(ICC Sophia Food Studies Unit: Online Lecture Series 2026) Jeffrey Pilcher April 20, 2026  20:30-22:00 (JST) / 07:30-09:00 (US EST) / 12:30-14:00 (GMT) ZOOM Meeting information https://sophia-ac-jp.zoom.us/j/95084567453   Meeting ID: 950 8456 7453 Password: sophiafood No registration necessary This talk adopts a mobility studies framework to examine interconnections between the movements of people, goods, and knowledge. By comparing the arrival of bubble tea and matcha latte

May 12, 2026 / 17:30~19:00 Room 301, 3F, Building 10, Sophia University In person only / No prior registration required Prof. ShiPu Wang discusses the rich but under-studied history of Nikkei artists who fostered self-representation, visibility, and a sense of belonging through organizing transcultural collectives and group exhibitions in interwar California. This period, falling within the Exclusion era (1885–1965), was characterized by anti-immigration and anti-Asian laws i

– and some thoughts on the challenges of reporting from war and conflict zones Gabriele Riedle   April 20, 2026/18:00-19:30 Room 301, building 10, Sophia University In person only/No registration necessary   During a recent trip to Syria, Gabriele Riedle, a Berlin-based journalist and writer, investigated the current situation in a country that has been — and continues to be — deeply affected by 14 years of extremely bloody civil war, as well as ongoing domestic and regional