CENTRE FOR JAPANESE RESEARCH
Announcements
お知らせ
New Konwakai Chair Appointment

CJR's Co-Director, Professor Yves Tiberghien, has been appointed the Konwakai Chair in Japanese Research at the Institute of Asian Research (IAR), School of Public Policy and Global Affairs, as of July 1, 2021 for a two-year term. Join CJR in congratulating him!

For the full announcement and his initiatives, please visit SPPGA's website here.

Professor Tiberghien's forthcoming book, The East Asian Covid-19 Paradox (Cambridge University Press), the first element in the Cambridge Elements series on Politics and Society in East Asia, will be available online shortly. Stay tuned!
A Virtual Information Session

Professor Christina Laffin (CJR Executive Committee & UBC Asian Studies) invites past, current, and potential future Association for Asian Studies members to join AAS Northeast Asia Council representative to hear about funding opportunities related to Japan and Korea, discuss nominations and elections, and offer feedback on AAS. We are particularly eager to hear about how we can better serve students.  

Dates & Time
Monday, July 12 at 5:00 pm (PDT)
                                         
Zoom Meeting Access Detail

Meeting ID: 964 3630 4209
Passcode: 420653
Call for Project Collaborators
The Japanese Women Director Project

Professor Colleen Laird (UBC Asian Studies) has launched a Japanese Women Directors Project, a public-facing platform which will feature a variety of voices and visions showcasing the works of women working in Japanese film industries. She is currently inviting collaborators who might be interested in participating.

Please see the call for collaborations at https://jwdp.site/. 
Exploring Premodern Japan - Youtube Video Series
Lecture Video Series by a Team in Department of Asian Studies

Description
Open lecture video series that explores the cultures of premodern Japan, created by a team based in the Department of Asian Studies at the University of British Columbia. Find out more on their Youtube channel here: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCfMvm0JFBb-tv68-nzl_y-A
Upcoming Events
イベントのお知らせ
MOA: A Future for Memory: A Conversation with Atsunobu Katagiri and Fumihiko Futakami
Zoom Event by the UBC Museum of Anthropology (MOA)

Join MOA for a virtual conversation with Atsunobu Katagiri, a featured artist in A Future for Memory: Art and Life After the Great East Japan Earthquake, and Fumihiko Futakami, Curator of the Minamisōma City Museum. The conversation will be facilitated by MOA Curator Fuyubi Nakamura and followed by a live Q & A with Atsunobu Katagiri (in English). Vancouver Art Gallery’s Interim Chief Curator/Associate Director, Diana Freundl and UBC student Yuval Kehila will join the Q & A session.

The guest speakers will discuss their personal experiences and involvement in the recovery process following the 2011 triple disaster. Katagiri will share his artistic connection to Minamisōma City in Fukushima Prefecture. Futakami will speak about his curatorial experience working with artists who came to make art in his region, including Katatgiri and Masao Okabe, who are featured in A Future for Memory from the perspective of a curator from the disaster region. The conversation (pre-recorded in Japanese, with English subtitles) will be followed by a live Q & A with Atsunobu Katagiri (in English).

Date& Time
Thursday, July 15, 2021, 6pm-7:30pm (PDT)

Featuring
  • Atsunobu Katagiri - Kadō-ka (ikebana master) based in Osaka and worked in Minamisōma City in Fukushima Prefecture for nearly a year following the 3.11 disaster
  • Fumihiko Futakami - Curator at the Minamisōma City Museum.
  • Dr. Fuyubi Nakamura - Sociocultural anthropologist and Curator, Asia at the Museum of Anthropology at UBC

Registration
Free online event hosted via Zoom. Please register in advance here.
 

 
『記憶のための未来―東日本大震災後のアートと暮らし』に出展している華道家・片桐功敦さんと南相馬市博物館学芸員の二上文彦さんとの対談です。展覧会担当キュレーターの中村冬日が進行役をつとめます。
 
震災後の復興における経験や取り組みについてお話されます。片桐さんは作品制作を通しての南相馬市とのつながりについてお話されます。二上さんは3.11を直接経験した者としての視点から、被災地の学芸員としての試みについてお話されます。二上さんは「記憶のための未来」展出展作家の片桐功敦さんや岡部昌生さんをはじめ、震災後に南相馬市を訪れた多くのアーティストと活動をしてきました。
 
対談は事前に録画されたもので、日本語で行います（英語字幕付き）。対談後には片桐さんがライブで英語による質疑応答を行います。

日時
7月15日（木）午後6時〜午後7時半（カナダ太平洋時間・サマータイム）
7月16日（金）午前10時〜午前11時半（日本時間）

スピーカー
  • 片桐功敦（かたぎり  あつのぶ）- 大阪在住の華道家。震災後、2013年12月から約一年にわたり南相馬市で暮らしながら、花を生けた。
  • 二上 文彦（ふたかみ　ふみひこ）- 南相馬市博物館学芸員で、相馬地方の歴史を専門とする。
  • 中村冬日（なかむら　ふゆび）博士 - 社会文化人類学者、ブリティッシュ・コロンビア大学人類学博物館(MOA)アジア担当キュレーター。

登録
Zoomでのオンラインイベント。登録は必要ですが、無料イベントです。登録はこちらから。

共催：ブリティッシュ・コロンビア大学人類学博物館・日本研究センター
Event Recordings
過去のイベント動画
Zoom Event by the UBC Museum of Anthropology (MOA)

A virtual conversation with Kazuki Isomura and Saki Kojo, members of the Lost Homes Scale Model Restoration Project, featured in A Future for Memory: Art and Life After the Great East Japan Earthquake, facilitated by MOA Curator, Fuyubi Nakamura.

『記憶のための未来―東日本大震災後のアートと暮らし』に出展している「失われた街」模型復元プロジェクトのメンバーである磯村和樹さんと向上沙希さんとの対談です。展覧会担当キュレーターの中村冬日が進行役をつとめます。



For more information, please visit the CJR Website. | 詳細はCJRのウェブサイトをご覧ください。
Announcements from Partner Institutions
パートナーからのお知らせ
Call for Application from Japanese Ministry of Foreign Affairs 
Program to Strengthen Livelihood and Business Foundations for Japanese Nationals Overseas and People of Japanese Descent (Nikkei)

Japan's Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MOFA) is currently accepting applications for Program to Strengthen Livelihood and Business Foundations for Japanese Nationals Overseas and People of Japanese Descent (Nikkei). The program provides assistance for organizations and groups that support Japanese nationals overseas and Nikkei (Japanese descents) whose livelihoods have been affected by the COVID-19 pandemic. For the program eligibility and application details, please visit the MOFA's website: https://www.mofa.go.jp/ca/cp/page22e_000949.html

Application Deadline: September 30, 2021
Registration and Second Call for Papers

The 2021 Japan Studies of Canada (JSAC) Annual Conference will be hosted at the Thompson River University, Kamloops, BC, from September 30 to October 3, 2021, with a possible Saturday night banquet, and an optional post-conference field trip on Sunday, October 3 to Lillooet. Scholars, students, and all interested parties are welcome. 

This year, the conference will explore the theme, "the Impacts of Japan and Canada Hosting the World: Catalyzing Change through Cultural, Economic, Political, and Sporting Events", as well as other topics including - Japanese Language; Popular Culture & Mass Media; Literature, Visual, and Performing Arts; Economic Development & Sustainability; Politics, Security & Safety; Religion, Philosophy, History, and Culture; Architecture and Aesthetics; Regional Planning & Community Development; Technology & Science; Education; Food & Agriculture; and Consumption.

If you are interested in attending the conference, please send your responses to the following 4 questions with your name and email address to Tom Waldichuk ([email protected]) by Thursday, July 15, 2021, to determine whether the conference will be online, or a combination of in-person and online (hybrid).  
Note: We are currently allowed to meet face to face on campus. We will also allow online presentations.
  1. Would you like to attend the conference in person? (yes or no)
  2. Would you like to attend the conference in person and give a presentation? (yes or no)
  3. Would you like to attend the conference online rather than in person? (yes or no)
  4. Would you like to make a presentation online rather than in person? (yes or no)
If you have any other questions or concerns, please contact Tom Waldichuk ([email protected])

The conference organizers have extended the deadline for individual or co-authored papers submission. If interested, please send Cara Cadre ([email protected]) the following by July 31, 2021:
  1. In the email subject line please type “JSAC ABSTRACT” and your name
  2. Full name(s) (including co-presenters) as you would like it (them) to appear in the program
  3. Affiliation (including those of co-presenters)
  4. Your email address
  5. Your abstract (as an attachment in Word, maximum 250 words)

For more information, please see the full message here.
Ainu Today Website
The First English Knowledge-sharing Platform about Ainu

Description
One of the guest speakers from the CJR's Ainu, Okinawa and Indigeneity Series, Dr. Kanako Uzawa launched the first-ever English knowledge-sharing platform for an international audience to learn about contemporary Ainu voices, issues, and arts. Visit the AinuToday website and learn more about the Ainu, the Indigenous people of Japan.