Each week we will look at one significant work of Japanese literature situating it in its historical, cultural, and social context, from the Meiji period (1868-1912) to the present. We will explore ...

R.Park, A.R.Allen, C.B.Brown, R.Chahayed, O.Fedi, P.M.Lawrence II, Bruno Mars, T.M.Thomas, H.R.Walter, M.D.Chapman, N.Chinn Bruno Mars, Cirkut, O.Fedi, R.Chahayed ...

The Japan Social Development Fund (JSDF) is a Partnership between the Government of Japan (GoJ) and the World Bank conceived in the wake of the Asian financial crisis in the late 1990s. It was ...

Join us for a special opportunity to see a number of medieval manuscripts temporarily on loan from the Newberry and discuss their interpretations. This event is hosted by the Medieval Research Group ...

Modern life makes us tired, right? But research from societies in Africa and South America suggests people in the ancient ...

Haniwa are terracotta clay figures that were made during the Kofun Period (3rd to 7th centuries ... Tomb Sculptures of Japan." On display were a plethora of intriguingly shaped artifacts that ...

Good stories and artistic talent know no boundaries, and those captivated by exceptional cinematic experiences often look past subtitles. As cinema spreads across the globe, Japan shines as one of the ...

The stories typically feature real-life figures played by top-line talents and unfold during the more turbulent periods of Japanese history, such as the Sengoku Period (1482-1573), which was ...

YOSHINOGARI, Saga Prefecture--The lids of a stone coffin that may contain the remains of a powerful person from the latter part of the Yayoi Period (c. 1000 B.C.-250 A.D.) were lifted here on June 5.

What was life like in medieval society? Most medieval people lived in villages, as there were few large towns in the Middle Ages. The majority of people were peasants. The Church's role in ...

Looking for the dark themes and creepy aesthetics of gothic anime? These series feature characters, storylines, and visuals ...