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REMINDER You can still register for Wednesday's #DIJStudyGroup "The Political Economy of Trading States and the Renaissance of Japanese Industrial Policy in the Global Chip War" with Steven Schwarz (Heidelberg Academy of Sciences and Humanities), hybrid at the DIJ and online
Join our next #DIJStudyGroup with Steven Schwarz @hadw-bw.bsky.social
🎤 "The Political Economy of Trading States and the Renaissance of Japanese Industrial Policy in the Global Chip War"
🏚️ online & onsite at the DIJ
📅 Nov 19, 6.30 pm JST/10.30 am CET
▶️ www.dijtokyo.org/event/the-po...
November 17, 2025 at 12:36 AM
Registration is now open for our next #DIJStudyGroup on "Rape as a theme in contemporary Japanese women's literature"
🎤 Marija Tomic @jstudiesvienna.bsky.social / DIJ Tokyo
📅 December 9, 2025 / 6.30 pm (JST) / 10.30 am (CET)
🏚️ onsite @ DIJ and online
➡️ www.dijtokyo.org/event/rape-a...
November 14, 2025 at 1:05 AM
NEW on the DIJ's Sustainability Blog: "Community-based integrated care in rural Japan—Impressions from Okutama (Tokyo)". Jonah Gamarra travels 2 hours by train to Western Tokyo to learn about community-based integrated care in the small & shrinking town of Okutama
sustainability.hypotheses.org/1531
November 13, 2025 at 3:04 AM
Haustierfriseure, Igelcafés, Tieraltersheime: „In Japan ist die Anthropomorphisierung von Haustieren extrem“, sagt DIJ-Soziologin @barbtokyo.bsky.social im Gespräch mit Janosch Schobin @soziopolis.bsky.social
Volltext ➡️ www.soziopolis.de/in-japan-ist...
November 13, 2025 at 2:54 AM
Onsite only lecture in Vienna by DIJ's @barbtokyo.bsky.social
"Pets in Contemporary Japan: Between Commodification, Family Membership, and Animal Welfare Challenges"
🏚️ University of Vienna @jstudiesvienna.bsky.social
📅 19 Nov 2025, 18–20h CET
▶️ www.viennaanimalstudies.com/event-detail...
November 12, 2025 at 12:14 AM
Join our next #DIJStudyGroup with Steven Schwarz @hadw-bw.bsky.social
🎤 "The Political Economy of Trading States and the Renaissance of Japanese Industrial Policy in the Global Chip War"
🏚️ online & onsite at the DIJ
📅 Nov 19, 6.30 pm JST/10.30 am CET
▶️ www.dijtokyo.org/event/the-po...
November 10, 2025 at 12:43 AM
We still have a few seats left for our onsite only #DIJForum "The Politics of the Past and Memory Culture in Germany and Japan" on Monday, 10 November, 6.30 pm at the DIJ. Registration www.dijtokyo.org/event/the-po...
Registration is open for our next #DIJForum
"The Politics of the Past and Memory Culture in Germany and Japan"
🎤 Norbert Frei, University of Jena & Yoshinori Katori, Japan-Korea Cultural Foundation
📅 Monday, 10 Nov, 18.30h JST
🏚️ onsite only @ DIJ Tokyo
Registration ➡️ www.dijtokyo.org/event/the-po...
November 7, 2025 at 12:06 AM
Reposted by DIJ Tokyo
Harald Kümmerle (Japanese Studies in Tokyo) and Johannes Thumfart (BSoG) have co-authored a new article titled
📄 “From Data Universalism to Data Particularism: Epistemologizing Digital Sovereignty Based on Germany's and Japan's COVID-19 Responses”.

🔗 Read it here: academic.oup.com/isagsq/artic...
From Data Universalism to Data Particularism: Epistemologizing Digital Sovereignty Based on Germany's and Japan's COVID-19 Responses
Abstract. This article examines the use of digital technologies by Germany and Japan during the COVID-19 pandemic from the perspective of two divergent epi
academic.oup.com
November 6, 2025 at 10:59 AM
Reposted by DIJ Tokyo
What does sustainable food look like in #Japan ?

A new study offers insights from chefs, farmers, ramen makers, and food entrepreneurs working to reconnect meals with nature, seasonality, and community. The biggest challenge: Busting silos 👇

sustainability.hypot... via @dijtokyo.org

#SlowFood
What Japanese Chefs Can Teach Us About Sustainability
by Patricia Hein and Ragnar Riesenkampff When thinking about food culture in Japan, images of variety, speed, and urban convenience—embodied in Shibuya’s bustling streets and iconic food vending machines—often come to mind. This accelerated...
sustainability.hypotheses.org
November 6, 2025 at 10:34 AM
Registration is now open for our DIJ-Sophia Sustainability Forum "Who Is Scared of the Climate Crisis – And Who Just Doesn’t Care?"
🎤 Carola Hommerich & Sighard Neckel
📅 November 20, 2025 / 18.30–20.00 (JST)
🏚️ DIJ Tokyo & online
▶️ www.dijtokyo.org/event/who-is...
November 5, 2025 at 12:41 AM
日本の「合意主導型」デジタル行政、米国やEUと異なる第4モデルへの期待:  高市早苗首相がトランプ米大統領との初の首脳会談が世界に報じられました。トランプ流は各国のデジタル政策の議論に影響を与え、日本のデジタル政策は「合意主導型」として期待もされています。「日本のデジタル政策は欧米とも中国などとも異なる合意主導型」。こう指摘するのは、東京に拠点を置くドイツの研究機関であるドイツ日本研究所のハラルド・クマレ主任研究員だ。
記事▶️ xtech.nikkei.com/atcl/nxt/col...
クマレ主任研究員 ▶️ www.dijtokyo.org/ja/people/ha...
日本の「合意主導型」デジタル行政、米国やEUと異なる第4モデルへの期待
高市早苗首相が2025年10月28日、トランプ米大統領と初の首脳会談に臨み、実利を重視する「トランプ流」と向き合った。トランプ流は経済や外交だけでなく、各国のデジタル政策の議論にも影響を与えており、そうした中で日本のデジタル政策は「合意主導型」として期待もされる。
xtech.nikkei.com
November 4, 2025 at 4:00 AM
REMINDER You can still register for Thursday's hybrid #DIJStudyGroup with Liliane Höppe @jstudiesvienna.bsky.social
Join our next #DIJStudyGroup with Liliane Höppe @jstudiesvienna.bsky.social who will present her research on “The Construction of Culture & Identity in Shimao Toshio's Writings About the Ryūkyū Islands”, online & onsite at the DIJ.
📅 Nov 6, 6.30 pm JST/10.30 am CET
www.dijtokyo.org/event/the-co...
November 4, 2025 at 2:21 AM
October 31, 2025 at 3:00 AM
Registration is open for our next #DIJForum
"The Politics of the Past and Memory Culture in Germany and Japan"
🎤 Norbert Frei, University of Jena & Yoshinori Katori, Japan-Korea Cultural Foundation
📅 Monday, 10 Nov, 18.30h JST
🏚️ onsite only @ DIJ Tokyo
Registration ➡️ www.dijtokyo.org/event/the-po...
October 30, 2025 at 1:38 AM
Join our next #DIJStudyGroup with Liliane Höppe @jstudiesvienna.bsky.social who will present her research on “The Construction of Culture & Identity in Shimao Toshio's Writings About the Ryūkyū Islands”, online & onsite at the DIJ.
📅 Nov 6, 6.30 pm JST/10.30 am CET
www.dijtokyo.org/event/the-co...
October 24, 2025 at 7:25 AM
Wir laden Sie herzlich ein zu "Wahr oder Falsch – Eine Schreibexpedition auf der Grenze zwischen Fakt und Fiktion" mit der Autorin & Kulturwissenschaftlerin Regina Klein
📅5. November 2025 / 17:20–19:00 Uhr
🚪Sophia-University, Yotsuya
Anmeldung und Details:
www.dijtokyo.org/de/event/wah...
October 23, 2025 at 6:52 AM
Check out the brand-new Autumn issue of our #DIJNewsletter for the latest on our institute, research, publications, events, alumni, and much more @barbtokyo.bsky.social @daneuhaus.bsky.social @torweber.bsky.social @merlekar.bsky.social @cj-jrnl.bsky.social www.dijtokyo.org/publication/...
October 16, 2025 at 2:33 AM
You can enjoy the Osaka Kansai #Expo2025 even after it will close its doors on Monday: watch our presentation at the German Pavilion and learn about our institute and our research projects in the fields of Sustainability and Digital Transformation @barbtokyo.bsky.social
🎬 youtu.be/NVbOsSdP51s
October 10, 2025 at 5:37 AM
Reposted by DIJ Tokyo
How can we write a truly global history of WWII?

Join Sheldon Garon & Sebastian Conrad at the DIJ Forum on Oct 14 (18:30 JST / 11:30 CEST) – onsite @dijtokyo.org or online.
Final event of our series #TheEndsofWar.

👉 dij.tokyo/globalhistory

#DIJForum #WWII #GlobalHistory #Japan
October 8, 2025 at 1:14 PM
Neuerscheinung #OpenAccess Kommunikative Orte für ländliche Räume, hg. C.Neu, N.Okada, Y.Yama & S.Polak-Rottmann, untersucht soziale Prozesse in Japan & Deutschland zur Stärkung sozialer Bindungen & Schaffung eines lebendigen Umfelds für innovative lokale Aktivitäten www.dijtokyo.org/de/project/s...
October 8, 2025 at 6:47 AM
Beyond ramen and fast food: new blog post by Patricia Hein and Ragnar Riesenkampff introduces a unique approach to reconnect food practices with the land, traditions, and seasons and explains 'What Japanese Chefs Can Teach Us About Sustainability' sustainability.hypotheses.org/1080
October 7, 2025 at 2:50 AM
Reposted by DIJ Tokyo
NEW CJ issue 37-2 incl articles on faith talk in political rhetoric @ernils.bsky.social, the afterlife of PMs (T. Tsuda), Korean intl school (K. Hirano), Buraku literacy movements (C. Fusari), elderly reemployment (K. Haga) & Takarazuka fandom (Z. Baraniak-Hirata) www.tandfonline.com/toc/rcoj20/3...
October 6, 2025 at 2:19 AM
Registration is open for our hybrid #DIJForum "Writing a Global History of the Second World War by Taking Japan Seriously"
🎤Sheldon Garon @princeton.edu & Sebastian Conrad @freieuniversitaet.bsky.social
📅Oct 14, 6.30-8pm, onsite&online
➡️https://dij.tokyo/globalhistory
#EndsOfWar @maxweberstiftung.de
September 29, 2025 at 5:45 AM
Wir laden Sie herzlich ein zur 4. Session des deutschsprachigen Kaffeekränzchens „Philosophie-Jause“, organisiert von Sebastian Polak-Rottmann (DIJ) & Yukiko Kuwayama (UTCP)
📅 Samstag, 18. Oktober 2025, 15:30-17:30 Uhr
🏢 DIJ Tokyo
Details & Anmeldung
▶️ www.dijtokyo.org/event/kaffee...
September 12, 2025 at 4:10 AM
Gerade erschienen: Band 68 der #DIJMonographien „Schwarze Löcher im Gewebe der Sprachen“: Kulturelles Übersetzen in der japanischen Literatur, hg. Carolin Fleischer-Heininger und Kevin Schumacher-Shoji, untersucht das Kulturelle Übersetzen anhand von neun Fallstudien www.dijtokyo.org/publication/...
September 10, 2025 at 5:18 AM