The Edwin O. Reischauer Institute of Japanese Studies at Harvard University supports research on Japan and provides a forum for related academic activities and the exchange of ideas.
The Edwin O. Reischauer Institute of Japanese Studies at Harvard University supports research on Japan and provides a forum for related academic activities and the exchange of ideas.
2025 February 10 (Mon) 12:00 pm - 1:00 pm | (In-Person & Zoom) | Bowie-Vernon Conference Room (K262), Second Level, CGIS Knafel Bldg., 1737 Cambridge St.

What Do Japanese People Want From Their Constitution?

Speaker: KENNETH MCELWAIN, Visiting Professor of Political Science, Columbia University; Professor, Institute of Social Science, University of Tokyo
Moderator: HELEN HARDACRE, Reischauer Institute Professor of Japanese Religions and Society, Harvard University
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2025 February 18 (Tue) 11:30 am - 1:00 pm | (In-person only) | Common Room (#136), 2 Divinity Ave., Cambridge

From Jesuit Baroque and French Gothic to Japanese Temple Style: The History of Catholic Church Architecture in Japan, 19th to Early 20th Century

Speaker: AYAKO FUKUSHIMA, Associate Professor, Kyushu University and HYI Visiting Scholar, 2024-25
Discussant: YUKIO LIPPIT, Jeffrey T. Chambers and Andrea Okamura Professor of History of Art and Architecture, Harvard University
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