17 Dec 2016 - Japan Association of English Romanticism Winter meeting, Otsuma Women's University. 4pm to 5:30pm.
 
17 Dec 2016 - Research seminar on "Comparative Study of Japanese and Other Languages", Tokyo University of Foreign Studies. 2pm - 5.45pm. http://www.tufs.ac.jp/english/2016/11/icjs-16121701.html
 
20 Dec 2016 - Seminar on "The Playground of Europe: Reassessing the Ideology of Prewar German and Austrian mountain sports and mountain films". Lectures by Takako Furukawa and Iris Haukamp. Tokyo University of Foreign Studies, 17:40 - 19:00 (http://www.tufs.ac.jp/up_news/images/161212_1.jpg)
 
until 22 December - Henry IV, Parts 1 and 2 (New National Theatre) - http://www.nntt.jac.go.jp/english/productions/detail_008009.html
 
10 Dec-21 Dec - "Romeo and Juliet", Tokyo Metropolitan Theatre (https://www.artscouncil-tokyo.jp/en/events/15136/)
 
22 Dec 2016 - Talk by Damian Flanagan on Natsume Soseki and Lafcadio Hearn, Tokyo University of Foreign Studies, 5.40pm
 
23 Dec 2016 - Seminar on Hayden White, Toyo University, 1.30pm
 
24-25 Dec 2016 - Reading of Charles Dickens's "A Christmas Carol", Owl Spot Theatre, Ikebukuro (http://www.owlspot.jp/performance/161224.html)
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