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.
Fall 2022 graduate personalized degree, discovered passion at Mānoa
Tyler Linmark discovered the interdisciplinary studies program at UH Mānoa and combined all three of his passions to form his personalized degree called international theology.
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.
Rare Japanese scrolls gifted to Hamilton Library
The scrolls will become part of the popular Sakamaki/Hawley Collection located in Hamilton Library’s Asia Collection.
UH Mānoa Library contributes to groundbreaking Japanese migration exhibit
The exhibit in Chiba, Japan, Hawaii: 150 Years of Japanese Migration and Histories of Dream Islands, features about 50 items from the UH library including rare documents and photos.
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.
JTB Goodwill Foundation donates to new UH tourism scholarship
The donation was made in recognition of Gannenmono, the 150th anniversary of Japanese immigration to Hawaiʻi in 2018.
