Battle of Okinawa UCLA Yanai Initiative 2026 MAY 21,22 | UCLA Student Produces HIMEYURI the Play at Freud Playhouse in UCLA Campas May 22, 2026
Benshi Yanai Initiative 2026 FEB 25-28 | Yanai Initiative Presents “The Art of the Benshi Western U.S. Tour, 2026” February 28, 2026
Japan Foundation LA Japan House LA Yanai Initiative 2025 APR 04 | An intimate evening of four Japanese spoken theater performances presented by UCLA Yanai Initiative and Japan Foundation at Japan House April 4, 2025
Japan Foundation LA Yanai Initiative 2024 DEC 04 | UCLA Yanai Initiative and Japan Foundation Los Angeles Present “An Evening Chat with Author Tomoka Shibasaki” at Japan Foundation December 4, 2024
TV in Japanese Yanai Initiative 2024 NOV 24 | UCLA Yanai Initiative and Acropolis Cinema Present Screening of “Asako I & II” (Ryūsuke Hamaguchi, 2018) at 2220 Arts+Archives November 24, 2024
UCLA Yanai Initiative 2024 NOV 22 | UCLA Yanai Initiative Presents Lecture “Onsen as a Topos in Japanese Literature and Film” at Royce Hall November 22, 2024
Weekly Cultural News 2020-2024 Yanai Initiative 2024 | Weekly Cultural News | Oct. 07-13 | Uniqlo Clothing Brand Founder Tadashi Yanai Gives $31 Million to Support Hub for Japanese Humanities Research at UCLA October 13, 2024
TV in Japanese UCLA Yanai Initiative 2024 APR 19,20,21 | UCLA Film & Television Archive & Yanai Initiative Present “Art of Benshi” Screening at Hammer Museum April 21, 2024
UCLA Yanai Initiative 2020 JAN | UCLA Receives $25 million from Uniqlo Founder for Japanese Literature and Culture Studies January 15, 2020
