A Lecture by Japanese Architect Manabu Chiba Co-organized by The Azrieli School of Architecture and Urbanism at Carleton University, The Japan Foundation, Toronto, and The Centre for Canadian Architecture Celebrated Japanese architect Manabu Chiba's vision encompasses projects of all scales, … Continue reading →
A lecture by Prof. William Fleming Organized by The Japan Foundation, Toronto with support from The Asian Institute at The Munk School of Global Affairs, University of Toronto In the spring of 1701, a daimyō from western Japan drew his sword against … Continue reading →
A Lecture by Prof. Hidefumi Imura Co-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, … Continue reading →
Organized by: The Japan Foundation, Toronto Supported by: Ted Rogers School of Management & Ryerson University; Renison University College, University of Waterloo; Centre for Japanese Research, University of British Columbia Not able to escape Toronto's cold and slush this season? … Continue reading →
Not able to escape Toronto's cold and slush this season? Don't despair. The Japan Foundation, Toronto is offering an exciting substitute to airplane or even armchair travel: a Travel Lecture Series. In each installment, a pair of speakers will address … Continue reading →
Organized by: The Japan Foundation, Toronto Supported by: Ted Rogers School of Management at Ryerson University Please note that due to copyright considerations, photography and recording are not permitted at this event. Your cooperation is appreciated. Spring not springing fast … Continue reading →
Organized by: The Japan Foundation, Toronto After her first visit in 2005 to a yakishime-style ceramics manufacturing centre in northern Japan, ceramic artist Julia Nema returned to Japan as a Japan Foundation Fellow in 2013 on an extensive study trip … Continue reading →
Organized by: The Japan Foundation, Toronto The initial clash of ceramic artist Julia Nema’s predominantly Constructivist and Bauhaus background with the immediacy, naked materiality and natural imperfection of Japanese aesthetics led her to embark on a long adventure in search … Continue reading →
The Japan Society and The Japan Foundation, Toronto are honoured and privileged to co-present a luncheon seminar with French scholar Professor Sébastien Lechevalier. He is a professor at EHESS (L'École des hautes etudes en sciences socials/The School for Advanced Studies in … Continue reading →
Takashi Hiraide, celebrated author and book designer, will discuss his literary and artistic practice in relation to his published works and ongoing mail art experiment. Hiraide contemplates the life of what we consider to be a “book” and its origins … Continue reading →
