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Book Announcement: Yokohama Yankee: My Family’s Five Generations as Outsiders in Japan
Leslie Helm Yokohama Yankee: My Family’s Five Generations as Outsiders in Japan Publisher: Chin Music Press Inc. (March 12, 2013) Paperback: 384 pages ISBN-10: 0984457666 ISBN-13: 978-0984457663 Leslie Helm’s decision to adopt Japanese children launches him on a personal journey … Continue reading
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Tagged book announcement, books, culture, family, history, Japan, Japanese culture
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Job Opening: Asian History, Assistant Professor (tenure-track)
Institution: University of Saskatchewan, History Location: Saskatchewan, Canada Position: Assistant Professor, Asian History The Department of History in the College of Arts and Science at the University of Saskatchewan invites applications for a tenure-track position at the … Continue reading
Job Opening: Japanese Art, A. W. Mellon Fellow for Japanese Art
Institution: Saint Louis Art Museum, Curatorial Affairs Location: Missouri, United States Position: A. W. Mellon Fellow for Japanese Art This is a 3-year benefited fellowship with the Saint Louis Art Museum. The main purpose of this Fellowship … Continue reading
Japanese Studies M.A. In Action: How My Master’s Degree Prepared Me For My Professional Career
Elizabeth Mekaru is currently a Study Abroad Advisor for the University of Michigan Center for Global and Intercultural Study. She graduated from the University of Michigan in 2005 with a B.A. in Asian Studies, and taught English in Yokohama for … Continue reading
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Tagged applied skills, international relations, japanese studies, job search, jobs, MA, master's degree, professional development, professional skills, skills, study abroad, study abroad advisor, University of Michigan
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Funding: The Fung Global Fellows Program at Princeton University
Location: New Jersey, United States The Fung Global Fellows Program, a program for visiting scholars administered by the Princeton Institute for International and Regional Studies at Princeton University, is currently accepting applications for the 201415 academic year from international scholars … Continue reading
Funding: 2013 Abe Fellowship Competition
2013 ABE FELLOWSHIP COMPETITION Deadline: September 1, 2013 http://www.ssrc.org/fellowships/abe-fellowship/ The Social Science Research Council (SSRC), the Japan Foundation Center for Global Partnership (CGP), and the American Council of Learned Societies (ACLS) announce the annual Abe Fellowship competition. The Abe Fellowship is … Continue reading
Book Announcement: Martial Arts and the Body Politic in Meiji Japan
In 1895, the newly formed Greater Japan Martial Virtue Association (Dainippon Butokukai) held its first annual Martial Virtue Festival (butokusai) in the ancient capital of Kyoto. The Festival marked the arrival of a new iteration of modern Japan, as the … Continue reading
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Tagged book announcement, books, culture, Japan, Japanese culture, martial arts, Meiji period
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Job Openings: Mellon Postdoctoral Fellowships
Institution: University of Illinois – Urbana-Champaign, Illinois Program for Research in the Humanities (IPRH) Location: Illinois, United States Position: Andrew W. Mellon Post-Doctoral Fellowships, 2014-16 The Illinois Program for Research in the Humanities (IPRH) at the University … Continue reading
Job Opening: Political Science Global Affairs, especially comparative Asia
Institution: Yale-NUS College Location: Singapore Position: Full Professor, Tenure Track Faculty, Political Science The newly established Yale-NUS College (www.yale-nus.edu.sg) in Singapore, a collaboration between the National University of Singapore (NUS) and Yale University, seeks to hire three … Continue reading
Fun Link Friday Reblog: Body Tattoo Marketing
Just a quickie FLF this week with some links, as I’m still drowning in a sea of kanbun getting my medieval on this month at a workshop! Several articles have been floating around my Facebook these past couple weeks since The Guardian put … Continue reading
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Tagged advertising, body art, fun link friday, Japan, Japanese culture, tattoos
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What can I do with a B.A. in Japanese Studies? 