Adaptation of Japanese thriller novel to premiere on stage
Directed by UH Mānoa MFA candidate Maggie Ivanova, the play blurs the lines between various realities framed by magical realism.
Classical Japanese poetry contest inspires UH Mānoa students
The literary contest resembled a modern take on traditional poetry competitions in Japan known as utaawase.
Origami, hanafuda and more featured at return of annual Nippon event
Nippon Day featured workshops such as origami, hanafuda, calligraphy and tea ceremony.
From snakebite venom to authoritarianism, doctoral research abroad awards
Each awardee received funding to cover expenses, such as travel, living costs and research activities.
Japanese literature students prepare to catalog rare book collection
EALL students will help the Honolulu Museum of Art catalog one of the most important archives of Japanese rare books and prints in Hawaiʻi.
‘Speed-dating’ with ancient Japanese artifacts in UH class
Students in the “Introduction to Classical Japanese” class were able to view a set of pre- and early-modern materials called kotenseki.
UH Mānoa Korean Language Flagship Center funding renewed
The funding, which includes a grant and additional student support, is worth approximately $4 million.
Annual graduate conference finds new life online
The graduate students presented through four virtual webinar rooms.
Japanese language student awarded prestigious scholarship
UH Mānoa student Joseph Iseri is one of only three United States award recipients of the 2019–20 Monbukagakusho Scholarship.
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.
