Report: Exploring the World of Japanese Studies Seminar Series. Ghibli in the Machine: AI Controversies and the Appropriation of Anime On Friday 4 July, The Japan Foundation London hosted a seminar at Lancaster University, as part of our new series, Exploring the World of Japanese Studies. This new series aims to display the breadth and diversity within Japanese Studies, to inspire and motivate future researchers as well as to shine a light on the to the research being conducted at various universities around the UK to the general public! We took the opportunity when partnering with Lancaster University’s Anime symposium that took place earlier on the 4th July (read the event report about that symposium here) to host a separate lecture that same ev...
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