Center for Japanese Studies at UH Mānoa

Center for Japanese Studies @UHManoa. CJS is a coordinating unit in the School of Pacific & Asian Studies, fostering interdisciplinary academic study of Japan.

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🎉CJS Director and Professor of Law, Mark Levin, began his second term as the CJS Director on August 1, 2024. Thank you and congratulations! We look forward to another happy and productive three years with Director Levin.

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Check out the interview with the Takazawa Collection and Japan Collection Travel Awardees, Dr. Adam Manfredi and David Wallace on the
@UHMLibrary
YouTube channel: https://t.co/Ra1g4BDANt (2/2)

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In May, CJS collaborated with @UHMLibrary Japan Collection to provide Dr. Adam Manfredi and PhD candidate David Wallace with travel awards to visit the Takazawa Collection curated by Dr. Patricia Steinhoff, Emeritus Professor of Sociology and the first Director of UHM CJS. (1/2)

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Our 8th Bento Box featured Dr. Adam Manfredi and David Wallace. They both explored the cultural, social, & political impacts of significant protest movements in 1960s Japan. Dr. Patricia Steinhoff, ret. Professor of Sociology and former CJS Director particiapted as a discussant.

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Former CJS Director and retired UHM Professor of Japanese Literature, Robert Huey, will be the ArtTalk speaker in the @honolulumuseum exhibition Miyabi: Renaissance of Court Culture, happening Friday, July 19th at 7pm. For more information, visit: https://t.co/nkip2pJxxw

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Starting in 30 minutes! Register to join us on Zoom: https://t.co/PGD4YRCXwb

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Don't forget! Mark your calendars for an insightful discussion with Brad Glosserman (Tama University and @PacificForum) discussing his co-edited book, Japan’s Rise as a Regional and Global Power, 2013-2023: A Momentous Decade.

Register here: https://t.co/1FTyw4tmxL

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Read more on our website https://t.co/7umg1XJ3Xa

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CJS Faculty member Lonny Carlile chaired the "Hokkaido 2024: Diversity, Transformation, Renewal" workshop in Hokkaido. CJS grad students Brandon, Richard, and J.D. were among those who gained a nuanced understanding of Ainu Society and Culture through field trips to various sites

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Dr. Julie Iezzi directed a stellar production of The Maiden Benten and the Bandits of the White Waves at UH Mānoa @KennedyTheatre, marking 100 years of English-language kabuki. Next: sold-out shows in Japan on June 1 & 2!

Photo Credit: Josh Barnes

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Special thanks to @MitsuNakamura, Japan Studies Librarian at UH Mānoa Hamilton Library, for organizing this event.

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Our 8th Bento Box featured Dr. Adam Manfredi and David Wallace. They both explored the cultural, social, & political impacts of significant protest movements in 1960s Japan. Dr. Patricia Steinhoff, ret. Professor of Sociology and former CJS Director particiapted as a discussant.

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2024 Ehime Prefectural International Center (EPIC) interns Matthew and Kaitlyn arrived safely in Matsuyama, Ehime prefecture on Sunday, May 19th, and have already reported to their first day of work on Monday, May 20th! They will be interning through the end of July.

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Congratulations to the Spring 2024 inductees to the Japanese National Honor Society! @CALL_UHManoa

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Applications are currently open for the 2025 Japanese Government MEXT Research Student Scholarship. The deadline to apply is Friday, May 24, 2024. For more information on the scholarship and application instructions, please go to: https://t.co/38rMvEgDPO

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📣Applications are Open!
We are currently accepting applications for the 2025 MEXT research student scholarship & the 2025 MEXT specialized training college scholarship! Check out our website for more info!

Research: https://t.co/8zYySKmxQW
Specialized: https://t.co/ow7Wx3ZLdP

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Dr. Pier-Carlo Tommasi, Assistant Professor of Japanese Language in the East Asian Languages and Literatures Department, and CJS Faculty, will be receiving the OVPRS Award for Excellence in Mentoring Undergraduate Research & Creative Work

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Congratulations to our CJS Faculty and Affiliate Faculty who will be honored at the UH Mānoa Awards Ceremony in Kennedy Theatre this Wednesday, May 8, 2024!

Read more at https://t.co/FX0ZfnjaZX

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Dr. Elina Hamilton, Assistant Professor of @UHManoaMusic and CJS Affiliate Faculty, will be receiving the Presidential Citation for Meritorious Teaching

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Visit the Way of Tea Club website to see more of the amazing things that Instructor Akiko Riley and her students have done.

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Way of Tea instructor Ono Riley invited CJS staff and Dr. Iezzi to the Jaku'an, where they were served tea alongside Kabuki masters Monnosuke and Komazo, who are here in Hawaii for to perform in the Benten Kozō at Kennedy Theatre until April 28

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They engaged in a delightful exchange, sharing the motivations behind their work. The students shared their reasons for joining the Way of Tea Club, while the Kabuki masters recounted their personal journeys into Kabuki, reflecting on their paths to mastery in the art.