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Education Cambridge Toshiba Japan and the World Graduate Scholarship The Trust supports study at PhD, Masters and Undergraduate levels through full-cost and part-cost scholarships. All of these are listed in the search tool below. Please use the filters to find the level you are looking for and select your nationality. British Association for Japanese Studies
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It is clear from the accidents at Chernobyl (1986) and Fukushima Daiichi (2011) that severe nuclear accidents can occur, even if infrequently, meaning that coping strategies need to be developed in advance. Any mitigation strategy adopted will find itself in the spotlight of national and world opinion, and needs to be capable of rigorous justification, both to experts in the field and also to politicians and the general public, who have a particular fear of nuclear radiation.
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The Toshiba International Foundation are inviting young non-Japanese researchers engaged in Japanese studies to enter an essay contest to commemorate their 25th anniversary. Application deadline is 30 October 2014.
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Dogwoof is releasing the engaging and moving documentary, Cutie and the Boxer about the artist couple Ushio and Noriko Shinohara this Friday (1st November). There will be a nationwide screening of the film across the Picturehouse network on Tuesday, 5 November. Cutie and the Boxer A film by Zachary Heinzerling UK theatrical release: 1 Nov, 2013 Running time:
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The Japanese artist Tomie Mitsuhashi will be exhibiting her paintings at The Kaetsu Educational & Cultural Centre, Cambridge from 3 – 10 July 2013 (10.00 – 17.00).
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There will be a presentation by, Mr Kiyoshi Hirao, a Japanese Barrister on his Research at Essex and Japanese anti-bullying policy on Friday 14th June 2013; 2:00pm-3:15pm at the Law Common Room, School of Law (5S6.17), University of Essex. In 2011, the Essex School of Law and Human Rights Centre established an agreement with the Japan Federation
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The security of energy supply remains the most important objective of current energy policy in the UK, Japan and for countries across the globe. For this reason, nations often work to reduce their reliance on energy imports. Any disruption of energy supplies as a result of political turmoil and/or terrorism in oil- or gas-producing nations can have serious economic, political and security implications for many countries.
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This special talk is part of the programme of events accompanying the Japan-UK design exhibition Mark-ing.
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Operating out of Tokyo’s Kusoge suburb, KOSUGE1-16 is a husband-and-wife duo renowned for their adventurous and interactive art. A glance at their website yields works such as a larger-than-life table football assembly, manned by up to 12 competing children, as well as an equally impressive and interactive Scalextric-esque cycledrome.
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Edmund in Kuujjuag in northern Quebec while working on ‘Blink’. The photo was taken by the cinematographer of the film, Jean-Sébastien Francoeur in 2024. Edmund Stenson My aims before leaving for Tokyo were straightforward: to speak Japanese as often and as fluently as possible (it’s such an easy language after all),
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