The “Omoro sōshi” — a rich tapestry of 1,500 songs, poems, and prayers — offers a rare glimpse into the everyday lives, landscapes, and spirit of the Ryukyu Islands’ golden age. On April 8, as part of the 2025 Washin Kai Spring Lecture, Department of Asian Languages & Literature Associate Professor Davinder Bhowmik introduced the

As part of the 2016-2017 Mitsubishi Corporation Lecture Series, acclaimed director Hirokazu Kore-eda was interviewed by Professor Davinder Bhowmik on his life in film. Hirokazu (1962 – ) is an award-winning Japanese director whose work blurs the line between documentary and feature film in such films as Maboroshi, Afterlife, Nobody knows, Still Walking, Like Father, Like