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Lecture "Xiaohongshu as an Infrastructure of a Globalising China: Wanghong, Food, and Displacement" 🗓️Thursday, November 14 🕒6 PM-7:30 PM (JST) 📍Rm301, 3F, Building 10 / Zoom icc-sophia.com/post/xiaohongs…

【Current students】 A safety confirmation system drill will be conducted on Nov. 13. Please make sure to respond when you receive the email or app notification around 8:30 AM📢 For details, please check the Nov. 6 notice on the My Sophia bulletin board.

Dear current students, a drill for Safety Confirmation System is now ongoing. A safety confirmation email or app notification was sent to you at 8:30AM today. Make sure to respond!

#SORW2025 Symposium "Visuals, Digital research, and Life Narratives in Urban and Rural Japan" 🗓️Saturday, November 15 🕒1:30PM 📍Room 301, 3rd Floor, Building 10 icc-sophia.com/post/visuals-d…

Language Testin Symposium "Bringing washback into the language classroom: Connecting research and instruction" 🗓️November 15 🕒1:40PM 📍Room B115, B1F, Building 10 🗓️November 16 🕒1PM 📍Room 410, 4F, Building 2 sophia.ac.jp/eng/article/ev…

Sophia Symposium 2025 "Exploring a Japanese Fishing Village through Art" 🗓️Sunday, November 16 🕒10AM 📍Room 921, 9th Floor, Central Library icc-sophia.com/post/sophia-sy…

Lecture "The therapeutic uses of Olea Europaea L. in al-Andalus" hosted by European Institute 🗓️Tuesday, November 18 🕒6:30PM 📍Room821, 8th Floor, Central Library dept.sophia.ac.jp/is/ei/en/lectu…

Lecture "Responsible Citizens and Managing Decline: The Role of Food Governance in Japan" hosted by Institute of Comparative Culture 🗓️Wednesday, November 19 🕒6PM-7:30PM(JST) 📍Room 301, 3rd Floor, Building 10 or Zoom icc-sophia.com/post/responsib…

Ukrainian Culture Seminar hosted by European Institute 🗓️Friday, November 21 🕒5:30PM-7PM 📍Room 821, 8th Floor, Central Library ※Registration needed dept.sophia.ac.jp/is/ei/en/lectu…

Lecture "Public Everyday Space: Cultural Politics in Neoliberal Barcelona" hosted by European Institute 🗓️Saturday, November 22 🕒11AM-12:30PM 📍Room 821, 8th Floor, Central Library sophia.ac.jp/eng/article/ev…

【The Knot-Faculty Interview】 Professor Yu Takahashi from the Dept. of German Literature researches Romanticism, which sought to harmonize reason and emotion, and believes its perspectives remain relevant to today’s issues such as nuclear power and war. sophia.ac.jp/eng/article/fe…

Lecture "Grassroots international collaboration for exploring the ocean: what oral histories reveal" hosted by Institute of Comparative Culture 🗓️Tuesday, November 25 🕒6PM-7:30PM 📍Room 301, 3rd Floor, Building 10 icc-sophia.com/post/grassroot…

Lecture "French environmental history: an exploration of its historiography and current landscape" 🗓️Monday, December 1 🕒5:30PM-7:30PM 📍Room 1702, 17th Floor, Building 2 sophia.ac.jp/eng/article/ev…

Students from Prof. Taro Komatsu’s Seminar on International Educational Development joined peace workshops with guests from Bosnia and Herzegovina — artist Muhamed Kafedžić (Muha) and Assoc. Prof. Larisa Kasumagić-Kafedžić from the University of Sarajevo. sophia.ac.jp/eng/article/ne…

From Oct 6–30, we hosted the 24th UN Weeks under the theme “Considering the World and Our Future Through UN Activities.” This flagship event brought together over 1,000 participants from Japan and abroad, including students and members of the public. sophia.ac.jp/eng/article/ne…

A screening of AINU NENO AN AINU hosted by Institute of Comparative Culture 🗓️Friday, December 5 🕒6 PM- 8:30PM 📍Room 911, 9th Floor, Central Library icc-sophia.com/post/a-screeni…

UNIVERSITIES IN DIALOGUE THROUGH CINEMA The Ca’ Foscari Short Film Festival at Waseda University and Sophia University 🗓️Tuesday, December 9 🕒6 PM-9 PM 📍Room 404, 4th Floor, Building 6 dept.sophia.ac.jp/is/ei/en/lectu…

Twenty-two Sophia students from the Faculty of Law took part in the 24th Intercollegiate Negotiation Competition, where the team earned 3rd place overall and was the highest-ranked Japanese university among 27 participating institutions worldwide👏 sophia.ac.jp/eng/article/ne…

Sophia University offices will be closed on December 3, in observance of the feast day of St. Francis Xavier. As a founding member of the Society of Jesus, St. Francis Xavier is closely tied to our university’s origins. Learn more on our website▼ sophia.ac.jp/eng/article/fe…