Spring 2024
During Spring term the Center for Japanese Studies will partner with Saké One, St. Cousair, and Zupan’s Markets for Kanpai Japan II, a series of Japanese food and drink culture related events taking place from April 29th through May 31st. The CJS will present three lectures at Portland State University as part of the festivities, which include a total of ten events.
Below, see list of all CJS spring events at PSU
Business Reinvention of Japan
Professor Ulrike Schaede, University of California, San Diego
11-Apr-2024| 5:30pm Smith
Student Union Room 327/8/9
Ramen Noodles and Onigiri: Mundane Japanese Foods that Comfort You (Kanpai Japan II, lecture 1)
Professor Satomi Fukutomi, Middle East Technical University, Ankara Turkey
2-May-2024 | 6:00pm
Smith Student Union Room 327/8/9
What Makes Saké So Cool (Kanpai Japan II, lecture 2)
Saké Samurai Marcus Pakiser, Republic National Distributing
16-May-2024 | 5:30pm
Smith Student Union Room 327/8/9
The Jumble of the Senses: Constructing Taste in Contemporary Japan
(Kanpai Japan II, lecture 3)
Professor Katarzyna Cwiertka, Leiden University, The Netherlands
30-May-2024| 5:30pm
Smith Student Union Room 327/8/9
Trickery, Laughter, and Love
PSU Students Perform Comic Kyôgen Plays and Dance (in English)
14-Jun-2024 | 7pm
Lincoln Performance Hall