An academic-led research hub for social science & humanities scholarship on the Asia-Pacific at University College Dublin.
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5 Apr 2025
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!
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2 Apr 2025
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.🤝🇯🇵🇮🇪
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29 Nov 2024
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.
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6 Nov 2024
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
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4 Nov 2024
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
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23 Oct 2024
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
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10 Oct 2024
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/socialpolicyworkjusti…
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19 Sep 2024
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
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28 Sep 2024
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/hy…
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3 Sep 2024
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/
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26 Sep 2024
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
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22 Jun 2024
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/2fCuT…
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22 Jun 2024
And check out the orchestra being covered on Indonesian TV here youtube.com/watch?v=mPlTrwPF…
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31 May 2024
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/econ…
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23 May 2024
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
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23 May 2024
And a few more on the last panel of the day w/ @UCerenkova @RQTurcsanyi @julieyuwenchen Li-Chen Sim & @Joshua_Eisenman
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7 Mar 2024
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…
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7 Mar 2024
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/…
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