2019 Sushi Lecture
The “History Wars” and the “Comfort Woman” Issue: Revisionism and the Right-wing in Contemporary Japan and the U.S. Tomomi Yamaguchi (Montana State University) An issue of intense controversy currently in Japan is “comfort women”, with many in the right wing relentlessly attacking the accepted historical narrative and denying that there was any government involvement in, […]
Exploring Japanese
Every Friday Sept. 14-Dec. 14th – The Japanese Language Program hosted a Japanese-English lunch exchange with CELOP students every week in the GSU. This lunch hour was open to all students and offered students of both native languages the opportunity to practice their language skills with other students by conversing freely with one another. The […]
Photos from the Japanese Kimono Now and Then Performance
On Thursday, October 30th, the Japanese House took a field trip to the Metcalf Trustee Ballroom together to enjoy the show. 40 performers came from Japan and they were so excited to meet and talk to our Japanese House residents! What a great experience!
Bending Adversity: Japan and the Art of Survival with David Pilling
Time: 6:00 pm on Friday, March 21, 2014 Location: The BU Castle, 225 Bay State Road In Bending Adversity, Financial Times Asia editor David Pilling presents a fresh vision of Japan, drawing on his own deep experience, as well as observations from a cross section of Japanese citizenry, including novelist Haruki Murakami, former prime minister […]
MLCL student wins top prize at Japanese Speech Contest
MLCL student Lauren Makishima took first prize on April 22 at the Japanese Speech Contest sponsored by the Consulate General of Japan. Twelve finalists representing Harvard, MIT and other schools in the area competed in the advanced division. Lauren’s talk addressed Japanese homogeneous cultural identity and what it means to be Japanese from the outside. […]
Japanese Art Talk and Sushi with Professor Timon Screech
On Monday, March 26, join Professor of Art, Timon Screech, for his talk, “The Art of Casual Encounter: Looking Backwards and Brushing Sleeves in Edo-Period Japanese Art.” The talk will be held in room B19 in the School of Theology, 745 Commonwealth Avenue, at 5pm. Sushi will be served. Timon Screech is Professor of Japanese Art […]