On September 12th, 2012, UTCP hosted a public screening and discussion of Kamanaka Hitomi's documentary film Ashes to Honey. Following the screening, Kamanaka-san joined for a lengthy discussion with the audience, moderated by David McNeill of Sophia University, and Mark Roberts of UTCP.

On April 16th, 2013, UTCP invited Dr. Julia Jansen, University College Cork.

Last year, Professor Yasunari Takada (UTCP) launched a new lecture series titled “UBI SUMUS” (where are we?). This series aims at identifying where we are, both in a national and global context. On February 20th, 2013, the second of the series was held with Professor Tadashi Uchino (UTCP), Mr. Toshiki Okada, and Professor Cody Poulton (University of Victoria).

(Failed) Encounters with the Planetary? Thinking Urban Space and the Social in Post-Fukushima Japan

We published the first volume of UTCP-Uehiro Collection, Bodily Existence in History and Culture, written by KAJITANI Shinji.