Library Activities
The library conducts various activities related to strengthening the information infrastructure of Japanese studies.
- Activities in support of overseas Japanese Studies
“Access to the Culture and Society of Contemporary Japan” 2012
Open Meeting
The International House of Japan and the National Diet Library are jointly sponsoring the Japan Specialist Workshop “Access to the Culture and Society of Contemporary Japan” 2012, from February 14 to 22, 2012. The participants are working on various themes in the humanities (history, literature, art, philosophy and religion) relating to Japan.
The workshop is designed for Japanese Studies researchers/academics and Japanese information specialists who are active overseas. The aim is to enhance skills and knowledge for accessing the latest information as well as to build personal networks with the people they meet through their research.
This Open Meeting is an opportunity to share the experience and knowledge that the participants acquired during this workshop with the audience. Please come and join us.
*The Japan Specialist Workshop is supported by the Japan Foundation.
| Date: | Wednesday, February 22, 2012, 1:00-4:30 pm |
| Venue: | Kabayama-Matsumoto Room, IHJ |
| Moderator: | Sven Saaler, Associate Professor, Sophia University |
| Language: | Japanese (no English translation provided) |
| Admission: | Free |
| Presenters: | Participants in the Japan Specialist Workshop |
1:00-2:45 Part 1: Japanese studies researchers
| Leena Elina Eerolainen (Ph.D. Candidate, University of Helsinki, Finland) |
Contemporary Japanese horror films seen through the eyes of Japanese film scholars and directors |
| Agnese Haijima (Associate Professor, University of Latvia) |
Motifs of humour found in Japanese paintings |
| Ekaterina Lebedeva (Lecturer, Far Eastern State University of Humanities, Russia) |
Idiomatic phrase in Early Japanese literature |
| David Mervart (Assistant Professor, Heidelberg University, Germany) |
Tokugawa Geographies: Between the Well-Field Squares of the Ancient Sages and the Longitudinal Grid of the Red-Hairs |
| Katarzyna Anna Sonnenberg (Lecturer, Jagiellonian University, Poland) |
Meiji literature living today: the contemporary interpretation of Ichiyo Higuchi |
2:45-2:55 break
2:55-4:30 Part 2: Japanese information specialists
| Ahn Hye kyong (Librarian, National Library of Korea) |
Classification and cataloging method of classics (old books) |
| Asato Noriko (Assistant Professor, University of Hawaii, U.S.A.) |
Declaration on Freedom of the liberty (Declaration of freedom) - Why was the declaration created? |
| Antony Patrice Boussemart (Deputy Librarian, École Française d'Extrême-Orient, France) |
Creating the bibliography for the “World of Japanese New Religion” |
| Hatta Ayako (Japanese Studies Librarian, Monash University, Australia) |
Dissemination and utilization issues in spreading the electronic resources to university libraries |
| Suzuki Saeko (Tateuchi Cataloger for Japanese Retrospective Conversion, University of Washington East Asia Library, U.S.A.) |
Humanities research support through the systematization of classical Japanese documents |
| Reservations: | For those wishing to participate, please email us with your name, occupation, and email address, before February 13(Mon.), 2012. |
| International House of Japan Library tel: 03(3470)3213 / e-mail: infolib*i-house.or.jp (Change "*" to "@" mark) |
List of Participants for the Japan Specialist Workshop
“Access to the Culture and Society of Contemporary Japan” 2012
Japanese studies researchers
Leena Elina Eerolainen
Ph.D. Candidate, University of Helsinki (Finland)
Agnese Haijima
Associate Professor, University of Latvia (Latvia)
Ekaterina Lebedeva
Lecturer, Far Eastern State University of Humanities, Russia (Russia)
David Mervart
Assistant Professor, Heidelberg University (Germany)
Katarzyna Anna Sonnenberg
Lecturer, Jagiellonian University (Poland)
Japanese information specialists
Ahn Hye kyong
Librarian, National Library of Korea (Korea)
Asato Noriko
Assistant Professor, University of Hawaii (U.S.A.)
Antony Patrice Boussemart
Deputy Librarian, École Française d'Extrême-Orient (France)
Hatta Ayako
Japanese Studies Librarian, Monash University Library (Australia)
Suzuki Saeko
Tateuchi Cataloger for Japanese Retrospective Conversion, University of Washington East Asia Library
(U.S.A.)
“Access to the Culture and Society of Contemporary Japan” 2012
The environment surrounding Japanese Studies in recent years has changed greatly, such as the increasing interest in Japanese popular culture or the rise of Chinese and Korean Studies. However, it is not easy to acquire research information in the social sciences and humanities overseas.
Therefore, it is crucial to foster Japanese specialists of the next generation who can effectively obtain, offer and disseminate Japanese studies information, for the future development of Japanese studies.
The International House of Japan and the National Diet Library of Japan are jointly launching the Japan Specialist Workshop: Access to the Culture and Society of Contemporary Japan 2012, to support the improvement of the knowledge and skills for accessing information of overseas Japanese study specialists and Japanese study information specialists, including librarians and curators.
The theme of this Workshop is the field of the humanities (history, literature, art, philosophy, and religion). And the objective is acquisition of the necessary knowledge and skills for accessing the latest information in Japanese studies, as well as contributing to the construction of a close human network among Japan specialists in various countries.
As a residential workshop, all participants will stay at the International House of Japan, and will attend the same program.
We hope for many applications.
| Schedule: | February 14 to 22, 2012 |
| Intended for: | Those who live outside Japan, and are in a position to obtain, offer, and disseminate Japanese information (including young Japanese studies researchers, librarians and curators who have working experience in obtaining and introducing Japanese information). |
| Venue: | International House of Japan, National Diet Library, etc. |
| Costs: | The cost for round-trip plane tickets (up to a maximum amount) and lodging at the International House of Japan (ten nights with breakfast) will be provided by the organizers. |
| Language: | Japanese |
| Application Deadline: | Documents for applications should be submitted by Thursday, September 29, 2011 by postal mail. |
| Organizers: | International House of Japan, National Diet Library |
| Please check details of qualification requirements, the outline of the workshop, and the application method, through the following guidelines for applicants: | |
-Call for applications for the Japan Specialist Workshop 2012  (PDF) |
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| -Application Form | |
| -Recommendation Form | |
| For past activities please see this page. | |
- Introduction of Japanese books (Books of Japan) and
Japan related books (Books on Japan) useful for Japanese Studies
List of Library Publications
Inquiries: Library
International House of Japan
5-11-16 Roppongi, Minato-ku, Tokyo, 106-0032 JAPAN
Tel: +81-3-3470-3213 Fax: +81-3-3475-0424
