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Lecture on Improving Japan’s Economy

Posted on June 17, 2019 by jodias

Professor Takatoshi Ito, will try to answer such important questions as “What is Japan’s place today amongst the leading global economies?” and “Will the Tokyo Olympics next year stimulate the economy?” and “What have we learned from Abenomics?” Through a … Continue reading →

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Talk on Sexual Justice and Citizenship

Posted on June 11, 2019 by jodias

This lecture will trace black women’s resistance to sexual violence during the transition from slavery to freedom and reveals how their claims for sexual justice informed national debates about the meanings of freedom and citizenship. Black women’s relentless defense of … Continue reading →

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Film Screening and Panel Discussion on Sexual Violence

Posted on May 4, 2019 by jodias

A panel discussion and film screening on the topic of sexual violence will be open to all IE Program students, English Department students, Aogaku students in general, and the general public on May 30th from 7:00 PM to 9:30 PM … Continue reading →

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Earth Day Tokyo 2019

Posted on March 27, 2019 by jodias

Earth Day—April 22—marks the anniversary of the beginning of the modern environmental movement in 1970, so this will be the 49th Earth Day. In various places around the world the day is celebrated by holding festivals to promote environmental awareness, … Continue reading →

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Talk on trusting scientific findings

Posted on March 27, 2019 by jodias

The United Nations University will be hosting another talk, titled “The Importance of Science Curation and Communication,” a conversation with Dr. Magdalena Skipper, Editor in Chief of Nature. She will speak about the issue of trust in scientific findings in … Continue reading →

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Upcoming UN University Talk

Posted on March 20, 2019 by jodias

On Tuesday, March 26th—from 18:30 to 19:30—at the United Nations University—there will be a lecture on “Counter-terrorism at the UN: Coordinating Cooperation and Reconciling Human Rights and Security,” a Conversation with Mike Smith. In 2006, the UN General Assembly initiated … Continue reading →

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Documentary on Okinawan Dugong

Posted on January 19, 2019 by jodias

We would like to announce a free screening of “Zan,” a documentary about the last of the Okinawan Dugong and the people who strive to protect them. Located in the outstandingly beautiful and bio diverse Henoko, Oura bay, the Dugong … Continue reading →

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Job and Internship Possibilities

Posted on December 17, 2018 by jodias

Occasionally we post job or internship opportunities that we hear about. Here are a few: This is the link of job vacancy information at the British Embassy Tokyo. [They have not advertised internship information yet, but it’s worth checking feedback … Continue reading →

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Lecture on Martin Luther King and Gospel Performance

Posted on December 9, 2018 by jodias

Makoto Fujimura, the artist and the author of the books Silence and Beauty and Culture Care, brings Fujimura Fellow and Gospel Singer/Producer September Penn, and New York Times writer Ivan Penn to Tokyo. There will be lectures and a Q&A … Continue reading →

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Performance of ‘A Hound of the Baskervilles’

Posted on November 15, 2018 by jodias

Members of Black Stripe Theater will perform an adaptation of Arthur Conan Doyle’s classic masterpiece ‘A Hound of the Baskervilles’, a story of mystery, murder, and the supernatural. Based on one of the best-loved novels of all-time and featuring the … Continue reading →

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