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Paula lives in the vortex of academic life. She studies medieval Japanese history.

Job Opening: Japanese Religious Studies

Institution:       University at Albany Location:          New York, United States Position:          Assistant Professor, Tenure Track – Japanese Religious Studies Assistant Professor, Tenure Track – Japanese Religious Studies The Department of East Asian Studies at the University at Albany, State University … Continue reading

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Funding: The Nippon Foundation Fellows Program at The Inter-University Center for Japanese Language Studies (IUC)

The Nippon Foundation Fellows Program at the Inter-University Center for Japanese Language Studies (IUC) Scholarship Opportunity —advanced Japanese language training for graduate students with Japan-focused career goals in academia, business, diplomacy/government service, journalism, and law The IUC is pleased to announce generous sponsorship … Continue reading

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Job Opening: Asian urbanism, Hamilton College

Institution:       Hamilton College Location:          New York, United States Position:           Post-Doctoral Fellow, Asian Studies The Asian Studies Program at Hamilton College invites applications for a two-year postdoctoral position in any discipline for a scholar working on … Continue reading

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Book Announcement: The Sarashina Diary: A Woman’s Life in Eleventh-century Japan

Sonja Arntzen and Itō Moriyuki are pleased to announce the publication of their collaborative work, which as some subscribers to this list know has been a long time in preparation: The Sarashina Diary: A Woman’s Life in Eleventh-century Japan, by Sugawara … Continue reading

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Job Opening: Japanese Studies, Full Professor, University of Macau

Institution:       University of Macau, The Centre for Japanese Studies of the Faculty of Arts and Humanities Location:          Macau Position:          Full Professor of Japanese Studies The University of Macau is the leading higher education institution in Macao, with English as … Continue reading

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Call for Papers: Re:locations, Journal of the Asia-Pacific World

Based out of the Asian Institute at the University of Toronto, Re:locations: Journal of the Asia-Pacific World  is a new peer-reviewed, student-run journal that seeks to foster dialogue among student researchers working across disciplines, institutions, and regions in Asia and the Pacific. Call … Continue reading

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Fun Link Friday: Real Haunted Homes in Japan?

Halloween may have passed, but that’s no reason to stop bringing the chills! Teru Oshima has developed a new kind of real-estate map, one mapping Japan’s most haunted property locations, where grisly events leading to unnatural deaths have occurred. Typically real-estate … Continue reading

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Job Opening: Asian History, Yonsei University

Institution:       Yonsei University (Underwood International College) Location:          Korea, Republic of Position:          Full-time tenure-track position as Assistant Professor of Asian History The Underwood International College of Yonsei University invites applications for a full-time tenure-track position as Assistant Professor of Asian … Continue reading

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Job Opening: East Asian History, San Jose State University

Institution :      San Jose State University, History Location:          California, United States Position:          Assistant Professor, East Asian History East Asia.  San Jose State University seeks a tenure-track assistant professor whose research specialty is in modern Chinese or modern Japanese history.  … Continue reading

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Job Opening: Japanese Studies, Assistant Professor

Institution:       University of Macau, The Centre for Japanese Studies of the Faculty of Arts and Humanities Location:          Macau Position:          Assistant Professor of Japanese Studies The University of Macau is the leading higher education institution in Macao, with English as … Continue reading

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