European Association for Japanese Studies
ヨーロッパ日本研究協会

EAJS 2023 Film Programme

Wear a light: The Future with Juvenile Parkinson’s Disease Etsuko Yoshida, who suffers from juvenile Parkinson’s disease, overcomes her physical disability and accomplishes her dream of taking photographs wearing a kimono with her beloved husband. The Squid and the Pine Over the course of several years the life of a Japanese fishing village unfolds slowly […]

37 Stories about Leaving Home

In this award winning documentary, Shelly Silver presents an intimate portrait of a group of Japanese women ranging in age from 15 to 82, talking about their lives, families and society.

The Squid and the Pine

Over the course of several years the life of a Japanese fishing village unfolds slowly and undramatically despite deaths and accidents in the village and catastrophes in the world.

Prof. Dr. Verena BLECHINGER-TALCOTT (Immediate Past President)

Prof. Dr. Verena BLECHINGER-TALCOTT Immediate Past President The EAJS has grown to become the largest academic association in the field of Japanese Studies outside of Japan. It plays an important role linking national associations of Japanese studies in Europe and, at the same time, forms a nexus between Japan specialists in Europe and those in […]

2023 Venue & travel

The 17thInternational Conference of the European Association for Japanese Studies (EAJS) took place in Ghent, the capital of East Flanders and a city, which is, according to the Washington Post, “Belgium’s unsung capital of cool.” National Geographic Traveller even sees Ghent “as the most authentic historic city in the world.” The city combines an impressive […]