January 22, 2026 12:00 pm - 1:30 pm
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U-M Center for Japanese Studies Noon Lecture Series

Jan. 22 & 29. Talks by visiting scholars.

Jan. 22: Hosei University (Japan) urban & environmental sociology professor Saburo Horikawa discusses Japanese urban preservation policy in “Why Place Matters: The ‘Publicness’ of the Lost Landscape.”

Jan. 29: The new consul general of Japan in Detroit, Hajime “Jimmy” Kishimori, on “Three Questions for Japan in Michigan: Where, Who, and What? An Analysis of Japan’s Presence and Contributions to Michigan.” The Consulate-General of Japan is a business-oriented diplomatic mission in downtown Detroit. Bring a bag lunch.

Noon–1:30 p.m., Weiser Hall, 10th fl., 500 Church. Free. (734) 764–6307.

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