Wherever I am, the world comes after me.
It offers me its busyness. It does not believe that I do not want it.
Now I understand why the old poets of China went so far
and high into the mountains, then crept into the pale mist.
"The Old Poets of China" by Mary Oliver

News @ UP Asian Center

  • Pan-Asianism in Modern Japan and Mariano Ponce | An Onsite Public Lecture
  • Free Yoga Class @ AC | Asian Center Wellness Program

  • Japanese Studies in the Philippines: The 8th Japanese Studies Research Development Competition

    The UP Asian Center and the Japan Foundation Manila will hold the "Japanese Studies in the Philippines: The 8th Japanese Studies Research Development Competition” on 21 March 2026, 9:00 am to 3:00 PM (GMT+8) at the Japan Hall, GT-Toyota Asian Cultural Center. The event is free and open to the public.

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  • Pan-Asianism in Modern Japan and Mariano Ponce | An Onsite Public Lecture

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    The UP Asian Center will be holding the onsite public lecture "Pan-Asianism in Modern Japan and Mariano Ponce" on 4 March 2026, 3:00 - 5:00 PM, PST (GMT+8), at the Japan Hall, UP Asian Center, University of the Philippines Diliman. The event is free and open to the public. Online pre-registration is recommended due to limited seating. 

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  • Free Yoga Class @ AC | Asian Center Wellness Program

    The UP Asian Center, sponsored by the Copylandia Foundation, Inc., will be hosting a Free Yoga Class at the UP Asian Center"  as part of the Asian Center Wellness Program on 10 April 2026, 2:00 PM, PHT (GMT+8), at the GT-Toyota Asian Center Auditorium, UP Diliman. The event is free and open only to the public. LIMITED SLOTS ONLY!!! Online registration is REQUIRED due to limited slots. 

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The UP Asian Center, together with Osaka University, co-presented the workshop "Photonics in Focus: From Research to Real-Life Applications" on 25 August 2023 , 2:00 PM (GMT+8), at the Seminar Room, UP Asian Center, University of the Philippines Diliman.

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The Asian Center, University of the Philippines Diliman is looking for one (1) graduate assistant for the Office of the Dean for the First Semester, AY 2023–2024. The deadline for applications is on 29 September 2023. This is open to all UP Diliman graduate students. AC graduate students are highly encouraged to apply.

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Ambassador of Malaysia, H.E. Dato’ Abdul Malik Melvin Castelino bin Anthony, paid a visit to the UP Asian Center on 23 August 2023 as part of his courtesy call to the University of the Philippines to discuss possible future collaboration between the University and the Embassy.

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The UP Asian Center will continue holding classes partly online and partly onsite for the new academic year 2023—2024. The number of face-to-face classes in relation to online sessions will depend on the pedagogical preference of the instructor and the particular circumstances of students enrolled in the class. To view the class schedule and complete guidelines, please see the link below.

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The UP Asian Center successfully hosted the recent visit of Dr. Shun Ohno and his students from the Department of Global Citizenship Studies, Seisen University from Tokyo, Japan, on 23 August 2023, 2:00 pm, at the GT-Toyota Asian Center Auditorium, University of the Philippines Diliman.