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SUMMARY:Edo Hyaku Talk Series - Part II: Boats on Rivers\, Canals\, and Edo Bay
DESCRIPTION:Edo Hyaku Talk Series – Part II: Boats on Rivers\, Canals\, and Edo Bay\nCoinciding with the exhibition Hiroshige’s “Edo Hyaku” with Originals from the Royal Ontario Museum  \nFriday\, December 2\, 6:00 PM – 7:30 PM (ET)\nIn-Person Talk Event | JFT Event Hall | Free Admission | RSVP Required (register below)\nConducted by Toshi Aoyagi\, Program Officer\, The Japan Foundation\, Toronto \n   \nFrom L to R: Haneda Ferry\, Teppōzu\, Pine of Success\, On Sumida River Viewing Azuma-bashi Bridge \n\nRelated Programming:\n \nHiroshige’s “Edo Hyaku”: Perspectives of Landscape Ukiyo-e Prints in Portrait Layout \n“Edo Hyaku”\, One Hundred Famous Views of Edo 名所江戸百景 (Meisho Edo Hyakkei) is a series of over one hundred woodblock prints designed by Hiroshige (1797–1858) \, which began to be published in 1856 and was completed in 1859 after Hiroshige’s death. The current edition of the exhibition focuses on the theme of Boats and Bridges. Featuring original pieces from the Royal Ontario Museum. Open Tuesdays\, Thursdays\, and select Saturdays. \n Register Here \n  \n \nArt of the Game: Ukiyo-e Heroes \nJoin us on December 1st for our first in-person film screening at the JFT Event Hall in over 2 years! \nSynopsis: A journey of discovery into how a Canadian craftsman and an American designer\, with a father and son generation gap\, team up to revive the ancient art of Japanese woodblock prints (Ukiyo-e) by juxtaposing traditional art with pop culture icons such as Super Mario and Pokémon. \n Register Here \n  \nCheck Out JFT Library’s Books on Ukiyo-e (Japanese woodblock prints) before or after Gallery Visit! \nWant to dive deeper into the world of Hiroshige’s art? Learn more about Hiroshige\, the history of ukiyo-e and other ukiyo-e artists by checking out JFT library’s list of physical books and ebooks before or after visiting our current Gallery exhibition\, Hiroshige’s “Edo Hyaku”! \nApply for a new library card or renew your expired card here. \n Library Card
URL:https://tr.jpf.go.jp/event/edo-hyaku-talk-part-ii/
LOCATION:The Japan Foundation\, Toronto\, 2 Bloor St. East\, 3rd Floor\, Toronto\, ON\, M4W 1A8\, Canada
CATEGORIES:Exhibition,Lecture
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SUMMARY:Gallery Workshop: Edo 100\, Komagatadō Hall\, Azumabashi Bridge
DESCRIPTION:In conjunction with Hiroshige’s Edo 100 Part II exhibition at The Japan Foundation\, Toronto\nGallery Workshop: Edo 100\, Komagatadō Hall\, Azumabashi Bridge\n \nFriday\, January 13\, 2023\, 6:00 PM – 7:00 PM (ET)\n(Doors Open at 5:00 PM for exhibition viewing)\nIn-Person Workshop | Admission Free | RSVP Required \nPresented and moderated by Dr. Yi Chen and Dr. Boris Steipe \nFocusing on a piece from Hiroshige’s Edo 100: Komagatadō Hall\, Azumabashi Bridge\, 駒形堂吾嬬橋    \nHiroshige’s enigmatic print opens itself up\, telling its own stories through  “Visual Thinking Strategy.” \nClick here to RSVP  \n                                                               
URL:https://tr.jpf.go.jp/event/gallery-workshop-komagatado/
LOCATION:The Japan Foundation\, Toronto\, 2 Bloor St. East\, 3rd Floor\, Toronto\, ON\, M4W 1A8\, Canada
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SUMMARY:Ready-to-Use Teaching Tools in and Beyond Japan Studies
DESCRIPTION:As academic institutions continue to embrace online and hybrid teaching models and we work to create and integrate digital tools into our pedagogy\, keeping up with the technological landscape can be a challenge. This talk will introduce open-access teaching tools through the lens of Japan Studies\, highlighting a variety of platforms\, databases\, and activities that\, while created by or linked to scholarship related to Japan\, can be used by any educator to enhance research and learning in the classroom. \nThis event is online only.\n\nDr. Paula R. Curtis is a historian of medieval Japan. She is presently the Yanai Initiative Postdoctoral Fellow and a Lecturer with the Department of Asian Languages & Cultures at UCLA. Her current book project focuses on metal caster organizations from the twelfth to sixteenth centuries and their relationships with elite institutions. In addition\, Dr. Curtis engages in several online projects\, including the Digital Humanities Japan initiative; an online database for digital resources related to East Asia; data analysis on employment opportunities in East Asia Studies; and the blog What can I do with a B.A. in Japanese Studies.
URL:https://tr.jpf.go.jp/event/dr-paula-curtis/
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SUMMARY:Edo 100 Talk III: Vivid Colours in ROM's Edo 100 Album\, Forgotten and Re-discovered
DESCRIPTION:*Note:\nThe Exhibition Talk event on February 9 by Dr. TAKESUE Akiko is now fully booked and registration is closed. \nThere will be no waiting list.  However\, on the day of the event\, we will have an in-person waiting line on a first-come\, first-served basis for cancelled seats. \nWe cannot guarantee your admittance\,  but if you are willing to take a chance\, please join the line. \n  \nIn conjunction with Hiroshige’s Edo 100 exhibition at The Japan Foundation\, Toronto \nEdo 100 Talk III: Vivid Colours in ROM’s Edo 100 Album\, Forgotten and Re-Discovered\nThursday\, February 9\, 2023\, 6:00-7:30 pm (ET)\n(Doors open at 5:00 pm)\nIn-Person | Admission Free | RSVP Required | @JFT \nThis will be an in-person event with a slide presentation\, Q&A\, and gallery viewing.  It will be presented by Dr. TAKESUE Akiko\, Bishop White Committee Associate Curator of Japanese Art & Culture\, Royal Ontario Museum. \nDoors will open at 5:00 pm for gallery viewing.  Please register for this exciting event at the bottom on this page.
URL:https://tr.jpf.go.jp/event/edo-100-talk-iii-vivid-colours-in-roms-edo-100-album-forgotten-and-re-discovered/
LOCATION:The Japan Foundation\, Toronto\, 2 Bloor St. East\, 3rd Floor\, Toronto\, ON\, M4W 1A8\, Canada
CATEGORIES:Exhibition,Lecture
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SUMMARY:Transcending Borders: Author NISHI Kanako in conversation with Dr. Christina Laffin
DESCRIPTION:Beloved Japanese author NISHI Kanako has written more than twenty novels\, essay and short story collections\, and children’s books. Her barrier-breaking works cross genres\, genders\, classes\, regions\, nations\, languages\, and media. In 2019\, Ms. Nishi moved to Vancouver\, Canada\, and stuck up a friendship with Canadian scholar of premodern Japanese literature Dr. Christina Laffin. In this JFT-exclusive interview\, Dr. Laffin sits down with Ms. Nishi to chat about the transnational themes behind Ms. Nishi’s works\, her impressions of Canada after living here the last three years\, and her thoughts on female authorship in Japan’s literary community. \nRegister for this event to view the interview anytime between Friday\, March 10 and Sunday\, March 19. Registered viewers will have an opportunity to ask Ms. Nishi a question and receive a response. Ms. Nishi will address as many questions as she can. \n \n(c) Shingo Wakagi \nNISHI Kanako (西加奈子) was born in Tehran\, Iran\, where her family had relocated for her father’s job. She subsequently lived in Japan for several years before moving with her family to Cairo\, Egypt\, where she spent four of her elementary school years. The male protagonist’s early life in her novel Saraba! (So Long!) roughly parallels her own. At 25 she began writing fiction\, and made her literary debut in 2004 with the short story collection Aoi (Blue). In 2006 she won the Oda Sakunosuke Prize for her novel Tsūtenkaku (Tower to Heaven)\, and in 2012 she received the Kawai Hayao Prize for the novel Fukuwarai (Funny Face). Her monumental 2014 novel Saraba!\, in which the action roves across all of the places where she has lived\, from Iran to Egypt and Osaka to Tokyo\, garnered her the prestigious Naoki Prize. Nishi’s forthright portrayals of the alienation experienced by characters with strong personalities have gained her a wide following\, especially among young readers. She is also known as an avid fan of professional wrestling. \n \nChristina Laffin (クリスティーナ・ラフィン) is an associate professor at the University of British Columbia where she leads classes on travel literature\, maps\, nature\, and women’s writings in the Department of Asian Studies. She is currently translating a career guide written by and for a woman in 1264\, collaborating with graduate students on videos about ninth- through nineteenth-century Japan\, and cocreating a digital narrative of a seventeenth-century poetic journey to Yoshino. \n  \n \nRelated programming: \n \nOnline Film Screening: Makuko • まく子 \nFriday\, March 17\, 5:59PM – Sunday\, March 19\, 11:59PM (ET) \nDirected by TSURUOKA Keiko • 2019 • Drama / Sci-Fi / Coming-of-Age • 108 min.\nPresented in Japanese with English subtitles • Trailer \nAdapted from the novel of the same name written by beloved Japanese author NISHI Kanako. \nFifth-grader Satoshi (YAMAZAKI Hikaru) is distressed by his changing body and feels repelled by his womanizing father (KUSANAGI Tsuyoshi). Then\, Satoshi gradually finds himself drawn to Kozue (Ninon)\, a mysterious transfer student who won’t leave his side. Kozue and her mother start living in the guesthouse of Satoshi’s family inn and soon Kozue confides in Satoshi an unbelievable secret: She came from another planet!  \n  \nJFT Book Club Online – Three Short Works by NISHI Kanako: On beauty\, the Female Experience and Othering \nJFT Book Club Online discussed NISHI Kanako’s short story VIO along with the author’s essays On Beauty\, Sexual Violence\, and Toni Morrison’s The Bluest Eye and Merry Christmas. For those who missed the book club but are interested in reading her three short works\, click here to check out the slides prepared by our guest moderator Ms. Kris Kosaka\, which includes discussion questions and supplementary explanations about Japanese culture depicted in the three short pieces by NISHI. Hope this helps enhance your reading experience!  \n*Book List – NISHI Kanako’s short stories are available online for free in English. Click here to check author details and where you can find more of her works. \n  \n 
URL:https://tr.jpf.go.jp/event/nishi-kanako-interview/
LOCATION:Virtual
CATEGORIES:Lecture,Library
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SUMMARY:Edo Hyaku Talk IV: Edo\, The Capital of Urban Leisure
DESCRIPTION:Coinciding with the exhibition Hiroshige’s “Edo Hyaku” with Originals from the Royal Ontario Museum  \nEdo Hyaku Talk IV: Edo\, The Capital of Urban Leisure\nBy Toshi AOYAGI\, Program Officer\, The Japan Foundation\, Toronto \nSaturday\, March 11\, 2023\, 2:00-3:30 pm\nIn-Person | Admission Free | RSVP Required | @JFT\n \nEdo Hyaku (100) Talk Series\nIn person talk events with video and slide presentations \nPlease note that wearing masks and sanitizing hands at the door are strongly recommended at The Japan Foundation\, Toronto. \n   \n 
URL:https://tr.jpf.go.jp/event/edo-hyaku-talk-iv-edo-the-capital-of-urban-leisure/
LOCATION:The Japan Foundation\, Toronto\, 2 Bloor St. East\, 3rd Floor\, Toronto\, ON\, M4W 1A8\, Canada
CATEGORIES:Exhibition,Lecture
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SUMMARY:Edo Hyaku Talk V: Dreams and Nightmares of The Yoshiwara Pleasure Quarters
DESCRIPTION:Coinciding with the exhibition Hiroshige’s “Edo Hyaku” with Originals from the Royal Ontario Museum  \nEdo Hyaku Talk V: Dreams and Nightmares of The Yoshiwara Pleasure Quarters\nBy Toshi AOYAGI\, Program Officer\, The Japan Foundation\, Toronto \n \n  \nThursday\, March 16\, 2023\, 6:00-7:30 pm\nIn-Person | Admission Free | RSVP Required | @JFT\n \nEdo Hyaku (100) Talk Series\nIn person talk events with video and slide presentations \nDoors will open at 5:00 pm for viewing of the exhibition. \nPlease note that wearing masks and sanitizing hands at the door are strongly recommended at The Japan Foundation\, Toronto. \n \n \n 
URL:https://tr.jpf.go.jp/event/edo-hyaku-talk-v-dreams-and-nightmares-of-the-yoshiwara-pleasure-quarters/
LOCATION:The Japan Foundation\, Toronto\, 2 Bloor St. East\, 3rd Floor\, Toronto\, ON\, M4W 1A8\, Canada
CATEGORIES:Exhibition,Lecture
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SUMMARY:Into the World of Sumo
DESCRIPTION:From 2004 to 2013\, Kaido Höövelson trained and competed in Japan as a professional sumo wrestler under the name Baruto Kaito. An Estonian national\, Baruto became one of a handful of non-Japanese sumo wrestlers to ever reach the rank of ōzeki\, the second highest rank in the sport. In this joint presentation by The Japan Foundation\, Toronto and the Estonian Museum Canada\, we will sit down with Baruto to discuss his foray into the world of sumo wrestling\, his experiences as a foreign practitioner of Japan’s national sport\, the challenges he faced in and outside the ring\, memorable matches and opponents\, and much more. \nQ&A will follow the presentation. Guests will have an opportunity to take pictures with Baruto. \n \n  \n \nBaruto Kaito was born Kaido Höövelson in 1984 in Estonia. In school he played basketball\, but soon decided to pursue judo and later sumo. In 2004\, Hidetoshi Tanaka\, the president of the International Sumo Federation\, invited him to Japan. He rose to the top tier of the sport in only 2 years\, earned the sekiwake title in 2007\, and reached the ōzeki tier in 2010. In 2012\, he won the Emperor’s Cup and became the world champion in professional sumo wrestling. That same year\, he was forced to quit a tournament because of injuries\, lost the ōzeki title\, and decided to leave his career as an athlete behind in September 2013 due to a persistent knee injury. During his career\, he earned 5 special awards for his fighting spirit\, one for best achievement\, and another for his technique. \nBaruto’s stellar athletic career and charming personality made way for him to become a huge star in Japan\, not only in the wrestling ring but also in public life\, in television\, and elsewhere. His achievements have been highly regarded in Estonia as well. Kaido Höövelson received the Order of the Estonian Olympic Committee (2011)\, the Order of the White Star third class (2012)\, and the Medal of Estonian Honour and Glory (2018). From 2019-2023\, he was a representative in Estonian Parliament as a member of the Estonian Centre Party. Currently\, Kaido Höövelson lives in Estonia but visits Japan often for the development of Estonian-Japanese business relations. He is the President of the Estonian Sumo Association. \n \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \nThis event is co-presented with
URL:https://tr.jpf.go.jp/event/baruto-kaito/
LOCATION:The Japan Foundation\, Toronto\, 2 Bloor St. East\, 3rd Floor\, Toronto\, ON\, M4W 1A8\, Canada
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20230516T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20230516T203000
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SUMMARY:Étudier et comprendre la famille japonaise d'aujourd'hui
DESCRIPTION:Quelles sont les raisons qui influencent le désir d’enfant des femmes japonaises? Quels freins les empêchent d’avoir des enfants si elles le veulent? Quelle est la place des pères dans leur famille? L’implication des pères japonais a-t-il changé depuis que le gouvernement a mis en place des mesures pour les encourager? Et comment la situation japonaise se compare à l’utilisation des congés de paternité au Québec et au Canada? Cette conférence explorera les réponses à ces questions à travers les résultats d’une maîtrise de sociologie sur les femmes japonaises\, d’un doctorat portant sur les pères québécois et d’un postdoctorat supporté par une bourse de la Fondation Japon\, ayant pour thème l’utilisation des congés parentaux par les pères et l’image changeante des mères au Japon. \nLa conférence se donnera en français avec un résumé en japonais.  \nIl s’agit de la première conférence donnée en français organisée par la JFT\, qui aura lieu à l’Université du Québec à Montréal.   \nL’ouverture des portes est à 18h30. Café et collation seront servis. \nRSVP SUR EVENTBRITE \nヴァレリー・アルヴェさんは、国際交流基金日本研究フェローとして、2022 年-2023年に訪日研究を実施しました。本講演では、はじめに、「子供を産みたい日本女性を阻む壁」について扱ったアルヴェさんの修士論文について説明します。その後、多くの文献や資料などから、カナダ東部のケベック州とカナダの他の州における育児休業の適用状況を比較します。 2020年の統計によれば、ケベック州では79%もの父親が平均７週間の育児休暇を取得しています。そして、最後に訪日時の研究内容である「母親の変化するイメージと育児政策における父親の役割」について簡単に説明します。 \n会場はケベック大学モントリオール校（UQAM）、講演はフランス語と日本語（要約）で行われます。 \n午後6時30分開場、午後7時開演、講演後に軽食を提供します。 \nEVENTBRITE で登録する \n \n \nValérie Harvey a vécu deux ans et demi au Japon\, à Kyoto. Elle a présenté ce pays dans son livre Passion Japon et a traduit en français la poétesse Misuzu Kanéko. \nElle est également sociologue. Elle a fait sa maîtrise à propos des femmes japonaises; son doctorat sur les pères québécois\, puis elle vient de compléter un postdoctorat à la Kônan University\, sur les pères et les mères japonaises\, soutenue par la Japan Foundation. \nElle intervient souvent sur les ondes de Radio-Canada pour parler du monde entier\, et très souvent du Japon. Elle a réalisé huit courts documentaires de la série Konnichiwa こんにちは sur YouTube qui présentent les mariages\, la calligraphie\, les saisons de Kyoto\, la gestion des déchets\, les trains\, les vins japonais\, les châteaux et l’identité okinawaïenne. \nComme autrice\, elle a imaginé un Japon nordique dans trois romans fantasy Les Fleurs du Nord (Prix jeunesse des univers parallèles 2018)\, L’Ombre du Shinobi et L’Héritage du Kami. Elle a aussi composé plusieurs chansons en japonais et a remporté le prix spécial du jury au concours Nodo Jiman/Let’s sing Japanese Songs de la NHK en 2021. \n \nCo-presenter:
URL:https://tr.jpf.go.jp/event/dr-valerie-harvey/
LOCATION:J-1450\, Pavillon Judith-Jasmin\, UQAM\, 405\, rue Sainte-Catherine Est\, Montréal\, QC\, H2L 2C5\, Canada
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SUMMARY:Conjuring A Sense of Movement: Japanese Graphic Designers & Sports Posters
DESCRIPTION:Conjuring A Sense of Movement: Japanese Graphic Designers & Sports Posters\nA talk event presented by KITAZAWA Eishi\, curator of the Sports Posters Exhibition at the Japan Foundation\, Toronto \nSaturday\, July 15\, 2:00PM – 4:00PM (ET) at JFT Event Hall\nDoors open 1:30PM\n*Please note this event has been extended till 4:00PM \nPresented in Japanese with English live-interpretation • Admission Free • Registration Required (please scroll down to register)\nMasks are strongly recommended and hand sanitizers are available at the door. \nJoin us in July to welcome curator KITAZAWA Eishi from Japan to present a special talk event about Japanese graphic design and sports posters\, in conjunction with our ongoing Japanese Sports Posters Exhibition\, which will run until September 2023 at the Japan Foundation\, Toronto. \nKITAZAWA Eishi is the former curator of the Ginza Graphic Gallery (ggg) and of the DNP Foundation for Cultural Promotion. He honed his artistic instincts as a curator while mingling with the likes of YOKOO Tadanori\, one of Japan’s leading artists\, and such renowned art directors as ISHIOKA Eiko. Ginza Graphic Gallery\, where Kitazawa has worked for decades\, now enjoys a global reputation as the “Mecca of graphic design.” Kitazawa’s mission is to “point to the direction of new design in anticipating the times” and “pass on graphic design—which developed alongside the cultures of paper and printing—to future generations.” \nKitazawa joined the Dai Nippon Printing Co.\, Ltd. (DNP) in April 1980 where he was in charge of planning and making catalogs\, calendars and PR magazines at the company’s Creative Design Center (CDC). Since 1990\, he has been head curator at ggg while also being committed to the work of DNP Foundation for Cultural Promotion since 2008. He has planned and organized more than 300 exhibitions of artists and organizations in Japan and abroad to date.  \nRead more about KITAZAWA Eishi’s career here. \n  
URL:https://tr.jpf.go.jp/event/sports-posters-talk/
LOCATION:The Japan Foundation\, Toronto\, 2 Bloor St. East\, 3rd Floor\, Toronto\, ON\, M4W 1A8\, Canada
CATEGORIES:Exhibition,Lecture
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DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20230829T193000
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SUMMARY:Views From Horseback: Japanese Jockey in Canada
DESCRIPTION:On August 29\, the Japan Foundation\, Toronto welcomes jockey Daisuke Fukumoto to an evening of conversation. Mr. Fukumoto will talk about his career as a professional horse jockey\, his achievements at Canada’s own Woodbine Racetrack\, the cultures of horseracing in Japan versus Canada\, as well as his feats on the international stage. Horse racing fans and laypeople alike will wish to tune in as we discuss Mr. Fukumoto’s training regime\, a modern-day jockey’s relationship with animals\, as well as his hopes for the welfare of racehorses after retirement. \nThis is an in-person ONLY event\, and prior registration is required. A Q+A with the audience will immediately follow the jockey talk.  \n \nDaisuke Fukumoto\, originally from Japan\, began his career as a jockey at Woodbine Racetrack in Canada back in 2017 and has since become a prominent figure in the sport. With a remarkable track record of 261 victories and earning over $10 million in jockey earnings\, Fukumoto’s dedication and talent have made him one of the most successful jockeys around. \nAmong his most notable victories\, Daisuke Fukumoto achieved a significant feat by winning two-thirds of the Canadian Triple Crown in 2020\, triumphing in both the Queen’s Plate and the Prince of Wales Stakes. He also clinched victory in the 2021 G1 Woodbine Mile at Woodbine Racetrack\, showcasing his exceptional skills in high-profile races. Moreover\, his talent extended beyond Canadian borders\, as he secured a significant win in the 2022 San Simeon Stakes at Santa Anita Park. Daisuke Fukumoto’s journey in horse racing is a testament to his determination and passion for the sport. \n \nModerator \nMark Hashimoto is a second generation Japanese-Canadian born and raised in Toronto. \nMark has been working for almost 10 years now at Air Canada\, currently in the position as Manager\, Specialty Sales – Asia looking after travel agency accounts. He has been a reporter for Omni Television for a Japanese program called “Wai Wai Wide”\, and was a co-host on a kids game show aired on YTV and Disney XD called “Japanizi Going Going Gong” as the character Judge Masa. \nHe loves to interact with people and on the weekend loves to skateboard and golf.
URL:https://tr.jpf.go.jp/event/daisuke-fukumoto-jockey-talk/
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:20230922T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20230922T191500
DTSTAMP:20261005T112037
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SUMMARY:The Pursuit of Purpose: Charting Vinland with YUKIMURA Makoto
DESCRIPTION:Making his Canadian debut\, globally acclaimed manga artist YUKIMURA Makoto is this year’s guest from Japan at the annual Toronto International Festival of Authors. Widely recognized as the genius behind the science fiction series Planetes and the Viking epic Vinland Saga\, Mr. Yukimura has captivated fans around the world with his attention to historical accuracy\, intricate battle scenes\, compelling characters\, and complex themes. \nOn September 22\, Mr. Yukimura will sit down with Dr. Max Dionisio (Royal Ontario Museum) to unravel the secrets of creativity: his muses\, his artistic deliberations\, and the profound philosophies that breathe life into his narratives. Join us in Vinland as we explore the hugely popular genre of adventure manga together with Mr. Yukimura. \n*Rush line will be available 15 minutes prior to the start of the event. \n*Registrants are encouraged to arrive on time when doors open at 5:30 PM\, as we will release any empty seats to the rush line 15 minutes prior to the start of the event. \n*After the panel\, there will be a 1-hour autograph session with YUKIMURA Makoto at the JFT Library from 7:30 PM to 8:30 PM. The signing session is exclusively available to registered participants; you must already be onsite for the event prior to the signing session. Please register for the signing at the same time. A limited number of registrants will be chosen at random for the signing and notified at a later date. Please note that there is a limit of one autograph per attendee. \nClick here to see PDF file of author details\, book list and TIFA related event info. \nGet Tickets Here \n*There will be no waitlist available.\nRush line will be available 15 minutes prior to the start of the event\, depending on the seat availability. \n\nGUEST\n \nMakoto Yukimura is one of Japan’s most respected manga artists. His works include the Viking epic Vinland Saga (published in English by Kodansha)\, winner of the Japan Media Arts Grand Prize and adapted into an anime streaming worldwide on Netflix\, and the hard science fiction series Planetes (published in English by Dark Horse). \n  \n  \n  \n\nModerator\nAfter earning his doctorate in Japanese Studies in 2007\, Dr. Max Dionisio came to Canada to attend library school at the University of Toronto’s Faculty of Information. Dr. Dionisio is currently the librarian of the Bishop White Committee Library of East Asia at the Royal Ontario Museum — an affiliate library of the University of Toronto. His research interests includes Japanese bibliography and book history\, Japanese Christian art history\, and Japanese popular culture. Dr. Dionisio is also an adjunct professor at the University of Toronto’s Faculty of Information where he teaches courses on metadata systems\, advanced cataloguing\, comic books\, and book history. He also supervises master’s student theses and practicum students. \n\nInterpreter\nJocelyne Allen is a Japanese translator and interpreter and has translated hundreds of short stories\, novels\, and manga\, including the Eisner Award-winning Frankenstein by Junji Ito and the critically acclaimed Our Dreams at Dusk by Yuhki Kamatani. As an interpreter\, she has worked with Japan’s most celebrated authors and artists\, including Sayaka Murata\, Nagata Kabi\, Kyoko Nakajima\, and Asano Inio. @brainvsbook \n  \n  \n\nCo-presented by\n   \n 
URL:https://tr.jpf.go.jp/event/yukimura-makoto-at-jft/
LOCATION:The Japan Foundation\, Toronto\, 2 Bloor St. East\, 3rd Floor\, Toronto\, ON\, M4W 1A8\, Canada
CATEGORIES:Lecture,Library
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20231026T183000
DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20231026T193000
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SUMMARY:Domesticating the Kappa\, Or: What do Yokai Mean?
DESCRIPTION:Yōkai – traditional ghosts and monsters – have been a fixture of Japanese popular culture since its beginnings in the 17th century.  Now\, with the global popularity of Japanese comics and animation\, these fascinating creatures have come to haunt the imagination of people the world over.  But what are they?  And why have they endured for so long?  \nOffering the kappa or water imp as a case study\, this talk will explore the surprising range of meanings with which Japanese culture has invested yōkai over the centuries.  Through encounters with kappa in literature\, in folklore\, and in pop culture\, we’ll uncover the dark\, macabre streak that lurks within the cute and cuddly kappa of today.  Along the way\, we’ll see how yōkai have been transformed from ciphers of universal anxiety to signifiers of national identity. \n\nThe Speaker Glynne Walley is Associate Professor of Japanese Literature at the University of Oregon in Eugene\, Oregon\, USA.  He received his PhD from Harvard University in 2009.  His research focuses on the popular literature and visual culture of the 19th century.  He is the author of Good Dogs: Edification\, Entertainment & Kyokutei Bakin’s Nansō Satomi hakkenden (Cornell East Asia Series\, 2017).  His translation of Bakin’s Eight Dogs\, Part One\, published in 2021\, received the Japan-United States Friendship Commission Prize for the Translation of Japanese Literature from the Donald Keene Center of Japanese Culture\, Columbia University.  Eight Dogs Part Two is forthcoming in 2024.  He has also curated the digital exhibition Yōkai Senjafuda\, showcasing the University of Oregon’s collection of ghost and monster-themed woodblock-printed votive slips. \n\nRelated events:\n\nLive Foley Workshop: Sounds of Cinema with KOYAMA Goro \n\n\n\nTuesday\, October 17\, 6:30 PM (ET) \n\n\n\nWorkshop Event @ JFT Event Hall | Admission free | Registration required \nRegister Here \n\n \nKamishibai Storytelling —The Goblin\, The Water Imp and The Thunder God & The Three Magic Charms— \n\n\n \nSaturday\, October 21\, 3:30 PM (ET) \n\n Storytelling Event @ JFT Library | Admission free | Registration not required \nDetails Here   \n\n \nJFT Library Items on Yokai \nJFT Library collection includes a wide range of physical books\, audiovisual materials\, and ebooks & audiobooks on yokai in English\, Japanese\, and French. Check JFT Library Item List to help you decide which item to explore!Apply for a new JFT library card or renew your expired card here. \nCheck Item List      \n\n\n\nSummer Days With Coo \n\n\n\nSaturday\, October 21\, 5:00 PM (ET) \n\n\n\nFilm Screening @ JFT Event Hall | Admission free | Registration required \nRegister Here
URL:https://tr.jpf.go.jp/event/kappa-and-yokai/
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:20231028T143000
DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20231028T160000
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SUMMARY:Netsuke Collection at the ROM\, Toronto
DESCRIPTION:**This event has reached capacity and registration is now closed. Rush tickets will be released 10 minutes prior to the start of the event. \n \nIn-person event with slide presentation and Q&A In conjunction with Contemporary Wood-Carved Netsuke exhibition at The Japan Foundation\, Toronto Netsuke Collection at the ROM\, Toronto by Dr. TAKESUE Akiko Bishop White Committee Associate Curator of Japanese Art & Culture\, Royal Ontario Museum\nSaturday\, October 28\, 2:30PM – 4:00PM (ET) Doors open 2:00PM | Japan Foundation\, Toronto Event Hall \nNetsuke\, currently introduced in the Contemporary Wood Carved Netsuke exhibition at The Japan Foundation\, Toronto\, have a prior connection with Toronto through the collection at the Royal Ontario Museum. The ROM collection of Netsuke is considered to be of the highest calibre and is recognized at an international level. The ROM collection is not limited in material; it includes not only wood-carving but also pieces made of ivory. This hidden gem collection radiates with beauty\, craftsmanship\, and whimsical charms of Edo spirit. \nPresented in English. Free admission. RSVP Required. Please register below. Face covering on the premises and hand sanitization at the entrance are recommended. \n\n \nNetsuke: 12 Calendrical Animals Medium: Carved ivory Date: c. 1840 to 1892 Period: Edo/Meiji period Dimensions: Ht. 2.1 x Wt. 8 x Di. 6.1 cm \n\nRelated Events: \nContemporary Wood-Carved NETSUKE \n\n\n \nExhibition Now Open Gallery Exhibition | Admission Free | Registration Required \nRegister Here \n  \n\n\n\n\nGallery-Goers\, Don’t Miss JFT’s Netsuke Library Collection! \nWhether you are a future gallery-goer or have already been captivated by the Contemporary Wood-Carved NETSUKE exhibition at JFT Gallery\, add an extra layer of appreciation by checking out JFT Library’s items! To enhance your understanding of this unique art form\, we have curated a library item list\, including select titles on the history\, craftsmanship\, and cultural significance of netsuke\, as well as related art forms such as woodcarving\, sculptures and figurines. Those items are currently on display in our library right next to the gallery. So\, don’t miss this opportunity to delve deeper into the intricate world of netsuke and the artistry that surrounds it! \nApply for a new library card or renew your expired card here. 
URL:https://tr.jpf.go.jp/event/netsuke-rom-talk/
LOCATION:The Japan Foundation\, Toronto\, 2 Bloor St. East\, 3rd Floor\, Toronto\, ON\, M4W 1A8\, Canada
CATEGORIES:Exhibition,Lecture
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20231127T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20231127T200000
DTSTAMP:20261005T112037
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SUMMARY:Japanese Video Games and the Mediation of Trauma
DESCRIPTION:This is a virtual event. Register using the form below to receive a link to the talk. \nHow do Japanese video games grapple with social anxieties and traumatic events? And how might games prompt players’ own emotional engagement and self-reflection around these issues? \nThis talk introduces four contemporary Japanese video games in terms of how they simulate some of Japan’s biggest social and personal issues: natural disasters (Disaster Report)\, a declining birthrate and aging population (Catherine)\, nuclear proliferation (Metal Gear Solid V: The Phantom Pain)\, and youth social withdrawal (The World Ends with You). Come along with us and investigate what some of the positive benefits are of working through a site of trauma from within a video game. See how might games teach us about Japanese culture and society through interactive frameworks different from literature and film. \n\n**Please note that due to the age ratings of the video games to be discussed\, parental supervision is advised for young viewers. \n\nThe Speaker\nBen Whaley is Associate Professor of Japanese in the School of Languages\, Linguistics\, Literatures and Cultures at the University of Calgary. His research examines ethno-racial identity and trauma in Japanese popular culture. He is the author of Toward a Gameic World: New Rules of Engagement from Japanese Video Games (University of Michigan Press\, 2023). His essays on manga and video games have also appeared in the Journal of Asian Studies\, positions asia critique\, and the Journal of Japanese Studies (forthcoming). \n\nImages: World Ends Without You (2007\, Square Enix/Jupiter); Metal Gear Solid V: The Phantom Pain (2015\, Konami); Disaster Report (2002\, Irem) \n\nJFT Library Items on Video Games\nComplementing Dr. Ben Whaley’s lecture\, JFT Library presents a curated selection of physical and electronic books on Japanese video games. Immerse yourself even deeper into the world of Japanese video games and their transformative power by checking out those items before or after the online lecture! You can borrow our physical items by visiting JFT library in person during our hours and/or borrow ebooks by accessing JF Canada Digital Library\, which is available 24/7. \nCheck JFT Library Item List (PDF) to help you decide which item to explore! \nApply for a new JFT library card or renew your expired card here.
URL:https://tr.jpf.go.jp/event/japanese-video-games/
LOCATION:Virtual
CATEGORIES:Lecture
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20240201T183000
DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20240201T193000
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SUMMARY:Play\, Communication\, and Media in Japanese Videogame Arcades
DESCRIPTION: \n\n \nHow have videogame arcades maintained their social and economic relevance in Japan? How did arcade videogames influence play practices in North America\, and how are they distinct from them? \n \nJapanese videogame arcades\, commonly called game centers\, have been a mainstay of the Japanese urban entertainment scene since the release of Space Invaders in the late 1970s. They introduced culturally significant games such as Pacman\, Street Fighter II\, and Dance Dance Revolution\, which have had a lasting impact on arcade and videogame culture throughout the world. This presentation will provide an overview of the evolution of videogame arcades in Japan\, examining their social functions as alternative sites of interpersonal communication and as urban hubs embodying the interconnectivity of the videogame\, anime\, and manga industries within Japan’s media environment. \n \n\n\n\n \n\n \nJérémie Pelletier-Gagnon is an assistant professor in the Pôle d’études et de recherches en cultures numériques at the Université de l’Ontario français in Toronto\, where he teaches both theoretical and practical approaches to the social issues raised by digital media. His work focuses on the study of videogames from a cultural\, transnational and spatial perspective\, mainly through the study of Japanese videogames. He is also interested in the analysis of textual data and the study of artificial intelligence in the context of videogames. He is the author of Space and Play in Japanese Videogame Arcades (forthcoming 2024) and co-editor of the anthology Japanese Role-Playing Games: Genre\, Representation and Liminality in the JRPG (Lexington\, 2022). \n 
URL:https://tr.jpf.go.jp/event/japanese-videogame-arcades/
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/Los_Angeles:20240316T121500
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20240316T134500
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SUMMARY:North American Japanese Literary Forum in Seattle
DESCRIPTION:North American Japanese Literary Forum in Seattle\nAssociation for Asian Studies (AAS) Annual Conference 2024 Meeting-in-Conjunction \nQuestioning\, “What am I?”  「私とは何か？という問い」\nSaturday\, March 16\, 2024 @ 12:15 PM – 1:45 PM \nNo RSVP Required | Open to Conference Attendees & General Public | Lecture | Seattle Convention Center\, Room 609 \n \nHIRANO Keiichiro is an award-winning author of novels such as A Man and At the End of the Matinee. In March 2024\, he will visit Seattle to share his personal experiences as a writer of Japan’s “Lost Generation\,” defined as a generation whose socio-economic stability declined dramatically following the collapse of the country’s asset price bubble. Mr. HIRANO will also discuss the characteristics of writers of the generation before and after him\, delve into the question of identity\, and as a current member of the Akutagawa Prize selection committee\, touch upon recent trends in Japanese literature. \nThe recording of the event is now available on our YouTube channel! \n \n  \n\nAbout the Speaker:\n\n\n\nHIRANO Keiichiro \nKeiichiro Hirano has published more than 15 novels since his debut work “The Eclipse” for which he won the prestigious Akutagawa Prize at the record age of 23. His deeply psychological fiction deals with profound and universal themes like self-love\, relationships and acceptance\, and spans from short stories and historical novels to essays\, love stories\, and literary sci-fi. \nAs a cultural envoy to Paris appointed by Japan’s Ministry of Cultural Affairs\, he traveled all over Europe giving lectures and many of his books have been translated and are widely read in France\, China\, Korea\, Taiwan\, Italy\, and Egypt. In his widely viewed TED talk\, he discusses what it means to really love oneself\, arguing that it’s not easy to holistically love ourselves without knowing all our “selves”\, good and bad\, but we can discover the “self” we like with the help of the person we love. \nBased on this theme\, his novel “At the End of the Matinee” was a runaway bestseller in Japan and released as a movie in November 2019. “A MAN” is the first of his novels to be translated into English. His second title in English “At the End of the Matinee” was released in April 2021. Following the 2019 picture adaptation of “At the End of the Matinee”\, his work keeps coming to life on screen with the 2022 series adaptation of “Fill in the Blanks” and picture adaptation of “A Man”. \nIn 2023\, the 20 years long work “Theory on Yukio Mishima” is finally getting published. Based on a thorough reading of 4 of Mishima’s novels\, the book is written upon both Mishima’s works as a man of Literature\, as well as his actions as a believer of the Emperor system. This Reiwa era ultimate edition of the theories on Mishima Yukio is the unmissable key to understanding Mishima’s beliefs and actions. \n[Awards]\n・120th Akutagawa Prize for The Eclipse（Nisshoku）(1999)\n・59th Education\, Science and Technology Ministers Art Encouragement Prize for New Writers for Breach（Kekkai） (2009)\n・19th Prix Deux Magots Bunkamura for Dawn (2009)\n・ the Watanabe Junichi Literary Prize for At the End of the Matinee（2017）\n・ the Yomiuri Prize for Literature for A MAN（2018）\n・ the Kobayashi Hideo Prize for Theory on Yukio Mishima（2023）\n\nAbout the Coordinator:\n\n\n\nSATO Ayako \nAyako Sato\, born in Tokyo\, Professor Emerita at Meiji Gakuin University\, translator\, President of The Canadian Literary Society of Japan\, and Executive Director of Japan PEN. Specialized in Canadian Literature and American Literature. \nHer translation works include Margaret Atwood’s The Robber Bride\, Alias Grace\, Payback: Debt and the Shadow Side of Wealth\, and The Year of the Flood as well as Tomson Highway’s Dry Lips Oughta Move to Kapuskasing. \nShe is a co-author of J.D. Salinger Bungaku no Kenkyu\, Kebekku o shiru tame no 54 sho\, and Kanada o tabi suru 37 sho. \n\nCo-presented by Japan P.E.N. Club and the Japan Foundation\, Toronto. \n \n 
URL:https://tr.jpf.go.jp/event/hirano-keiichiro-in-seattle/
LOCATION:Private: Seattle Convention Center\, 705 Pike Street\, Seattle\, WA\, 98101\, United States
CATEGORIES:Lecture
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Vancouver:20240318T130000
DTEND;TZID=America/Vancouver:20240318T144500
DTSTAMP:20261005T112037
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SUMMARY:North American Japanese Literary Forum in Vancouver
DESCRIPTION:North American Japanese Literary Forum in Vancouver\nQuestioning\, “What am I?”  「私とは何か？という問い」\nMonday\, March 18\, 2024 @ 1:00 PM – 2:45 PM \nRSVP Required | Lecture | UBC Asian Centre Auditorium \n*Light refreshment will be served at the venue. \n \nHIRANO Keiichiro is an award-winning author of novels such as A Man and At the End of the Matinee. In March 2024\, he will visit Vancouver to share his personal experiences as a writer of Japan’s “Lost Generation\,” defined as a generation whose socio-economic stability declined dramatically following the collapse of the country’s asset price bubble. Mr. HIRANO will also discuss the characteristics of writers of the generation before and after him\, delve into the question of identity\, and as a current member of the Akutagawa Prize selection committee\, touch upon recent trends in Japanese literature. \nRegister here \n**EVENT UPDATE: MEET & GREET with MR. KEIICHIRO HIRANO** \nAfter the lecture\, there will be a 1-hour meet & greet session with Mr. Keiichiro Hirano at UBC Asian Centre from 3:00 PM. You can bring your own copy of Mr. Hirano’s work for his autograph. No book sales will happen at the venue. \nAs there is a high demand\, the tickets for the session will be given out on a first-come\, first-served basis to those who arrive early for this event. Please note that there is a limit of one autograph per attendee. The details will be announced during the event. We appreciate your understanding and cooperation. \n\nAbout the Speaker:\n\n\n\nHIRANO Keiichiro \nKeiichiro Hirano has published more than 15 novels since his debut work “The Eclipse” for which he won the prestigious Akutagawa Prize at the record age of 23. His deeply psychological fiction deals with profound and universal themes like self-love\, relationships and acceptance\, and spans from short stories and historical novels to essays\, love stories\, and literary sci-fi. \nAs a cultural envoy to Paris appointed by Japan’s Ministry of Cultural Affairs\, he traveled all over Europe giving lectures and many of his books have been translated and are widely read in France\, China\, Korea\, Taiwan\, Italy\, and Egypt. In his widely viewed TED talk\, he discusses what it means to really love oneself\, arguing that it’s not easy to holistically love ourselves without knowing all our “selves”\, good and bad\, but we can discover the “self” we like with the help of the person we love. \nBased on this theme\, his novel “At the End of the Matinee” was a runaway bestseller in Japan and released as a movie in November 2019. “A MAN” is the first of his novels to be translated into English. His second title in English “At the End of the Matinee” was released in April 2021. Following the 2019 picture adaptation of “At the End of the Matinee”\, his work keeps coming to life on screen with the 2022 series adaptation of “Fill in the Blanks” and picture adaptation of “A Man”. \nIn 2023\, the 20 years long work “Theory on Yukio Mishima” is finally getting published. Based on a thorough reading of 4 of Mishima’s novels\, the book is written upon both Mishima’s works as a man of Literature\, as well as his actions as a believer of the Emperor system. This Reiwa era ultimate edition of the theories on Mishima Yukio is the unmissable key to understanding Mishima’s beliefs and actions. \n[Awards]\n・120th Akutagawa Prize for The Eclipse（Nisshoku）(1999)\n・59th Education\, Science and Technology Ministers Art Encouragement Prize for New Writers for Breach（Kekkai） (2009)\n・19th Prix Deux Magots Bunkamura for Dawn (2009)\n・ the Watanabe Junichi Literary Prize for At the End of the Matinee（2017）\n・ the Yomiuri Prize for Literature for A MAN（2018）\n・ the Kobayashi Hideo Prize for Theory on Yukio Mishima（2023）\n\nAbout the Coordinator:\n\n\n\nSATO Ayako \nAyako Sato\, born in Tokyo\, Professor Emerita at Meiji Gakuin University\, translator\, President of The Canadian Literary Society of Japan\, and Executive Director of Japan PEN. Specialized in Canadian Literature and American Literature. \nHer translation works include Margaret Atwood’s The Robber Bride\, Alias Grace\, Payback: Debt and the Shadow Side of Wealth\, and The Year of the Flood as well as Tomson Highway’s Dry Lips Oughta Move to Kapuskasing. \nShe is a co-author of J.D. Salinger Bungaku no Kenkyu\, Kebekku o shiru tame no 54 sho\, and Kanada o tabi suru 37 sho. \n\nCo-presented by Japan P.E.N. Club\, UBC Asian Studies\, and The Japan Foundation\, Toronto. \n  \n 
URL:https://tr.jpf.go.jp/event/hirano-keiichiro-in-vancouver/
LOCATION:Asian Centre\, University of British Columbia\, 1871 West Mall\, Vancouver\, BC\, V6T 1Z2\, Canada
CATEGORIES:Lecture
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20240318T183000
DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20240318T193000
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SUMMARY:Ainupuri: Giving Voice to Museum Objects
DESCRIPTION:Ainu were once described and perceived as “exotic” people of Hokkaido (Ainu Mosir in the Ainu)\, in Northern Japan. The Ainu became a very popular research subject both internationally and domestically from the late 19th century to the mid-20th century. Thousands of Ainu objects were collected from Hokkaido\, Sakhalin\, and Kurile islands\, which are now stored in many museums worldwide. \nThis presentation will focus on hidden stories and narratives of the Ainu museum collections from the eye of Dr. Kanako Uzawa\, an Ainu scholar and artist. She will discuss the process and challenges she faces through ongoing Ainu art exhibition curation in collaboration with the University of Michigan Museum of Art. Lastly\, she will introduce her most recent art video production\, Ainupuri\, in which she reconstructs the counter-narratives of Ainu objects stored in the Historical Museum of Oslo University in Norway. This tells her own story in the form of narration\, poetry\, song\, dance\, and performance; these personal and collective histories are mediated by Laura Liverani’s visual storytelling in a constant dialogue between the two artists. \n\n \nKanako UZAWA\nDr. Kanako Uzawa is a Norwegian-based Ainu scholar\, artist\, and advocate. Her work is published internationally by academic journals\, books\, magazines and museums. She engages with a number of academic and international forums\, lectures\, and artistic work on Indigenous identity-making. Her Ph.D. focuses on urban Ainu livelihood and its contemporary expressions based on her auto-ethnography as one of the research methods. She is an Assistant Professor for the Global Station for Indigenous Studies and Cultural Diversity at Hokkaido University in Japan as well as an associated researcher at the Museum of Cultural History at the University of Oslo in Norway. She is also an editorial board member of AlterNative: an International Journal of Indigenous Peoples in New Zealand. As an Ainu dancer and performer\, she recently participated in the Intercultural Indigenous Choreographers Lab at the Banff Centre in Canada. She is currently involved in a curatorial exhibition project on the Ainu contemporary art in collaboration with the University of Michigan Museum of Art in the US. \n\nImages by Laura Liverani; Kanako Uzawa @ Historical Museum\, University of Oslo \n  \n\n \nEnrich Your Understanding of Ainu with JFT Library before/after the event: Ainupuri: Giving Voice to Museum Object \nDiscover the rich cultural tapestry of the Ainu people through our curated collection of JFT Library items\, selected in conjunction with the presentation & film screening event Ainupuri: Giving Voice to Museum Objects on Monday\, March 18. Our event guest presenter Dr. UZAWA Kanako’s insights are informed by her pivotal role as a contributor to the groundbreaking book Beyond Ainu Studies [Ebook]\, which seeks to reinvigorate the landscape of Ainu research; Ainu Spirits Singing [Physical book & Ebook] offers a nuanced study and English translation of Ainu’s rich oral performance traditions; see Ainu culture through the eyes of the characters in the historical fiction manga/anime Golden Kamuy [ebook(EN) & Blu-ray(EN/JP) & physical book(JP)] by NODA Satoru; and more! You can borrow our physical items by visiting JFT library in person during our hours and/or borrow ebooks by accessing JF Canada Digital Library\, available 24/7. \nApply for a new library card or renew your expired card here. \nCheck library item list
URL:https://tr.jpf.go.jp/event/ainupuri-kanako-uzawa/
LOCATION:The Japan Foundation\, Toronto\, 2 Bloor St. East\, 3rd Floor\, Toronto\, ON\, M4W 1A8\, Canada
CATEGORIES:Film Screening,Lecture
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20240510T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20240510T193000
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SUMMARY:Sakura at ROM: Cherry Blossoms in the Japanese Collection
DESCRIPTION:“Sakura at ROM” talk event on May 10 is now fully booked and registration is closed. There will be no waiting list. However\, on the day of the event\, we will have an in-person waiting line starting 60 minutes before the event on a first-come\, first-served basis for cancelled seats. We cannot guarantee your admittance\, but if you are willing to take a chance\, please join the line. \n \nIn-person event with slide presentation and Q&A\nCo-presented with the Consulate-General of Japan in Toronto\, in celebration of springtime and the cherry blossom season\n \nSakura at ROM: Cherry Blossoms in the Japanese Collection\nby Dr. TAKESUE Akiko Bishop White Committee Associate Curator of Japanese Art & Culture\, Royal Ontario Museum \nFriday\, May 10\, 6:00 – 7:30PM (ET)\nDoors open 5:30PM | Japan Foundation\, Toronto Event Hall\nPresented in English | Free admission\nRSVP Required | Please register below \n  \n  \nCherry blossoms—sakura in Japanese—have been one of the most familiar flowers in Japanese life since ancient times to the present\, with a symbolic meaning unique to them. While cherry blossom viewing has become a global phenomenon of the spring season\, including in Toronto\, a variety of works of art with the sakura motif from ROM’s Japanese collection—from paintings\, prints\, and photographs\, to ceramics\, lacquer ware\, and even arms—will attest to the significance of the flower in Japanese culture. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nRe-conceived re-productions of Hiroshige’s Sakura-themed prints from JFT collection to be displayed for this occasion at The Japan Foundation\, Toronto
URL:https://tr.jpf.go.jp/event/sakura-at-rom-cherry-blossoms-in-the-japanese-collection/
LOCATION:The Japan Foundation\, Toronto\, 2 Bloor St. East\, 3rd Floor\, Toronto\, ON\, M4W 1A8\, Canada
CATEGORIES:Lecture,Other JFT Events
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20240521T183000
DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20240521T200000
DTSTAMP:20261005T112037
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SUMMARY:Kominka Projects: Regional Rejuvenation through Tourism
DESCRIPTION:“Kominka Projects: Regional Rejuvenation through Tourism” talk event on May 21 is now fully booked and registration is closed. There will be no waiting list. However\, we will have an in-person waiting line before the event on a first-come\, first-served basis for cancelled seats. We cannot guarantee your admittance\, but if you are willing to take a chance\, please join the line. \n \nJapan is facing a problem of empty/abandoned houses (“Akiya”) as a result of aging\, a low birthrate\, and depopulation. This is particularly prevalent in rural areas as the younger generation move towards urban parts of the country\, leaving behind empty houses with a risk of unlawful occupation\, animal infestation\, and structural collapse. In 2023\, there were an estimated 10 million vacant houses and apartments across Japan. \nMany destinations around the world have remodeled such abandoned homes and buildings into tourist attractions. In Japan\, this strategy has become increasingly important in the revival of Akiya. Among these Akiya\, 100-300 year old Kominka (old folk houses) are gaining popularity as buildings to be remodeled and renovated for use in community rejuvenation projects. \nTelevision programs and Internet sites feature Kominka Cafés\, Machiya (townhouses) Restaurants and Kominka Hot Spring hotels. These revitalisation projects in rural areas have not only attracted increasing numbers of tourists\, but have also helped protect historical townscapes and been a source of community development. The remodeled buildings come with modern conveniences while offering tourists a view of historic rural Japan. This revitalization of rural villages are also attracting young urbanites to return and pursue the countryside life which\, now\, also offers a livelihood. \n\n \nThe Speaker\nDr. Atsuko Hashimoto is a Professor in the Department of Geography and Tourism Studies\, Brock University\, Canada. Her research interests are human aspects of tourism development\, especially in Japan. She has researched Heritage tourism\, Japanese culinary traditions and tourism\, agriculture and tourism\, and Green Tourism projects\, Human Rights in Tourism\, and Anime Tourism. She also teaches courses about using tourism as a tool for community development.
URL:https://tr.jpf.go.jp/event/kominka-projects-regional-rejuvenation-through-tourism/
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:20240613T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20240613T193000
DTSTAMP:20261005T112037
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SUMMARY:Living with Ceramics in Japan: From Edo (1603-1868) to Meiji (1868-1912)
DESCRIPTION:This online talk will explore how people in Japan used ceramics during the Edo period\, when the Tokugawa shogunate ruled the archipelago and the samurai held political and military dominance\, and the Meiji period\, when the emperor was symbolically restored to power and modernization transformed the nation. \nUsing extant examples of ceramics from a variety of museum collections\, the lecture will consider ceramics in plebian\, everyday contexts\, used for daily offerings at altars\, for family meals\, or for tea and sake drinking with friends. It will also discuss the use of ceramics in politically and economically significant encounters\, such as gifts to a samurai lord\, meetings between merchants and customers\, tribute offerings to the Tokugawa shoguns\, and diplomatic exchanges between the Meiji government and their global counterparts. \nThis talk is presented to complement our ongoing exhibition titled “From Edo to Meiji: Transformation of Japanese Ceramics”. \n\nThe Speaker \nDr. Morgan Pitelka is the Bernard L. Herman Distinguished Professor at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill\, with joint appointments in the Department of Asian and Middle Eastern Studies and the Department of History. He is a historian of medieval and early modern Japan who focuses on material culture\, environmental history\, and urban history. His new project is an environmental and cultural history of early modern Kyoto. His most recent book\, Reading Medieval Ruins: Urban Life and Destruction in Sixteenth-Century Japan (Cambridge University Press\, 2022) was named one of the ten best humanities books in Asian Studies by the International Convention of Asia Scholars and received the honorable mention for the John Whitney Hall Book Prize in Japanese Studies. \n  \n  \n\nRelated Programming:  \nJFT Book Club (Hybrid)– With Silent Reading Time – Japanese Ceramics & Life in the Edo to Meiji Periods\n \nTuesday\, June 18\, 5:30PM – 7:00PM (ET)\nHybrid (Online & In-Person) | JFT Library | Admission Free | Registration Required \nAre you interested in learning deeper about Japanese arts\, as well as the culture and history behind those works of art? Our upcoming hybrid-style book club meeting\, inspired by the JFT Gallery’s current exhibition\, invites you to explore the beauty of Japanese ceramics and life during the Edo and Meiji periods through books! No prior knowledge/preparation is required – pick a book from the library’s book list (or bring your own) and indulge in the simple pleasure of reading in silence. Afterward\, engage in optional discussion to share your discoveries with fellow book\, art\, and history enthusiasts. This is a perfect opportunity to enhance your understanding of Japanese arts and culture while connecting with like-minded individuals. We welcome both seasoned book club members and first-time participants to join this enriching literary and cultural experience! \nDetails here
URL:https://tr.jpf.go.jp/event/living-with-ceramics-in-japan/
LOCATION:Virtual
CATEGORIES:Lecture,Talk Event
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20240730T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20240730T201500
DTSTAMP:20261005T112038
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SUMMARY:Remembering the Island of the Gods: Izaihō in Film\, Memory\, and History
DESCRIPTION:Reservations are now closed. Thank you for your interest. We will have a rush line before the event\, and will start to release unclaimed seats 10 minutes before the event. \n \nRemembering the Island of the Gods: Izaihō in Film\, Memory\, and History \nTuesday\, July 30\, 6:00PM (ET) \nDoors open 5:30PM | Film Screening & Lecture Event | In-Person | JFT Event Hall \nNOMURA Gakuya’s film Izaihō vividly captures the rhythms of everyday life on Kudaka Island\, as well as the planning and performance of one of the final Izaihō. The experience of watching the film is so fascinating that we might not give much thought to its historical context. And yet\, in 1968\, the main island of Okinawa\, only a few kilometers to the west\, was in the midst of significant social and political turmoil. Ordinary people still struggled to come to grips with the consequences of the Battle of Okinawa\, only two decades earlier\, in which 150\,000 Okinawan civilians were killed\, and most cities and villages destroyed. Unlike mainland Japan\, Okinawa remained under American military occupation. Rebuilding homes and businesses was difficult\, and the future was unclear. Charged debates over independence\, continued subordination to the United States\, or return to Japanese rule took place everywhere\, from public meetings to the kitchen table. Citizens took to the streets to protest economic disparity\, the use of Okinawan bases to fight the war in Vietnam\, and their lack of political self-determination. How does an understanding of this context shape our understanding of Nomura’s film? How can the film help us to have a more complex understanding of that moment in time? \n\nSpeaker Profile: \n \nChristopher T. Nelson is a cultural anthropologist at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. For nearly three decades\, he has done ethnographic fieldwork in Okinawa\, Japan. His work focuses on the relationship between history and memory\, and he has a deep interest in storytelling\, ritual and performance. \nHis new book\, When the Bones Speak: The Living\, the Dead\, and the Sacrifice of Okinawa\, an ethnography of laborers\, artists\, ethnologists\, political activists\, shaman and the dead in Japan\, will be published by Duke University Press in the spring of 2025. \n\nAbout the film: \n \nIzaihō \nDirected by NOMURA Gakuya • 1967 • Documentary • 49 minutes • Presented in Japanese with English subtitles • Trailer \nKudaka Island is a half-agricultural and half-fishing remote island where the men run the fishing industry and the women do the agriculture. Life on the small island is not easy. They share the scarce water and share the land fairly with an allotment system. When the boys become men\, they all go out the sea. The women come together around the rituals\, praying for the safety of the journeying men and protection of the island. The men are fishermen and travelers\, and the women are priestesses who protect them. Kudaka Island has long been known as the “island of the gods\,” and 30 yearly rituals embedded into island life are solemnly passed down by the islanders even to this day. Held once every 12 years on the year of the horse\, Izaihō is Kudaka Island’s greatest ritual. During Izaihō\, women from the ages of 30 to 41 who were born on and live on the island become gods.  \nThis film captures the Izaihō performed in 1966. The ritual was held once more in 1978 and then vanished — an unusual occurrence. While many of Japan’s festivals and rituals are becoming mere charades as they transform into tourist attractions in order to survive\, Izaihō disappeared while it was still in practice and remained representative of the spirit of the people of Kudaka Island. \n\nThis is the final event of our Keep Dancin’\, Okinawa! film series\, in celebration of Okinawan stories\, culture\, and history. \nFree admission. Register below.
URL:https://tr.jpf.go.jp/event/izaiho/
LOCATION:The Japan Foundation\, Toronto\, 2 Bloor St. East\, 3rd Floor\, Toronto\, ON\, M4W 1A8\, Canada
CATEGORIES:Film Screening,Lecture
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20250210T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20250210T193000
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SUMMARY:Kabuki Talk I: Introduction to Kabuki Theatre
DESCRIPTION:Introduction to Kabuki Theatre\nMonday\, February 10\, 6:00 PM – 7:30 PM (ET) (Doors Open at 5:30 PM) \nIn-Person Talk Event & Slide Presentation | Admission Free | RSVP Required\nPresented in English by Toshi Aoyagi\, Program Officer at the Japan Foundation\, Toronto \nAs an art form\, Kabuki theatre has a specific timeline and birth story. The unique\, original charm of Kabuki theatre can be clarified when you know how Kabuki was created and developed during its history. Why do men perform female roles in Kabuki? To be explained. \nIn conjunction with Cinema Kabuki 2025 Toronto.
URL:https://tr.jpf.go.jp/event/kabuki-talk-i/
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:20250212T183000
DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20250212T200000
DTSTAMP:20261005T112038
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SUMMARY:First Love and Beyond: Author SHIMAMOTO Rio on Japanese Romance Fiction
DESCRIPTION:Thank you to all those who participated in the live-streamed talk event! A recorded video of this event is now available on our YouTube channel!\nSharing some comments from our participants who agreed to share their feedback!\n\n“It was so nice to hear the author speak in her native language – it added so much subtlety and feelings. It’s great that your organization provides space to so many different authors\, artists\, etc. And the translation – I really appreciated how natural it was\, how it created a connection to Ms. Rio Shimamoto. Thank you.”—MK  \n“Thank you for the wonderful interview with the author. I am so happy that these opportunities are available online so that people around the world can attend.” — Anonymous\n“I really enjoyed. Online talk is the excellent way of this kind of event. The moderator’s interview were focused and good. ” — Anonymous\n“Through the conversation between Shimamoto and Shimotakahara I realized how experiences and stories that we have read shape our mindset. Really appreciated how detailed and well thought each question and answer was. I also realize how important it is to be concise. ” — Johan\n\nP.S The novel First Love is available in physical copies (ENG & JPN) and ebook format (ENG) at JFT Library—don’t miss out on this thought-provoking Japanese romance and psychological mystery! \n\n \n \nDive into the world of romance and storytelling with SHIMAMOTO Rio\, the celebrated Naoki Prize-winning author renowned for her masterful romance novels. Now that her award-winning novel First Love has been translated into English by Louise Heal Kawai for the first time\, she will share insights into her creative process\, writing journey\, and the allure of Japanese romance fiction. \nModerating the conversation will be Leslie Shimotakahara\, award-winning Canadian author\, adding her own literary perspective to this unforgettable dialogue. \n*The event will be held in English\, with English-Japanese interpretation provided by Jocelyne Allen. \n*RSVP Required – This event will be exclusively livestreamed on the Japan Foundation\, Toronto’s official YouTube channel. Viewers can submit questions to the guest author via YouTube live chats. Register below to receive the streaming URL. \n \n(c) Daisuke Hayata  \nGuest Author\nRIO SHIMAMOTO (島本 理生) was born in Tokyo in 1983. In 2001\, she won the 44th Gunzo New Writers’ Prize for Silhouette\, and in 2003\, she won the 25th Noma Literary New Face Prize for Little by Little. In 2015\, she received the 21st Shimasei Renai Literature Award for Red and the 159th Naoki Prize for First Love in 2018. \n \nModerator\nLeslie Shimotakahara‘s memoir\, The Reading List\, won the Canada-Japan Literary Prize and has been recently translated into Japanese. She has written three other critically acclaimed novels\, After the Bloom\, Red Oblivion\, and Sisters of the Spruce. She completed a PhD in English at Brown University\, after which she returned to her hometown of Toronto\, where she now resides with her husband. Her fourth novel\, The Breakwater\, is forthcoming from Cormorant Books. \n \nABOUT THE BOOK\n First Love \n(The original Japanese version:『ファーストラヴ』)\nWritten by SHIMAMOTO Rio \nTranslated by Louise Heal Kawai \nPublished by Honford Star\, 2024 \n  \nUpon being arrested for the gruesome murder of her father\, all college student Kanna Hijiriyama tells the police is “It’s up to you to find the motive.” Amidst the media frenzy about the woman “too beautiful to be a killer\,” clinical psychologist Yuki Makabe is asked by Kanna’s lawyer to counsel the young woman as her trial approaches. Yuki slowly uncovers the dark history behind the relationships in Kanna’s life – with her father\, her mother\, and her “first love” – and discovers shocking inconsistencies in Kanna’s defense. \nWinner of the prestigious Naoki Prize and a Japanese bestseller\, First Love is part psychological drama\, part legal thriller. \n— from Publisher’s website \n \nRelated programming: \nJFT Book Club (Hybrid) – First Love by SHIMAMOTO Rio\n \nSaturday\, February 8\, 5:00 PM – 6:30 PM (EST) \nFor the upcoming JFT Book Club (Hybrid)\, we will discuss SHIMAMOTO Rio’s novel: First Love (the original Japanese version: 島本理生著『ファーストラヴ』). Join us in person or virtually to unravel the complexities of love\, family\, and hidden truths in this Naoki-award-winning mystery novel! \nDetails Here \n  \n \nThe Nighthawk’s First Love \nTuesday\, February 11\, 6:00PM (ET) \nJoin us for our Valentine’s film screening of The Nighthawk’s First Love (よだかの片想い)\, adapted from the novel of the same name from acclaimed romance author SHIMAMOTO Rio. The film follows graduate student Aiko who always had low self-esteem because of the birthmark on the left side of her face. When her story becomes part of a book\, and then adapted into a movie\, she falls for the director who accepts her as she is. \nDetails Here
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SUMMARY:Kabuki Talk II: Kabuki's Golden Couple\, Nizaemon & Tamasaburo
DESCRIPTION:  \n\nKabuki’s Golden Couple\, Nizaemon & Tamasaburo\nSaturday\, February 15\, 2:30 PM – 4:00 PM (ET) (Doors Open at 2:00 PM) \nIn-Person Talk Event & Slide Presentation | Admission Free | RSVP Required\nPresented in English by Toshi Aoyagi\, Program Officer at the Japan Foundation\, Toronto \nOne of the most magnificent theatrical phenomena after World War II worldwide must be this golden couple\, Nizaemon and Tamasaburo\, in Japanese Kabuki Theatre. Talk about chemistry on stage! When Nizaemon and Tamasaburo appear on stage together\, their charm and attraction are multiplied\, resonating with each other\, and filling the theatre space like waves\, fume\, or lights. In that sense\, the golden couple is aromatic\, radiant\, and sensual. \nIn conjunction with Cinema Kabuki 2025 Toronto.
URL:https://tr.jpf.go.jp/event/kabuki-talk-ii/
LOCATION:The Japan Foundation\, Toronto\, 2 Bloor St. East\, 3rd Floor\, Toronto\, ON\, M4W 1A8\, Canada
CATEGORIES:Lecture
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SUMMARY:Kabuki Talk III: The Sacred Shishi\, Lion Dance
DESCRIPTION:The Sacred Shishi\, Lion Dance\nWednesday\, February 19\, 6:00 PM – 7:30 PM (ET) (Doors Open at 5:30 PM) \nIn-Person Talk Event & Slide Presentation | Admission Free | RSVP Required\nPresented in English by Toshi Aoyagi\, Program Officer at the Japan Foundation\, Toronto \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. Here is the excitement and diversity of Lion Dances.\n \nIn conjunction with Cinema Kabuki 2025 Toronto
URL:https://tr.jpf.go.jp/event/kabuki-talk-iii/
LOCATION:The Japan Foundation\, Toronto\, 2 Bloor St. East\, 3rd Floor\, Toronto\, ON\, M4W 1A8\, Canada
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SUMMARY:Isolated in the City:  How architecture mitigates urban loneliness
DESCRIPTION:“Isolated in the City: How architecture mitigates urban loneliness” talk event on February 20 is now fully booked and registration is closed. Thank you for your interest. We will have an in-person waiting line before the event to release available seats on a first-come\, first-served basis. Admission is not guaranteed in the waiting line. \n \nIn big cities like Tokyo or Toronto\, social isolation and loneliness are common occurrences among residents. Social isolation can be caused by architectural factors such as detached living spaces and lack of communal spaces such as parks or green areas in big cities. The increasing number of single-person households and the growth of urban societies further exacerbate urban loneliness.  \nWhile exploring Tokyo’s megalopolis\, this lecture will examine how societal atomization impacts Japanese architecture and the urban landscape. On one hand\, the speaker will guide us through her investigation of new commercial solutions for individuals; on the other\, we will explore living arrangements designed for single people that encourage daily interactions. At a time when the risks of social isolation and exclusion are growing in global cities\, we will seek to understand how architecture can help mitigate these issues. \nThe speaker\, who is a former recipient of the Japan Foundation postdoctoral fellowship\, will also share her experiences in Japan alongside the primary lecture topic.  \n  \n\n  \nThe Speaker \nDr. Alice Covatta works across architecture and anthropology. She is a professor of architecture at the Faculty of Environmental Design at the University of Montreal. In 2016\, she obtained the Japan Foundation postdoctoral fellowship and worked as a researcher at Keio University in Tokyo until 2019. Her practice follows the spatial implications of society’s atomization in contemporary architecture\, public space\, and the city\, as well as in practiced and lived space.
URL:https://tr.jpf.go.jp/event/isolated-in-the-city/
LOCATION:The Japan Foundation\, Toronto\, 2 Bloor St. East\, 3rd Floor\, Toronto\, ON\, M4W 1A8\, Canada
CATEGORIES:Lecture
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SUMMARY:Lecture on the Job of “Interpreter”
DESCRIPTION:Watch the recording of this lecture on our YouTube channel\n\nLecture on the Job of “Interpreter”\nFriday\, March 7\, 6:30 PM (EST) | Online \nMs. Chieko Bond\, a Canadian government-certified conference and simultaneous interpreter\, will give a lecture on her work. Interpreters play a vital role in cultural exchange\, but many people are also curious about their work outside of this context\, as well as their current placement in North America. Ms. Bond\, who has been at the forefront of the industry for many years\, will talk in detail about her experience. \nFor those who live in Canada\, a little bit of interpreting is a daily occurrence\, but why not take this opportunity to learn about the professional work of interpreters who are also a bridge for cultural exchange? This event is open to everyone. We especially welcome those interested in pursuing a career as an interpreter or those who were born and raised here and speak both English and Japanese. \nIf you wish to attend\, please register below. \n*RSVP Required – This event will be exclusively livestreamed on the Japan Foundation\, Toronto’s official YouTube channel. \nSpeaker: \nChieko Bond\, MScM \n\nPresident\, Mixing Lab Inc.\nConference/simultaneous interpreter accredited by the Canadian government\nTranslator\nRepresentative of the City of Sagamihara in Toronto\n\nMasters of Science in Management from Toronto Metropolitan University. Graduated from Department of English Literature of Hiroshima University. After working for Mazda Motor Company\, Ford Motor Corporation\, and the Ontario Government Tokyo office\, she moved to Canada in December 1990. Certified by the Canadian government as a conference and simultaneous interpreter\, she has interpreted for prime ministers and cabinet ministers at bilateral and multilateral meetings\, including G7/G20 summits and ministerial meetings. Interpreted for negotiations of agreements between Canada and Japan and working level talks. Worked in all continents at public and private international conferences\, bilateral meetings\, business meeting\, IRs\, litigations\, and audits. During the COVID years\, established a virtual business accelerator for SMEs in Japan and served as Director of Business Development\, facilitator\, and a business consultant supporting joint business and technology development between Canadian and Japanese companies. She represents the City of Sagamihara\, Japan to maintain and promote its partnership city relationship with Toronto. Worked as a consulting translator for companies and organizations including legal/risk management division of a multi-national company. \n\n「通訳者」というお仕事についての講演会\n3月7日（金）6:30 PM（EST）　オンライン \nカナダ政府公認の会議・同時通訳者として活躍されているボンド智江子氏による講演会を実施します。文化交流に通訳者は必要不可欠ですが、文化交流以外でも実際に行っている業務内容や、通訳者が現在置かれている北米の現状など、気になる方も多いのではないでしょうか。長年第一線で活躍されているご本人に詳しくお話しいただきます。 \nカナダ在住の方々にとっては、ちょっとした通訳は日々体験されていることと思いますが、文化交流のかけ橋でもある通訳者のプロのお仕事についてこの機会に伺ってみませんか？どなたでもご参加いただけます。特に通訳のお仕事に興味がある方々、こちらで生まれ育って日英両言語が話せる方々等のご参加を歓迎します。 \nご参加ご希望の方は以下よりお申し込みください。 \n講演者：ボンド智江子氏 \n– Mixing Lab Inc.代表取締役 \n– カナダ政府公認会議・同時通訳者 \n– 翻訳家 \n– 在トロント相模原市上級代表 \nトロント・メトロポリタン大学経営学修士。広島大学文学部英文学科卒業。マツダ株式会社、フォード株式会社、オンタリオ州政府東京事務所を経て、1990年12月カナダへ。カナダ政府より会議・同時通訳者として認定され、G7/G20首脳会議・閣僚会議を含む二国間・多国間会議にて首相・閣僚の通訳を担当。日加間の協定交渉や実務者協議の通訳。全大陸で官民の国際会議、二国間会議、商談、IR、訴訟、監査に従事。COVIDによる非常事態時には、日本の中小企業向けのバーチャル・ビジネス・アクセラレーターを立ち上げ、事業開発ディレクター、ファシリテーター、ビジネス・コンサルタントとして、カナダと日本の企業間の共同事業や技術開発を支援。相模原市を代表し、トロント市とのパートナーシップを維持・促進。多国籍企業の法務/リスク管理部門を含む企業や組織のコンサルティング翻訳者としても働く。
URL:https://tr.jpf.go.jp/event/interpreter/
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SUMMARY:Japanese Culture Through the Lens of Traditional Crafts
DESCRIPTION:What is culture? And what does it mean to preserve it? \nWhile we often appreciate and seek to preserve cultures that have been cultivated over long histories\, it is a rare opportunity to reflect on what truly shapes culture—and how culture\, in turn\, shapes us. \nThe speaker\, Mr. Tokunaga\, has spent 2 years on a project visiting 68 traditional artisans across Kyoto\, interviewing each craftsperson and developing the Red List of Kyoto’s Traditional Crafts. Through this journey\, he has continually asked himself these very questions and will now share the insights that have emerged. \nWe invite you to join this talk as a chance for all of us to reflect on and reconnect with culture and perhaps to see Japanese culture from a fresh and different perspective. \nFree admission. Register below. \n\nTOKUNAGA Yuki \nMr. Tokunaga is the founder of the Culpedia\, an organization dedicated to fostering cultural exchange and preserving traditional arts. He is also a collaborative researcher at the Open Lab for Emergent Strategy Research (ROLES) at the Institute of Industrial Science\, the University of Tokyo. \nThrough Culpedia\, he leads cultural initiatives including research into Kyotoʼs Red List of traditional crafts and the creation of paintings by translating Japanese stories for international artists unfamiliar with those tales. He has lectured on Japanese and global culture in over 10 countries worldwide and has visited more than 80 countries in total. \nStriving to act not just as a linguistic interpreter but as an “interpreter of values\,” Mr. Tokunaga continues to champion meaningful cross-cultural dialogue and cultural preservation efforts.
URL:https://tr.jpf.go.jp/event/traditional-crafts-lecture/
LOCATION:The Japan Foundation\, Toronto\, 2 Bloor St. East\, 3rd Floor\, Toronto\, ON\, M4W 1A8\, Canada
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