Ten Things Everyone Should Know about Japanese History

Prof. James Huffman, Visiting Professor of History, will present an “outrageously brief” summary of key themes that have developed over the course of the last 1500 years in Japan: everything from having the world’s longest unbroken imperial line to being shaped by its island geography; from fluctuating between times of intense progress and times of falling behind, to a centuries-old proclivity for producing avant grade culture…

Wednesday, May 2, 7:00pm-8:00pm | Hollander Hall 241

Ten Things Everyone Should Know about Japan