U-M Japanese Studies

Center for Japanese Studies at the University of Michigan. Advancing the study of Japan through research, education, and engagement.

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Tomorrow, 11/12! Join us on Zoom or in East Hall 4448 for the last CJS Noon Lecture of the fall semester.

Learn more: https://t.co/SWgL7QCDeX

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Free hybrid talk on Thursday, Nov. 12! Please join us for our last CJS Noon Lecture of the fall semester 🍁

🗓️ 11/12, 12:00-1:30 pm ET
📍 East Hall 4448 + Zoom livestream
🔍 Learn more: https://t.co/SWgL7QDb4v
💻 Register for Zoom: https://t.co/05WySCH7kp

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Check out the on-campus exhibition, "Like the flowing river," by Tomoyuki Ueno from Nov. 4th to Dec. 11th!

📍Institute for the Humanities Gallery, 202 S. Thayer
⏰ Gallery Hours: Monday-Friday, 9 am-5 pm

Learn more: https://t.co/LSNpwBU4lU

[U-M Japanese Studies @UMCJS]

Free hybrid talk on Thursday, Nov. 12! Please join us for our last CJS Noon Lecture of the fall semester 🍁

🗓️ 11/12, 12:00-1:30 pm ET
📍 East Hall 4448 + Zoom livestream
🔍 Learn more: https://t.co/SWgL7QDb4v
💻 Register for Zoom: https://t.co/05WySCH7kp

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Tomorrow! Join us at 12:00 p.m. ET in Weiser 1010 or on Zoom! Learn more at https://t.co/zdlRiETJ0g

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Free talk next Thursday, November 5th!
"Nourishing Life: Cultures of Food and Health in Early Modern Japan," by Joshua Schlachet
🗓️ 11/05, 12:00-1:30 pm ET
📍 Weiser 1010 & Zoom
🔍 Learn more: https://t.co/TinDXpVZ1d
💻 Register for the Zoom: https://t.co/zdlRiETbaI

[U-M Japanese Studies @UMCJS]

Free talk next Thursday, November 5th!
"Nourishing Life: Cultures of Food and Health in Early Modern Japan," by Joshua Schlachet
🗓️ 11/05, 12:00-1:30 pm ET
📍 Weiser 1010 & Zoom
🔍 Learn more: https://t.co/TinDXpVZ1d
💻 Register for the Zoom: https://t.co/zdlRiETbaI

[SKitayama @ShinobuKitayama]

昨日の立ち上げ式に招かれて行ってきました。UMの学長についで、ASICSの社長さん（写真１）、そしてミシガンのGretchen Whitmer知事（彼女、次期大統領にという声も、写真２）がそれぞれスピーチをし、その後、研究施設のツアー、アシックス所属の一流運動選手のパネルと素晴らしい１日でした。社会・行動・運動科学の研究も来年度から始まります。

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Yesterday, U-M celebrated the official ribbon-cutting of the ASICS x Michigan Sport Innovation Center! 🎉 Click the link below to learn more and view photos. 〽️👟 #Urecord

https://t.co/rOdSEk3PzZ

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We are pleased to share that the 2027-28 Postdoctoral Fellowship in Japanese Studies application is officially open!🎉
Apply through Interfolio by Jan 7, 2027. For the full position description, please see https://t.co/6PQm3qgX6u
Inquiries may be sent to [email protected].

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[Courtesy announcement: Job posting]
The U-M Asia Library is recruiting for the position of Japanese Studies Librarian. The application deadline is November 15, 2026. For more information or to apply, please visit: https://t.co/qFNAgZrU5X

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Tomorrow! Join us in East Hall 4448 at noon! Learn more at https://t.co/06hD6JG79k

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Next Thursday, October 15th! Free lecture: "A History of Unowned Dance: Bodies in Transmission," by
Yasuko Yokoshi.

🗓️ 10/01, 12:00-1:30 pm ET
📍 East Hall 4448
🔍 Learn more at https://t.co/06hD6JG79k

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This lecture examines how dance is transformed through embodied transmission rather than preserved as a fixed tradition.

[U-M Japanese Studies @UMCJS]

Next Thursday, October 15th! Free lecture: "A History of Unowned Dance: Bodies in Transmission," by
Yasuko Yokoshi.

🗓️ 10/01, 12:00-1:30 pm ET
📍 East Hall 4448
🔍 Learn more at https://t.co/06hD6JG79k

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Tomorrow, Oct 1st! Free hybrid lecture-performance: "Living Ainu Art: Community, Nature, and Intergenerational Knowledge through Song and Dance," by Dr. Kanako Uzawa

🗓️10/1, 12-1:30 pm ET
📍Weiser 1010 & Zoom livestream
🔍 Learn more at https://t.co/W9DqmCVDCL

[U-M Japanese Studies @UMCJS]

Next Thursday, Oct 1st! Free hybrid lecture-performance: "Living Ainu Art: Community, Nature, and Intergenerational Knowledge through Song and Dance," by Dr. Kanako Uzawa

🗓️10/1, 12-1:30 pm ET
📍Weiser 1010 & Zoom livestream
🔍 Learn more at https://t.co/W9DqmCVDCL

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Tonight! Join us at the Detroit Observatory for:

🎤 6 pm: Astronomy Talks
In-person attendance is full, but you can join us on Zoom at: https://t.co/xRvRPjWmmo!

🔭 8–11 pm: Full Moon Fest
No registration needed! This drop-in program includes: activities, tours, and observing

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Next Friday, Sept 25! Celebrate the Mid-Autumn Full Moon with hybrid astronomy talks at 6 pm and drop-in activities from 8-11 pm.

The 6 pm talks require registration.
👥 For in-person attendees: https://t.co/pObuW9aWsB
💻 For Zoom attendees: https://t.co/xRvRPjVOwQ

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Next Thursday, Oct 1st! Free hybrid lecture-performance: "Living Ainu Art: Community, Nature, and Intergenerational Knowledge through Song and Dance," by Dr. Kanako Uzawa

🗓️10/1, 12-1:30 pm ET
📍Weiser 1010 & Zoom livestream
🔍 Learn more at https://t.co/W9DqmCVDCL

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Tomorrow at noon! Join us in East Hall 4448 or on Zoom. Learn more at https://t.co/dBSZyjJanG

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Next Thursday, 9/24! Free hybrid lecture: "Rivers and the Politics of Temporality in Ainu Mosir," by Michael J. Ioannides, CJS Postdoctoral Fellow.

🗓️ Sept. 24, 12-1:30 pm ET
📍East Hall 4448 & Zoom livestream
🔍 Learn more at https://t.co/dBSZyjJanG

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@JoyTaniguchi We are so happy to hear that and honored to have hosted you!

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Thank you for visiting CJS and meeting with our students, Prof. Taniguchi!

[谷口ジョイ @JoyTaniguchi]

招待講演の後、ミシガン大学の日本語の授業でゲスト講師をしました。「火花」の冒頭の関西方言を翻訳するという授業をしましたが、学生たちが本当に熱心で、やりがいしかなかった… ありがとうございます！

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Next Thursday, 9/24! Free hybrid lecture: "Rivers and the Politics of Temporality in Ainu Mosir," by Michael J. Ioannides, CJS Postdoctoral Fellow.

🗓️ Sept. 24, 12-1:30 pm ET
📍East Hall 4448 & Zoom livestream
🔍 Learn more at https://t.co/dBSZyjJanG