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【Yanai Initiative】Open Talk “From Karma to Kabuki: Kasane and the Making of an Early Modern Ghost” (July 2)

Dr. Daniel Poch (University of Hong Kong) Public Lecture | Sexuality and Aesthetic Knowledge in Mori Ōgai’s Literary Fiction | Thursday, June 25, 2026

Prof. Haruo Shirane Open Seminar | The Eco-Social Imaginary: A New Approach to Ghosts and the Supernatural in Japan | Wednesday, June 24, 2026

【Yanai Initiative】Open Talk “Beyond the Travel Guide: Tanizaki Jun’ichirō’s Portrayal of “Kyoto” and “Tourism”” (June 8)

【開催報告】日本現代文学の作家と翻訳家たちのいるところ

Event Report：Public Lecture by Rachel Saunders, Assistant Professor at Princeton University

Event Report： Public Lecture by Takuya Tsunoda, Assistant Professor at Columbia University

Event Report： Public Lecture by Christina Laffin, Associate Professor at the University of British Columbia

Event Report： Global Japanese Studies Workshop 2025 Visual Culture Studies: Topics and Methods

Event Report： Public Lecture by Jennifer Guest, Associate Professor at the University of Oxford