How did Japan respond to the COVID-19 pandemic, and what were the political factors that shaped its approach? Japan recorded the lowest number of COVID-19 deaths per capita among OECD countries. This was despite considerable vulnerabilities – for example, Japan … Continue reading →
Edo Hyaku Talk Series - Part I: Bridges over Sumida River Coinciding with the exhibition Hiroshige’s “Edo Hyaku” with Originals from the Royal Ontario Museum Saturday, November 26, 2:30 PM - 4:00 PM (ET) In-Person Talk Event | JFT Event … Continue reading →
Edo Hyaku Talk Series - Part II: Boats on Rivers, Canals, and Edo Bay Coinciding with the exhibition Hiroshige’s “Edo Hyaku” with Originals from the Royal Ontario Museum Friday, December 2, 6:00 PM - 7:30 PM (ET) In-Person Talk Event … Continue reading →
In conjunction with Hiroshige’s Edo 100 Part II exhibition at The Japan Foundation, Toronto Gallery Workshop: Edo 100, Komagatadō Hall, Azumabashi Bridge Friday, January 13, 2023, 6:00 PM – 7:00 PM (ET) (Doors Open at 5:00 PM for exhibition viewing) … Continue reading →
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 … Continue reading →
*Note: The Exhibition Talk event on February 9 by Dr. TAKESUE Akiko 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 … Continue reading →
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 … Continue reading →
Coinciding with the exhibition Hiroshige’s “Edo Hyaku” with Originals from the Royal Ontario Museum Edo Hyaku Talk IV: Edo, The Capital of Urban Leisure By Toshi AOYAGI, Program Officer, The Japan Foundation, Toronto Saturday, March 11, 2023, 2:00-3:30 pm In-Person … Continue reading →
Coinciding with the exhibition Hiroshige’s “Edo Hyaku” with Originals from the Royal Ontario Museum Edo Hyaku Talk V: Dreams and Nightmares of The Yoshiwara Pleasure Quarters By Toshi AOYAGI, Program Officer, The Japan Foundation, Toronto Thursday, March 16, 2023, … Continue reading →
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 … Continue reading →
