Congratulations to Triangle Center for Japanese Studies director Morgan Pitelka (UNC-Chapel Hill, Asian Studies & History) on his appointment as the new director of UNC’s Carolina Asia Center. Read the official announcement from UNC Global here.
The Japanese Critical Studies Group will host an informal discussion with Professor Thomas LaMarre on Thursday 11 April. The discussion will focus upon bio-science and Nishida Kitaro. All are welcome, but seating in the room is limited, so please RSVP to … Read more
Andrew Gordon, one of the the world’s most influential Japan scholars — and a former History Professor at Duke — will be returning to campus on Friday, April 26th for two events, a luncheon and public lecture. Gordon is the Lee and Juliet … Read more
Embracing (KAWASE Naomi, 1992, 40 min, DVD, Japan, in Japanese with English subtitles) A tender record of the filmmaker’s search for her father, who left her as a small child, this documentary launched Kawase’s filmmaking career. AND Kya Ka Ra … Read more
Embracing (KAWASE Naomi, 1992, 40 min, DVD, Japan, in Japanese with English subtitles) A tender record of the filmmaker’s search for her father, who left her as a small child, this documentary launched Kawase’s filmmaking career. AND Kya Ka Ra … Read more
(Kawase Naomi, 2007, 99 min, Japan, Japanese with English subtitles, DVD) A drive in the country becomes a 2-day journey through the woods for a man with dementia and his caregiver, in a poignant quest for remembrance. Introduced by Hitomi Endo and … Read more
The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill is pleased to host this year’s Triangle East Asia Colloquium (TEAC) April 12th-13th. TEAC is an annual event that promotes East Asian studies, the colloquium is organized by the faculty from UNC-Chapel … Read more
Students from Duke and other area universities will give short speeches, in competition, at three levels of Japanese ability. The program also includes performances by Japanese language students. Sponsored by Duke’s Asian/Pacific Studies Institute, the Department of Asian and Middle … Read more
Students from Duke and other area universities will give short speeches, in competition, at three levels of Japanese ability. The program also includes performances by Japanese language students. Sponsored by Duke’s Asian/Pacific Studies Institute, the Department of Asian and Middle … Read more
(Shohei Imamura, Japan, 1967, 130 min) In the 1960s, Tadishi Oshima, a Japanese businessman, goes missing. Or did he choose to disappear? Either way, his fiancée, Yoshie, who is desperate to find him, leads a filmmaking team on a trail … Read more
