Ikebana, anime, Okinawan language celebrated at Nippon event
Nippon Culture Day showcases a vibrant blend of traditional and contemporary Japanese culture.
Japanese law leaders visit UH law school, discuss programs
UH Mānoa welcomed a delegation of 30 distinguished lawyers, executive leaders and their spouses from the Japan Federation of Bar Associations.
Peace through tea: UH Mānoa students learn from 15th gen. tea master
Grandmaster Genshitsu Sen hosted a lecture with the UH Mānoa Center for Japanese Studies to share knowledge on fostering peace through tea.
Origami, hanafuda and more featured at return of annual Nippon event
Nippon Day featured workshops such as origami, hanafuda, calligraphy and tea ceremony.
Traditional Japanese tea house marks 50 years at UH Mānoa
The tea house was erected in 1972, after Genshitsu Sen, a 15th generation grand tea master, commissioned the building of the structure.
Rare letter, book collection among pair of gifts to Hamilton Library
The gifts include books from the Read Japan Project and a rare letter from Sir Ernest Satow.
Music professor awarded prestigious Guggenheim Fellowship
Donald Reid Womack plans to use the fellowship to write a geomungo concerto for virtuoso Yoon Jeong Heo.
Intimate relationships of Leonard Bernstein revealed in professor’s book
The new book uses the story of Bernstein’s relationships with two unknown Japanese individuals to trace his transformation from an American celebrity to a world renowned maestro.
Japan’s journey: From imperial history to transpacific influence
Eiichiro Azuma of the University of Pennsylvania will give the keynote address at the inaugural Empire Studies Initiative.
Japan grants high honor to UH professor
Bob Huey, professor of Japanese literature, was honored with the Order of the Rising Sun for his contribution to the development of Japanese studies in the U.S.
