28 April 2025
Dr. David Mozina participated in a workshop entitled “Ritual in Early China” held at the Hong Kong University of Science and Technology and Lingnan University, Hong Kong
28 April 2025
Noga Ganany gives lectures at the University of Edinburgh and Princeton University
23 April 2025
Historian and author Prof Barak Kushner is on a quest to deepen his knowledge of Japan's ramen culture. From postwar noodle stalls to regional ramen, he uncovers how a humble bowl became a global icon.
17 April 2025
Dr Elizabeth Monier was presented with the Gulf Studies Journal Article Award earlier this year at the GSS Opening Ceremony.
16 April 2025
Christina Phillips joins AMES as new The His Majesty Sultan Qaboos Bin Said Professor of Modern Arabic Studies
16 April 2025
The Daiwa Anglo-Japanese Foundation invites you to join this special talk. This year marks the 80th anniversary of the horrific atomic bombing of Hiroshima and Nagasaki. In August 1945, the US detonated two atomic bombs in Japan, with devastating consequences for local populations. These bombings shaped the fate of humanity over the rest of the 20th century. Today, only a few survivors remain who can share their experiences of these events. The question of how to pass on their memories to future generations is becoming ever more relevant.
15 April 2025
Prof Laura Moretti joined the Vice-Chancellor, Prof Deborah Prentice, in delivering the opening remarks at The Cambridge-UTokyo Joint Symposium, held at the University of Tokyo on 27-28 March 2025.
28 March 2025
Hajni Elias’ new book: Remembrance in Clay and Stone - Early Memorial and Funerary Art of Southwest China
12 March 2025
Aishwarj Kumar attended the 18th Jaipur Literature Festival earlier this year, please read his report about his Hindi book launch and participation in the festival:
19 February 2025
As part of a continuing collaboration between Keio University’s Center for Strategy, the Centre for Geopolitics, and the Faculty of Asian and Middle Eastern Studies (FAMES)’s Japan Section, we held a seminar to explore the nature of bilateral cooperation between the United Kingdom and Japan.
06 February 2025
A group of Cambridge students were invited to attend the Emirates Literary Festival due to the good offices of Emeritus Professor Yasir Suleiman.
16 January 2025
Dr John Nilsson-Wright analyses the recent political turmoil in South Korea in an essay for Engelsberg Ideas
09 January 2025
as a representative of the School of Arts and Humanities.
09 January 2025
Barak Kushner starred in and conducted the interviews for a Japanese NHK documentary on the history and popular culture of ramen.