Parental Well-being in Japan: A New Look at Gendered Families by Dr. Barbara Holthus

CJS, with help from the UH Department of Sociology and Center on the Family,  is pleased to announce the next installment of our Fall Seminar Series.  Dr. Barbara Holthus, Deputy Director of the German Institute for Japanese Studies, will address the sexual division of labor in Japan and its correlation to the satisfaction [...]

Dr. Yoichiro Sato on the Senkakus

On September 21, 2012, Professor Yoichiro Sato spoke on the topic “The Senkakus, Okinotori, and The South China Sea – The Linkage among China’s Maritime Disputes and Japan’s Responses.”  The UH audience filled St. John auditorium to capacity.  Professor Sato explained the location and details of many of Japan’s outlying islands and outlined [...]

Rakugo Brings Laughter to UH

Dr. Kimie Oshima brought Rakugo stories to amuse a large audience in Orvis Auditorium on Friday, September 14, 2012. UH Manoa Chancellor Tom Apple and Acting Consul General Kazunari Tanaka gave opening remarks. Professor of Theatre Julie Iezzi introduced the performer. Through comic tales about animals and people, Dr. Oshima taught [...]