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

Job Opening: Asian Studies, University of Tokyo (fixed term)

Posted on August 14, 2014 by Paula

Institution:         University of Tokyo, Institute for Advanced Studies on Asia Location:          Japan Position:           Associate Professor Professorship Academic Recruitment for Associate Institute for Advanced Studies on Asia, the University of Tokyo The Institute for Advanced Studies on Asia … Continue reading →

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Job Opening: East Asian Buddhism, Yale University

Posted on August 12, 2014 by Paula

Institution: Yale University Location: Connecticut, United States Position: Assistant Professor, Religious Studies YALE UNIVERSITY DEPARTMENT OF RELIGIOUS STUDIES intends to make a tenure-track appointment in the field of East Asian Buddhism beginning July 1, 2015, at the rank of Assistant Professor. … Continue reading →

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Funding: Japan Studies Library Travel Grant

Posted on August 11, 2014 by Paula

The University of Chicago’s Center for East Asian Studies’ Japan Studies Library Travel Grants are designed to assist scholars from outside the Chicago metropolitan area in their use of University of Chicago’s East Asian collections for research in Japan Studies. … Continue reading →

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Stanley Weinstein Dissertation Prize: East Asian Buddhism

Posted on August 11, 2014 by Paula

The Council on East Asian Studies at Yale University is pleased to announce the fourth competition for the Stanley Weinstein Dissertation Prize, honoring Professor Weinstein’s many contributions to the study of East Asian Buddhism in North America.  The prize will be … Continue reading →

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Funding: 2015–2016 International Affairs Fellowship in Japan

Posted on August 11, 2014 by Paula

Sponsored by Hitachi, Ltd. Program Founded in 1997, the International Affairs Fellowship in Japan (IAF-J), sponsored by Hitachi, Ltd., seeks to strengthen mutual understanding and cooperation between the rising generations of leaders in the United States and Japan. The program … Continue reading →

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Book Announcement: Man’yōshū and the Imperial Imagination in Early Japan

Posted on August 10, 2014 by Paula

Man’yōshū and the Imperial Imagination in Early Japan Brill, 2014. 444 pages. Hardcover, $63/€49 /£42. In Man’yōshū and the Imperial Imagination in Early Japan, Torquil Duthie examines the literary representation of the late seventh-century Yamato court as a realm of “all … Continue reading →

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Fun Link Friday: Meiji Meth: the Deep History of Illicit Drugs

Posted on August 8, 2014 by Paula

When Breaking Bad was in its full (and justified) hype, a colleague of mine over at Nursing Clio  sent me this link about the invention of meth in Meiji Japan, a factoid of which I was totally unaware. Want to find out … Continue reading →

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Japanese Studies 5-10-20: Resources and Thoughts on International Education

Posted on August 6, 2014 by Paula

For our fifth article in our Japanese Studies 5-10-20 series, today we have a unique perspective from Stephanie Toriumi, a student advisor (Academic Officer) for the Liberal Arts program at Hawaii Tokai International College. She will talk about how she landed a … Continue reading →

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Job Opening: East Asian History, University of Pittsburgh

Posted on August 5, 2014 by Paula

Institution: University of Pittsburgh Location: Pennsylvania, United States Position: Assistant Professor, China/Japan/Korea/East Asia China/Japan/Korea/East Asia. The Department of History at the University of Pittsburgh seeks applicants for two positions (one tenure-track, one tenure-track/tenured), beginning fall 2015, pending budgetary approval. Ph.D. … Continue reading →

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Funding: Two Fellowship Programs – Fondation France-Japon de l’EHESS (Paris)

Posted on August 4, 2014 by Paula

“Macroeconomics and economic policy in Japan” and “Public Innovation policies in Japan” I am pleased to announce that the Fondation France Japon de l’EHESS is presently recruiting one Senior and one Junior level researcher in the framework of its newly … Continue reading →

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