Traditional Poetry, a Popular Pastime in Japan
Jessie Street National Women's Library invites you to the final Canberra Talk for 2009

What does the New Government of Japan Mean for Australia?
At a general election on 30 August, the Democratic Party of Japan (DPJ) for the first time received the largest number of votes of any party in the House of Representatives, and the Liberal Democractic Party which had been in power more or less continuosly since 1955 lost office.

Japan Institute Launch
by Vice Chancellor Professor Ian Chubb » further details

Historical Conflict and Reconciliation in Northeast Asia
Australian Research Council research workshop.
Speakers will include Dr. Morris Low (University of Queensland), Prof. Timothy Tsu (Chinese University of Hong Kong) and Prof Tessa Morris-Suzuki (Pacific & Asian History, ANU).
