http://www.international.ucla.edu/japan Facilitate cutting-edge research about Japan at UCLA en-us Terasaki Center Director Hitoshi Abe's architectural works will be exhibited at the upcoming show, A New Sculpturalism: Contemporary Architecture from Southern California, at the Geffen Contemporary at MOCA from from June 16-September 16. http://www.international.ucla.edu/japan/news/article.asp?parentid=132523International collaboration and funding arise as main issues for scholars at the Annual Forum. http://www.international.ucla.edu/japan/news/article.asp?parentid=132195http://www.international.ucla.edu/japan/news/article.asp?parentid=131086Dr. Kiyoshi Kurokawa, former Chairman of the Fukushima Nuclear Accident Independent Investigation Commission (2011–2012), and Professor Hitoshi Abe, Director of the UCLA Terasaki Center for Japanese Studies, addressed different aspects of the post-Fukushima world in a symposium on March 22, 2013. http://www.international.ucla.edu/japan/news/article.asp?parentid=130980http://www.international.ucla.edu/japan/news/article.asp?parentid=130350"Fukushima Nuclear Accident awakened us." -- Come listen to Dr. Kiyoshi Kurokawa on March 22 as he gives his thought and experiences while acting as the Chair of the Independent Investigation Commission by the National Diet of Japan. Immediately following is a colloquium about the numerous reconstruction efforts of Japanese architects during the past two years. http://www.international.ucla.edu/japan/news/article.asp?parentid=130240Documentary about the nuclear situation in the U.S. and Japanhttp://www.international.ucla.edu/japan/news/article.asp?parentid=130238On December 26th, Shinzo Abe of Japan's Liberal Democratic Party assumed the post of Prime Minister for the second time. Consul General of Japan in Los Angeles, Jun Niimi, comes to UCLA to give a presentation detailing the results and implications of the recent national poll.http://www.international.ucla.edu/japan/news/article.asp?parentid=130236http://www.international.ucla.edu/japan/news/article.asp?parentid=129986LET’S DANCE THE ‘KUICHA’ - UCLA lecture filled with the song and spirit of traditional Okinawan culture.http://www.international.ucla.edu/japan/news/article.asp?parentid=129459