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The Institute also produces an array of internationally acclaimed publications on religion and intercultural philosophy. </p> </div> </div>  <section class="relative z-10 mx-auto -mt-32 max-w-7xl px-4 pb-32 sm:px-6 lg:px-8" aria-labelledby="contact-heading"> <div class="grid grid-cols-1 gap-y-20 lg:grid-cols-3 lg:gap-y-0 lg:gap-x-8"> <div class="flex flex-col rounded-2xl bg-white shadow-xl"> <div class="relative flex-1 px-6 pt-16 pb-8 md:px-8"> <a href="https://nirc.nanzan-u.ac.jp/journal/6" style="background-color: #f82f18" class="hover:opacity-75 absolute top-0 inline-block -translate-y-1/2 transform rounded-xl p-5 shadow-lg">  <span class="text-white h-6 w-6 font-extrabold">JJRS</span> </a> <h3 class="text-xl font-medium"><a class="text-gray-900" href="https://nirc.nanzan-u.ac.jp/journal/6">Japanese Journal of Religious Studies</a> </h3> <p class="mt-4 text-base text-gray-500">A peer-reviewed journal specializing in the publication of research on the study of Japanese religions.</p> </div> <div class="rounded-bl-2xl rounded-br-2xl bg-gray-50 p-6 md:px-8"> <a href="https://nirc.nanzan-u.ac.jp/journal/6/issue/latest" class="text-base font-medium text-red-500">Latest Issue<span aria-hidden="true"> →</span></a> </div> </div> <div class="flex flex-col rounded-2xl bg-white shadow-xl"> <div class="relative flex-1 px-6 pt-16 pb-8 md:px-8"> <a href="https://nirc.nanzan-u.ac.jp/journal/3" style="background-color: #48728a" class="hover:opacity-75 absolute top-0 inline-block -translate-y-1/2 transform rounded-xl p-5 shadow-lg">  <span class="text-white h-6 w-6 font-extrabold">Bulletin</span> </a> <h3 class="text-xl font-medium"><a class="text-gray-900" href="https://nirc.nanzan-u.ac.jp/journal/3">Bulletin of the Nanzan Institute for Religion and Culture</a> </h3> <p class="mt-4 text-base text-gray-500">An English-language journal documenting the annual research activities of the Nanzan Institute for Religion and Culture.</p> </div> <div class="rounded-bl-2xl rounded-br-2xl bg-gray-50 p-6 md:px-8"> <a href="https://nirc.nanzan-u.ac.jp/journal/3/issue/latest" class="text-base font-medium text-red-500">Latest Issue<span aria-hidden="true"> →</span></a> </div> </div> <div class="flex flex-col rounded-2xl bg-white shadow-xl"> <div class="relative flex-1 px-6 pt-16 pb-8 md:px-8"> <a href="https://nirc.nanzan-u.ac.jp/journal/5" style="background-color: #ee9533" class="hover:opacity-75 absolute top-0 inline-block -translate-y-1/2 transform rounded-xl p-5 shadow-lg">  <span class="text-white h-6 w-6 font-extrabold">Shoho</span> </a> <h3 class="text-xl font-medium"><a class="text-gray-900" href="https://nirc.nanzan-u.ac.jp/journal/5">南山宗教文化研究所研究所報</a> </h3> <p class="mt-4 text-base text-gray-500">『研究所報』では、英語版の Bulletin と同様、研究所のメンバーの活動や研究業績について報告します。</p> </div> <div class="rounded-bl-2xl rounded-br-2xl bg-gray-50 p-6 md:px-8"> <a href="https://nirc.nanzan-u.ac.jp/journal/5/issue/latest" class="text-base font-medium text-red-500">Latest Issue<span aria-hidden="true"> →</span></a> </div> </div> </div> </section> </div> <div class="bg-white px-4 pt-2 pb-20 sm:px-6 lg:px-8 lg:pb-28"> <div class="relative mx-auto max-w-lg divide-y-2 divide-gray-200 lg:max-w-7xl"> <div> <h2 class="text-3xl font-bold tracking-tight text-gray-900 sm:text-4xl">News and Announcements</h2> <p class="mt-3 text-xl text-gray-500 sm:mt-4"></p> </div> <div class="mt-12 grid gap-16 pt-12 lg:grid-cols-3 lg:gap-x-5 lg:gap-y-12"> <div> <div> <span class="inline-block"> <span style="color: #194D43; background-color: #B3E6DC" class="inline-flex items-center px-3 py-0.5 rounded-full text-sm text-indigo-800 bg-indigo-100 font-medium">Seminar</span> </span> </div> <span class="mt-4 block"> <p class="text-lg font-semibold text-gray-900"> Buddhist Text Translation </p> <div class="mt-3 text-base text-gray-500"> <p>The fifth session of the Buddhist Text Translation seminar will be held on 14 March and hosted by Kameyama Takahiko on the topic of Annen's view of suchness. Please<a target="_blank" href="https://nirc.nanzan-u.ac.jp/contact" tt-mode="url"> contact us</a> to participate.</p> </div> </span> <div class="mt-6 flex items-center hidden"> <div> <div class="flex space-x-1 text-sm text-gray-500"> <time>Mar 7, 2025</time> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div> <div> <span class="inline-block"> <span style="color: #194D43; background-color: #B3E6DC" class="inline-flex items-center px-3 py-0.5 rounded-full text-sm text-indigo-800 bg-indigo-100 font-medium">Seminar</span> </span> </div> <span class="mt-4 block"> <p class="text-lg font-semibold text-gray-900"> 14th Nishida Seminar </p> <div class="mt-3 text-base text-gray-500"> <p>The next Nishida seminar on the topic of Nishida’s “Absolute Contradictory Self-Identity” and Hegel will be held on 28 March. See <a target="_blank" href="/event/109" tt-mode="url">here</a> for details.</p> </div> </span> <div class="mt-6 flex items-center hidden"> <div> <div class="flex space-x-1 text-sm text-gray-500"> <time>Feb 23, 2025</time> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div> <div> <span class="inline-block"> <span style="color: #BF406D; background-color: #E6B3B3" class="inline-flex items-center px-3 py-0.5 rounded-full text-sm text-indigo-800 bg-indigo-100 font-medium">JJRS</span> </span> </div> <span class="mt-4 block"> <p class="text-lg font-semibold text-gray-900"> JJRS 50/2 </p> <div class="mt-3 text-base text-gray-500"> <p>A special issue of the JJRS on Tenrikyo and Omoto has been published. Download the issue <a target="_blank" href="https://nirc.nanzan-u.ac.jp/journal/6/issue/351" tt-mode="url">here</a>.</p> </div> </span> <div class="mt-6 flex items-center hidden"> <div> <div class="flex space-x-1 text-sm text-gray-500"> <time>Feb 22, 2025</time> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div> <div> <span class="inline-block"> <span style="color: #BF4040; background-color: #E6B3B3" class="inline-flex items-center px-3 py-0.5 rounded-full text-sm text-indigo-800 bg-indigo-100 font-medium">Award</span> </span> </div> <span class="mt-4 block"> <p class="text-lg font-semibold text-gray-900"> Japanese Religions Database </p> <div class="mt-3 text-base text-gray-500"> <p>Matthew McMullen <a target="_blank" href="https://jfssr.jp/?page_id=537" tt-mode="url">is awarded for</a> creating a <a target="_blank" href="https://nirc.nanzan-u.ac.jp/page/12" tt-mode="url">Japanese Religions Databas</a>e. Please <a target="_blank" href="https://nirc.nanzan-u.ac.jp/contact" tt-mode="url">contact</a> us with recommendations for online resources to add to the database.</p> </div> </span> <div class="mt-6 flex items-center hidden"> <div> <div class="flex space-x-1 text-sm text-gray-500"> <time>Feb 10, 2025</time> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div> <div> <span class="inline-block"> <span style="color: #194D43; background-color: #B3E6DC" class="inline-flex items-center px-3 py-0.5 rounded-full text-sm text-indigo-800 bg-indigo-100 font-medium">Seminar</span> </span> </div> <span class="mt-4 block"> <p class="text-lg font-semibold text-gray-900"> Buddhist Text Translation </p> <div class="mt-3 text-base text-gray-500"> <p>The sixth meeting of the Buddhist Text Translation seminar will be held on 25 April. See <a target="_blank" href="https://nirc.nanzan-u.ac.jp/event/115" tt-mode="url">here</a> for details.</p> </div> </span> <div class="mt-6 flex items-center hidden"> <div> <div class="flex space-x-1 text-sm text-gray-500"> <time>Feb 2, 2025</time> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div> <div> <span class="inline-block"> <span style="color: #862D74; background-color: #E6B3E4" class="inline-flex items-center px-3 py-0.5 rounded-full text-sm text-indigo-800 bg-indigo-100 font-medium">Workshop</span> </span> </div> <span class="mt-4 block"> <p class="text-lg font-semibold text-gray-900"> Japanese Philosophy and Heidegger </p> <div class="mt-3 text-base text-gray-500"> <p>A two-day workshop on Japanese Philosophy and Heidegger will be hosted on 7~8 March. See <a target="_blank" href="event/112" tt-mode="url">here</a> for details.</p> </div> </span> <div class="mt-6 flex items-center hidden"> <div> <div class="flex space-x-1 text-sm text-gray-500"> <time>Jan 15, 2025</time> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div> <div> <span class="inline-block"> <span style="color: #86852D; background-color: #E4E6B3" class="inline-flex items-center px-3 py-0.5 rounded-full text-sm text-indigo-800 bg-indigo-100 font-medium">Talk</span> </span> </div> <span class="mt-4 block"> <p class="text-lg font-semibold text-gray-900"> Nanzan University and Research on Japanese Religions </p> <div class="mt-3 text-base text-gray-500"> <p>A book talk for <em>The New Nanzan Guide to Japanese Religions</em> will be held on 22 March. See <a target="_blank" href="event/110" tt-mode="url">here</a> for details.</p> </div> </span> <div class="mt-6 flex items-center hidden"> <div> <div class="flex space-x-1 text-sm text-gray-500"> <time>Jan 15, 2025</time> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div> <div> <span class="inline-block"> <span style="color: #722D86; background-color: #D7B3E6" class="inline-flex items-center px-3 py-0.5 rounded-full text-sm text-indigo-800 bg-indigo-100 font-medium">Web</span> </span> </div> <span class="mt-4 block"> <p class="text-lg font-semibold text-gray-900"> NIRC on YouTube </p> <div class="mt-3 text-base text-gray-500"> <p>NIRC events can be viewed on our <a target="_blank" href="https://www.youtube.com/@NIRC-nanzan/featured" tt-mode="url">YouTube</a> channel.</p> </div> </span> <div class="mt-6 flex items-center hidden"> <div> <div class="flex space-x-1 text-sm text-gray-500"> <time>Nov 16, 2024</time> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div> <div> <span class="inline-block"> <span style="color: #2D5386; background-color: #B3C8E6" class="inline-flex items-center px-3 py-0.5 rounded-full text-sm text-indigo-800 bg-indigo-100 font-medium">Journal</span> </span> </div> <span class="mt-4 block"> <p class="text-lg font-semibold text-gray-900"> JJRS Style Guide </p> <div class="mt-3 text-base text-gray-500"> <p>An updated JJRS Style Guide is now available on the <a target="_blank" href="/journal/6" tt-mode="url">journal website</a>. 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