Events

【Yanai Initiative】Open Talk “Buraiha Writers and Literary Monuments: On the Deaths of Sakaguchi Ango, Dazai Osamu, and Dan Kazuo” (September 3)

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

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

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

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

【7月1日（水）開催】アリエル・スティラーマン氏講演会｜問答で学ぶ古典 ――プロンプトエンジニアリングフレームワークによるAIチューターの試み――

Open lecture by Prof. Birgit Kellner “On the Place of Philosophy in the Study of Indian Buddhism”

Open lecture by Prof. Birgit Kellner “On the Place of Philosophy in the Study of Indian Buddhism”

【Yanai Initiative】Open Talk “Did Heian-Period Infants Tell ‘Monogatari’?” (January 30)

【12月20日（土）開催】公開セミナー「PROCESSIVE TECHNICS: INDUSTRIAL DOCUMENTARY, AUDIO-VISUAL EDUCATION, AND NEW CINEMAS IN POSTWAR JAPAN」