The 18th Annual International Conference “History and Culture of Japan”
Abstract
The 18th Annual International Conference “History and Culture of Japan” was held in Moscow, at Russian State University for the Humanities on February, 17-19. The conference was organized by Institute for Oriental and Classical Studies of Russian State University for the Humanities. 45 scholars in various fields took part in the conference (History, Philology, Arts, etc.). Many papers examined different aspects of Japan`s communication with external world - cartography, conception of barbarians and foreigners in ancient and medieval Japan, European painting and music in Meiji Japan, etc. Some presented papers offered new archival sources, making the Conference a significant event in Japanese studies.
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Evgeniya B. Sakharova
Russian State University for the Humanities
Russian Federation
Russian Federation
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Sakharova E.B. The 18th Annual International Conference “History and Culture of Japan”. Japanese Studies in Russia. 2016;(1):88-97. (In Russ.)
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