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SUMMARY:Doppelvortrag von Prof. Machiko Midorikawa und Prof. Michael Watson
DESCRIPTION:Das Japan-Zentrum der Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München lädt Sie im Rahmen des Forschungskolloquiums im Sommersemester 2026 zu folgendem Doppelvortrag herzlich ein: \n„Did I dream it? Was it real? Intertextuality in Ise monogatari and Genji monogatari“ \nProf. Machiko Midorikawa (Waseda University) \nMedieval and early modern commentaries on Genji monogatari discuss the use of techniques that would now be termed forms of „intertextuality.“ Scholars have long studied the influence of the Ise monogatari on Genji monogatari. Some well-known examples are found in the „Waka Murasaki“ chapter\, which makes use of phrases taken from section 69 and other parts of the older poem-tale collection. Section 69 is the episode in which the mukashi otoko (Narihira) breaks a strict religious taboo in having sexual relations with the Ise Priestess. The „Waka Murasaki“ chapter draws on this episode in the depiction of Genji’s forbidden relationship with his step-mother Fujitsubo. \nBeyond the purely literary links between the two texts\, we must also consider the possible influence of gossip that spread about Narihira’s relations with the Priestess. It was rumoured that a son was born of the brief encounter. Early writings hint at this\, while later Ise commentaries even identify the child by name. I will argue that we must look beyond simple verbal links and examine more closely the historical and cultural context for clues about the texts emerged and were interpreted. \nMachiko Midorikawa is an invited researcher of the Institute of Classical Japanese Studies\, Waseda University\, where she received a doctorate in 2005. Her monograph Genji monogatari eiyaku ni tsuite no kenkyū (2010) was awarded the Twelfth Murasaki Shikibu Research Award. Journal publications include “In between interpretation\, commentary\, and literature: the aesthetic sense in English translations of the Tale of Genji” (2024)\, “A World of Indirectness: Notes Toward a Study of Characterization in the ‘Tale of Genji’” (2022) and “Shifting Words from Monogatari to Shōsetsu: The Translation of Internal Speech in Japanese Literature” (2014). \n„Flowing Sands: The Tripitaka Monk in Medieval Japan“ \nProf. em. Michael Watson (Meiji Gakuin University) \nThe Chinese monk Xuánzàng 玄奘 (602–664) made the long and dangerous journey across central and western Asia to India and returned sixteen years later with hundreds of sutras and other Buddhist texts. His Chinese translations of many sacred texts reached Japan in the Nara period\, together with factual records of his journey. Fictional representations of his pilgrimage became widely disseminated in different genres\, most famously in the Ming-period novel Journey to the West. In this talk we will examine an earlier Japanese work\, a nō play that is recorded as having been staged in 1432. Daihannya 大般若 („The Great Wisdom Sutra“) fell out of the performance repertoire for centuries before being revived in 1983. The play has most recently been performed in 2022 at the Yakushiji in Nara\, a Hossō-sect temple with a long and close connection to the historic Xuanzang. While translating the play\, we were able to study the DVD recording of a performance given in 2006. \nKnown in Japan as the Tripitaka or „Three Treasures“ Monk (Jp. Genjō Sanzō Hōshi)\, Xuanzang is typically represented in Heian and early medieval art with a sutra case on his back. The pilgrim’s statue is often paired with the figure of a sinister supernatural being who wears a necklace of human skulls. These iconographical details are present both in the surviving texts of Daihannya and in modern stagings of the play. Just a few decades before the play was written\, the imperial court in Japan commissioned calligraphers and painters to make a magnificent picture scroll that illustrates many of the dangers that Xuanzang faces\, but not the incident dramatized in the play. On his outward journey to India\, the pilgrim finds his way blocked by the Pamir Mountains and a wide river („Flowing Sands“). This is guarded by a weird figure („Deep Sands“) who reveals that he has met the pilgrim often in past lives\, killing him each time. This time he relents and lets the pilgrim pass\, presenting him with a scroll of the Great Wisdom Sutra. Heavenly Maidens and Dragon Gods open a path across the river for the monk to continue his journey. After discussing aspects of sources\, structure\, style and language\, we will talk about the difficulties of doing research on non-canonical nō plays that have been revived for contemporary performance. \nMichael Watson is Professor Emeritus at Meiji Gakuin University. Trained at the University of Oxford (DPhil 2003)\, his research has focussed on medieval Japanese war tales and nō drama\, with an interest in both canonical and non-canonical plays. He is a contributor to and co-editor of two volumes\, Like Clouds or Mists: Studies and Translations of Nō Plays of the Genpei War (2013) and A Companion to Nō and Kyōgen Theatre (2025). He has published articles on narratology\, Heike monogatari\, and translation history. \nDer Doppelvortrag findet in Präsenz statt. Ort: Japan-Zentrum der LMU\, Seminargebäude am Englischen Garten\, Oettingenstr. 67\, 80538 München\, Raum 151. Eine vorherige Anmeldung ist nicht erforderlich.
URL:https://www.blog.japan.uni-muenchen.de/event/doppelvortrag-von-prof-machiko-midorikawa-und-prof-michael-watson/
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CATEGORIES:Allgemein,Forschungskolloquium,Vortrag
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SUMMARY:Vortrag von Prof. Dr. Carola Hommerich: „Between Alarm and Apathy: Mapping Environmental Orientations in the Japanese Public“
DESCRIPTION:Das Japan-Zentrum der Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München lädt Sie im Rahmen des Forschungskolloquiums im Sommersemester 2026 zu folgendem Gastvortrag herzlich ein: \nProf. Dr. Carola Hommerich (Sophia University\, Tokyo\, presenting) \nDr. Joanna Kitsnik (Fondazione Eni Enrico Mattei) \n11. Juni 2026: 18:15 – 19:45 Uhr  \nJapan presents a striking paradox: public concern about climate change is high and rising\, yet the country consistently underperforms on international climate policy indices\, and the sense of urgency to act remains comparatively low. This gap between concern and mobilisation raises a fundamental question — not just about policy\, but about society: how do different groups in Japan actually understand\, evaluate\, and relate to climate change\, and what does this mean for the prospects of a just and cohesive transition to a carbon-neutral society? \nThis talk presents findings from the Sophia University Climate Survey\, a large-scale representative online survey of 5\,000 respondents conducted in Japan in autumn 2025. Drawing on latent class analysis across multiple dimensions of climate orientations — concern\, beliefs and attribution\, affective and moral response\, efficacy beliefs\, and techno optimism — we identify five distinct climate orientation types within the Japanese population\, ranging from the deeply engaged and empowered to the sceptical and the indifferent. We then further examine how these types differ in their sociodemographic and socioeconomic composition\, their political orientations\, and their patterns of information consumption and trust. Understanding what defines these different orientation types — and what divides them — has implications not only for climate communication and policy\, but for social cohesion more broadly. \nCarola Hommerich is Professor at the Department of Sociology\, Faculty of Human Sciences\, Sophia University\, Tokyo. In the past\, she has served as Associate Professor of Sociology at the Graduate School of Letters of Hokkaido University\, and as Senior Research Fellow at the German Institute of Japanese Studies (DIJ)\, Tokyo. Her research focuses on the interrelation of subjective well-being and social status\, as well as on the interlinkage of environmental attitudes and behaviour. Her research has appeared in Social Indicators Research\, Applied Research in Quality of Life\, Journal of Happiness Studies\, Social Sciences Japan Journal\, among others. \nDer Vortrag findet in Präsenz statt. Ort: Japan-Zentrum der LMU\, Seminargebäude am Englischen Garten\, Oettingenstr. 67\, 80538 München\, Raum 151
URL:https://www.blog.japan.uni-muenchen.de/event/vortrag-von-prof-dr-carola-hommerich-between-alarm-and-apathy-mapping-environmental-orientations-in-the-japanese-public/
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SUMMARY:Vortrag von Dr. Vincent Lesch: "18 and Exposed: Regulating Youth Vulnerability and Risk in Japan’s  Amusement and Adult Video Industry"
DESCRIPTION:Das Japan-Zentrum der Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München lädt Sie im Rahmen des Forschungskolloquiums im Sommersemester 2026 zu folgendem Gastvortrag herzlich ein: \nDr. Vincent Lesch (Universität Heidelberg) \n18. Juni 2026: 18:15 – 19:45 Uhr  \n\nIn April 2022\, Japan lowered the legal age of adulthood from 20 to 18\, expanding young people’s contractual capacity while leaving certain age-restricted activities unchanged. This reform heightened concerns about vulnerability\, particularly beyond financial risks\, in sectors such as the amusement and adult video (AV) industries. \nIn response\, the Adult Video Appearance Damage Prevention and Relief Act (2022) was enacted to prevent harm\, provide victim relief\, and protect performers’ dignity and privacy. Evidence points to coercive recruitment practices and structural links between host club businesses and forced AV participation\, often involving debt-based pressure. Complementing this\, the 2025 amendments to the Act on Control and Improvement of Amusement Business strengthened regulatory oversight and adapted legal controls to contemporary practices. \nThis research project adopts a doctrinal legal research approach to examine the regulatory design and protective scope of these legal instruments. It analyzes the harms that prompted legislative intervention\, the structure of the protection mechanisms\, and their capacity to address exploitative practices at the intersection of amusement businesses and the AV industry. The analysis draws on legal texts\, policy documents\, administrative materials\, statistical data\, and case-based reporting\, and evaluates these laws as instruments of youth and consumer protection in contexts marked by power asymmetries and information imbalances. \nVincent B. Lesch has been a research associate at the Department of Japanese Studies at Heidelberg University since April 2022. Prior to that\, he worked at the Department of Global Studies at Aarhus University in Denmark. In 2019\, he received his Ph.D. from the Asia-Africa Institute at the University of Hamburg with a dissertation on NPO-led career guidance at urban high schools in Tokyo. His research currently focuses on consumer education and consumer protection as part of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) in the Japanese education system and society. He concentrates on educational policies and frameworks as well as the implementation of consumer education and consumer protection on the micro-level. Since completing his degree\, he has also served as head of the “Education” section of the German Association for Social Science Research on Japan (VSJF)\, promoting exchange between early-career researchers (especially students)\, established scholars\, and the interested public. \nDer Vortrag findet in Präsenz statt. Ort: Japan-Zentrum der LMU\, Seminargebäude am Englischen Garten\, Oettingenstr. 67\, 80538 München\, Raum 151
URL:https://www.blog.japan.uni-muenchen.de/event/vortrag-von-dr-vincent-lesch-18-and-exposed-regulating-youth-vulnerability-and-risk-in-japans-amusement-and-adult-video-industry/
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Berlin:20260702T181500
DTEND;TZID=Europe/Berlin:20260702T194500
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SUMMARY:Vortrag von Christine Hieb: "Vom Einfamilienhaus zum shea hausu in Tokyo: Zwischen Kapitalanlage und Care in der Postwachstumsgesellschaft"
DESCRIPTION:Das Japan-Zentrum der Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München lädt Sie im Rahmen des Forschungskolloquiums im Sommersemester 2026 zu folgendem Gastvortrag herzlich ein: \nChristine Hieb (Technische Universität Darmstadt) \n2. Juli 2026: 18:15 – 19:45 Uhr  \nWeltweit werden kommerzialisierte Modelle des gemeinschaftlichen Wohnens zu einem immer bedeuteren Bestandteil der städtischen Wohnungslandschaft. In Tokyo werden seit den 2000er Jahren leerstehende Gebäude\, insbesondere Einfamilienhäuser\, für das sogenannte shea hausu umgenutzt. Dieses Modell widerspricht der sozio-räumlichen Ordnung der modernen Kernfamilie sowie der „scrap and build“-Logik der japanischen Baupraxis und fordert damit die materiellen\, räumlichen\, sozialen und administrativen Verhältnisse in Tokyo heraus. \nIm Mittelpunkt dieses Vortrags stehen erste Ergebnisse von Feldforschungen\, die zwischen 2025 und 2026 in Tokio durchgeführt wurden. Ausgehend von qualitativen Interviews mit Personen aus der shea hausu-Produktion – darunter Hauseigentümer:innen\, Hausmanager\, Plattformanbieter und Architekt:innen – werde ich meine Analyse eines Wohnmodells vorstellen\, das sich zwischen einkommensschaffendem Privateigentum und kommodifizierter und informeller Care-Arbeit bewegt. Veränderte Lebensentwürfe und sozioökonomische Abhängigkeiten treffen in shea hausu\, die in Wohnbestand realisiert wurden\, aufeinander und zeigen dabei die Herausforderungen und Chancen einer Postwachstumsgesellschaft\, die mit einem angespannten Wohnungsmarkt und demografischen Veränderungen zu kämpfen hat. \nChristine Hieb hat Ostasiatische Kunstgeschichte und Japanologie (B.A.) an der Freien Universität Berlin sowie Historische Urbanistik (M.A.) an der Technischen Universität Berlin studiert. Ihre Forschung beschäftigt sich mit den Wechselwirkungen zwischen gebauter Umwelt\, Architektur sowie sozialen und kulturellen Transformationsprozessen. Von 2023 bis 2025 war sie wissenschaftliche Mitarbeiterin am Berlin-Institut für Bevölkerung und Entwicklung; seit 2024 ist sie wissenschaftliche Mitarbeiterin am Fachgebiet Entwerfen und Stadtentwicklung der Technischen Universität Darmstadt. Im Rahmen des DFG-Graduiertenkollegs „Organizing Architectures“ analysiert sie derzeit die Entwicklung des japanischen shea hausu-Marktes (engl. Share House) in Tokyo im Kontext der japanischen Postwachstumsgesellschaft.\n(https://organizingarchitectures.org/de/project/vom-einfamilienhaus-zum-shea-hausu/) \nDer Vortrag findet in Präsenz statt. Ort: Japan-Zentrum der LMU\, Seminargebäude am Englischen Garten\, Oettingenstr. 67\, 80538 München\, Raum 151. Eine vorherige Anmeldung ist nicht erforderlich. \nFotos: © Christine Hieb
URL:https://www.blog.japan.uni-muenchen.de/event/vortrag-von-christine-hieb-vom-einfamilienhaus-zum-shea-hausu-in-tokyo-zwischen-kapitalanlage-und-care-in-der-postwachstumsgesellschaft/
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Berlin:20260709T180000
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SUMMARY:Lesung von Yuko Kuhn (Autorin) aus ihrem Debütroman "Onigiri"
DESCRIPTION:Das Japan-Zentrum der Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München lädt Sie im Rahmen des Forschungskolloquiums im Sommersemester 2026 zu folgender Veranstaltung herzlich ein: \nOnigiri_Buchcover_RZ02.indd\nYuko Kuhn (Autorin) \nLesung aus ihrem Debütroman Onigiri (Hanser\, 2025) \nAls Aki erfährt\, dass ihre Großmutter gestorben ist\, bucht sie zwei Flüge. Ein letztes Mal will sie ihre Mutter zu ihrer Familie in Japan bringen\, auch wenn sie weiß\, wie riskant es ist\, einen dementen Menschen aus der gewohnten Umgebung zu reißen. Und wirklich hat sie Keiko noch nie so verloren erlebt wie in der ersten Nacht im Hotel. Doch dann sitzen sie beim Essen im alten Elternhaus\, und plötzlich spricht sie\, die so still geworden ist\, fröhlich und klar für sich selbst. Erst auf dieser Reise erkennt Aki in ihrer Mutter die mutige und lebenshungrige Frau\, die sie einmal war\, bevor sich in Deutschland diese große\, für Aki so bedrohliche Müdigkeit über sie legte. Mit sanfter Klarheit lässt Yuko Kuhn die faszinierende Geschichte einer deutsch-japanischen Familie entstehen\, die zwischen den Kulturen verloren geht und sich neu findet. \nPressestimmen: \n»Ein Buch mit großer Sogwirkung… Ich konnte gar nicht mehr aufhören… Ein sehr zartes\, sehr schönes Buch.« Elke Heidenreich\, WDR\, 7.12.25 \n»Es ist der wahrscheinlich unaufgeregteste Roman des Jahres – und gerade deshalb einer der berührendsten.« Christoph Amend\, DIE ZEIT-Newsletter\, 18.08.25 \nYuko Kuhn wurde 1983 in München geboren. Sie studierte Kulturwirtschaft in Passau und Aix-en-Provence. 2019 fand sie über ihre Tätigkeit an der HFF / Hochschule für Fernsehen und Film München zum Schreiben. Mit ihrem Mann und ihren drei Kindern lebt sie in München. \nDer Vortrag findet in Präsenz statt. Ort: Japan-Zentrum der LMU\, Seminargebäude am Englischen Garten\, Oettingenstr. 67\, 80538 München\, Raum 151. Eine vorherige Anmeldung ist nicht erforderlich.
URL:https://www.blog.japan.uni-muenchen.de/event/lesung-von-yuko-kuhn-autorin-aus-ihrem-debuetroman-onigiri/
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