5 July 2006
Book launch
Atomic Sushi
When Simon May took up a year-long post as Visiting Professor of Philosophy at the University of Tokyo, he was the first Briton to do so since 1882.
Events category: Book launch
11 May 2006
'Falling Blossom' by Peter Pagnamenta and Momoko Williams
Based on over 800 letters written by a British army officer, Arthur Hart-Synnot, to Masa Suzuki in Tokyo in the early years of the twentieth century, this book not only tells the moving story of its protagonists but sets this against the rapid changes that were taking place in British and Japanese society, and the conflicts of the time.
6 April 2006
Book launch
Shinkansen: From Bullet Train to Symbol of Modern Japan
The image of the shinkansen or ‘bullet train’ passing Mount Fuji is one of the most renowned images of modern Japan. Yet, despite its international reputation for speed and punctuality, little is understood about what makes it work so well and what its impact is.
21 February 2006
Book launch
The Left in the Shaping of Japanese Democracy Essays in Honour of J. A. A. Stockwin
Leftist thought and activism stands as a defining force in the articulation of political culture and policy in modern Japan. Operating from the periphery of formal political power for the most part, the Japanese Left has had an impact that extends far beyond its limited success at the ballot box.
8 November 2007
The Culture of Copying in Japan: Critical and Historical Perspectives
‘The Culture of Copying in Japan’ challenges the perception of Japan as a ‘copying culture’ through a series of detailed ethnographic and historical case studies.
22 October 2007
Book launch
Rethinking Bernard Leach: Studio Pottery and Contemporary Ceramics
Bernard Leach (1887-1979) has had a great influence on the history of studio pottery in Europe and America. Through both his approach to the making of pots and his writings, he built a unique status in this field.
11 October 2007
Book launch
Corporate Governance in Japan: institutional change and organizational diversity
Debates regarding corporate governance have become increasingly important in Japan as the post-war model of bank-based, stakeholder-oriented corporate governance faces the new pressures associated with globalization and growing investor demands for shareholder value.
9 October 2007
Book launch
Client State: Japan in the American Embrace
Client State addresses the contradictions in Japan’s global status. The author argues that the world’s second-largest economy, with a GDP greater than those of Britain and France combined, and almost double that of China, casts a pale diplomatic shadow.
12 July 2007
Book launch
Siân Bowen: Gaze
As Artist-in-Residence in Drawing at the Victoria & Albert Museum, Siân Bowen spent 18 months exploring an eclectic group of objects from the collections.
26 June 2007
Book launch
Ritsue Mishima: Glass Works Venice - Fruits of Fire
Ritsue Mishima, a Japanese glass artist working on Murano island, Venice, has produced this first significant retrospective book on her work.