x UCD Japan Fair ジャパンフェア Thu 28 Sep at 11:30 UJ Seminar Series: “Suppor8ng Ageing with ‘Sota’ the Communica8on Robot” Prof Sayuri Suwa (Chiba U), Prof Shigeru Masuyama (Tokyo Medical U), Kazuko Obayashi (Tokyo Seishinkai) & Sota + friends (NTT Data) Community Space Bank of Ireland Fri 29 Sep at 14:00 UJ Seminar Series: “Abenomics and the World Economy - Fruits & Future Prospects” Mr Hajime Takata (Mizuho Research InsQtute) Smurfit School of Business Tue 3 Oct at 18:00 “The Life and Times of the Samurai Warrior” with Paul O’Brien Theatre P Newman Building Wed 4 Oct at 13:00 “Research opportuni8es in Japan” Prof Nobuo Ueno (Director JSPS, London) Red Room Student Centre Wed 4 Oct at 16:45 “Life of an Athlete in Japan - Japan 2019 & Tokyo 2020” Mark Egan (CompeQQons & Performance, World Rugby) Red Room Student Centre Wed 4 Oct at 18:00 Film: “Nausicaä of the Valley of the Wind” Directed by Hayao Miyazaki (Studio Ghibli) UCD Cinema Thu 5 Oct at 18:00 UJ Seminar Series: “Lafcadio Hearn's Life & Times” Prof Mary Gallagher (UCD Languages, Cultures & LinguisQcs) & Paul Murray (Biographer of Lafcadio Hearn) chaired by Simon O’Connor (UCD Ulysses Centre) Theatre 1 Newman Building Fri 6 Oct at 13:00 “The Power of Pop Culture” with Yuichi Yamada (Embassy of Japan) Thetre 1 Newman Building Mon 9 Oct at 13:00 “How to Make Home-made Sushi in Ireland” Chef Yoshihiro Iguchi (Embassy of Japan) Red Room Student Centre Tue 10 Oct at 13:00 My experience in Japan - “Japan Exchange & Teaching (JET) Programme” - Patrick Brophy - “Research placement in Japan” - Prof Emma Sokell (UCD Physics) Red Room Student Centre Tue 10 Oct at 18:00 UJ Seminar Series: “An introduc8on to Go & the role of A.I.” Hirofumi Ohashi (Japanese Go AssociaQon & 6 th Dan) FitzGerald Chamber Student Centre Wed 11 Oct at 13:00 “An introduc8on to Shogi (将棋) - Japanese chess” Patrick Brophy (Embassy of Japan) Red Room Student Centre Thu 12 Oct at 18:00 UJ Launch Seminar: “The Crucible of East Asia: War Diaries and the Making of China & Japan, 1937-45“ Prof Aaron Moore (Handa Chair, Japanese - Chinese RelaQons, U of Edinburgh) Moore Theatre O’Brien Science Centre Thu 28 th September to Thu 12 th October For more details & a list of other ac1vi1es please see - www.ucd.ie/japan/fair UCD Japan [with Sci-Fi & Fantasy Soc] [with Games Soc] [with Chess Soc] [with UCD Rugby] [with UCD Research]