staatsbibliothek zu berlin

The “Kuzushiji Workshop,” continuously organised by NIJL and EAJRS since 2011, will be held 25–27 February 2026 at the Berlin State Library. Please note that this will be an in-person workshop only — it will not be offered as an online format. 

Those wishing to participate should complete the application form in Japanese or English and submit it by Sunday, 18 January 2026, via email to: a.hirano@sainsbury-institute.org 

We cordially invite you to attend the first japanological CrossAsia Talk after the summer break: On 4 September 2025 from 6 pm (Berlin time), Prof. Sarah Panzer (Missouri State University) will give insights into her research work ‘Documenting the Lives of Germany’s “Forgotten” Prisoners of War (POWs): Photographs in the Bandō Collection’.

Scholarship program of the Stiftung Preussischer Kulturbesitz at the Staatsbibliothek zu Berlin
 

Dear colleagues,

Charting the European D-SEA: Digital Scholarship in East Asian Studies
https://mpiwg-berlin.mpg.de/event/charting-european-d-sea
Jul 8-12, 2024
Venue: Staatsbibliothek zu Berlin, Haus Potsdamer Straße, Potsdamer Straße 33 , 10785 Berlin, Germany

Pre-conference workshops (July 8–10)
Conference (July 11–12)

Dear colleagues, 

The East Asia Department of the Staatsbibliothek zu Berlin seeks a project coordinator for the Specialised Information Service Asia (Fachinformationsdienst Asien).  The application deadline is February 23, 2023. For details and further information please visit: https://www.preussischer-kulturbesitz.de/stellenanzeige/artikel/2023/02/02/wissenschaftlichen-mitarbeiterin-m-w-d.html

Dear colleagues,

We would like to invite you to explore the new thematic portal for the Japanese handscrolls in our collection at Staatsbibliothek zu Berlin (https://themen.crossasia.org/japanische-querrollen/).  

Lecture by Dr. Freya Terryn: "Hyakunin isshu and the Hiroshige studio: Utagawa Hiroshige’s take on the classical Japanese anthology"