2020-10-19 Paris, France
On October 19 a delegation from the Japanese Embassy, consisting of the Minister, M. Matsuda, the Counsellor, M. Kido, and the First Secretary, Mme Takarada, was received at EFEO headquarters by the Director, C. Marquet, the Director of Studies, C. Pottier, and the Curator, F.-X. André.
After a visit to the library and a collection of ancient Japanese works, discussions took place on the Franco-Japanese research carried out by the EFEO in Japan and Cambodia.
2020-10-16 Kyoto, Japan
As part of the Kitashirakawa EFEO Salon, the fifth lecture of the 2019-2020 cycle is presented by Markus Ruesch (Ryukoku University) on the topic: "Secret spaces for Amida: the function of hidden spaces in the rites of Pure Land Buddhism and their doctrinal foundations (Edo period)" (in Japanese without translation).
The conference will be broadcasted online via Zoom and on site at the EFEO Center in Kyoto (limited to 10 auditors, upon registration). More information
2020-10-15
The recruitment campaign for short-term post-doctoral contracts (from 3 to 6 months) is still ongoing. It will close on 15 October next.
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2020-10-14 Hanoi, Vietnam
On October 14 the Institute of Social Sciences Information in Hanoi, which holds part of the collections of the former EFEO library, organized a colloquium on the Japanese collection, entitled: Ancient Japanese Book Collection of the Social Sciences Library - Issues and Potential.
The director of the EFEO, Christophe Marquet, gave a talk on the history of this collection, which was created at the beginning of the 20th century by the first EFEO Japanese scholars, and on works concerning the artistic heritage.
