26 Jan 2026
Barak Kushner nominated for MJHA Book Prize
Professor Barak Kushner's recent publication The Geography of Injustice: East Asia's Battle Between Memory and History (Cornell University Press, 2024) been nominated for the Modern Japanese History Association Book Prize.For more information on the prize, and the other shortlist works, please go to: https://mjha.org/Book-Prize
26 Jan 2026
Prof Montgomery’s Work Features in Dubai Jewelry Exhibition
Professor Montgomery’s book Fate the Hunter: Early Arabic Hunting Poetry (2024) is featured in the exhibition “Poetry of Birds” at L’ÉCOLE, School of Jewelry Arts, Dubai, an exploration of the timeless symbolism of birds in arts, poetry, and jewelry, focusing on the dialogue between 19th and 20th century Western jewelry and Islamic arts, with poetr…
26 Jan 2026
Yaron Peleg's new book project is just out: A History of Modern Hebrew Literature
A History of Modern Hebrew Literature, Cambridge University Press, 2026:https://www.cambridge.org/core/books/history-of-modern-hebrew-literature/FC9EB3E2BE7689BC3BFD5A3B016F0212
14 Jan 2026
Third-year student passionate for rakugo features on Japanese TV
Our third-year student Zazie Chen is currently on the Year Abroad at Hokkaido University. Inspired by a workshop that we ran in 2024 with master Tatekawa Shinoharu, Zazie got very passionate about the art of rakugo, a form of traditional Japanese storytelling, often comic. So Zazie decided to join a rakugo club as part of the extracurricular activi…
11 Jan 2026
Workshop Cambridge-Keio led by Prof Barak Kushner
We just completed a marvellous two-day workshop from 8-9 January 2026 at the new North Annex Building of Keio University in Tokyo. The event was graciously sponsored by the Sasakawa Peace Foundation and the Keio University Institute of East Asian studies. Hosted by Professor Kawashima Shin from Tokyo University and Dr Tom Barrett from Keio Universi…