[Library] Change in Opening Hours for Library Maintenance (from May 31, 2024)

To undertake maintenance work, the Library will have shorter opening hours on the last Friday of each month starting in May, as shown below. We apologize for any inconvenience this may cause and ask for your understanding. Opening hours: 1:00 pm–6:00 pm The periodical section will be open from 1:00 pm to 10:00 pm. Maintenance days in 2024: May 31, June 28, July 26, Aug. 30, Sept. 27, Oct. 25, Nov. 29, Dec. 27

【Library Display】 “Dr. Robert Oppenheimer” (Apr.22, 2024-)

Oppenheimer, a biopic about the “father of the atomic bomb,” swept the 2024 Academy Awards, winning seven prizes, including best picture. In September 1960, just 15 years after the end of World War II, the International House of Japan became the first to invite Dr. Robert Oppenheimer to Japan. During his three-week stay in the country, he gave lectures and had discussions with many Japanese experts. He also traveled around the country, visiting Kamakura, Nikko, Nara, Kyoto, and Osaka, and gained familiarity with traditional Japanese culture.

The Library is displaying various books by and about Oppenheimer, an issue of the I-House Bulletin that describes the lecture on “Science and Culture” that he delivered at I-House, along with such artifacts as his itinerary in Japan and newspaper articles during the time of his visit.

 

• Period:　Monday, April 22 – Friday, May 31, 2024
• Place:　Library, the International House of Japan

[Library] Library Tour in May (May 11, 2024)

The library will hold a tour on Saturday, May 11, 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, May 11, 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] Grant from the Kasumi Kaikan (Fiscal Year 2023)

We are pleased to announce that the library has received a grant from the Kasumi Kaikan. As a result, we have been able to add 20 valuable books related to Japanese Studies, in the fields of humanities and social sciences, to our collection.

 

[Library] Notice of Temporary Closure Due to Air Conditioning System Replacement Work (Apr.26, 2024-Apr.27, 2024)

Due to the replacement of the air conditioning system, the library will be closed as follows. We apologize for the inconvenience and appreciate your understanding.

Period: Friday, April 26 - Saturday, April 27, 2024
Closed throughout the day, including the periodical section

[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.

[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.