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Thursday Seminar

The 287th Nichibunken Thursday Seminar

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Date: 2026.05.28 (Thu) 16:30 

Theme

NISHITANI Isao, Reading Buddhist Paintings: Portraits as Buddhist Cultural History
LIU Yang, Why Were They Taken to Japan? -Selection and Transport of Captives in Maritime East Asia during the Wokou Age-

Overview

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For further details, please refer to the Japanese webpage.

Speaker
NISHITANI Isao
Associate Professor, International Research Center for Japanese Studies
Speaker
LIU Yang
Speically appointed Assistant Professor, International Research Center for Japanese Studies
Moderator
NAKAMARU Takafumi
Associate Professor, International Research Center for Japanese Studies

Information

Date: 2026.05.28 (Thu) 
Place:
Seminar Room 1, Nichibunken (Onsite Only)
Start time:
16:30
End time:
18:00
Target audience:
Open to researchers, including students
Language:
Japanese
Registration:
Required.
Please sign up for the seminar using this form by Noon on May 26th.
Contact details for inquiries:
Public Relations Unit, General Affairs Section,
International Research Center for Japanese Studies
Email : seminar*nichibun.ac.jp (Please replace * with @.)

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