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

Javier Pérez-Jara In this talk, I examine how digital journalism and social media in the Spanish-speaking world have often circulated the perception that Japan faces an imminent economic collapse. I identify several factors shaping this apocalyptic narrative: orientalist tropes and misunderstand ing of cultural codes, political propaganda, cognitive biases, and the algorithmic dynamics of digital platforms. Against accounts that portray Japan as a dying society trapped by p