JACAR Newsletter Number 32

September 30, 2020

Event Informations from Cooperating institutions

National Archives of Japan

Classics Written by Gourmets: Tales of Colorful Cuisine
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From October 3, 2020 (Saturday), to November 29 (Sunday)Literature includes the culinary arts. Although there are not a lot of Japanese poems or stories involving ordinary food, the ones that do possess a special meaning. They are written not only to fill hunger but to evoke senses of the reader. In this exhibition, we will introduce numerous forms of food as depicted in classical Japanese literature from valuable archival materials.

Diplomatic Archives of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Japan Exhibition

Diplomacy at the Crossroads
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From September 9, 2020 (Wednesday) to January 21, 2020 (Thursday)
From 10:00 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. (excluding Saturdays, Sundays, national holidays, year-end and New Year holidays)
For details, please check the website of the Diplomatic Archives
The Diplomatic Archives possesses a number of extremely important historical documents. Some include diplomatic ideas as well as reports from missions abroad. They reveal how Japanese diplomats thought about the future and their beliefs in pre-war diplomacy. This exhibition introduces such documents, which offer a great deal of perspective to learn from.