The NC Japan Center is proud to present: J. Chris Wilson: “An Artist’s Scenic Journey – The Japanese Sojourn” Wilson is a painter and Artist in Residence at Barton College in Wilson, NC. He participated in a faculty exchange in 1994-95 that … Read more

In 2011, a Tsunami ravaged Japan. This tender tribute captures the recollections of survivors in one of the hardest hit areas. Their family and friends perished in the disaster, and their profound sense of grief and inconsolable losses are palpable. … Read more

Do medieval narratives and their pictorializations matter today? In 2008, a scandal at the Asian Art Museum of San Francisco involved a 1389 handscroll of the Hachiman narrative, raising questions regarding the relevance of history, the veracity of images, and … Read more

It has been almost one year since Japan was hit by the devastating earthquake and tsunami.  Yuki Aratake (UNC) has organized the Japan Relief Benefit Concert on March 11, at 3:00pm. The program will feature traditional Japanese music, classical music and more. … Read more

The triple crisis of Tohoku Japan was probably the most minutely documented disaster in history. But some images were also lost, including the hundreds of thousands of family photo albums that were washed away by the tsunami. Almost immediately, photo … Read more

The triple crisis of Tohoku Japan was probably the most minutely documented disaster in history. But some images were also lost, including the hundreds of thousands of family photo albums that were washed away by the tsunami. Almost immediately, photo … Read more

Sponsored by Duke’s Department of Asian and Middle Eastern Studies and the Franklin Humanities Institute DATE: February 27, 2012 LOCATION: C105, Bay 4, Smith Warehouse, Duke TIME: 4:00-6:00pm

Please join the Duke East Asia Nexus (DEAN) for an important event exploring the implications of nuclear energy use in Japan — and around the world. Long touted as the answer to the world’s growing energy demands and environmental conflicts, nuclear power has … Read more

Schedule: 6:00p.m.:  “The Material Culture of Disasters in Premodern Japan” – Morgan Pitelka, Associate Professor, Asian Studies, UNC; Director, Triangle Center for Japanese Studies 6:30 p.m.:  “Imaging Disaster: Tokyo and the Visual Culture of Japan’s Great Earthquake of 1923” – … Read more

Takushi Odagiri, a Visiting Professor at Duke’s Department of Asian and Middle Eastern Studies,  is a scholar of modern Japanese philosophy and Japanese critical. He holds an M.D. (University of Tokyo) and an M.S. (Universityof London), and has recently received his Ph.D. … Read more