On behalf of the graduate students’ journal Innovative Research In Japanese Studies, we would like to extend a warm invitation to students to submit their work to the second issue of our journal (please see our first issue here: http://www.irjs.org/#!irjs-volume-1-2014—table-of-contents/clii)

Innovative Research in Japanese Studies (IRJS) is 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 are fully reviewed by our editorial board. Authors of the selected manuscripts will enjoy personal, step by stp guidance until publication.

The deadline for submission is September 30th, 2014. Submission guideline and the list of our editorial board can be found in the above link.