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

Funding: Ukiyo-e Research Grant

Posted on August 4, 2014 by Paula

Ota Memorial Museum of Art opens competition for one or two grant(s) up to 1 million yen for research on ukiyo-e. Deadline: October 31, 2014. http://www.ukiyoe-ota-muse.jp/H20josei-E.html ＜Purpose and Objects of Grant＞ Ukiyo-e developed independently of the existing Japanese art styles during the … Continue reading →

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Book Announcement: Literature and Art after Fukushima

Posted on August 3, 2014 by Paula

Gebhardt, Lisette; Masami, Yuki (eds.) (2014): Literature and Art after Fukushima. Four Approaches. (German Studies on Japanese Literature and Culture Vol. 7). Berlin: EB-Verlag. ISBN: 978-3-86893-118-1 http://www.ebv-berlin.de/Band-7-Literature-and-Art-after-Fukushima This English language volume “Literature and Art after ‘Fukushima’” has been edited by … Continue reading →

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Happy 4th Birthday, Shinpai Deshou!

Posted on July 30, 2014 by Paula

Hey everybody! Happy birthday! We just turned four! 🙂 That’s pretty amazing to me. I still remember the shaky and false start of this blog about six years ago (on a blogger.com platform, before I knew WordPress was a thing, … Continue reading →

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Job Opening: Academic English, University of Tokyo

Posted on July 29, 2014 by Paula

Institution: University of Tokyo Location: Japan Position: Assistant Professor The Centre for Global Communication Strategies (CGCS) at the College of Arts and Sciences at the University of Tokyo is now accepting applications for five assistant professorships. This large hire has been made … Continue reading →

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Funding: 2014 Abe Fellowship Competition

Posted on July 28, 2014 by Paula

2014 Abe Fellowship Competition (Deadline: September 1, 5PM) http://www.ssrc.org/fellowships/abe-fellowship/ The Abe Fellowship is designed to encourage international multidisciplinary research on topics of pressing global concern. The Abe Fellowship Program seeks to foster the development of a new generation of researchers who … Continue reading →

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Book Announcement: Imagining Japan in Post-war East Asia: identity politics, schooling and popular culture

Posted on July 27, 2014 by Paula

Imagining Japan in Post-war East Asia: identity politics, schooling and popular culture Paul Morris, Naoko Shimazu and Edward Vickers, editors (Routledge: 2013) 264 pp ISBN: 978-0-415-71399-3 In the decades since her defeat in the Second World War, Japan has continued … Continue reading →

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Job Opening: Technical IT Business Analyst to work in Tokyo for Multinational Corporation

Posted on July 26, 2014 by Paula

Are you a Japanese national who wants to return to Japan; would you like to work for an International company with an International culture voted in the top 5 in “Great Place to Work – Japan” Company              : American … Continue reading →

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Understanding Japanese Politics for the Non-Japanese Speaker: A Resource Guide

Posted on July 23, 2014 by Paula

This week we have a detailed guest article by Alec Williams, who provides an excellent guide to a variety of online resources for English speakers interested in politics and international relations with an eye on Japan. Have any more to add? Please leave … Continue reading →

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Job Opening: Fixed-term position: Lecturer in Japanese, University of Cambridge

Posted on July 22, 2014 by Paula

Institution:         University of Cambridge, Department of East Asian Studies Location:          United Kingdom Position:           Unestablished Lecturer in Japanese (Fixed Term) Salary: £37,756-£47,787 Reference: GX03463 Closing date: 15 August 2014 Fixed-term: The funds for this post are available for … Continue reading →

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Book Announcement: Capturing Contemporary Japan

Posted on July 20, 2014 by Paula

Satsuki Kawano, Susan Long, and myself, as editors; U. Hawaii Press What are people’s life experiences in present-day Japan? This timely volume addresses fundamental questions vital to understanding Japan in the first decade of the twenty-first century. Its chapters collectively … Continue reading →

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