On behalf of the recently launched graduate students journal Innovative Research of Japanese Studies, we would like to extend a warm invitation to students to submit their work for the upcoming issue of 2013, the 1^st issue of this journal.

Innovative Research in Japanese Studies (IRJS) aims to become a pioneering international journal showcasing outstanding papers on Japan written by graduate students; it is one of the few publications in existence with such a mission.

IRJS accepts original articles from all academic disciplines pertaining to Japan, including but not limited to politics, international relations, economics, history, literature, cultural studies, anthropology and the arts.

Supported by the Israeli Association for Japanese Studies, IAJS, papers submitted to IRJS will be fully reviewed by our editorial board. Authors of the selected articles will enjoy personal, step by step guidance until publication by members of the editorial board.

IRJS is currently accepting submissions for our first edition.

The deadline for submissions is August 31^st, 2013.  Submissions guidelines can be found at http://www.irjs.org/#!submission/cnec

Our editorial board is listed at http://www.irjs.org/#!staff/c1ktj

Sincerely,
Dr. Michal Daliot-Bul
Editor-in-Chief
Innovative Research in Japanese Studies
www.irjs.org