The Institute and our affiliated centers and programs record selected lectures and make them available to the public. To date we have published 821 podcasts.
The Politics of Arts in Edo Culture
Terasaki Center for Japanese Studies
Japanese historian Katsuya Hirano explains how urban popular culture undermined Japan's Tokugawa regime. Listen to the podcast of Hirano's lecture.
Duration: 1:02:56
Posted: 6/12/2008
Japan's Activist Courts
Terasaki Center for Japanese Studies
NYU legal scholar Frank Upham, this semester a visiting professor at UCLA, explains why judicial activism is more prevalent in Japan than in the United States. Listen to a podcast of his lecture.
Duration: 54:56
Posted: 3/5/2008
Bombing as the American Way of War
Terasaki Center for Japanese Studies
Mark Selden explains how U.S. bombing raids of Japanese cities in World War II would determine military tactics decades after 'the Good War.' Listen to a podcast of Selden's lecture.
Duration: 48:49
Posted: 2/14/2008
Biwa and the Tale of Heike
Terasaki Center for Japanese Studies
Yoko Hiraoka recites portions of the Tale of Heike, accompanying herself on the biwa, and discusses the history of the poem and the instrument alike. Listen to a podcast of her performance and talk.
Duration: 1:29:55
Posted: 11/9/2007
Journalism and Asia: Career Reflections
Asia Institute
Syndicated Asia columnist Tom Plate and former United Press International and Dow Jones reporter James F. Paradise discuss coverage of Asia in the media
Duration: 1:14:39
Posted: 11/9/2007
