Library News 2011

Library News 2011

[Japan Specialist Workshop] 2012 Call for Participants
[Japan Specialist Workshop] 2011 Participants

Dec. 2, 2011 Support of Japanese Studies

The Japan Specialist Workshop
“Access to the Culture and Society of Contemporary Japan” 2012 Open Meeting

This Open Meeting will be held as an occasion for the participants of the Japan Specialist Workshop to share their experiences and the fruits of their research with a wider audience, and think together about the future of Japanese studies.

Date: Wednesday, February 22, 1:00-4:30 pm
Moderator: Sven Saaler, Associate Professor, Sophia University

For further details, please see here.

Dec. 2, 2011 Support of Japanese Studies

The International House of Japan will be launching the “Japan Specialist Workshop: Access to the Culture and Society of Contemporary Japan 2012 (co-sponsored by the National Diet Library),” from February 14 to 22, 2012.

For a list of participants, please see here.

Dec. 2, 2011 Notice of Year-end/New Year’s Recess and Suspension of OPAC

The library will be closed from Thursday, December 29, 2011 and will reopen on Thursday, January 5, 2012.
The periodical section will be open as usual from 9:00 am to 10:00 pm.
Please note that the Internet library catalog (OPAC) will also be suspended during this period.
Thank you for your understanding.

Dec. 2, 2011 Newly Arrived Books

The newly arrived books are now on display.
A list of books received in the past 40 days can be found at the following page:

New Arrivals (continuously updated)

The following newly arrived books include references about the I-House.

[Books]
Title Zhi min di ren wu zhi ; wo de ren sheng dao shi : wei jie ji
Author Dai, Guo hui
Publisher Wen xun za zhi she, 2011

Title Pacific cosmopolitans : a cultural history of U.S.-Japan relations
Author Michael R. Auslin
Publisher Harvard University Press, 2011

Dec. 2, 2011 Library Orientation in December

We will introduce the library’s history, usage, and ways to search the materials.
Reservations are unnecessary, but please contatct the library if you cannot come to the library during this time period.

Date: Saturday, Dec. 17, 2011, 14:00-15:00 pm
Place: The International House of Japan Library

For further information, please contact the library.

Nov. 8, 2011 Newly Arrived Books

The newly arrived books are now on display.
A list of books received in the past 40 days can be found at the following page:

New Arrivals (continuously updated)

The following newly arrived books include references about the I-House.

[Books]
Title Ekkyo suru shomotsu : henyo suru dokusho kankyo no nakade
Author Wada, Atsuhiko
Publisher Sinyosha, 2011

Title Koma ga mawaridashita : Saito Makoto sensei tsuito-shu
Publisher Saito Makoto Sensei Tsuito-shu Kanko Iinkai. 2011

Nov. 8, 2011 Library Orientation in November

We will introduce the library’s history, usage, and ways to search the materials.
Reservations are unnecessary, but please contatct the library if you cannot come to the library during this time period.

Date: Saturday, Nov. 19, 2011, 14:00-15:00 pm
Place: The International House of Japan Library

For further information, please contact the library.

Oct. 4, 2011 Newly Arrived Books

The newly arrived books are now on display.
A list of books received in the past 40 days can be found at the following page:

New Arrivals (continuously updated)

Oct. 4, 2011 Library Orientation in October

We will introduce the library’s history, usage, and ways to search the materials.
Reservations are unnecessary, but please contatct the library if you cannot come to the library during this time period.

Date: Saturday, Oct. 15, 2011, 14:00-15:00 pm
Place: The International House of Japan Library

For further information, please contact the library.

Sep. 2, 2011 Display of Books on Nitobe Inazo

September 1 is the birthday of Dr. Nitobe Inazo, whose numerous posts included Undersecretary General of the league of Nations, and who also had close connections with the founders of I-House.
In association with this, the library is displaying relevant titles from its collection from Saturday, September 3. Most of the materials are written in English.

Sep. 2, 2011 Newly Arrived Books

The newly arrived books are now on display.
A list of books received in the past 40 days can be found at the following page:

New Arrivals (continuously updated)

The following newly arrived books include references about the I-House.

[Books]
Title Japan to-day kenkyu : senjiki bungei shunju no kaigai hasshin
Author Suzuki, Sadami
Publisher International Research Center for Japanese Studies, 2011

Title Saito Makoto sensei ni kiku
Author Saito, Makoto
Publisher Tokyo Daigaku Amerika Kenkyu Shiryo Senta, 1992

Title Takagi Yasaka sensei ni kiku
Author Takagi, Yasaka
Publisher Tokyo Daigaku Amerika Kenkyu Shiryo Senta, 1979

Title Ru Korubyujie to Kokuritsu Seiyo Bijutsukan : kaikan 50shu-nen kinen
Author Terashima, Yo-ko
Publisher The National Museum of Western Art : Western Art Foundation, c2009

Sep. 2, 2011 Library Orientation in September

We will introduce the library’s history, usage, and ways to search the materials.
Reservations are unnecessary, but please contatct the library if you cannot come to the library during this time period.

Date: Saturday, Sep. 17, 2011, 14:00-15:00 pm
Place: The International House of Japan Library

For further information, please contact the library.

Aug. 5, 2011 Newly Arrived Books

The newly arrived books are now on display.
A list of books received in the past 40 days can be found at the following page:

New Arrivals (continuously updated)

The following newly arrived books include references about the I-House.

[Books]
Title Der Yoro-Kodex die Gebote Teil 2
Author Hans A. Dettmer
Publisher Harrassowitz, 2009

Title Edwin O. Reischauer and the American discovery of Japan
Author George R. Packard
Publisher Columbia University Press, c2010

Aug. 5, 2011 Library Orientation in August

We will introduce the library’s history, usage, and ways to search the materials.
Reservations are unnecessary, but please contatct the library if you cannot come to the library during this time period.

Date: Saturday, Aug. 27, 2011, 14:00-15:00 pm
Place: The International House of Japan Library

For further information, please contact the library.

Jul. 1, 2011 Call for participants for the Japan Specialist Workshop: Access to the Culture and the Society of Contemporary Japan 2012

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.

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.)
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 organizer.
Language: Japanese

For details and application form, please see this page.

Jul. 1, 2011 Newly Arrived Books

The newly arrived books are now on display.
A list of books received in the past 40 days can be found at the following page:

New Arrivals (continuously updated)

Jul. 1, 2011 Library Orientation in July

We will introduce the library’s history, usage, and ways to search the materials.
Reservations are unnecessary, but please contatct the library if you cannot come to the library during this time period.

Date: Saturday, Jul. 16, 2011, 14:00-15:00 pm
Place: The International House of Japan Library

For further information, please contact the library.

Jun. 7, 2011 Newly Arrived Books

The newly arrived books are now on display.
A list of books received in the past 40 days can be found at the following page:

New Arrivals (continuously updated)

The following newly arrived book includes references about the I-House.

[Books]
Title The Japanese in war & peace, 1942-48 : selected documents from a translator’s in-tray
Author Ian Nish
Publisher Global Oriental, 2011

Jun. 7, 2011 Library Orientation in June

We will introduce the library’s history, usage, and ways to search the materials.
Reservations are unnecessary, but please contatct the library if you cannot come to the library during this time period.

Date: Saturday, Jun. 18, 2011, 14:00-15:00 pm
Place: The International House of Japan Library

For further information, please contact the library.

May 6, 2011 Newly Arrived Books

The newly arrived books are now on display.
A list of books received in the past 40 days can be found at the following page:

New Arrivals (continuously updated)

The following newly arrived book includes references about the I-House.

[Books]
Title Kindai dezain nenpu : Tendo Mokko gojunen-shi
Author Ogura Kazuo Henshu Jimusho
Publisher Tendo Mokko, 1993

Title The Reischauer heritage in the twenty-first century
Author Kent E. Calder
Publisher The Edwin O. Reischauer Center for East Asian Studies, Johns Hopkins University, 2010

May 6, 2011 Library Orientation in May

We will introduce the library’s history, usage, and ways to search the materials.
Reservations are unnecessary, but please contatct the library if you cannot come to the library during this time period.

Date: Saturday, May 14, 2011, 14:00-15:00 pm
Place: The International House of Japan Library

For further information, please contact the library.

Apr. 5, 2011 Newly Arrived Books

The newly arrived books are now on display.
A list of books received in the past 40 days can be found at the following page:

New Arrivals (continuously updated)

Apr. 5, 2011 Grant from Kasumi Kaikan

The library has received a grant from the Kasumi Kaikan.
As a result, books that played an important role in the spread of Japonism have been added to our collection.

Apr. 5, 2011 Library Orientation in April

We will introduce the library’s history, usage, and ways to search the materials.
Reservations are unnecessary, but please contatct the library if you cannot come to the library during this time period.

Date: Saturday, April 16, 2011, 14:00-15:00 pm
Place: The International House of Japan Library

For further information, please contact the library.

Mar. 7, 2011 Newly Arrived Books

The newly arrived books are now on display.
A list of books received in the past 40 days can be found at the following page:

New Arrivals (continuously updated)

The following newly arrived book includes references about the I-House.

[Books]
Title Kindai dezain nenpu : Tendo Mokko gojunen-shi
Author
Publisher Iwanami Shoten, 1975

Title Imperial Japan at its zenith : the wartime celebration of the empire’s 2,600th anniversary
Author Kenneth J. Ruoff
Publisher Cornell University Press, 2010

Mar. 7, 2011 Library Orientation in March

We will introduce the library’s history, usage, and ways to search the materials.
Reservations are unnecessary, but please contatct the library if you cannot come to the library during this time period.

Date: Saturday, March 19, 2011, 14:00-15:00 pm
Place: The International House of Japan Library

For further information, please contact the library.

Feb. 7, 2011 Newly Arrived Books

The newly arrived books are now on display.
A list of books received in the past 40 days can be found at the following page:

New Arrivals (continuously updated)

Feb. 7, 2011 Library Orientation in February

We will introduce the library’s history, usage, and ways to search the materials.
Reservations are unnecessary, but please contatct the library if you cannot come to the library during this time period.

Date: Saturday, February 26, 2011, 14:00-15:00 pm
Place: The International House of Japan Library

For further information, please contact the library.

Feb. 7, 2011 Support Program of Japanese Studies

The participants in the “Japan Specialist Workshop: Access to the Culture and Society of Contemporary Japan 2011 (co-sponsored by the National Diet Library),” will be presenting their research results. Please join us.

Moderator: Sven Saleer, Associate Professor, Sophia University
Date: Saturday, February 19, 2011, 13:30-16:50 pm
Admission: Free (reservations required)
Language: Japanese (no English translation provided)

For further information, please see this page [in Japanese].

Jan. 5, 2011 Newly Arrived Books

The newly arrived books are now on display.
A list of books received in the past 40 days can be found at the following page:

New Arrivals (continuously updated)

The following newly arrived book includes references about the I-House.
[Books]
Title Asakawa Kan’ichi ron: sono gakumon keisei to jissen
Author Haruko Yamauchi
Publisher Waseda Daigaku Shuppanbu, 2010

Jan. 5, 2011 Library Orientation in January

We will introduce the library’s history, usage, and ways to search the materials.
Reservations are unnecessary, but please contatct the library if you cannot come to the library during this time period.

Date: Saturday, January 22, 2011, from 2:00 to 3:00 pm
Place: The International House of Japan Library

For further information, please contact the library.

Jan. 5, 2011 Support program of Japanese Studies

The International House of Japan will be launching the “Japan Specialist Workshop: Access to the Culture and Society of Contemporary Japan 2011(co-sponsered by the National Diet Library),” from February 14 to 21, 2011.

For a list of participants, please see here.