CJS Upcoming Events

Fall 2026
 

Chaos & Catfish: The Visual Impact of Japan's Ansei Edo Earthquake 
Dr. Gregory Smits
Thursday, October 15, 2026
5:30 – 7:00 PM
Smith Memorial Student Union Room 327/8/9

 

What Japan's Greatest Earthquake Can Teach Us: The Implications of the M9.1 Tohoku-Oki Earthquake of 2011 for Seismic and Tsunami Hazards in Japan and Cascadia
Dr. James Mori
Tuesday, October 27, 2026
5:30 – 7:00 PM
Smith Memorial Student Union Room 327/8/9


 
Who can be a Japanese Emperor?: Japan's Insistence on Male-Line Succession
Prof. Thomas Makoto Naruse
Thursday, November 12, 2026
12:45 – 2:15 PM
Fariborz Maseeh Halll Room 333
 

 

Winter 2027

From Inside the Sumo World: Wrestling with Globalization
Dr. Kenji Tierney
Thursday, January 14, 2027
5:30 – 7:00 PM
Smith Memorial Student Union Room 327/8/9