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A millennium of Japanese books explored through rare treasures from Japan
A thousand years of Japanese book culture is celebrated at an exhibition opening this month at SOAS, University of London.
4th April 2013
SOAS students take top prizes at UK Japanese Speech Contest
SOAS students won first and second prize as well as the Lifestyle & Culture Research prize at the Japanese Speech Contest in March.
19th March 2013
SOAS historian champions importance of today’s Japan
A new collection of essays, edited by SOAS historian Dr Christopher Gerteis, reasserts the contemporary global importance of the East Asian nation.
1st February 2013
One year on: Ceremony held to commemorate the Great Eastern Japan earthquake and tsunami
A ceremony was held at SOAS on 6 March to mark the first anniversary of Japan's earthquake and tsunami, which devastated much of the Tohoku region of northeastern Japan on 11 March 2011.
6th March 2012
‘Infectious Enthusiasm’ Wins Dr David Hughes a Japan Society Prize
Dr David Hughes has been awarded a prize by the Japan Society for his significant contribution to engaging people with Japanese culture, particularly through sharing musical traditions and performances.
13th December 2011
2011 Japan Society Award - David Hughes
David Hughes, who recently retired from the Department of Music at SOAS, has received the Japan Society Award for 2011.
6th December 2011
Letter from Sendai: A SOAS Alumnus Reflects on the Japan Earthquake
He has written a gripping account of his experiences on 11 March and in the days and weeks that followed as Japan struggles to recover from the earthquake and tsunami. We have reproduced his Letter from Sendai in its entirety.
20th May 2011
SOAS Celebrates Meiji Shrine Anniversary and Future Collaborations in Tokyo
SOAS Director Paul Webley represented the School at a series of events commemorating the 90th anniversary of the foundation of Meiji Jingu (Meiji Shrine) in Tokyo on Monday, 1 November.
1st November 2010
Japanese Studies boost at SOAS
The School of African and Oriental Studies at the University of London is among the beneficiaries of a major grant programme by The Nippon Foundation (TNF) and the Great Britain Sasakawa Foundation (GBSF), which has given new impetus to Japanese Studies in the UK. Only recently, provision for the subject was woefully short of demand.
22nd January 2009
SOAS author’s book chosen among the 100 Books for Understanding Contemporary Japan
SOAS author’s book chosen among the 100 Books for Understanding Contemporary Japan (Tokyo, Nippon Foundation, 2008).
18th September 2008
