Classical Japanese poetry contest inspires UH Mānoa students
The literary contest resembled a modern take on traditional poetry competitions in Japan known as utaawase.
The literary contest resembled a modern take on traditional poetry competitions in Japan known as utaawase.
Nippon Day featured workshops such as origami, hanafuda, calligraphy and tea ceremony.
Each awardee received funding to cover expenses, such as travel, living costs and research activities.
EALL students will help the Honolulu Museum of Art catalog one of the most important archives of Japanese rare books and prints in Hawaiʻi.
Students in the “Introduction to Classical Japanese” class were able to view a set of pre- and early-modern materials called kotenseki.
The funding, which includes a grant and additional student support, is worth approximately $4 million.
The graduate students presented through four virtual webinar rooms.
UH Mānoa student Joseph Iseri is one of only three United States award recipients of the 2019–20 Monbukagakusho Scholarship.
Bob Huey, professor of Japanese literature, was honored with the Order of the Rising Sun for his contribution to the development of Japanese studies in the U.S.
An agreement between UH Manoa and the National Institute for Japanese Language and Linguistics resulted in institute's first international symposium that explored endangered language research.