UCD Centre for Asia-Pacific Research

Thank you, Prof. Christina Davis, Director of @HarvardUSJapan at @HarvardWCFIA for giving a talk on "Balancing Commerce and Diplomacy" @ucddublin, co-hosted with @UCD_Japan w support of the Ambassador of Japan to Ireland, Shimada Junji. @JPNinIRL . It was a pleasure!

On 1 April, Ambassador Shimada and his wife attended Prof. Christina Davis’s fascinating lecture on Japan’s strategy for economic security. The Ambassador introduced Prof. Davis’s achievements and expressed his determination to strengthen Japan’s relationship with Ireland.🤝🇯🇵🇮🇪

On 27 Nov Ambassador Maruyama welcomed Dr Steffen Rimner, Assistant Professor, History of International Affairs, School of History, @ucddublin, and Director of the UCD Centre for Asia-Pacific Research, to Japan House. They discussed academic cooperation between Japan and Ireland.

Special #arigato to Prof. Imai (@Harvard @UTokyo_News) for such an engaging & insightful talk @MoLI_Museum w Profs. Robson Brown (VP @UCD_Research), @mcmnorris (@ucdgearyinst) & Mr @ArtOLeary (Chief Exec, An Coimisiún #Toghcháin) #socialscience #datascience #democracy @ucddublin

Tomorrow at 6pm, @ Old Physics Theatre @MoLI_Museum, we will be co-hosting the seminar by Prof. Imai (@Harvard). @UCD_Japan @ucdgearyinst @UCDDiscovery @UCDSocialPWJ ⁦@NaoKody⁩. VP @UCD_Research @ucddublin, Prof. Robson Brown will open the seminar. All welcome! #democracy

A wonderful occasion to come together and mark the publication of “#PublicDiplomacy in #Ireland and#Japan” by Adjunct Prof. ⁦Neary.⁩ Two Centres (Asia-Pacific Research & @UCD_Japan) co-hosted, w Dir., Dr Rimner (⁦⁦@UCDHistory⁩)⁩ representing ⁦@AsiaUcd⁩

Together with @ucdgearyinst & @UCD_Japan, we are delighted to host a special seminar by Prof. Imai (@Harvard). @AsiaUcd @UCD_Research #algorithm #machinelearning #gerrymandering #politics #Japan #USA @ucdpolitics @ESRIDublin @UCDMathStat @ucdsocscilaw ucd.ie/socialpolicywo…

Lafcadio Hearn is known as one of the literary geniuses who brought the folklore of Japanese culture closer to Western minds. This lecture delves into Hearn’s translation of Japan’s cultural and civilizational character.* FREE, book for online viewing: shorturl.at/FgHdg

Grateful to the Embassy of Japan in Ireland @JPNinIRL for graciously supporting the lecture by Steffen Rimner, "Lafcadio Hearn’s Japan". Wednesday, 2 October, 18:00 in-person @CBL_Dublin & online, part of Dublin Festival of History @HistFest chesterbeatty.ie/whats-on/hybri…

Hybrid Lecture @CBL_Dublin (Wed 2 Oct, 6pm) "Learn with Hearn: Lafcadio Hearn's #Japan from Enchantment to #Education" by Dr Steffen Rimner @UCDHistory @HumanitiesUCD @AsiaUcd @ucddublin @hearnmuseum @LafcadioHearn1 @Lafcadio_Hearn4 @IEAmbJapan @JPNinIRL chesterbeatty.ie

Delighted to welcome Joseph Torigian (Stanford University / American University) on Tuesday, 1 October, 15:30-17:00, Newman Building F301 for a talk on “Princeling Politics: Succession Politics and the Xi Family After the Cultural Revolution”. Please join us! @JosephTorigian

And check out the orchestra being covered on Indonesian TV here youtube.com/watch?v=mPlTrw…

@NCH_Music @byronwallen @UCDSchoolMusic A limited edition CD is also available here: nchgamelan.bandcamp.com/album/kyai-jat…

Amazing - Ireland's @NCH_Music Indonesian Gamelan Orchestra has released their debut album featuring the renowned British jazz trumpeter @byronwallen @AsiaUcd member Peter Moran of @UCDSchoolMusic directs the orchestra Check out the album here: open.spotify.com/album/2fCuTqWm…

Some media coverage & analysis of last week's @AsiaUcd @ucdpolitics @NDIrishStudies @KeoughGlobalND conference on 🇮🇪-🇨🇳 relations in today's @IrishTimes by @cpkeena Notes insights by @Dimi Steve Tsang of @SOAS_CI @TheresaAFallon @Bentonra & @AA_Davey irishtimes.com/business/econo…

And a few more on the last panel of the day w/ @UCerenkova @RQTurcsanyi @julieyuwenchen Li-Chen Sim & @Joshua_Eisenman

Some snaps from today’s @AsiaUcd & @NDIrishStudies conference on Ireland 🇮🇪 - China 🇨🇳 relations. Featuring @Dimi @Bentonra @yvmurray @TheresaAFallon & many other luminaries. Supported by @ucdpolitics @ucdsocscilaw & @psaitweets

@Dimi @FT speaking about Biden’s china policy #irlchina @KeoughGlobalND @AsiaUcd @NotreDame

Join us for an event organized with @UCD_Japan by @NaoKody featuring Prof. Hideki Kuwajima of Hiroshima University March 27 13:00, UCD Newman Room D101 "Sublime Aesthetics or the Cultural & Mythical Inversion Power of Negativity" Details & sign-up: eventbrite.ie/e/sublime-aest…

Director of @AsiaUcd @AlexDukalskis quoted in the @NewYorker in a story by @ian_urbina about North Korean forced labour in China. newyorker.com/magazine/2024/…