Japanese Coffee Hour – Fall 2024
Are you taking a Japanese course? Please join the Japanese program throughout the fall at the Japanese Coffee Hour!
Get to Know Noh with Chris Ellars
Get to know Noh through a presentation by Japanese major Chris Ellars on Friday, October 4th!
Japanese Author Fujino Kaori: Reading and Translation Q & A (4/22)
Author and Translator Reading and Translation Discussion: “Nails and Eyes” Kaori Fujino (Author) & Kendall Heitzman (Translator) Akutagawa Prize Winning Author Fujino Kaori and her translator Kendall Heitzman will read from her novella and answer questions. This event will take place Monday, April 22 from 5:30 PM-7 PM in the Riverside Room at 121 Bay State Road. Please […]
Literature and Thought in Transwar Japan(04/18)
How do we read an idea when it appears in the literary form of a novel, poem, or translation, rather than in the expository form of philosophy per se? My 2022 book Confluence and Conflict: Reading Transwar Japanese Literature and Thought thinks through this question by tracing the connections between the realms of literature and […]
Traditional Japanese Games 01/26
Nihongo Social (10/2, 10/18, 11/15)
Join us for the Nihongo Social at SHA 210, located at 928 Comm Ave. There are sessions Monday, October 2nd at 4:40-5:30pm, Wednesday, October 18th from 4:40-5:30pm, and Wednesday, November 15th from 4:40-5:30pm. Sign up using the QR code on the flyer below. Contact Yumiko Tashiro at ytashiro@bu.edu with any questions.
Japanese Language Presentation (11/04)
Do you have something to share in Japanese? Showcase your Japanese language skills! Individual or group presentations. Beginners are welcome! November 4th, 2023 @ 2pm
Film Screening (04/12/2023)
Film Screening: Cocktail Party April 12, 2023 at 6:30:00 PM COM B05 Screening will be followed by Q and A with the director Regge Life moderated by Sarah Frederick The film is based on a short story by Okinawan novella and deals with issues surrounding U.S. military bases in Okinawa. Due to […]
Japanese Traditional Games 02/08/23
Join the Japanese Language Department for traditional games! Learn and enjoy traditional games for New Year in Japan with your fellow students and friends on February 8th. Hope to see you there!
Fall 2022 Japanese Events Recap
Fall 2022 Japanese Events Recap The Japanese program offered and participated in various events during Fall 2022. Here is a recap of some of the events. 21st Japanese Speech Presentation, 11/21 This annual event took place at Boston College this year. Students who studied Japanese around the Boston area got together and presented […]