Europe Japan Research Centre

08/06/2026

Next week! At Oxford's Ultimate Picture Palace we'll be screening and discussing John Williams' 'North Cormorant Island', about the lives of people in a small depopulated town.
⏰18:00pm (doors open 30min before) ~20:00pm including Q&A

Come see another side of Japan and hear the filmmaker talk about what it was like to get to know the residents over the years while making the film. FREE and PUBLIC but spaces are limited - register on Eventbite, link in the comments!

27/02/2026

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21/10/2025

Unfortunately, we've had to cancel tomorrow's talk as well. There seem to be quite a few bugs going around, so please take care of yourself.

27/04/2025

New open access publication!
'Close together far apart: necrosocialities in urban Japan'
Read the article in Japan Forum by EJRC member Jason Danely (Reader in Anthropology) and co-authors Fuyuki Makino and Yiannis Papadakis.

Closeness determines the possibilities of the dead to be materially and spiritually cared for by the living and to receive the consolation of an afterlife among deceased family, friends, or pets, r...

23/02/2025

This week!
Come to Oxford Brookes University for a special event on the future of criminal justice in Japan - from arts to organized crime, to the future of Japan's long-debated death penalty.
In-person only, no registration required. See you on Wednesday!