed “wrapping” even in its widest sense\, is integral to human exchange and interaction. There are of course direct functional reasons for both personal and commercial packaging: physical protection; containment or agglomeration; security; information transmission\, or even just for general convenience\, to name but a few. However\, beyond these pragmatic rationales there are important\, often unspoken\, cultural uses for packaging and wrapping\, e.g. a package as package may have an emotional\, or a communicative\, or a symbolic import that is integral to the traditions of a culture. This talk proposes to introduce some of these same elements and their aspects as they inhere in Japanese packaging and wrapping practices. \nDr. Rudi Meyer holds a BFA from NSCAD University\, a BA from McGill University\, an MA from the University of Toronto\, and a PhD from McGill University. He has taught at both McGill and Concordia University\, while keeping up a freelance design practice\, and is now the Director of the Master of Design Program at the Nova Scotia College of Art and Design (NSCAD University). He has had a long association with Japan\, having lived there for two years and visiting almost every year since his return to Canada to take up a position at NSCAD. He is keenly interested in Japanese design and has participated in a number of conferences devoted to the topic in Japan. His research interests also include design through use; repair and ad-hoc design as sources of innovation; flexible urban dwellings. In addition to studio courses he teaches design history and theory. \nReservations are now closed. Thank you for your interest. We will have a rush line starting 30 minutes before the event\, and will start to release unclaimed seats 10 minutes before the event.
URL:https://tr.jpf.go.jp/event/meyer/
LOCATION:The Japan Foundation\, Toronto\, 2 Bloor St. East\, 3rd Floor\, Toronto\, ON\, M4W 1A8\, Canada
CATEGORIES:Lecture
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20190312T183000
DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20190312T200000
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SUMMARY:Edo Hyaku Talk Series
DESCRIPTION:UPDATE: The Edo Hyaku Talk Part II on March 25 is fully booked.\nReservations are CLOSED for this talk on March 25. We are no longer taking reservations.  \nGuests are welcome to line-up in the “Rush-line”on the day of the talk. We cannot guarantee your seat\, but we may be able to accommodate you in the place of cancellations.            \n–Thank you for your interest and enthusiasm \nEdo Hyaku Talk Series\nTalks about the woodblock prints from Hiroshige’s Edo Hyaku\, One Hundred Famous Views of Edo series.\nCoinciding with the exhibition Landmarks From Before It Was Called Tokyo: Hiroshige’s One Hundred Famous Views of Edo \nBy Toshi Aoyagi\, Program Officer\, The Japan Foundation\, Toronto \nAdmission free\, Reservation required \nTuesday\, March 12\, 2019\, 6:30-8:00 P.M. \nEdo Hyaku Talk Part I: Moon and Snow at Shinagawa\, Takanawa\, and Shibaura \n \n \nMonday\, March 25\, 2019\, 6:30-8:00 P.M. < RESERVATIONS CLOSED \nEdo Hyaku Talk Part II: Bridges Over The Sumida River\, Asakusa\, Yoshiwara \n \nEdo Hyaku\, One Hundred Famous Views of Edo series was the creation in the last three years (1856-1858) of Hiroshige’s life\, majestically concluding his entire artistic career. Aside from the vast scale of over one hundred prints\, the series is impressive as a reflection of Hiroshige’s personal\, rather intimate\, affection to the city of Edo\, current Tokyo. Hiroshige expressed his nostalgia and admiration to Edo\, where he was born\, lived\, and built his artistic success. Through his memories of young days and recent visits\, Toshi Aoyagi\, also from Tokyo\, intimately relates to the city described in Hiroshige’s works.
URL:https://tr.jpf.go.jp/event/hiroshige/2019-03-12/
LOCATION:The Japan Foundation\, Toronto\, 2 Bloor St. East\, 3rd Floor\, Toronto\, ON\, M4W 1A8\, Canada
CATEGORIES:Lecture
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20190408T183000
DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20190408T200000
DTSTAMP:20190319T142619Z
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SUMMARY:Edo Hyaku Talk Series\, Part III
DESCRIPTION:Edo Hyaku Talk Series\, Part III: HIROSHIGE\, EDO ARTIST\nTalk and slide presentation about the woodblock prints from Hiroshige’s Edo Hyaku\, One Hundred Famous Views of Edo series.\nCoinciding with the exhibition Landmarks From Before It Was Called Tokyo: Hiroshige’s One Hundred Famous Views of Edo \nBy Carol Dorman\, Stuart Jackson Gallery\, Toronto \nAdmission free\, Reservation required \nMonday\, April 8\, 2019\, 6:30-8:00 P.M. \nEdo Hyaku Talk Part III: Hiroshige\, Edo Artist \n \nHiroshige was a son of Edo\, truly one of the most remarkable cities that ever existed.  Edo’s unique culture provided fertile ground for all manner of arts to flourish and for the growth of some of Japan’s most famous artists.   In many ways Hiroshige’s career path was typical for the time until his lyrical and sometimes breathtaking 1833-34 series of The 53 Stations of the Tōkaidō proved to be a best-seller.  That series established him as a master of the genre and he continued to produce popular landscape series through the rest of his career.  He achieved a lasting relevance because of the beauty\, novelty and variety of his compositions\, but also through his choice of subject matter.  More than any other artist of the time\, Hiroshige showed us his world:  the countryside\, the cities\, and their inhabitants.  His monumental Edo Hyaku series is a portrait of the seasons\, the moods\, the variety and the beauty of that city – Hiroshige’s city. \n \nCarol Dorman has been an associate at the Stuart Jackson Gallery\, specializing in antique Japanese prints (ukiyo-e)\, for over 20 years.  Ms. Dorman has lectured on ukiyo-e to various groups in Ontario and Quebec and most recently at the University of Delhi\, India.  She has curated and been involved in print exhibitions at the Japan Foundation\, the Gardiner Museum\, and the Stuart Jackson Gallery and in 2018 she began teaching classes in Japanese art and culture through Ryerson’s Life Institute.  Ms. Dorman became interested in Japanese art at university and began collecting ukiyo-e prints while completing a Master of Arts degree in Sociocultural Anthropology at the University of Toronto.
URL:https://tr.jpf.go.jp/event/hiroshige-2019-04-08/
LOCATION:The Japan Foundation\, Toronto\, 2 Bloor St. East\, 3rd Floor\, Toronto\, ON\, M4W 1A8\, Canada
CATEGORIES:Lecture
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20190501T183000
DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20190501T200000
DTSTAMP:20190327T184356Z
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SUMMARY:Cross Cultural Socialization: Raising children in a bicultural environment
DESCRIPTION:There are many benefits to living in a place such as Toronto\, where various ethnic groups enrich the cultural fabric of the city and children learn from an early age how to coexist with people from diverse cultural backgrounds. Yet a multicultural environment can also present a challenge for parents who wish to maintain their own ethnic/cultural identity and pass it on to the next generation. \nThis talk will focus on families in which at least one of the parents is of Japanese heritage\, although the content will likely be of relevance to any culturally diverse family. How do those families navigate the process of bicultural (sometimes multicultural) child rearing? We will look at cases where the family is on a temporary work assignment\, as well as cases where the stay in Canada is permanent. Cross-cultural marriages provide yet another twist to this process. \nSome statistics and data from academic studies will be used to provide a background to the talk. Dr. Kano Podolsky will however present many anecdotes from her personal experience growing up as a kaigai-shijo (overseas child) and kikoku-shijo (returnee)\, as well as being married to a Canadian and raising two children (now adults) in a bicultural environment.  Q&A to follow. \n  \nMomo Kano Podolsky is a “Third Culture Kid”; born in Japan\, her family moved to England when she was three years old. Due to her father’s occupation\, the family then moved to France when she was four. She then returned to Japan and attended high-school\, university and graduate school before coming to Toronto for PhD studies. Dr. Kano Podolsky earned her PhD in Sociology and Ethnic Studies\, from the University of Toronto (Thesis title: “A study of Kaigai-shijo socialization: Children of Japanese temporary residents in Toronto\, Canada”). Her areas of specialization include cross-cultural socialization (Kaigai-Kikokushijo and “Third Culture Kids”) and ethnic identity retention. Dr. Kano Podolsky has previously held positions such as Associate Professor in Sociology at Kyoto Women’s University and Lecturer in Japanese Culture and Society at York University\, Glendon College. She currently holds the position of Program Administrator and Research Officer at the R.F. Harney Program in Ethnic\, Immigration and Pluralism Studies at the Munk School of Global Affairs and Public Policy\, University of Toronto.
URL:https://tr.jpf.go.jp/event/kanopodolsky/
LOCATION:The Japan Foundation\, Toronto\, 2 Bloor St. East\, 3rd Floor\, Toronto\, ON\, M4W 1A8\, Canada
CATEGORIES:Community Events,Lecture
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20190710T183000
DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20190710T200000
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SUMMARY:Japanese Gardens: Visions and Practices of a Kyoto Gardener
DESCRIPTION:Reservations are now closed. Thank you for your interest. We will have a rush line starting 30 minutes before the event\, and will start to release unclaimed seats 10 minutes before the event. \nIn conjunction with our current exhibition\, Four Seasons of Gardens in Kyoto\, Hugo Torii will introduce his work and past projects in various Japanese gardens\, and give an overview of different Japanese garden styles. The talk will also cover topics such as how gardeners develop the essence of a garden through the combination of different features\, how the function of a Japanese garden influences garden design and Japanese gardening concepts and how they shape both our perception and our ability to experience and appreciate elements of a Japanese garden. \nHugo Torii is currently the Director of Ground Maintenance at the Portland Japanese Garden in Portland\, Oregon. He earned his Master’s degree in Landscape Design from the Kyoto University of Art and Design and has studied both Japanese gardens and Japanese aesthetics in horticulture; he also has a background in floristry. During his career to date\, Hugo Torii has spent over 3 years at Peter Berg Landscape Design in Rheinland-Pfalz\, Germany\, and 12 years’ working for Ueyakato Landscape Co. Ltd.\, as a Gardener and Landscape Architect in Kyoto\, Japan. During this time he also managed several projects of note including the Japanese garden and greeneries for the 24-hectare Keihanna Commemorative Park and the 5\,000 square-meter Yosuien Japanese strolling pond garden. Other projects included the annual maintenance of pine trees at Nijo Castle and Team Leader in the street trees maintenance program of Kyoto City.
URL:https://tr.jpf.go.jp/event/torii/
LOCATION:The Japan Foundation\, Toronto\, 2 Bloor St. East\, 3rd Floor\, Toronto\, ON\, M4W 1A8\, Canada
CATEGORIES:Lecture
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20190820T183000
DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20190820T203000
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SUMMARY:How to Learn Japanese Kanji
DESCRIPTION:Due to reaching capacity\, the RSVP is closed for additional guests.  \nFor many learners of Japanese\, kanji present a significant hurdle in mastering the language. In this lecture\, Dr. Yukiyo Hamakawa (Mejiro University) will not teach kanji\, but instead look at how people can best learn them\, including: \n・Various methods to organize and create associations to better remember kanji. \n・How to make learning more enjoyable – and effective. \n・Where and how kanji learning is utilized. \nAnyone who is interested in learning kanji\, teaching kanji\, or just learning about kanji is welcome to join! \nInquiries\nFor inquiries\, please contact Noriko Saito at nsaito@jftor.org. \n\n \nYukiyo Hamakawa is an associate professor in the Department of Japanese and Japanese Language Education at Mejiro University\, and has her PhD from Saitama University. Her work focuses on kanji education (both learning and instruction) within the field of Japanese language education. She has been involved in several books on teaching kanji\, including editing 『日本語教師のための実践・漢字指導』 (くろしろ出版 2010)\, and co-authoring the book on teaching letters and vocabulary\, 『文字・語彙を教える』 (ひつじ書房 2011) in the Japan Foundation’s Nihongo Kyôjuhô series. She has been involved with the JSL Kanji Research Group since 2004\, and 日本語教育に関わる教職員のためのメンタルヘルス研究会 (Mental Health Study Group for Japanese Language Educators) since 2018.
URL:https://tr.jpf.go.jp/event/kanji-lecture/
LOCATION:The Japan Foundation\, Toronto\, 2 Bloor St. East\, 3rd Floor\, Toronto\, ON\, M4W 1A8\, Canada
CATEGORIES:Lecture
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20190822T174500
DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20190822T193000
DTSTAMP:20190819T153948Z
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SUMMARY:Time After Time Capsule Workshop and Event with Sebastian Masuda
DESCRIPTION:Mr. Sebastian Masuda\, an icon of Harajuku\, is bringing his participatory art project called “Time After Time Capsule” this summer. \n \nPlease join his talk and capsule event on August 22 at the Japan Foundation\, Toronto.\nIn his talk\, Mr. Masuda will discuss the concept of Kawaii culture and Harajuku-style\, its global phenomenon and evolution over the past two decades\, and his outlooks on its future trends and projects. The second half of the event will be the capsule event. Bring a Kawaii item (something cute\, colourful or handmade\, or one of your favourite items) OR create a small craft on-site\, and add it to the capsule for the future you. \nTime After Time Capsule is an ongoing art project which invites the public to contribute personal items to fill a translucent sculpture that will travel around the world. Each participant is invited to offer or create colourfully decorated items of personal value\, which will be placed in the translucent sculptured capsule. \n  \n \nYour personal Kawaii item must be under 15 cm (on its longest side). It could be a key chain from your favourite vacation\, an accessory from a close friend\, an item from your most memorable event or fondest experience! \nThere will be materials provided to create a letter to put into the capsule on-site\, but everyone is welcome to bring their own small item or pre-made letter from home! \nPlease come and join us for this wonderful opportunity. \n  \n \n  \n\n\n \n\n  \nSebastian Masuda:\nArtist / Art director / Japan Cultural Envoy / Visiting Scholar at NYU /\nVisiting professor for Kyoto University of Art and Design and Yokohama College of Art and Design \n Mr. Masuda was born in 1970. He is a visiting professor at Kyoto University of Art and Design and Yokohama College of Art and Design. After active involvement in theater performances and modern art\, he opened “6%DOKIDOKI\,” a shop with the concept of “Sensational Kawaii” in Harajuku in 1995. Through his world tour titled “Harajuku Kawaii Experience”\, which started in 2009\, Mr. Masuda has been actively promoting Harajuku culture on a global scale. He gained worldwide attention for his PV production for “PONPONPON”\, the debut single of Japanese pop icon “Kyary Pamyu Pamyu”. He has also been active as an artist and art director to contextualize Harajuku Kawaii culture by\, for example\, establishing the concept restaurant “KAWAII MONSTER CAFÉ” in Tokyo. \nMr. Masuda’s first solo exhibition “Colorful Rebellion – Seventh Nightmare” opened in New York in 2014. He is now working on a participatory art project called “Time After Time Capsule” around the world.
URL:https://tr.jpf.go.jp/event/sebastian-masuda-2019/
LOCATION:The Japan Foundation\, Toronto\, 2 Bloor St. East\, 3rd Floor\, Toronto\, ON\, M4W 1A8\, Canada
CATEGORIES:Lecture
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20190918T183000
DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20190918T200000
DTSTAMP:20190814T211922Z
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SUMMARY:Post-3.11 Auditory Cultures: Sonic Responses to Life After Loss
DESCRIPTION:This lecture explores sound-based cultural productions made by those affected by the disasters that occurred and began in March 2011—the earthquake\, tsunami\, and radiation release. These include a sound artist signaling radiation uncertainties and political geographies in an art installation; a phone booth built to allow users to communicate with their deceased loved ones; a musician who samples voices and soundscapes from her lost hometown; a Fukushima University professor conducting an ongoing soundscape archive. The productions gesture at ongoing social issues in subtle ways afforded by sound and recording. In other words\, they force us to ask: how to listen to radiation that never sounds\, to hear a house that is not there\, to attend closely to voices unsure of what to say? \nJosh Trichilo is a PhD candidate in the Humanities department at York University\, Toronto\, and was a 2018-2019 Japan Foundation Fellow. Josh’s work focuses on sound\, auditory culture\, media\, and trauma. Informed by both the fellowship and his experiences as a JET participant in Fukushima from 2011-2014\, he studies soundscape archiving\, sound art\, and experimental music among those affected by the 2011 Tōhoku triple disaster. \n 
URL:https://tr.jpf.go.jp/event/trichilo/
LOCATION:The Japan Foundation\, Toronto\, 2 Bloor St. East\, 3rd Floor\, Toronto\, ON\, M4W 1A8\, Canada
CATEGORIES:Lecture
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20191026T140000
DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20191026T160000
DTSTAMP:20191015T211845Z
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SUMMARY:Writers on Writing: Author Kyoko Nakajima in conversation with Lynne Kutsukake
DESCRIPTION:The Japan Foundation\, Toronto is pleased to invite you to join us as local writer Lynne Kutsukake interviews one of Japan’s most celebrated authors. Known in particular for her subtle narrative style\, Kyoko Nakajima will discuss her use of place and time in the narrative of her 2010 Naoki award winning novel The Little House (小さいおうち)\, to be released in English in Canada on November 29\, 2019. The writers will also discuss current trends in both Japanese and Canadian literature as they discuss their experiences. Nakajima will also read from her award winning novel and there will be the opportunity for audience Q and A. \nThe Japan Foundation\, Toronto and TIFA (Toronto International Festival of Authors) look forward to hosting award-winning author Kyoko Nakajima. \nFor books by Kyoko Nakajima available in the Japan Foundation\, Toronto library\, click here \n  \n  \n \nKYOKO NAKAJIMA was born in Tokyo in 1964. After working at a publishing firm and as a freelance writer\, she made her debut as a novelist in 2003 with Futon. In 2010 her novel Chiisai Ouchi (The Little House) won the Naoki Prize. This was followed by the Izumi Kyoka Prize for Literature for Tsuma ga shiitake datta koro (When My Wife Was a Shiitake) in 2014 and the Kawai Hayao Story Prize and Historical Fiction Writers Club Award for Katazuno! (One-Horn!) in 2015. Her other works include Ito no koi (Ito’s Romance) and Chobo zekka (A Magnificent View). \n  \n  \n \nLYNNE KUTSUKAKE is a Japanese Canadian novelist and short story writer. Her debut novel\, The Translation of Love\, won the Canada-Japan Literary Award (2016) and the Kobo Emerging Writers Prize for Literary Fiction (2017). Her short fiction has twice been selected for The Journey Prize Stories anthology. She studied modern Japanese literature\, and before turning to writing she worked for many years as a librarian at the University of Toronto. \n  \n  \n\nDo not miss the opportunity to attend a special film screening of The Little House (in Japanese with English subtitles) between 7:00-10:00 PM on Sunday October 27 at Innis College\, with Ms. Nakajima in attendance. After the screening there will be a moderated Q and A session with the author. \nFor more information click here. \n\nMs. Nakajima will also be part of the Festival Pop-Up at Union Station between 12:00 pm and 2:00 pm on Sunday October 27\, as well as participating in a panel at Harbourfront Centre on Thursday October 30. \n\n 
URL:https://tr.jpf.go.jp/event/kyoko-nakajima-2019/
LOCATION:The Japan Foundation\, Toronto\, 2 Bloor St. East\, 3rd Floor\, Toronto\, ON\, M4W 1A8\, Canada
CATEGORIES:Lecture,Library
ORGANIZER;CN="The Japan Foundation%2C Toronto":MAILTO:info_jftoronto@jpf.go.jp
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20191030T200000
DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20191030T210000
DTSTAMP:20191018T161025Z
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SUMMARY:Reading & Conversation: Kyoko Nakajima\, Inês Pedrosa and Zeruya Shalev
DESCRIPTION:  \nReading & Conversation: Kyoko Nakajima\, Inês Pedrosa and Zeruya Shalev\nWednesday\, October 30\, 2019 – 8:00 PM \nBook Signing\, Panel Discussion\, Q & A\, Reading \nStudio Theatre\, Harbourfront Centre \n235 Queens Quay West\, Toronto M5J 2G8 \nTickets: $18 \n\nKnowing when to hold on and when to let go are common struggles in life and in love. Join three award-winning international authors for a discussion about both the fictional and real life experiences that shaped their latest English-translated novels. Japanese author Kyoko Nakajima accounts one woman’s nostalgic memories as recounted near the end of her life\, in The Little House. Portugese author\, journalist and playwright Inês Pedrosa will share the story of two lovers in limbo\, still conversing with each other after one has died\, in Still I Miss You. Israeli author Zeruya Shalev exposes how old passions can return\, testing our capacity to make choices about what is most essential in life\, in Pain. The conversation will be moderated by Steven W. Beattie. Hosted by David Yoon. \n\nPARTICIPANTS \nKyoko Nakajima \n \nKyoko Nakajima was born in Tokyo in 1964. After working at a publishing firm and as a freelance writer\, she made her debut as a novelist in 2003 with Futon. In 2010 her novel Chisai ouchi won the Naoki Prize. This was followed by the Izumi Kyoka Prize for Literature for Tsuma ga shiitake datta koro (When My Wife Was a Shiitake) in 2014 and the Kawai Hayao Story Prize and Historical Fiction Writers Club Award for Katazuno! (One-Horn!) in 2015. Her other works include Ito no koi (Ito’s Romance) and Chobo zekka (A Magnificent View). Supported by The Japan Foundation\, Toronto. \n  \nInês Pedrosa \nInês Pedrosa is a portuguese writer and translator. She graduated in Communication Sciences at the Universidade Nova\, in Lisbon\, where she is now doing a PHD in Comparative Literature. She was the editor of the portuguese edition of Marie Claire magazine and the director of Fernando Pessoa’s House Museum. Currently\, she does cultural programs in the public radio and participates in a weekly political debate in public television.She has published 22 books\, including novels\, short-stories\, essays\, and biographies. Her books have been published in the United States of America\, Brazil\, Croatia\, Germany\, Italy and Spain. Supported by Camões\, Instituto da Cooperação e da Língua. \n  \nZeruya Shalev \nZeruya Shalev was born at Kibbutz Kinneret. She is the author of four previous novels; The Remains of Love\, Love Life\, Husband and Wife\, and Thera\, a book of poetry and a children’s book. Her work has been translated into 25 languages and won multiple awards including the Corine International Book Prize and the Welt-Literature Award. She lives in Jerusalem. Supported by the Consulate General of Israel in Toronto and Western Canada. \n\nClick here for more information >
URL:https://tr.jpf.go.jp/event/tifa-2019-reading-conversation/
LOCATION:Studio Theatre\, Harborfront Centre\, 235 Queens Quay West\, Toronto\, ON\, M5J 2G8\, Canada
CATEGORIES:Lecture
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20191118T183000
DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20191118T203000
DTSTAMP:20191029T185437Z
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SUMMARY:Fans Onstage Lecture by Masayuki Nakamura
DESCRIPTION:Fans Onstage Lecture\nby Masayuki Nakamura\,\nArtistic Producer\, Yokohama Noh Theatre; Lecturer at the Tokyo University of the Arts\nIn conjunction with Fans Onstage: Handheld Splendour of the Japanese Traditional Performing Arts exhibition \nNovember 18\, 2019 (Monday)\, 6:30 P.M.  \nin Japanese with English interpreter \nThe Japan Foundation\, Toronto \n2 Bloor Street East\, Suite 300 \n3rd floor of Hudson’s Bay Centre\, above Royal Bank \n  \nFree admission \nReservation required: \n416.966.1600 x.229 https://tr.jpf.go.jp/event/theatre-fan-lecture/ \nFans Beyond Theatre Props \nIn the Japanese traditional performing arts fans are superbly made to a high standard of handcraftsmanship. They are so beautiful to simply look at. But when they appear in the performances\, each type of theatrical art form from different eras\, such as Noh or Kabuki\, has unique\, original use of fans. In each theatrical form the vocabulary of the expression is so rich. Some of the fans give a realistic\, detailed description of unseen objects. Other fans invite images of characters or spirits The fans even transform the entire body of the performer.
URL:https://tr.jpf.go.jp/event/theatre-fan-lecture/
LOCATION:The Japan Foundation\, Toronto\, 2 Bloor St. East\, 3rd Floor\, Toronto\, ON\, M4W 1A8\, Canada
CATEGORIES:Lecture
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20200129T183000
DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20200129T200000
DTSTAMP:20200128T144849Z
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SUMMARY:The BLINDSPOT of JAPAN
DESCRIPTION:This lecture will feature Eric Cazdyn’s “Blindspot Machine”–a unique film rig that questions what a blindspot is and teaches us about how we look\, how we think\, how we desire\, and how change occurs in the world. In this iteration of his multi-faceted The Blindspot Variations project\, Cazdyn brings his “Blindspot Machine” to Japan and shoots at seven different sites: 1) Tezuka Architect’s Fuji Kindergarten (Tokyo); 2) Ito Toyo’s Sendai Mediatheque (Sendai); 3) Ishinomaki Hill (overview site of the 2011 tsunami disaster); 4) Ishinomaki Lowlands (ground-zero of the 2011 tsunami); 5) Tajiro-jima (cat island/terminal island\, Tohoku); 6) Isozaki Arata’s Art Mito Tower (Ibaraki); and 7) Kurokawa Kisho’s Nakagin Capsule Tower (Tokyo). This film-lecture connects the problematics of the ground-zero and the blindspot to architecture\, political possibilities\, life and death\, as well as to the Buddhist inspired category of Ma (or negative time-space). \n\nEric Cazdyn is Distinguished Professor of Aesthetics and Politics at the University of Toronto\, where he teaches courses on critical theory\, film and video\, architecture\, and Japan. He has written the following books: Nothing: Three Inquiries in Buddhism (U of Chicago Press\, 2015)\, The Already Dead: The New Time of Culture\, Politics and Illness (Duke\, 2012); After Globalization (Wiley-Blackwell\, 2011); and The Flash of Capital: Film and Geopolitics in Japan (Duke\, 2002); and is the editor of Trespasses: Selected Writings of Masao Miyoshi (Duke\, 2010). Cazdyn is also a filmmaker whose most recent work\, The Blindspot Variations\, has been screened and performed in Japan\, the US\, Mexico\, Canada and throughout Europe. A former Japan Foundation Fellow in 2001 and 2009\, the Japan Foundation\, Toronto is delighted to welcome him back for this lecture. \nRegistration for this event is now closed. Rush seating may be available on the day of the event.
URL:https://tr.jpf.go.jp/event/eric-cazdyn/
LOCATION:The Japan Foundation\, Toronto\, 2 Bloor St. East\, 3rd Floor\, Toronto\, ON\, M4W 1A8\, Canada
CATEGORIES:Lecture
ORGANIZER;CN="The Japan Foundation%2C Toronto":MAILTO:info_jftoronto@jpf.go.jp
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20200219T183000
DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20200219T200000
DTSTAMP:20200214T171751Z
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SUMMARY:Welcome to TOKYO: Urban Change and International Spectacle from the Meiji Period to 2020
DESCRIPTION:Anticipating the arrival of tens of millions of foreign tourists attending the 2020 Olympic Games\, the Tokyo municipal government announced in 2014 a long-term city plan aiming to make Tokyo the “world’s best city.” With the Olympic Games a “springboard” for the city’s future\, the plan laid out a number of improvements designed to enhance the livability and commercial prosperity of the city along with the welfare of its residents. As with earlier improvement efforts in Tokyo following the 1868 Meiji Restoration\, the 1923 Great Kantō Earthquake and paving the way for the 1964 Tokyo Olympics\, the main component of the 2014 plan was infrastructure; namely\, new expressways\, improved port facilities\, and the creation of pleasant public spaces through the so-called “Tokyo Champs Elysées Project.” Once again\, Tokyo planners intent on putting the city’s best face forward to impress foreign visitors and to display Japanese prosperity started at street level. This talk reviews Tokyo urban improvement efforts from the Meiji Period to today to show how Tokyo planners have repeatedly looked to city streets as conduits of not only cars and commerce but as conveyors of culture and civilization. This suggests continuity in both Japanese urban planners’ abiding concern for foreign visitors’ reactions to the city’s appearance as well as their lasting perception and the interrelationship between Tokyo’s urban infrastructure\, commercial prosperity\, and international prestige. \n\nTristan R. Grunow is Associate Research Scholar at the Council on East Asian Studies at Yale University. Previously\, he was Assistant Professor without Review at the University of British Columbia\, postdoctoral fellow at the Reischauer Institute of Japanese Studies at Harvard University\, and a Fulbright Fellow at Hōsei University in Tokyo. His current project charts the respacing of the built environment of Tokyo under the process of Japanese state-formation and empire-building. \nRegistration for this event is now closed. Rush seating may be available on the day of the event. 
URL:https://tr.jpf.go.jp/event/tristan-grunow/
LOCATION:The Japan Foundation\, Toronto\, 2 Bloor St. East\, 3rd Floor\, Toronto\, ON\, M4W 1A8\, Canada
CATEGORIES:Lecture
ORGANIZER;CN="The Japan Foundation%2C Toronto":MAILTO:info_jftoronto@jpf.go.jp
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20200304T183000
DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20200304T200000
DTSTAMP:20200212T223152Z
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SUMMARY:Arms Race in Architecture
DESCRIPTION:An arms race is on in the worlds of computation and architectural fabrication research. Robots with increasingly large\, fast\, and powerful capabilities are available and can produce outputs with military-grade precision. The assumption is that through the use of these advanced tools\, architects will also advance the production of outputs\, but can these tools be developed with traditional forms of human engagement still in mind? Robots are not particularly adaptive. They do not integrate changes with ease—at least\, not yet. Humans\, on the other hand\, exhibit great capacity for adaptation but lack the precision of robots. How could precision and adaptation be combined in architecture\, specifically within the context of Japan\, where imperfections are embraced as part of an ideal form? This lecture will explore that question with a presentation of a series of small scale building projects in Tokyo. \n\n \nYusuke Obuchi is an Associate Professor in Architecture at the University of Tokyo\, where he has directed Obuchi Laboratory at the Department of Architecture since 2010. He is also a founding Co-director of the Advanced Design Studies Program\, which consists of Digital Fabrication Lab\, Sustainable Prototyping Lab\, Media Initiative Lab\, Design Think Tank\, Design Practice Lab\, Social Design Lab\, and Computational Unit. Prof. Obuchi was Co-Director of the Design Research Laboratory at the Architectural Association (AA) in London from 2005 to 2010\, and Course Master and Unit Master of the Architectural Association from 2003 to 2005. He studied architecture at Princeton University\, Southern California Institute of Architecture\, and the University of Toronto. He has previously taught at Princeton University\, Harvard University’s Graduate School of Design\, University of Kentucky\, and New Jersey Institute of Technology. \nProf. Obuchi teaches design studios\, workshops\, and seminar courses where he explores the concepts of materiality\, design systems\, computational design techniques\, and fabrication processes in contemporary architecture and design. He has previously worked for Reiser-Umemoto in New York and ROTO Architects in Los Angeles. His research projects have been published and exhibited widely in the U.S. and Europe\, and have been included in the National Triennial Exhibition at the Cooper Hewitt Museum in New York City\, Centre Georges Pompidou in Paris\, Architecture Biennial Beijing\, Architecture Biennial Rotterdam\, Zurich Design Museum\, Tokyo Designers Week\, and Barcelona Design Museum. \n\nCo-Presented by: \n\n\n\n\n	\n\n\n\n\n\n\n 
URL:https://tr.jpf.go.jp/event/yusuke-obuchi/
LOCATION:The Japan Foundation\, Toronto\, 2 Bloor St. East\, 3rd Floor\, Toronto\, ON\, M4W 1A8\, Canada
CATEGORIES:Lecture
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20200311T183000
DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20200311T200000
DTSTAMP:20200211T221228Z
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SUMMARY:The Italian Nobleman  Urbano Monte’s World Map of 1587: Sources\, Development\, and his Interest in Japan
DESCRIPTION:In this talk Chet Van Duzer will discuss a spectacular Italian world map made in 1587 by the Milanese noble Urbano Monte. It consists of 60 manuscript sheets designed to be assembled into a map on a north polar projection more than three meters in diameter. It is distinctive for its rich program of decoration\, its large hypothetical southern continent\, and Monte’s intention that it be mounted so that it could be rotated about its center. Its depiction of Japan is of particular interest\, as Monte had met members of the Tenshō embassy from Japan when they came to Milan in 1585\, and Van Duzer will discuss the map in the context of the explosion of European interest in Japan that followed the ambassadors’ visit. In the course of the talk Van Duzer will show how Monte made use of his many sources\, both textual and cartographic\, to create this unique and captivating image of the world\, and also show the development of his world maps over time. \n\nChet Van Duzer is a Researcher in Residence at the John Carter Brown Library and a board member of the Lazarus Project at the University of Rochester\, which brings multispectral imaging to cultural institutions around the world. He has published extensively on medieval and Renaissance maps. His book Sea Monsters on Medieval and Renaissance Maps was published in 2013 by the British Library\, and is now available in editions in German\, Russian\, Thai\, and Chinese (both mainland and Taiwan). His book The World for a King: Pierre Desceliers’ Map of 1550 was published in 2015 by the British Library\, and in 2018 Springer published his book Henricus Martellus’s World Map at Yale (c. 1491): Multispectral Imaging\, Sources\, and Influence. His research on Urbano Monte’s manuscript world map of 1587 was funded by a David Rumsey Research Fellowship at Stanford and the John Carter Brown Library. \n\nThis event is Co-Presented by the Istituto Italiano di Cultura Toronto \n \n 
URL:https://tr.jpf.go.jp/event/chet-van-duzer/
LOCATION:The Japan Foundation\, Toronto\, 2 Bloor St. East\, 3rd Floor\, Toronto\, ON\, M4W 1A8\, Canada
CATEGORIES:Lecture
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20200531T130000
DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20200531T133000
DTSTAMP:20200602T190851Z
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SUMMARY:Live RAMEN Talk and Q+A
DESCRIPTION:Live RAMEN Talk and Q+A With Chef TAKAHASHI Ryu and Chef Matt Kimura\n \nLive RAMEN Talk and Q+A With Chef TAKAHASHI Ryu and Chef Matt Kimura\nSunday May 31\, 2020 @ 1:00 PM (EDT) \nAtlantic (ADT) 2:00 P.M.\nQuebec/Ottawa/Ontario (EDT) 1:00 P.M.\nManitoba (CDT) 12:00 P.M.\nAlberta (MDT) 11:00 A.M.\nBC (PDT) 10:00 A.M. \nIn conjunction with the online screening of RAMEN HEADS \nIf you missed it\, watch the live discussion here on the Japan Foundation\, Toronto youtube channel! \nJoin us for a lively talk and discussion about ramen between owner – Chef TAKAHASHI Ryu\, of RYUS Noodle Bar and food stylist – Chef Matt Kimura. Find out some of the secret ingredients and philosophy behind the ramen of one of Canada’s most celebrated ramen! \nThe live talk will be followed by a short Q+A. Please post your questions in the youtube chat. \nWatch the live discussion online here > \nWe’d love to hear your feedback! \n\n \nShow About Chef Ryuichiro Takahashi\, proprietor of Toronto’s RYUS Noodle Bar  \nCooking has always been a passion for Chef Takahashi — graduating with a business degree and working in a number of kitchens in Japan\, he always dreamed of opening his own place. \nChef Takahashi first arrived in Vancouver to study trade and marketing\, essential skills for his future path as owner chef of a ramen restaurant. Upon immigrating to Canada\, he then moved to Toronto where he realized his dream of striking out on his own. \nRamen is my favourite\, so that’s why I focused on that\,” he explained. \nLast year\, Takahashi was asked to open a stall at the Shin-Yokohama Ramen Museum in Japan — the first Canadian to be recognized in those hallowed halls of ramen honour. Chef Takahashi was the first Canadian invitee to set up shop in New York City’s popular Ramen Lab — an exclusive boutique stand-up eatery featuring the world’s best examples of the ubiquitous dish\, and Japan’s favourite food. (Source: Bryan Passifiume\, Toronto SUN) \nRYUS Noodle Bar \n@RYUS_Noodle_bar \n \n \nShow About About Chef Matt Kimura  \nMatthew Kimura is a Food Stylist artist specializing in commercial broadcast\, print\, and online content. Beginning is passion for for working learning from his father in a family Japanese restaurant Ginko. Over the years Matthew worked in many different avenues with food from restaurants\, Food TV shows\, recipe development until he began to focus on Food Styling. \nhttps://instagram.com/p/tYEoDCpJzt/ \nPeople can follow him at:\nInstagram: kimura_sensei\nEmail: matthew@kimurafood.com\nWebsite: kimurafood.com \n \nPresented by:\nThe Japan Foundation\, Toronto and the Embassy of Japan in Canada\, Consulate General of Japan in Vancouver\, Consulate General of Japan in Toronto\, Consulate General of Japan in Calgary and the Consulate General of Japan in Montreal \n \nCommunity partner:\n \n 
URL:https://tr.jpf.go.jp/event/ramen-talk-and-q-a/
LOCATION:Virtual
CATEGORIES:Lecture
ORGANIZER;CN="The Japan Foundation%2C Toronto":MAILTO:info_jftoronto@jpf.go.jp
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