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SUMMARY:Slide lecture and paper thread-making demonstration by Hiroko Karuno
DESCRIPTION:Hiroko Karuno\, author of the recently published book Kigami and Kami-ito: Japanese Handmade Paper and Thread\, presents a slide lecture on the process of Japanese hand papermaking  and the traditional uses of this paper in Japan. She will then demonstrate how to transform it into thread suitable for weaving into a wearable textile called shifu which has a long history in Japanese culture. This uniquely detailed method will be presented step-by-step\, as it is documented in the book. There will also be an opportunity to see examples of cloth made by the author from handmade paper thread. \nHiroko Karuno is an expert spinner\, weaver\, and dyer who has exhibited her shifu and taught numerous workshops in Japan and in Canada. In 2010 she created a special installation of shifu in Nara\, Japan\, in celebration of the 1300th anniversary of the city’s establishment as the capital. She lives in Toronto\, Canada. \nRegistration for this event is now closed. Thank you for your interest.\n \n 
URL:https://tr.jpf.go.jp/event/slide-lecture-and-paper-making-demonstration-by-hiroko-karuno/
LOCATION:2 Bloor St. East\, 3rd floor\, Toronto\, ON\, M4W 1A8\, Canada
CATEGORIES:Lecture
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20140604T183000
DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20140604T203000
DTSTAMP:20160319T010142Z
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SUMMARY:Revitalization of Public Housing
DESCRIPTION:Challenges and Celebrations in Toronto and Japan\nA talk by Prof. Sayaka Fujii\, Tsukuba University\nIntroduced by Prof. André Sorensen\, University of Toronto\nNEW June 12\, 2014: lecture slides available for download (pdf) \nSince 2005\, there has been a large-scale revitalization project underway in Toronto’s Regent Park neighbourhood. Both criticized and celebrated\, the revitalization project has faced questions such as: how can we revitalize rather than gentrify the area\, how do we relocate residents during construction but not cut them off from their support networks\, and how do we increase the neighbourhood’s livability? \nLike Regent Park\, there are numerous public housing estates in Japan\, built after the war to meet significant housing shortages in metropolitan areas. In 1954\, the Japan Housing Corporation\, a nation-wide public housing and urban development corporation\, was established to build public housing. \nRegent Park\, Toronto \nThough popular when built\, much of this housing has become outdated over time. With new standards in design and planning and Japanese public housing in need of renewal\, today’s Urban Renaissance Agency has been working on several interesting revitalization projects\, demonstrating some creative attempts to engage and empower the resident community. In this talk\, we will explore some of these projects and look at ways that Toronto’s own revitalization can share from the lessons learned in Japan. \nThe talk will be introduced by André Sorensen\, Professor and Chair of the Department of Human Geography at the University of Toronto Scarborough. \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. \nAbout the Speakers \nProf. Sayaka Fujii \nSayaka Fujii is an Associate Professor at the University of Tsukuba in Japan and a Visiting Professor at the University of Toronto (2013-2014). Her research interests include planning and management of housing estates by community associations\, planning for aging communities and revitalization of public housing. While in Toronto\, she has been researching the Regent Park revitalization project. \nProfessor Fujii holds a BA in Planning and Management Sciences and a M.A. in Environmental Science from the University of Tsukuba and a Ph.D. in Urban Engineering from the University of Tokyo. She teaches Urban Planning\, Land Use Planning and Urban Studio at the University of Tsukuba. \n  \n  \n  \nAndre Sorenson \nAndré Sorensen is Professor and Chair of the Department of Human Geography at the University of Toronto Scarborough. He has published extensively on Japanese urbanisation\, urban planning\, and planning history. 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 Association in 2004. In 2007 he was elected a Fellow of the University of Tokyo School of Engineering in recognition of his research on Japanese urbanism and urban planning. \nHis current research examines institutions\, urban space\, and temporal processes in urbanisation and urban governance from a historical institutionalist perspective\, with a focus on urban land and property development\, infrastructure management\, and the creation of increasingly differentiated property rights in urban settings. \n  \n 
URL:https://tr.jpf.go.jp/event/revitalization-of-public-housing/
LOCATION:2 Bloor St. East\, 3rd floor\, Toronto\, ON\, M4W 1A8\, Canada
CATEGORIES:Lecture
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20140905T170000
DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20140905T200000
DTSTAMP:20160321T160514Z
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SUMMARY:Snack with Cupmen
DESCRIPTION:Cupmen\, human-shaped figures made of colourful plastic\, are Akira Mabuchi’s contribution to the “Design 100” exhibition. They are designed to hold down the cover of an instant ramen noodle cup while it cooks for 3 minutes\, changing colour in response to the change in temperature. This event invites you to try out Cupmen with real cup noodles to spoil your dinner. While you enjoy ramen\, program officer Toshi Aoyagi will present videos and images of other creations from Mabuchi and his brand +d\, as well as other design products in “Design 100”. \nReservations are now closed for ramen\, but you are welcome to join us just to watch the presentation. \n  \nQuestions: Toshi Aoyagi
URL:https://tr.jpf.go.jp/event/snack-with-cupmen/
LOCATION:2 Bloor St. East\, 3rd floor\, Toronto\, ON\, M4W 1A8\, Canada
CATEGORIES:Lecture
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20140919T183000
DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20140919T200000
DTSTAMP:20140910T183316Z
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SUMMARY:Library Services in Aging Japan
DESCRIPTION:A Talk by Professor Chieko Mizoue\, University of Tsukuba\nIn Japan\, one in every four individuals is over 65 years of age\, and one in eight is over 75 years of age. This presents challenges to  all levels of government and service organizations as they must adapt their infrastructure and service offerings to accommodate an aging population. We explore these new services as they relate to library service in Japan. We will utilize the results of recent government surveys and case studies\, such as those done at the Izumo City Hikawa Library and the Akita Prefectural Library in Japan. We will look at how new library services are being designed to enhance the lives of elderly citizens\, engaging them in the development and maintenance of their own communities. \nThe JFT library will be open before the event from 5:30 to 6:30. \nAbout the Speaker:\nChieko Mizoue is a Professor in the Faculty of Library\, Information and Media Science at the University of Tsukuba. Her research looks at policy of higher education and policy of culture. With regards to the policy of higher education\, she is interested in adult learning and distance learning in post-secondary education in Japan and North America. On culture policy\, she is currently studying the relationship between multiculturalism and libraries and museums in North America.
URL:https://tr.jpf.go.jp/event/library-services-in-aging-japan/
LOCATION:2 Bloor St. East\, 3rd floor\, Toronto\, ON\, M4W 1A8\, Canada
CATEGORIES:Lecture
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20140924T183000
DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20140924T200000
DTSTAMP:20140912T234323Z
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SUMMARY:The Nikkei and the LARA Postwar Relief Efforts to Japan
DESCRIPTION:A Talk by Professor Masako Iino\, Tsuda College\nAfter the Pacific War ended in 1945\, a relief agency called Lara (Licensed Agencies for Relief in Asia) was formed. Between 1946 and 1952\, twenty percent of the relief supplies sent to Japan by LARA were collected by Nikkei in Canada\, the U.S.\, and South America. This talk will examine this period of rebuilding and compare the situation of Nikkei communities in these three diverse regions. \nAbout the Speaker:\nMasako Iino is past President and Professor of American History and Immigration Studies at Tsuda College in Tokyo. She has also taught at McGill University and Acadia University and was a visiting professor at UC Berkeley. She was a member of the Executive Committee of the Japanese Association for American Studies\, President of the Japanese Association for Canadian Studies\, and was awarded with the Governor General’s International Award for Canadian Studies in 2001. \n 
URL:https://tr.jpf.go.jp/event/nikkei-and-lara/
LOCATION:2 Bloor St. East\, 3rd floor\, Toronto\, ON\, M4W 1A8\, Canada
CATEGORIES:Lecture
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20141018
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20141019
DTSTAMP:20141015T145016Z
CREATED:20140930T182408Z
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SUMMARY:Design Lectures: Hiroshi Kashiwagi & Yoshifumi Nakamura
DESCRIPTION:In conjunction with “Japanese Design Today 100”exhibition\n1:00 pm Curator’s talk by Hiroshi Kashiwagi\n3:30 pm Designer/Architect’s talk by Yoshifumi Nakamura\nProf. Hiroshi Kashiwagi (Musashino Art University) and architect/furniture designer\, Mr. Yoshifumi Nakamura\, are visiting Toronto to give lectures to Canadian audiences. Hiroshi Kashiwagi and Yoshifumi Nakamura are both creative colleagues and friends. In fact\, between the years 1998-2000\, Mr. Nakamura designed Prof. Kashiwagi’s private residence. \nThe Japanese Design Today 100 exhibition opened on August 6 and will be on display until October 30\, 2014 in Toronto\, followed by a run in Montreal starting on November 19. \n100 items\, from a bullet train to an at-home mini planetarium\, were chosen by Prof. Kashiwagi\, and are enchanting visitors in Toronto right now. In the lecture\, we will have a quick visit to this exhibition via a Power Point presentation. Then\, Prof. Kashiwagi will describe an overall\, bird’s eye view of Japanese contemporary design\, rooted in the modernization projects of the 1920s. Mr. Nakamura\, from the position of a practitioner in the field\, will explain the characteristics of Japanese design. \nNichijo Jutaku by Yoshifumi Nakamura \nThe two lecturers will reveal the depth and wide scope of Japanese design through the key words Crafty\, Minimal\, Thoughtful\, Compact\, and Cute. \nInquiries: 416.966.1600 x103 or taoyagi@jftor.org \n  \n 
URL:https://tr.jpf.go.jp/event/design-lectures/
LOCATION:2 Bloor St. East\, 3rd floor\, Toronto\, ON\, M4W 1A8\, Canada
CATEGORIES:Lecture
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20141020T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20141020T203000
DTSTAMP:20141008T160358Z
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LAST-MODIFIED:20141008T160358Z
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SUMMARY:Embracing Decline?
DESCRIPTION:Understanding the Dynamics of Aging\, Depopulation and Well-Being in Rural Japan\nA talk by Dr. Peter Matanle\, University of Sheffield\nSince at least the 1950s\, rural Japan has been slowly but steadily aging and depopulating. Youth migration to urban areas and chronically low fertility have caused many communities to disappear and left many others on the verge of doing so. These ‘genkai shuraku’\, or ‘marginal communities’ are increasing in number and size as Japan ages and depopulates\, and urbanization processes continue. \nThis lecture will tell the story of those demographic changes and examine the consequences for Japan and other Asian countries. What are the impacts that this has on the quality of individual\, family and community life? How do these rural communities deal with these changes? Professor Matanle argues that these changes offer Japan and other countries an opportunity to chart a new post-growth future. \nAbout the Speaker:\nDr Peter Matanle is Senior Lecturer in Japanese Studies and Director of Research and Innovation at the University of Sheffield’s School of East Asian Studies. His research is focused on the social and cultural geography of East Asia. He has published widely on regional population and development in Japan\, and the theory and practice of lifetime employment in Japanese organisations. A full list of downloadable publications and talks can be found at https://sheffield.academia.edu/PeterMatanle. \n 
URL:https://tr.jpf.go.jp/event/embracing-decline/
LOCATION:2 Bloor St. East\, 3rd floor\, Toronto\, ON\, M4W 1A8\, Canada
CATEGORIES:Lecture
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20141024T183000
DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20141024T203000
DTSTAMP:20141014T142347Z
CREATED:20141001T201358Z
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SUMMARY:Japan-Canada Literary Dialogue
DESCRIPTION:Fuminori Nakamura & Vicki Delany in conversation\nJoin us for an intimate evening of literary conversation\, featuring Japanese author Fuminori Nakamura and Canadian author Vicki Delany\, both renowned for their crime writing. In this talk\, the authors will examine topics such as the opportunities and challenges inherent in writing for diverse audiences\, the genre of crime writing and what we can learn about ourselves through this style of literature. Each will bring their unique perspective and experiences to the discussion and\, together\, we will gain an insight into the thoughts of two leading minds in both the Japanese and Canadian literary scenes. \nAudience members will have a chance to meet both authors at the pre-event book signing and the event will be followed by a Q & A session. The evening will be moderated by Professor Livia Monnet (University of Montreal and former Japan Foundation Fellow). \n\n  \nFuminori Nakamura was born in 1977 and graduated from Fukushima University in 2000. He has won numerous prizes for his writing\, including the Oe Prize\, Japan’s largest literary award\, and the prestigious Akutagawa Prize. The Thief\, his first novel to be translated into English\, was a finalist for the Los Angeles Times Book Prize. He is the recipient of the David L. Goodis Award for Noir Fiction. He lives in Tokyo with his wife. \n\n  \nVicki Delany is the author of 14 novels and two novellas\, and is one of Canada’s most varied crime writers.  Her novels of psychological suspense\, including Burden of Memory and More than Sorrow\, intertwine the stories of Canadian women facing the challenges of the past and of today.  She also writes the popular Constable Molly Smith series and the light-hearted Klondike Gold Rush books.  Her Rapid Reads book\, A Winter Kill\, was shortlisted for an Arthur Ellis Award for best novella. Having taken early retirement from her job as a systems analyst\, Vicki enjoys the rural life in bucolic Prince Edward County\, Ontario.  She is the current president of Crime Writers of Canada. \n\n  \nProf. Livia Monnet \nLivia Monnet is Professor of Comparative Literature\, Film and Japanese Studies at the University of Montreal\, Canada. She is the author of Ishimure Michiko\, Paradise in the Sea of Sorrow: Our Minamata Disease (2003)\, and Critical Approaches to Twentieth Century Japanese Thought (2001). She has also edited several essay volumes and journal anthologies. Her publications appear in Mechademia\, Japan Forum\, Études germaniques\, Science Fiction Studies\, and other peer-reviewed journals\, as well as in various anthologies. She is currently completing two book manuscripts: one on emergence in contemporary media installations: and a study of science and embodiment in contemporary screendance. \n 
URL:https://tr.jpf.go.jp/event/japan-canada-literary-dialogue/
LOCATION:2 Bloor St. East\, 3rd floor\, Toronto\, ON\, M4W 1A8\, Canada
CATEGORIES:Lecture
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20141108T130000
DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20141108T140000
DTSTAMP:20141029T143201Z
CREATED:20141028T142848Z
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SUMMARY:Gallery Tour by Walter Jule
DESCRIPTION:Tour the new exhibition\, Threshold\, with artist Walter Jule.\nWalter Jule\nWalter Jule\, a professor emeritus of the Department of Art and Design at the University of Alberta\, is recognised for his exemplary art practice and teaching legacy. Born in Seattle\, Walter Jule studied at the University of Washington\, specialising in architecture and printmaking. Jule relocated to Canada in 1970 and was instrumental in assisting with the establishment of the country’s first printmaking graduate program at the University of Alberta\, continuing to teach there until his retirement in 2006. Walter Jule’s work can be found in the collection of the National Gallery of Canada as well as over 60 international public collections. Jule has received numerous awards\, including the Tokyo International Mini-Print Triennial (Japan\, 2005). Jule has also been inducted into the City of Edmonton’s Arts and Culture Hall of Fame. \nRSVP below or by phone: (416) 966-1600 x102
URL:https://tr.jpf.go.jp/event/gallery-tour-by-walter-jule/
LOCATION:2 Bloor St. East\, 3rd floor\, Toronto\, ON\, M4W 1A8\, Canada
CATEGORIES:Lecture
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20141108T150000
DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20141108T160000
DTSTAMP:20141029T143132Z
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SUMMARY:Gallery Tour by Ryoji Ikeda
DESCRIPTION:Tour the new exhibition\, Threshold\, with artist Ryoji Ikeda.\nRyoji Ikeda\nRyoji Ikeda\, born in Hokkaido in 1947\,  is one of Japan’s foremost contemporary printmakers. A professor of Printmaking at Musashino Art University in Tokyo\, Ikeda is widely known for his unique brand of work\, which mixes photography with photomechanical and printmaking practices. Ikeda’s work can be found in the collection of the National Museum of Modern Art\, Tokyo and other art galleries around the world. He was awarded the Purple Ribbon Medal by the Government of Japan in 2009 in recognition of his achievement as an international artist. Ikeda has been the recipient of the Beijing International Print Biennial Silver award and the Seoul International Print Biennale Exhibition Grand Prix. Ryoji Ikeda has visited the University of Alberta several times\, as a visiting professor\, a guest professor\, and as an adjunct professor. \nRSVP below or by phone: (416) 966-1600 x102 \n 
URL:https://tr.jpf.go.jp/event/gallery-tour-by-ryoji-ikeda/
LOCATION:2 Bloor St. East\, 3rd floor\, Toronto\, ON\, M4W 1A8\, Canada
CATEGORIES:Lecture
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20141121T183000
DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20141121T200000
DTSTAMP:20141112T180220Z
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SUMMARY:Lecture: The Representation of Japan in the Republic of Letters
DESCRIPTION:Speaker: Professor Francesco Campagnola (Ghent University) with an introduction by Professor Thomas Keirstead (Chair\, Department of East Asian Studies\, University of Toronto)\nHow did seventeenth and eighteenth century European documents\, maps and journals represent Japan? How did the Republic of Letters – the self-proclaimed community of the scholars and the learned – imagine it well before the country was completely opened to the eyes of the foreigners? \nWith many unknown aspects – religion\, history\, geography\, etc. – Japan became one of the last places to be put on the map of early modern European knowledge. This talk will analyze this long process of discovery and the role Japan played as an object of curiosity in the shaping of new and more comprehensive representations of the world. We will see the place Japan took in the rhetoric and the imagination of that age. Finally\, we will examine how different actors and factions inside the community of the learned battled to include Japan in their theories and used the fragmented knowledge they had of it as a discursive tool against their adversaries. \nThis talk is co-presented with the Department of French at the University of Toronto and will be introduced by Professor Thomas Keirstead\, Department of East Asian Studies\, University of Toronto. \nAbout the Speakers: \nFrancesco Campagnola holds a PhD in history of philosophy from Sorbonne-Paris IV and Università del Salento in co-tutorship with Paris’ EPHE’. He has been awarded the University of Rome’s Grant for Studies Abroad\, and has been both a JSPS and a Japan Foundation post-doctoral fellow during his research stay at Kyoto University from 2009 to 2013. Since 2013 Francesco works at Ghent University (Belgium)\, Department of Languages and Cultures\, Institute of Japanese Studies\, where he teaches courses on Japanese politics and comparative political thought. \nHe currently works on the cultural representations and symbolic meaning of the Renaissance studies in modern Japan. On this topic he has published articles in different languages and the Treccani Italian National Encyclopedia entry on Machiavelli in Japan (special edition for the 500th anniversary of The Prince). \n  \nThomas Keirstead is the Chair of the Department of East Asian Studies at the University of Toronto. \n  \n 
URL:https://tr.jpf.go.jp/event/republic-of-letters/
LOCATION:2 Bloor St. East\, 3rd floor\, Toronto\, ON\, M4W 1A8\, Canada
CATEGORIES:Lecture
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20141124T183000
DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20141124T200000
DTSTAMP:20141201T212204Z
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SUMMARY:Lecture: Collecting Japanese Ceramics for the British Museum\, 1753-2014
DESCRIPTION:co-presented by The Japan Foundation and the Gardiner Museum\nSpeaker: Professor Nicole Rousmaniere (University of East Anglia and Curator\, Department of Asia\, British Museum)\nNEW (Dec. 1): Lecture slides available for download \nThis talk will address the history of collecting Japanese ceramics for the British Museum. From the very foundation of the Museum in 1753\, ceramics from Japan were represented in the collections. Some of these initial holdings were collected in Japan by the German physician\, Engelbert Kaempfer (1651-1716) between 1690-1692 and then acquired by Sir Hans Sloane (1660-1753)\, the founding donor of the British Museum. A more systematic approach to the collecting of Japanese ceramics began a century later through the efforts of the then Keeper\, Sir Augustus Wollaston Franks (1826-1897). The Japanese ceramic collections quickly grew not only through purchases in Europe but also were acquired directly from Japan\, particularly in the later 19th century. The British Museum continues its fine legacy of astute collecting focusing most recently on contemporary Japanese ceramics. \nAbout the Speaker: \nNicole Coolidge Rousmaniere is a Curator of the Japanese Collections in the Department of Asia\, British Museum. She is the founding Director of the Sainsbury Institute for the Study of Japanese Arts and Cultures and Professor of Japanese Art and Culture at the University of East Anglia. She received her PhD from Harvard University in 1998. Her research interests include Jômon period to contemporary ceramics in East Asia and particularly Japan\, East Asian trade networks\, the history of archaeology and manga. She spent three years on secondment as a Visiting Professor in Cultural Resource Studies at Tokyo University (2006-2009). She is currently working on a book manuscript for the British Museum Press entitled Four Hundred Years of Japanese Porcelain. In 2012 she wrote Vessels of Influence: China and the Birth of Porcelain in Medieval and Early Modern Japan (Bloomsbury Academic). In addition to her work at the British Museum from Summer 2011\, she is the Research Director of the Sainsbury Institute. \nFrom the Gardiner Museum: A special offer for friends of the Japan Foundation\, Toronto \n 
URL:https://tr.jpf.go.jp/event/collecting-japanese-ceramics/
LOCATION:2 Bloor St. East\, 3rd floor\, Toronto\, ON\, M4W 1A8\, Canada
CATEGORIES:Lecture
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20141201T183000
DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20141201T200000
DTSTAMP:20141125T212213Z
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SUMMARY:Lecture and Screening: The Transpacific Field of Dreams
DESCRIPTION:A talk by Professor Sayuri Guthrie Shimizu (Rice University) & screening of Sleeping Tigers\n“Whoever wants to know the heart and mind of America had better learn baseball.” This oft-quoted observation about baseball’s special place in American culture and society by Jacque Barzun applies to other regions of the world where baseball took hold in the 19th century and remained popular ever since\, such as Japan. This presentation illuminates baseball’s remarkable odyssey across the Pacific to become one of the most beloved ‘imported’ traditions in Japan and areas where it left its cultural footprints. \nWho brought baseball to Japan and why\, and how\, did the sport endear itself to the local people\, both as athletic practice and spectator sport? What does the story of baseball diffusion across the Pacific tell us about North America’s place in the world at the time? What is Canada’s place in the “Transpacific Field of Dreams”? How has the sport\, as a cultural import\, evolved in a new environment? These are some of the questions that will be explored in this braided story about baseball\, national identities\, and cultural diffusion. \nThis event will include a screening of the National Film Board documentary on the Vancouver Asahi\, Sleeping Tigers (50 minutes). \nProf. Guthrie Shimizu will also speak at Renison University College in Waterloo on Tuesday\, December 2\, 1:30 pm.\ndetails \nAbout the Speaker:\nSayuri Guthrie Shimizu is a historian of the United States’ relations with the wider world\, with a particular emphasis on US-East Asian relations since the mid-19th century. Her research interests\, cutting across historiographical and national boundaries\, include the history of U.S.-Japanese relations\, comparative colonialism\, the transpacific world\, sports in international relations\, and global governance. She is the author of Transpacific Field of Dreams: How Baseball Linked the United States and Japan in Peace and War (University of North Carolina Press\, 2012). Her current book project examines the rise and transformation of international ocean resource management regimes in the North Pacific in the first half of the 20th century. Professor Shimizu received her PhD in American History from Cornell University in 1992.\nAbout the Film:\nSleeping Tigers tells the story of the unbeatable Asahi baseball team in pre-World War II Vancouver. The team won the Pacific Northwest Championship for five straight years. This remarkable story is told with a combination of archival footage\, interviews and dramatic re-enactments.
URL:https://tr.jpf.go.jp/event/baseball/
LOCATION:2 Bloor St. East\, 3rd floor\, Toronto\, ON\, M4W 1A8\, Canada
CATEGORIES:Lecture
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20150214T130000
DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20150214T150000
DTSTAMP:20150211T173346Z
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SUMMARY:The World of Beer: Brewed in Japan\, Brewed in Canada
DESCRIPTION:A talk by Dr. Jeffrey Alexander and Nicholas Pashley\nThe popularity of beer transcends borders\, languages and culture. But how have beer industries developed in Japan and here at home in Canada? Dr. Jeffrey Alexander and Nicholas Pashley will examine this question as we look deeper into the world of beer. \nNicholas Pashley\, the author of Cheers: An Intemperate History of Beer in Canada will discuss the development of brewing in Canada from the early days of European settlement to the present. He will discuss four main periods: the growth of brewing (as well as taverns and inns) up to the Prohibition era; the dismal impact of Prohibition; the aftermath of Prohibition and the consolidation of the brewing industry into three\, then two\, major national – and subsequently multinational – breweries by the 1970s; and the welcome appearance of a fledgling craft brewing movement that began in the 1980s and is thriving today. \nDr. Alexander reveals how Japanese consumers adopted and domesticated beer in just a few generations\, despite its entirely foreign origins. His book\, Brewed in Japan\, spans the earliest attempts at beer brewing in the 1870s to the recent popularity of local craft brews\, charting beer’s steady rise to become the “beverage of the masses.” The fortunes and fumbles of Japan’s major brewers shed light on a variety of issues\, including technology\, modernization\, women\, war\, consumer preferences\, and popular culture. This presentation will further illustrate how post-war marketing campaigns and shifting consumer preferences made beer Japan’s leading alcoholic beverage by the 1960s. Dr. Alexander will also discuss his ongoing project on Japan’s postwar whisky trade. \n————————————————————— \nAbout the Speakers \nNicholas Pashley is the author of Notes on a Beermat: Drinking and Why It’s Necessary and Cheers: An Intemperate History of Beer in Canada and writes a regular column on drinking for Men’s Fashion magazine. He is a founding board member of Toronto Beer Week and CASK! Toronto\, an organization bent on promoting cask-conditioned ale. Pashley lives in Toronto and can be found in fine pubs everywhere. He is stalked by a handful of cognoscenti on Twitter at @NotesOnABeermat. 2015 will mark the 50th anniversary of his first visit to a tavern. \nDr. Jeffrey Alexander is Associate Professor of History at the University of Wisconsin at Parkside. He received his Ph.D. in History from the University of British Columbia in 2005\, and he researches Japan’s industrial and commercial progress\, as well as shifting patterns of consumption since 1870. Jeffrey is also the author of Japan’s Motorcycle Wars: An Industry History\, and has given invited lectures at Harvard University\, Stanford University\, and the International House of Japan in Tokyo. Last year\, he delivered the 2014 Mitsui Distinguished Lecture at John Carroll University in Ohio. Further information and excerpts are available at: www.brewedinjapan.com \n \nThis event is presented in cooperation with the Japan Studies Association of Canada and with support from UBC Press and Sleeman Breweries Ltd.\, a member of Sapporo Group.
URL:https://tr.jpf.go.jp/event/world-of-beer/
LOCATION:2 Bloor St. East\, 3rd floor\, Toronto\, ON\, M4W 1A8\, Canada
CATEGORIES:Lecture
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20150218T183000
DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20150218T203000
DTSTAMP:20150209T153032Z
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SUMMARY:2015 Kabuki Talk Series: Talk I
DESCRIPTION:The Japan Foundation\, Toronto presents five Talk + DVD presentations by Program Officer Toshi Aoyagi to enhance your enjoyment of the upcoming Cinema Kabuki screenings\, Feb. 28 & March 1 at the TIFF Bell Lightbox. \nKabuki Talk I\nWednesday\, February 18\, 6:30 pm\nIntroduction to Kabuki Theatre: Through the repertoire\, set in the Pleasure Quarters \nSince its birth in the 17th century\, Kabuki Theatre has been strongly associated with the pleasure quarters. As an introduction to the Kabuki world\, the basic concepts of Onnagata (male actors performing female roles) and Koroshi-ba (murder scenes) will be revealed
URL:https://tr.jpf.go.jp/event/kabuki-talk-series-2015-talk-1/
LOCATION:2 Bloor St. East\, 3rd floor\, Toronto\, ON\, M4W 1A8\, Canada
CATEGORIES:Lecture
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20150220T183000
DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20150220T203000
DTSTAMP:20150209T152950Z
CREATED:20150209T152930Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20150209T152950Z
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SUMMARY:2015 Kabuki Talk Series: Talk II
DESCRIPTION:The Japan Foundation\, Toronto presents five Talk + DVD presentations by Program Officer Toshi Aoyagi to enhance your enjoyment of the upcoming Cinema Kabuki screenings\, Feb. 28 & March 1 at the TIFF Bell Lightbox. \n\nKabuki Talk II\nFriday\, February 20\, 6:30 pm\nLion Dance by Female Characters \nKabuki Talk III\nMonday\, February 23\, 6:30 pm\nLion Dance by Male Characters \nA number of Kabuki pieces called Shishi-mono form one of the major parts of the dance repertoire. A woman\, such as a princess or courtesan\, is transformed by the sacred animal\, and becomes a heroic\, ferocious figure. But sometimes male figures dominate the pieces\, focusing attention on father-son relationships. The two talks are about the excitement and diversity of Lion Dances. \n 
URL:https://tr.jpf.go.jp/event/kabuki-talk-series-2015-talk-ii/
LOCATION:2 Bloor St. East\, 3rd floor\, Toronto\, ON\, M4W 1A8\, Canada
CATEGORIES:Lecture
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20150223T183000
DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20150223T203000
DTSTAMP:20150209T154936Z
CREATED:20150209T154936Z
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SUMMARY:2015 Kabuki Talk Series: Talk III
DESCRIPTION:The Japan Foundation\, Toronto presents five Talk + DVD presentations by Program Officer Toshi Aoyagi to enhance your enjoyment of the upcoming Cinema Kabuki screenings\, Feb. 28 & March 1 at the TIFF Bell Lightbox. \n\nKabuki Talk II\nFriday\, February 20\, 6:30 pm\nLion Dance by Female Characters \nKabuki Talk III\nMonday\, February 23\, 6:30 pm\nLion Dance by Male Characters \nA number of Kabuki pieces called Shishi-mono form one of the major parts of the dance repertoire. A woman\, such as a princess or courtesan\, is transformed by the sacred animal\, and becomes a heroic\, ferocious figure. But sometimes male figures dominate the pieces\, focusing attention on father-son relationships. The two talks are about the excitement and diversity of Lion Dances.
URL:https://tr.jpf.go.jp/event/2015-kabuki-talk-series-talk-iii/
LOCATION:2 Bloor St. East\, 3rd floor\, Toronto\, ON\, M4W 1A8\, Canada
CATEGORIES:Lecture
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20150225T183000
DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20150225T203000
DTSTAMP:20150209T155225Z
CREATED:20150209T155225Z
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SUMMARY:2015 Kabuki Talk Series: Talk IV
DESCRIPTION:The Japan Foundation\, Toronto presents five Talk + DVD presentations by Program Officer Toshi Aoyagi to enhance your enjoyment of the upcoming Cinema Kabuki screenings\, Feb. 28 & March 1 at the TIFF Bell Lightbox. \n \n\nKabuki Talk IV\nWednesday\, February 25\, 6:30 pm\nDance Comedies in Kabuki \nIn the early 20th century\, a group of Kabuki dances were created based on Kyogen comedies. Premiering in 1910\, The Zen Substitute is one of the best examples of this genre. The simple\, domestic plot rises to the level of a romantic fairy tale through music and ingenious choreography. Mitsugoro and the late Kanzaburo teamed up to fill the stage with the joy of life.
URL:https://tr.jpf.go.jp/event/2015-kabuki-talk-series-talk-iv/
LOCATION:2 Bloor St. East\, 3rd floor\, Toronto\, ON\, M4W 1A8\, Canada
CATEGORIES:Lecture
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20150227T183000
DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20150227T203000
DTSTAMP:20150209T155440Z
CREATED:20150209T155440Z
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SUMMARY:2015 Kabuki Talk Series: Talk V
DESCRIPTION:The Japan Foundation\, Toronto presents five Talk + DVD presentations by Program Officer Toshi Aoyagi to enhance your enjoyment of the upcoming Cinema Kabuki screenings\, Feb. 28 & March 1 at the TIFF Bell Lightbox. \n\n(c) Shochiku Pictures \nKabuki Talk V\nFriday\, February 27\, 6:30 pm\nContemporary Writer Hideki Noda’s Contributions to Kabuki Theatre \nThe late Kanzaburo’s close friend Hideki Noda has been at the forefront of Japanese contemporary theatre since the 1980s. Fast pacing\, lengthy dialogue and social satire were all new to Kabuki actors in their first collaboration\, The Revenge on Togitatsu. But through the theatricality\, both traditional and contemporary creative forces combine to produce high entertainment. \n 
URL:https://tr.jpf.go.jp/event/2015-kabuki-talk-series-talk-v/
LOCATION:2 Bloor St. East\, 3rd floor\, Toronto\, ON\, M4W 1A8\, Canada
CATEGORIES:Lecture
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20150310T183000
DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20150310T200000
DTSTAMP:20150316T152259Z
CREATED:20150220T213549Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20150316T152259Z
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SUMMARY:Let's Play: Video Game Development in Canada and Japan
DESCRIPTION:New: PPT slides available for download (PDF) Daniel Epstein Canadian game design \nLast year\, the global games market was estimated to have generated $81.4 billion. In 2017\, that number is expected to reach $102.9 billion*. How did the video game industry become so strong? And what is in store for the future? Atsuo Nakayama and Daniel Epstein\, both game industry practitioners\, will take us into the world of video games as we examine the development of the industry in both Japan and Canada \nDaniel Epstein\, designer and educator at Sheridan College\, will discuss Canada’s place in the international game development scene. With prestigious studios such as Ubisoft Montreal and Bioware leading mainstream development\, as well as small indie teams creating instant classics like Guacamelee! and Super Time Force\, how do we talk about a national identity for game design? In 1972\, Margaret Atwood proposed that ‘survival’ is the central symbol for Canada in literature. During this talk\, Mr. Epstein will look at that theme in Canadian games of the past three decades. \nAtsuo Nakayama\, Studio Head\, Executive Vice President of Bandai Namco Studios in Vancouver\, examines the growth of the Japanese game market to date as well as expected future trends. With particular emphasis on the mobile gaming market\, Mr. Nakamaya will look at opportunities and challenges facing the industry in the coming years. \n*Newzoo\, http://www.newzoo.com/insights/global-games-market-will-reach-102-9-billion-2017-2/ \nAbout the Speakers \n​​Dan Epstein is a documentarian\, designer\, and educator who teaches game history in Sheridan College’s Bachelor of Game Design program. He holds a BA from the University of Toronto and an MFA from Ryerson University. He tweets at @danieljepstein. \n  \n  \nAtsuo Nakayama\, Studio Head\, Executive Vice President of Bandai Namco Studios (Vancouver) handles mobile business in the North American market\, backed by his strong track record as a marketer at DeNA and a tech/media industry consultant at Deloitte. He is also the author of three published books including the recently released\, The Third Wave of Japanese Games. He holds an MBA from McGill University. He tweets at @atsuonakayama. \n  \n  \n 
URL:https://tr.jpf.go.jp/event/lets-play/
LOCATION:2 Bloor St. East\, 3rd floor\, Toronto\, ON\, M4W 1A8\, Canada
CATEGORIES:Lecture
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20150324T183000
DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20150324T200000
DTSTAMP:20150224T220203Z
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SUMMARY:Why States Solicit Citizen Input:  The Introduction of Jury Systems in Japan and East Asia
DESCRIPTION:Over the last decade\, jury systems have been introduced in Japan and also South Korea and Taiwan.  Traditionally\, these states’ criminal trials have been dominated by professional judges. So what are the factors that lead to states allowing greater public input into their criminal proceedings? \nFor the state\, greater public input may enhance the legitimacy of the justice system. And numerous studies of US juries have found that serving as a juror enhances the civic-mindedness of citizens. However\, greater public input into criminal proceedings also brings with it considerable risk.  Jury members may have different criteria than professional judges for determining guilt or deciding what sentences might be appropriate.  Why\, despite the perceived risks\, have states decided to introduce a lay judge system? \nThis talk will examine\, primarily\, the Japanese\, but also other Asian contexts\, to explain both the timing and structure of these new jury systems. \n\nAbout the Speaker \nRieko Kage is Associate Professor of Political Science in the Department of Advanced Social and International Studies at the University of Tokyo. Her research is in the field of comparative politics\, with a special focus on participation and civil society. She is the author of the book Civic Engagement in Postwar Japan: The Revival of a Defeated Society\, which received Honorable Mention as the Outstanding Book in Nonprofit and Voluntary Action Research from the Association for Research on Nonprofit Organizations and Voluntary Action\, as well as the Jury’s Prize from the Japan Nonprofit Organizations Research Association. She is currently co-editor of the Japanese political science journal Leviathan. Kage previously taught at Kobe University and at the University of Michigan\, where she was the Toyota Visiting Professor during 2010-2011. She received her B.A. and M.A. in law from Kyoto University and her Ph.D. in Government from Harvard University. \nPresented in co-operation with Japan Futures Initiative \n  \n 
URL:https://tr.jpf.go.jp/event/jury-systems/
LOCATION:2 Bloor St. East\, 3rd floor\, Toronto\, ON\, M4W 1A8\, Canada
CATEGORIES:Lecture
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20150428T183000
DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20150428T200000
DTSTAMP:20150414T192058Z
CREATED:20150408T185744Z
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SUMMARY:Understanding Japanese Culture through Advertising
DESCRIPTION:Talk by Keiichi Kubo\, DentsuBos \nAdvertising reflects the culture of the people to whom it is being presented. A close examination of advertising\, then\, allows us to can gain cultural insights that may be missed on the surface. Join Keiichi Kubo\, Vice President of DentsuBos\, on a virtual journey to Japan through our exploration of popular Japanese advertising campaigns. Learn about recent trends in consumer behaviour\, daily life and the people of Japan. We will also touch on the strategies that Japanese companies adopt when appealing to international markets. \nAbout the speaker: \nKeiichi Kubo started his career as a copywriter at Dentsu Inc\, the largest advertising agency in Japan. After building his career in creative\, he transferred to client services to provide comprehensive solutions to Dentsu clients. He has successfully worked in variety of industries such as consumer products\, pharmaceutical and fashion and brought many new businesses to the agency. He transferred to Toronto in summer of 2012 and is now Vice President\, International Development\, of DentsuBos.
URL:https://tr.jpf.go.jp/event/lecture-advertising/
LOCATION:2 Bloor St. East\, 3rd floor\, Toronto\, ON\, M4W 1A8\, Canada
CATEGORIES:Lecture
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20150429T183000
DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20150429T203000
DTSTAMP:20150410T152729Z
CREATED:20150408T190204Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20150410T152729Z
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SUMMARY:Exhibition talk by Alejandro Bertolo: Japanese Byobu\, the Unfolding of Beauty
DESCRIPTION:Coinciding with the Byobu Folding Screen Exhibition\, artist Alejandro Bertolo will discuss the history and art of the Japanese screen\, including: \n– The origins of screen paintings in Japan; transition from sacred to functional art\n– Types of Byobu\n– Fusuma and Byobu\, the managing of space in the Japanese interiors\n– Themes and subjects: The influence of the aesthetics of tea: “sabi” and “wabi”\n– Techniques for painting and mounting\n– The studio of the Byobu artisan: the materials and the process of Byobu making\n– Q&A\n– Walk through the show \n 
URL:https://tr.jpf.go.jp/event/artists-talk-alejandro-bertolo/
LOCATION:2 Bloor St. East\, 3rd floor\, Toronto\, ON\, M4W 1A8\, Canada
CATEGORIES:Lecture
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20150510T140000
DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20150510T150000
DTSTAMP:20150430T142040Z
CREATED:20150420T210106Z
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SUMMARY:TCAF presents: Working Together: Gurihiru on creative process\, and navigating Japanese publishing!
DESCRIPTION:Join us for a discussion with Gurihiru (the artist duo of Chifuyu Sasaki and Naoko Kawano) about their work as illustrators and manga and comic artists! Gurihiru are featured guests of The Toronto Comic Arts Festival\, and designed one of the official 2015 posters. \nAbout Gurihiru: \nGurihiru\, aka Illustrator Unit Gurihiru and Gurihiru Studios\, is a Japanese illustration team\, composed of artists Chifuyu Sasaki (workplan design\, pencils\, inks) and Naoko Kawano (workplan design\, colors\, webdesign). Though its comic book endeavors are centered in the United States\, Gurihiru also illustrates character designs for games and animations in Japan. \nThe pair have worked in several Marvel Comics titles\, such as: Power Pack\, Fantastic Four\, and Gus Beezer & Spider Man\, as well as Thor\, Captain America\, and Wolverine. More recently\, Gurihiru has come together with Nickelodeon and Dark Horse Comics to continue the story of Avatar: The Last Airbender in graphic novel format\, a collaborative effort that has spawned three trilogies: The Promise\, The Search\, and The Rift\, which were be released throughout 2014. \n 
URL:https://tr.jpf.go.jp/event/tcaf-presents-gurihiru/
LOCATION:2 Bloor St. East\, 3rd floor\, Toronto\, ON\, M4W 1A8\, Canada
CATEGORIES:Lecture
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20150911T131500
DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20150911T144500
DTSTAMP:20151014T184305Z
CREATED:20150817T190318Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20151014T184305Z
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SUMMARY:The Logic and Context of Conformity: Japan’s Entry into International Society
DESCRIPTION:A lecture by Prof. Tomoko Okagaki\, Dokkyo University\nPresented by The Asian Institute at the Munk School of Global Affairs\, University of Toronto; Japan Studies Association of Canada; Japan Futures Initiative\, The Japan Foundation  \nplease note new venue: Jackman Humanities Institute\, Main Floor Conference Room\, 170 St. George Street \nJapan’s 19th century entry into international society was dramatic and fraught with danger. In the four decades after being challenged to drastically alter its position in international society in 1853\, Japan reinvented itself as a modern sovereign state\, shedding its long-standing isolation and political practices. Faced with the crucial task of responding to existing Western norms of international society\, Japan’s leaders chose to conform. \nIn contrast with the majority of historically-focused inquiries\, Professor Okagaki introduces a political science perspective into the central questions of Japan’s internationalization. Why did Japan join the Western state system without voicing as much resistance as other Asian countries? How\, in turn\, did Japan’s entry affect international society? How did Japan balance international and domestic constraints and resources? What implications does the Japanese experience hold for other countries today in their encounters with prevailing international norms? \n  \n  \n  \nTomoko Okagaki is Professor of Political Science at Dokkyo University in Saitama\, Japan. She holds a doctorate in Political Science from the University of Michigan. She was a visiting student at the University of Toronto and University of British Columbia\, and a visiting scholar at both Harvard University and Université Paris 1 Panthéon-Sorbonne \nProfessor Okagaki’s research interests include\, state socialization\, Asian regionalism\, and international political relations. She is the author of numerous publications including The Logic of Conformity: Japan’s Entry into International Society (2013)\, and co-translator of Kenneth Waltz’s Theory of International Politics (2011). \n  \nOchiai Yoshiiku. Picture of a Drinking Party among People of Five Countries at the Gankirô Tea House (Gokakoku Gankirô ni okeru sakamori no zu)\, 1860. IColor woodblock print\, ôban triptych\, 15 in. x 10 in. each. Prints and Photographs Division\, Library of Congress (84). (LC-USZC4-8479\, 8480\, 8481) \n 
URL:https://tr.jpf.go.jp/event/logic-of-conformity/
LOCATION:Jackman Humanities Building\, Main Floor Conference Room\, 170 St. George Street\, Toronto\, Ontario\, M5R 2M8\, Canada
CATEGORIES:Lecture
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20151008T150000
DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20151008T200000
DTSTAMP:20151014T185244Z
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SUMMARY:PEN Club presents: Japan - Canada Literary Dialogues
DESCRIPTION:Registration\nGuests are welcome to register for one or both sessions. \n \nPowered by Eventbrite
URL:https://tr.jpf.go.jp/event/pen-literary-dialogues/
LOCATION:Campbell Conference Facility\, Munk School\, University of Toronto\, 1 Devonshire Place\, Toronto\, Ontario\, M5S 3K7\, Canada
CATEGORIES:Lecture
GEO:43.6646809;-79.3966756
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20151027T183000
DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20151027T200000
DTSTAMP:20160407T185258Z
CREATED:20151005T201402Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20160407T185258Z
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SUMMARY:Writers on Writing: Author Mitsuyo Kakuta in conversation with Rui Umezawa
DESCRIPTION:Writers on Writing: Author Mitsuyo Kakuta in conversation with Rui Umezawa\nThe Japan Foundation\, Toronto is pleased to invite you to join us as local writer Rui Umezawa interviews one of the most popular and prolific authors working in Japan today. Known in particular for her assertive\, individualistic female protagonists\, Mitsuyo Kakuta will discuss the various struggles her characters face\, and how they deal with the various social pressures they are under. The writers will also discuss current trends in Canadian literature\, and how Ms. Kakuta’s novels\, which have been translated into multiple languages\, are received in different cultures. \n\nAbout the Speakers: \nMitsuyo Kakuta is one of the most popular and prolific female novelists active in Japan today. She is the author of over 80 works of long and short fiction\, as well as numerous essays. Her debut novel\, written while she was still a university student\, was awarded the Kaien Prize for New Writers in 1990. She received the 2005 Naoki Prize for Woman on the Other Shore\, the 2007 Chuo Koron Literary Prize for The Eighth Day\, and the 2012 Renzaburo Shibata Prize for Pale Moon. The Eighth Day was made into a televised drama and sold more than a million copies\, making her one of Japan’s best-selling authors. Both The Eighth Day and Pale Moon have been made into highly acclaimed films. Earlier this year she collaborated with Yasuhisa Yoshikawa on the publication of a condensed Japanese translation of Proust’s Remembrance of Things Past. \n\nRui Umezawa is a Toronto essayist and novelist whose work has appeared in the Globe and Mail\, the Toronto Star\, Descant Magazine and elsewhere. He is the author of a martial arts terminology book\, The Empty Hand\, and an illustrated children’s book\, Aiko’s Flowers (illustrated by Yuji Ando). His adult novel\, The Truth About Death and Dying was called “a dazzling tour-de-force” by Canadian Literature\, and shortlisted for the Commonwealth Book Prize for Best First Book (Canada and the Caribbean). His latest book\, Strange Light Afar: Tales of the Supernatural from Old Japan\, was published in September 2015 by Groundwood Books. \n  \nPhoto of Mitsuyo Kakuta by chihiro.\nPhoto of Rui Umezawa by Linda Umezawa
URL:https://tr.jpf.go.jp/event/writers-on-writing/
LOCATION:Blackburn Room\, 4th Floor\, Robarts Library\, 130 St. George St.\, Toronto\, ON\, M5S 1A5\, Canada
CATEGORIES:Lecture
GEO:43.6644223;-79.3993359
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20160212T183000
DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20160212T200000
DTSTAMP:20160321T160049Z
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SUMMARY:Designing Places for People to Meet
DESCRIPTION:A Lecture by Japanese Architect Manabu Chiba\nCo-organized by The Azrieli School of Architecture and Urbanism at Carleton University\, The Japan Foundation\, Toronto\, and The Centre for Canadian Architecture\n \nCelebrated Japanese architect Manabu Chiba’s vision encompasses projects of all scales\, from huge public buildings to small private homes. What links his diverse designs is the idea of spaces as “meeting places” designed to facilitate interaction between people. \nIn his first public talk in Toronto\, Manabu Chiba will explain his approach to the design of public buildings and housing\, with an emphasis on creating void spaces within cities to facilitate place-to-place and person-to-person relationships. He will focus on the professional practice of architecture\, and on the ways in which civic buildings are both designed and used throughout Japan with reference to some of his most admired projects including the Japan Guide Dog Center (2006)\, Otaki Town Hall (2012)\, Kogakuin University (2012)\,  and the Tsuruga Multipurpose Centre (2014). \n  \n  \n  \n  \nBiography \nManabu Chiba is the founding principal of Chiba Manabu Architects in Tokyo. The firm  builds projects ranging in size from government offices and residential complexes\, to schools and private homes. He has received several major accolades\, including the Award of Merit in the 2013 UNESCO Asia-Pacific Heritage Awards. Mr. Chiba teaches in the Department of Architecture at the University of Tokyo\, from which he holds both a Bachelor and Master of Architecture. His firm’s work has been published in Manabu Chiba (Equal Books\, 2014) and Rule of the Site (Toto\, 2006). \n  \n  \n  \n   \nImage: Kogakuin University 125th Memorial Education Center 
URL:https://tr.jpf.go.jp/event/manabu-chiba/
LOCATION:George Ignatieff Theatre\, 15 Devonshire Place\,  Toronto\, ON\, M5S 2C8\, Canada
CATEGORIES:Lecture
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20160223T183000
DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20160223T200000
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SUMMARY:Chūshingura & the Edo Literary Imagination
DESCRIPTION:A lecture by Prof. William Fleming\nOrganized by The Japan Foundation\, Toronto with support from The Asian Institute at The Munk School of Global Affairs\, University of Toronto \nIn the spring of 1701\, a daimyō from western Japan drew his sword against a senior shogunal official within the hallowed halls of Edo Castle. This rash\, split-second decision set in motion a dramatic chain of events that is retold in a theatrical masterpiece that remains one of Japan’s most captivating and enduring cultural markers: Chūshingura\, the story of the forty-seven rōnin. \nChūshingura enjoyed immediate success on stage and quickly captured the Japanese popular imagination\,  inspiring all manner of imitators\, adaptations\, and parodies. This talk introduces several works of comic pictorial fiction based on the Chūshingura story and considers their significance as products of the flourishing literary culture of early modern Japan. \n\nAdditional dates:\nWinnipeg\nWednesday\, February 24\, 6:30 pm\nUniversity College 237\, University of Manitoba\nInformation: Asian Studies Centre  (204) 474-7047\nco-sponsored by the University of Manitoba Asian Studies Centre \nCalgary\nThursday\, February 25\, 4:00 – 5:30 pm\nICT 122\,  University of Calgary\nInformation: https://llc.ucalgary.ca/event/2016-02-25/chushingura-edo-literary-imagination\nco-sponsored by the Department of Linguistics\, Languages and Cultures\, University of Calgary \n  \n  \n\n  \nAbout the speaker: \nWilliam Fleming is an Assistant Professor of East Asian Languages & Literatures & Theater Studies at Yale University. His research focuses on 18th- and 19th-century Japanese fiction and the popular stage. He completed his undergraduate and graduate studies at Harvard University\, and was a visiting researcher at Kyoto University and Tokyo’s National Institute of Japanese Literature. \n  \n  \n  \n \n \n  \nImage: Ichieisai Yoshitsuya (1822-1866) Night Attack of the Faithful Samurai/ 義士夜討図 (1857)
URL:https://tr.jpf.go.jp/event/chushingura/
LOCATION:Munk Centre\, Room 108N\, 1 Devonshire Place\, Toronto\, ON\, M5S 3K7\, Canada
CATEGORIES:Lecture
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20160303T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20160303T200000
DTSTAMP:20160321T173837Z
CREATED:20160112T212532Z
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SUMMARY:Lecture: Planning for Smart Cities in Japan
DESCRIPTION:A Lecture by Prof. Hidefumi Imura \nCo-organized by The Japan Studies Association of Canada (JSAC) and The Japan Foundation\, Toronto with support from The Dr. David Chu Program in Asia-Pacific Studies\, The Asian Institute at The Munk School of Global Affairs\, University of Toronto  \nPlease note that the venue has changed to Galbraith Building\, Room 120\,  35 St. George Street \nMany cities in the world are undertaking initiatives to improve environmental performance. The ‘Smart City’ concept and approach are exactly in line with this challenge to make urban areas sustainable through innovative technologies and plans to promote efficient energy use\, recycling and environmentally friendly traffic management. Yokohama and Kitakyushu are examples of cities that are actively working to become smarter. They are linking environmental policies with policies relating to economic revitalization\, urban planning\, health\, and welfare\, particularly post 3/11. They are also promoting cooperation with other Asian cities to share environmental management experience and knowledge. \nProfessor Imura will discuss shifts in Japanese perspectives on energy management and smart technology investment\, not only for the creation of low-carbon cities and a green economy\, but also for disaster recovery. \n \nAbout the Speaker: \nHidefumi Imura is Professor at the Global Cooperation Institute for Sustainable Cities of Yokohama City University and Professor Emeritus of Nagoya University\, and a Senior Fellow at the Institute for Global Environmental Strategies.  He received his PhD in Applied Physics from the University of Tokyo\, and has subsequently worked for the Japan Environment Agency\, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the Yokohama Municipal Government. \nProfessor Imura has a wide range of expertise covering domestic and international environmental policy issues\, environmental technologies and economics in Japan\, China\, and other East Asian regions. His research centers on energy and material flow analysis of human activities in cities\, life cycle assessment of civil infrastructures\, and modeling of human and environmental interactions. \n  \nRelated events: \nVancouver \nPlanning for Smart Cities in Japan – a lecture by Prof. H. Imura\nMarch 1\, 2016  12:30-2:00\nUBC Institute of Asian Research Room 120\nCK Choi Building 1855 West Mall
URL:https://tr.jpf.go.jp/event/smart-cities/
LOCATION:Galbraith Building\, Room 120\, 35 St. George St. (University of Toronto)\, Toronto\, ON\, M5S 1A4
CATEGORIES:Lecture
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