from the Meiji period (1868-1912) to 1970 International conference co-organized by Sophia University Institute of Comparative Culture, The University of Osaka, University of Geneva Geography Department, University of Turin Department of Humanities Sophia University, Tokyo, 26-28 June 2026 Aoki, Tsunesaburō (1885-86). Sekai ryokō bankoku meisho zue – Illustrated guidebook for travellers round the world, Covers of volumes 1 and 6. Kobe University Library, https://da.lib.kobe-

Conversation on Sexual Violence, Media, and Feminist Futures（性暴力、メディア、フェミニズムの未来を考える） June 27 and 28, 2026 Room L-921, 9F, Central Library, Sophia University Over the past decade, feminist movements, survivor activism, and public debate have transformed how sexual violence is discussed in Japan. From grassroots campaigns of #MeToo to recent legal reforms, such as the 2023 revision of the Penal Code, important changes have emerged in both public discourse and institutional fram

a film by Megha Wadhwa June 30, 2026 / 18:00-19:30 Room L-821 (8F, Library) / No registration necessary Discussant: David Slater (Professor emeritus, Sophia University) Home, Elsewhere follows Karan, a Gen Z migrant from India navigating his life in Berlin. What begins as a chance encounter with the filmmaker—an anthropologist who left India 20 years ago—evolves into a four-year long-term observation of Karan’s migrant life in transition. From the structured world of a stud