{"id":23,"date":"2026-06-10T11:38:15","date_gmt":"2026-06-10T15:38:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/artsci.utk.edu\/japancenter\/?page_id=23"},"modified":"2026-09-14T09:18:13","modified_gmt":"2026-09-14T13:18:13","slug":"events","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/artsci.utk.edu\/japancenter\/events\/","title":{"rendered":"Events and Programming"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-group alignfull utkwds-hero-split has-global-padding is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-media-text alignwide is-stacked-on-mobile\"><figure class=\"wp-block-media-text__media\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/artsci.utk.edu\/japancenter\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2026\/06\/20230601_Japan_Kobe_052-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"Dr. Tosh Minohara addresses the Howard Baker Center Japan Ambassadors Program and Japanese students in an International Relations class at Kobe University during a study abroad trip on June 01, 2023. Photo by Steven Bridges\/University of Tennessee.\n\nAlso in the photo\nDr. Krista Wiegand\nNolan Ragland\nJosie Rich\nTyler Staszewski\nZoe Ward\nNoah Mcgill\nMary Roark\nMorgan Furman\nLillian Healy UTK\" class=\"wp-image-14 size-full\" srcset=\"https:\/\/artsci.utk.edu\/japancenter\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2026\/06\/20230601_Japan_Kobe_052-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/artsci.utk.edu\/japancenter\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2026\/06\/20230601_Japan_Kobe_052-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/artsci.utk.edu\/japancenter\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2026\/06\/20230601_Japan_Kobe_052-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/artsci.utk.edu\/japancenter\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2026\/06\/20230601_Japan_Kobe_052.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure><div class=\"wp-block-media-text__content\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group has-global-padding is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group has-global-padding is-layout-constrained wp-container-core-group-is-layout-577681ce wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\"><h1 class=\"wp-block-post-title\">Events and Programming<\/h1><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">A wide variety of Japan-related events and programs are available to the University of Tennessee and the surrounding community.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:100px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group alignwide is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Events<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Monthly presentations and workshops by scholars on Japan-related topics<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Annual Japanese film series<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Weekly World Languages and Cultures Japanese Language Table sessions<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Japanese film screening in the Hodges Library Auditorium, every Thursday at 5:30 p.m.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Events Beyond UT <\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/japanpastandpresent.org\/en\/news\/playable-japan-pedagogical-perspectives-on-games-gaming\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/japanpastandpresent.org\/en\/news\/playable-japan-pedagogical-perspectives-on-games-gaming\">Playable Japan: Pedagogical Perspectives on Games &amp; Gaming<\/a> [Japan Past &amp; Present (JPP)] at UCLA, January 30\u201331, 2027<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">External Japan-Related Events Held Online (Registration Required)<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Sept. 17 | 12:00\u20131:30 PM (ET)<br><\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/myumi.ch\/VDMnJ\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"myumi.ch\/VDMnJ\">\u201cGathering Fading Voices: Endangered Dialect Research in Japan Today\u201d<\/a><br>Joy Taniguchi (Shizuoka Institute of Science and Technology)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Sept. 24 | 12:00\u20131:30 p.m. ET<br><\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/myumi.ch\/kVx6z\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"myumi.ch\/kVx6z\">\u201cRivers and the Politics of Temporality in Ainu Mosir\u201d<br><\/a>Michael J. Ioannides (University of Michigan)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>September 28, 2026 | 6:00\u20137:30 PM (JST)<br><\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.mfj.gr.jp\/evenement\/food-poverty-in-contemporary-japan\/\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/www.mfj.gr.jp\/evenement\/food-poverty-in-contemporary-japan\/\">\u201cFood Poverty in Contemporary Japan\u201d<br><\/a>Ueda Haruka (University of Tokyo)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>September 30, 2026 | 12:00 pm &#8211; 1:15 pm (EDT)<br><\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/rijs.fas.harvard.edu\/events\/book-talk-performing-transgression-crowds-and-bodiesheian-japan\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/rijs.fas.harvard.edu\/events\/book-talk-performing-transgression-crowds-and-bodiesheian-japan\">Performing Transgression: Crowds and Bodies in Heian Japan<br><\/a>Ashton Lazarus (University of Utah)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>October 1, 2026 | 12:00\u20131:30 p.m. ET<br><\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/myumi.ch\/pg7N9\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"myumi.ch\/pg7N9\">\u201cLiving Ainu Art: Community, Nature, and Intergenerational Knowledge through Song and Dance\u201d<br><\/a>Kanako Uzawa (Hokkaido University)<br>Weiser Hall 1010<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>October 8, 2026 | 7:00-8:30 pm ET<br><\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/mjha.org\/event-6695701\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/mjha.org\/event-6695701\">&#8220;The Stuff of Japanese History: Materialist Approaches\u201d<br><\/a>Jordan Sand (Georgetown University)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>October 21 | 12:00 pm &#8211; 1:15 pm EDT<br><\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/rijs.fas.harvard.edu\/events\/book-talk-sacred-journeys-and-institutional-rivalriespilgrimage-mandalas-and-art\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/rijs.fas.harvard.edu\/events\/book-talk-sacred-journeys-and-institutional-rivalriespilgrimage-mandalas-and-art\">\u201cBook Talk on Sacred Journeys and Institutional Rivalries: Pilgrimage Mandalas and the Art of Fundraising in Medieval Japan\u201d<br><\/a>Talia Andrei (Wesleyan University)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Programming <\/h2>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Cultural Programs on Campus<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Contact:<em> <\/em>Professor Shigetoshi Eda (<a href=\"mailto:seda@utk.edu\">seda@utk.edu<\/a>)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Kend\u014d \u2014 Fridays (weekly), TRECS Studio 9, 6:00\u20137:30 PM<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Shod\u014d \u2014 Wednesdays (bi-weekly), HSS 102, 6:00\u20137:00 PM<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Shamisen \u2014 Wednesdays (bi-weekly), HSS 120, 5:00\u20136:00 PM<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Department of World Languages and Cultures<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/wlc.utk.edu\/japanese\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Japanese Major and Minor<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/wlc.utk.edu\/japanese\/world-business-with-a-concentration-in-japanese\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Language and World Business \u2013 Japanese Major<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/wlc.utk.edu\/undergraduate\/majors\/asian-studies-program\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Asian Studies Major and Minor<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Student Exchange Programs with Japanese Universities<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Kobe University (Kobe)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Kansai Gaidai University (Osaka)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Chuo University (Tokyo)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Waseda University (Tokyo)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Tokyo University of Agriculture (NODAI) and Nagoya University<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Approximately 80 UT students study in Japan each year<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Faculty-Led Programs in Japan<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Pop Culture in Japan Program (College of Arts and Sciences)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Japan Ambassadors Program (Baker School of Public Policy and Public Affairs)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>UT Architecture Semester in Tokyo (College of Architecture and Design)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Wilson Academy Global Trip (College of Communication and Information)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>One Health in Japan (School of Natural Resources)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Immersive Language and Culture Experience (College of Arts and Sciences)\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>A faculty-led study abroad program in Japan that brings Japanese language and culture to life through immersive learning and cultural exploration. Students develop their language skills through meaningful engagement with local communities, cultural experiences, and everyday life in Japan, while also gaining a deeper understanding of the cultural and social contexts that shape language, communication, and lived experience.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Not-for-Credit Study Abroad Programs<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Global Immersion Program (Access and Engagement)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Wilson Academy (College of Communication and Information)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A wide variety of Japan-related events and programs are available to the University of Tennessee and the surrounding community. Events Events Beyond UT External Japan-Related Events Held Online (Registration Required) Sept. 17 | 12:00\u20131:30 PM (ET)\u201cGathering Fading Voices: Endangered Dialect Research in Japan Today\u201dJoy Taniguchi (Shizuoka Institute of Science and Technology) Sept. 24 | 12:00\u20131:30 [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":22,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"no-title-or-breadcrumbs","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"inline_featured_image":false,"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-23","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v28.5 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Events and Programming - Japan Center<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/artsci.utk.edu\/japancenter\/events\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Events and Programming - Japan Center\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"A wide variety of Japan-related events and programs are available to the University of Tennessee and the surrounding community. 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