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 →
Talk and slide presentation in conjunction with Designthinkers 2016 Designer, Kenya Hara (b.1958) emphasizes the design of both objects and experiences. In 2000, he produced the exhibition RE-DESIGN--Daily Products of the 21st Century, which successfully presented the fact that the resources … Continue reading →
Talk and slide presentation by Carol Dorman Associate, Stuart Jackson Gallery, Toronto in conjunction with “Legendary Loyalty: The 47 Ronin in Japanese Prints” exhibition The 47 Ronin in Ukiyo-e Prints Carol Dorman became interested in Japanese art while pursuing graduate … Continue reading →
A talk series by JFT Program Officer Toshi Aoyagi, held in conjunction with Legendary Loyalty: The 47 Ronin in Japanese Prints See the characters in the prints played on stage by Kabuki actors! Monday, January 16, 2017, 6:30 pm - 8:30 … Continue reading →
In this lecture, Professor Ishii will look at changing technology over the past few decades, and examine how rapid development has affected privacy law and personal data protection in Japan. Such a discussion would not be complete without mention of … Continue reading →
This talk introduces three female Buddhist priests from different schools of Buddhism in different areas of Japan: A Shingon priest from Mt. Koya, a Pure Land priest from Tokyo, and a Nichiren priest from Sapporo. In response to the general … Continue reading →
