All events (unless noted) take place on Thursdays from 12-1:30 PM EST
Winter 2025
Jan 16 - Marnie S. Anderson, Smith College
In Close Association: Politics, Gender, and Reform in Meiji Japan, 1868-1900
Jan 23 - David Humphrey, Michigan State University
Laughter’s Time, Media’s Time: Contemporary Comedy in Japan
Jan 30 - Sachiko Kita, University of Michigan
Feb 6 - Mariko Okada, University of Michigan; Oberlin University in Tokyo
Dancing in Motion: Untangling the Framing of ‘Geisha’ in Early Cinematic Records
Feb 20 - Kenneth Mori McElwain, University of Tokyo; Columbia University
What Do Japanese People Want From Their Constitution?
Feb 27 - Kazuhiro Soda, Peabody Award-winning Filmmaker
Editing Observation: Filmmaker Soda Kazuhiro Demonstrates His Method
Mar 27 - Junko Kato, The University of Tokyo
The Politics of Taxation and Redistributive Equality
April 3 - Maura Stephens-Chu, University of Michigan
Techno-Menses: Period Products and FemTech in Japan
April 10 - Tomoyuki Sasaki, College of William & Mary
Uneven Development and Rural Decline: The Other Side of Japan's Economic Miracle
April 17 - Julia Alekseyeva, University of Pennsylvania
Fall 2024
Sept 12 - Sabine Frühstück, University of California at Santa Barbara
Crafting Immortality: Emotional Capital and Randoseru Victory
Sept 19 - Anne Crescini, University of Kitakyushu
Sept 26 - Emer O'Dwyer, Oberlin College
Democracy on Edge: Japan’s Atsumi Peninsula During the Allied Occupation
Oct 3 - Denise Saint Arnault, University of Michigan
Examining and Understanding Distress Experiences for Japanese Women: A Retrospective
Oct 10 - Masataka Okamoto, Fukuoka Prefectural University
The Hidden Diversity of the Japanese People: Deconstructing Japan’s Nation-Building Process
Oct 24 - Maura Stephens-Chu, University of Michigan
Techno-Menses: Period Products and FemTech in Japan
Nov 7 - Kenji Ishizaka, University of Michigan
The Uniqueness of Japanese Documentary Films: Focusing on the Minamata Series
Nov 14 - Shimpei Cole Ota, National Museum of Ethnology; Graduate University for Advanced Studies; American Museum of Natural History
Nov 21 - Kirsten Seuffert, University of Michigan
Dec 5 - Tara Rodman, University of California at Irvine
