The Weatherhead East Asian Institute is pleased to share an April 11, 2017 interview with Min Jin Lee, author of the acclaimed new novel Pachinko. During the interview, Ms. Lee discusses the experiences and research that led her to write the novel, which follows four generations of an ethnic Korean family living in Japan from 1910 to … [Read more...]
Gerald L. Curtis Writes in East Asia Forum About the Current State of Japan’s Democratic Party
Gerald L. Curtis, the Burgess Professor of Political Science Emeritus at Columbia University, wrote about the current state of Japan's Democratic Party in an April 30, 2017 East Asia Review article titled "Japan's Democratic Party Doomed to Opposition." "Japan’s Prime Minister, Shinzo Abe, may have taken a hit in the polls over recent weeks, but the prospect that the … [Read more...]
“Memories of the Kyoto Cyclotron”
Film Screening and Discussion "Memories of the Kyoto Cyclotron" Maika Nakao, Film Director Carol Gluck, George Sansom Professor of Japanese History, Columbia University Paul Kreitman, Assistant Professor of Japanese History, Columbia University 6:30 PM - 8:30 PM International Affairs Building, Room 918 No registration … [Read more...]
“Japan’s Grand Strategy”
Lecture “Japan's Grand Strategy” Nobukatsu Kanehara, Assistant Chief Cabinet Secretary; Deputy Secretary-General of the National Security Secretariat, Japan Introduction by Takako Hikotani, Gerald L. Curtis Visiting Associate Professor of Modern Japanese Politics and Foreign Policy, Columbia University 5:00 PM – 7:30 PM Columbia University Faculty House Presidential … [Read more...]
“Japanese Book History Workshop”
Workshop "Japanese Book History Workshop" Takahiro Sasaki, Keio University Moderated by Haruo Shirane, Columbia University 2:00 PM - 6:00 PM Kent Hall, Room 403 Registration required. Please click here to register. Co-sponsored by the Department of East Asian Languages and Cultures, the Donald Keene Center of Japanese Culture, and the C.V. Starr East Asian … [Read more...]
