The mission of the Sainsbury Institute for the Study of Japanese Arts and Cultures is to promote world class research and be a leader in the study of Japanese arts and cultures from the past to the present. - Sainsbury Institute for the Study of Japanese Arts and Cultures

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The Agony of Okinawa: Mao Ishikawa’s “The Great Photographic Scroll of the Ryūkyū” – Q&A with Dr Ayelet Zohar

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The Sainsbury Institute was delighted to welcome Dr Ayelet Zohar, President of the Japan Art...
Jews in Japan during the Asia Pacific War (1941)

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To mark Holocaust Memorial Day 2023, we are publishing a special article written by Dr...
Online Jomon Matsuri: Winter Solstice 2022

Online Jomon Matsuri

Professor Simon Kaner will be spending the Winter Solstice (morning of 22 December) at Stonehenge,...

May 2023 Message from the Acting Director

Following the Easter break and Golden Week, I hope our readers are feeling a little...
Report on the talk ‘The Agony of Okinawa: Mao Ishikawa’s “The Great Photographic Scroll of the Ryūkyū”’

It was a pleasure to attend Prof. Ayelet Zohar’s Third Thursday talk, “The Agony of...
Ishibashi Foundation Digital Futures: Report on a Research Trip to Paris

In late March, Ishibashi Foundation Digital Futures fellows Kuniko Matsui, Matthew Hitchmough, Stefano Turina, Wei...