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  • October 2026
  • Oct
    24

    Henri Ohara & Ruko — The Book-Obsessed Duo Are Back to Talk Their Hearts Out!

    Saturday, October 24, 2026 13:00〜14:30
    This is the second installment of Henri Ohara and Ruko's love-of-reading talk. The two unabashed book obsessives will once again gush about their passion for reading — from the one book that hooked them, to favorite authors, when and where they read, their reading histories, and recent recommendations. Chances are you'll start looking at the unread stacks in your room with new fondness! A signing will be held after the talk.
    3 participants
  • November 2026
  • Nov
    6

    The Subtle Relationship Between Comprehension and Reading — Talk Event for the Publication of 'The Myth of Declining Reading Comprehension Among Young People'

    Friday, November 6, 2026 19:00〜20:30
    We will hold a talk event to celebrate the publication of publishing journalist Kazufumi Iida's new book, 'The Myth of Declining Reading Comprehension Among Young People', published by Shueisha International.
    1 participants
  • Nov
    21

    Publication Commemoration Lecture for "The Science of Working" — A Health Economics Researcher on Working Productively Without Compromising Health and Happiness

    Saturday, November 21, 2026 19:00〜20:30
    Question the conventional wisdom about how we work! Based on research findings (evidence) from researchers around the world, why not reassess the "ways of working" we consider common sense? We will welcome Goryu Sato, a health economics researcher and full-time lecturer at Keio University, who recently published "The Science of Working" with Diamond Inc., to hear him speak.
  • Nov
    28

    What Is the Black-Market Nagoya Cuisine Depicted in the Manga 'Leftovers Make a Meal'?

    Saturday, November 28, 2026 19:00〜20:30
    Set in the black markets of Nagoya after the end of the Pacific War, the manga 'Leftovers Make a Meal' portrays young people growing through food. We welcome the manga artist Megumi Tsuji to talk about Nagoya's black-market cuisine of that era and the behind-the-scenes of creating the manga. We will also invite Koichiro Hayashi, editor/compiler of 'Nagoya Station West Time Trip' and Associate Professor at Nagoya City University, to join Tsuji in discussing the west side of Nagoya Station during the black-market period.
    1 participants
  • December 2026
  • Dec
    5

    Roundtable for Working Creators' Creative Worries — Hosted by Yuzuha Hosaka

    Saturday, December 5, 2026 19:00〜20:30
    How to avoid frantically printing a free handout at 2:00 AM on the day of the event Yuzuha Hosaka, the organizer (and the one who’s struggling), will host a roundtable with the dependable Kanayu and Koyu Yuya. Let's talk about maintaining motivation, schedule management, and carving out time. Consultations and questions from participants are very welcome!
    3 participants
  • January 2027
  • Jan
    9

    Introduction to the Yukaku for Beginners — Part 3: Nagoya's Yukaku and the Oiran Procession — Perspectives on the Yukaku

    Saturday, January 9, 2027 13:00〜15:00
    This session is a special program. We will be joined by Harumi Kato, author of "Living the Yukaku / Remembering the Yukaku" (published by Hitsuji Shobo). "Oiran processions" are held across the country. While they have become popular as symbols of yukaku culture, they may simply capture a glamorous aspect of a particular era and not reflect the realities of the yukaku since the modern period. How did this event spread, and how has it been received by the public? We will examine records and sources from prewar Nagoya to consider the actual circumstances.
    20 participants
  • Jan
    21

    Literature Seminar: Walking the Horizons of Kenji Miyazawa

    Thursday, January 21, 2027 19:00〜20:30
    Would you like to walk, now, in the world Kenji Miyazawa once gazed upon? In his poems and children’s tales unfold the land of Iwate, the starry sky, the wind and the light. And the gaze toward the people who live there――. In Miyazawa’s works a distinctive world spreads in which nature and humanity, science and faith, life and death resonate with one another. Guided by Professor Masataka Ota, this literature seminar traces the words of the works and leads to the “horizon” Kenji Miyazawa looked toward. It is a literary course that both longtime readers of Miyazawa and those who would like to start reading him can enjoy.