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Japan Past & Present

日本関連の図書館情報資源に関するオープンフォーラム＜報告＞ (National Diet Library of Japan, Current Awareness No. 533, Oct 29, 2026)
日本の人文学のためのハブ構築の試み：ジャパン・パスト＆プレゼント（Japan Past & Present）(National Diet Library of Japan, Current Awareness No. 512, Nov 11, 2025)
A Global Perspective on Japanese Humanities Through the Japan Past & Present Symposium (Waseda University News, Jul 10, 2025)
柳井正氏、カリフォルニア大学ロサンゼルス校（UCLA）における日本人文科学の研究拠点を支援するため、3,100万米ドルを寄付 (UCLA Newsroom, Oct 3, 2024)
ファストリの柳井氏、ＵＣＬＡに3100万ドル寄付－日本人文科学を支援 (Bloomberg, Oct 3, 2024)
UCLAと柳井イニシアティブがデジタルハブを開設 (Waseda University News, May 20, 2021)
UCLA Announces New Digital Hub For Globalizing Japanese Studies (UCLA College, May 18, 2021)

General

日本文化の研究加速に向け、国を超えて2大学が協働　立命館大学アート・リサーチセンターとUCLAの共同プロジェクト　日本文化資源の大規模デジタルアーカイブを初公開 (活動報告、立命館大学アート・リサーチセンター, Mar 2, 2026)
Thousands of early modern Japanese books from UCLA, Berkeley, UCSF to be digitized in Yanai Initiative project (UCLA Newsroom, Feb 23, 2026)
Forbes Asia Launches 2024 Heroes Of Philanthropy List (Forbes Asia, Dec 9, 2024)
UCLA College honors 5 visionary supporters with centennial awards (UCLA Newsroom, Apr 8, 2024)
Continued funding for Yanai Initiative aimed at globalizing Japanese humanities (Waseda University News, Jun 9, 2021)
$25M donation makes Yanai Initiative a permanent program (The Daily Bruin, Jan 29, 2020)
UCLA gets $25-million gift from Uniqlo CEO for Japanese humanities endowment (The Los Angeles Times, Jan 16, 2020)
UCLA receives $25 million from Uniqlo founder for Japanese literature and culture studies (UCLA Newsroom, Jan 15, 2020)

English-language Noh Theater

Japanese Paper Film Tour

Bungaku Bideo

The Art of the Benshi

‘The Art of the Benshi’ is coming to Chicago: A lost page in movie history, rediscovered (Chicago Tribune, Apr 11, 2024)
Benshi Performers Pass Along a Way of Thinking (Hyperallergic, Apr 9, 2024)
On the Scene: The Deeply Moving and Immersive “Art of Benshi” (The Knockturnal, Apr 9, 2024)
無声映画の新たな可能性を世界に発信 (Waseda University News, Mar 18, 2024)
The Art of the Benshi 2024: World Tour Japan's Silent Film Narrators to Run April 5-26 (The Selig Film News, Feb 2, 2024)
Japanese Silent Film Tour ‘The Art of the Benshi’ to Debut at BAM (Indie Wire, Feb 1, 2024)
‘Art of the Benshi’ tour will showcase century-old Japanese film tradition (UCLA Newsroom, Feb 1, 2024)

BeHere / 1942: A New Lens on the Japanese American Incarceration