Library News

Library News


[Library]Notice of the Failure of Air Conditioning System (Mar. 5, 2024-)

Due to a malfunction of the air conditioning system, the heating is currently not working in the library. It would be appreciated if you could bring warm clothing as needed. We greatly regret for your inconvenience, and thank you for your kind understanding and cooperation.

[Joint Exhibition of Books] “Yasujiro Ozu” (Mar.1-Mar. 30, 2024)

Last year marked the 120th anniversary of the birth and 60th anniversary of the death of Yasujiro Ozu, considered one of the greatest masters of Japanese cinema. The I-House Library and the Bibliothèque de la Maison franco-japonaise will hold a joint exhibition of books in English and French about the internationally renowned filmmaker. For further information, please contact each library.  
  • Period:  Friday, March 1–Saturday, March 30, 2024
  • Place: The Library, International House of Japan
  • Exhibit: English materials on Yasujiro Ozu
[Bibliothèque de la Maison franco-japonaise] 3-9-25 Ebisu, Shibuya-ku, Tokyo 150-0013 Tel: 03-5421-7643 / Fax: 03-5421-7653 E-mail: biblio@mfj.gr.jp http://www.mfj.gr.jp/bibliotheque/presentation/index.php (website in French)

[Library] Library Tour in March (March 16, 2024)

The library will hold a tour on Saturday, March 16, 2024. We will introduce you to the library's usage. If you are interested in the library, please feel free to participate. Reservations are unnecessary.
  • Date: Saturday, March 16, 2024, 2:00 pm-
  • Place: The Library, International House of Japan
  • Participants: I-House members, persons who are interested in the library
  • Language: Japanese (If you would like to participate library tour in English, please contact the library.)
 

[Library Display] Women in Japanese Studies: Memoirs from a Trailblazing Generation Edited by Alisa Freedman (Feb.13, 2024-)



The book contains the memoirs of 31 North American woman scholars in Japanese studies who were pioneers in this field in the 1950s through the 1980s, when there were still not many woman scholars.

It introduces the experiences of these women, who established their careers in Japanese studies at a time when it was difficult to balance university and research work with family life.

Readers will learn what it was like for non-Japanese scholars and students to study and conduct research at Japanese universities in the postwar period—a cultural and social environment vastly different from those with which they were familiar. Several contributors are members of the I-House and there are frequent references to I-House and the Library as important venues to exchange information and receive support for their research.

Women in Japanese Studies: Memoirs from a Trailblazing Generation
Edited by Alisa Freedman. Association for Asian Studies, 2024. 601 pp
[952.07||Fs]

Publisher description: https://www.asianstudies.org/store/women-in-japanese-studies-memoirs-from-a-trailblazing-generation/
 
  • Period: Tuesday, February 13, 2024-
  • Place: The Library, International House of Japan

[Library] Library Tour in February (February 17, 2024)

The library will hold a tour on Saturday, February 17, 2024. We will introduce you to the library's usage. If you are interested in the library, please feel free to participate. Reservations are unnecessary.
  • Date: Saturday, February 17, 2024, 2:00 pm-
  • Place: The Library, International House of Japan
  • Participants: I-House members, persons who are interested in the library
  • Language: Japanese (If you would like to participate library tour in English, please contact the library.)
 

[Library] Newly Arrived Books

A list of new books is available.

 

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