As part of TIFO-initiated programs, Toshiba International Foundation has now launched a new project, “Japan-Insights”. (http://www.japan-insights.jp/)
As the Tokyo Olympics/Paralympics 2020 draws closer, Japan-Insights encourages people around the world not just to visit Japan, but to really engage with and discover the country through immersive experiences; to find the real Japan. This is made possible by the generosity of spirit of some of the world’s leading experts, scholars, and professors in Japanese studies. Through essays that explore and showcase their expertise, they share with readers the excitement of delving deeply into Japan and understanding its distinctive appeal.
Authors of the Essays of Japan-Insights
Dr. Barbara Ruch
Professor Emerita of Japanese Literature & Culture
Director, Institute for Medieval Japanese Studies
Columbia University
Ms. Sophie Richard
Art Historian
Mr. Ashley Strachan
Chairman of the British Horological Institute Museum Trust
Dr. Harriet H. Natsuyama
Alumna of the University of Hawaii in physics
Dr. Flavia Fulco
Visiting Researcher
Sophia University Institute of Comparative Culture
Dr. Simon Kaner
Director, Centre for Japanese Studies
University of East Anglia
Dr. Ewa Pałasz-Rutkowska
Chair of Japanese Studies
Faculty of Oriental Studies
University of Warsaw
Dr. Timon Screech
Professor at Department of History of Art
at the School of Oriental and African Studies
SOAS University of London, U.K.