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

Going to the Inter-University Center?

Posted on March 27, 2012 by Paula

The sudden jump in hits we’ve gotten on our posts related to the Inter-University Center for Japanese Language Studies (IUC) tells me that acceptance letters probably just went out. Congratulations to the new class of IUC students! If you didn’t get in … Continue reading →

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Tomodachi Summer SoftBank Leadership Program: Homestay Manager

Posted on March 27, 2012 by Paula

The Tomodachi Initiative is a public-private partnership supported by the US and Japanese governments that supports Japan’s recovery from the Great East Japan Earthquake. The goal of the program is to foster the next generation of Japanese and Americans, a … Continue reading →

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Employment Opportunities at the Congressional Research Service

Posted on March 27, 2012 by Paula

The Congressional Research Service (CRS) is recruiting for its 2012 Graduate Recruit Program.  The program is open to students enrolled in, or graduating with an appropriate advanced degree from, an accredited graduate institution between September 2011 and August 2012.  A … Continue reading →

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Book announcement: The Truth of the Ancient Ways: A Critical Biography of the Swordsman Yamaoka Tesshu

Posted on March 25, 2012 by Paula

Language: English Publisher: Kodenkan Institute Publication date: January 31, 2012 Binding type/size: paperback, 6″ x 9″ Description: 202 pages, bibliography, index ISBN-13: 978-0984012909 ISBN-10: 0984012907 Library of Congress Control Number: 2011938616 Book description Among practitioners of Japanese martial arts both … Continue reading →

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Fun Link Friday: Reblog: On Being Funny in Japan

Posted on March 23, 2012 by Paula

Originally posted on This Japanese Life.:
There’s actually no word for “sense of humor” in Japan. According to The Japan Society, “the English term humor implies gentle, kindly laughter and so does the transliterated Japanese term yûmoa. Warai, a Japanese…

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Job Opening: East Asian History & Culture, Eckerd College, Vstg. Asst prof

Posted on March 22, 2012 by Paula

Institution:   Eckerd College Location:   Florida, United States Position:   Visiting Assistant Professor; East Asian Studies; East Asian history and culture Eckerd College, a nationally-ranked liberal arts college in St. Petersburg, Florida, seeks a continuing part-time Visiting Professor specializing … Continue reading →

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Doctoral scholarships in Transcultural Studies/Promotionsstipendien in Transkulturellen Studien

Posted on March 20, 2012 by Paula

The Graduate Programme for Transcultural Studies of the Cluster of Excellence “Asia and Europe in a Global Context” at Heidelberg University welcomes applications for eight doctoral scholarships, subject to budgetary approval of the Cluster for the second funding period in … Continue reading →

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Funding: Nissho Iwai Foundation International Exchange Scholarship Programme

Posted on March 19, 2012 by Paula

財団法人日商岩井国際交流財団奨学金助成 Zaidan Hojin Nisshoiwai Kokusai Koryu Zaidan Shogakukin Josei http://www.culturalprofiles.net/japan/Units/2268.html Street address: Nissho Iwai Foundation, 2-3-1 Daiba, Minato-ku, Tokyo 135-8655, Japan Telephone: 81 (0) 3 5520 2800 Fax: 81 (0) 3 5520 2800 E-mail: zaidan@nisshoiwai.co.jp Proprietor: Nissho Iwai Foundation Contact: Kazuhiro Watanabe Secretary General Frequency: Biannual, application deadline … Continue reading →

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Book Announcement: Japan Emerging: Premodern History to 1850

Posted on March 18, 2012 by Paula

http://www.westviewpress.com/book.php?disc=5&isbn=9780813344836 Karl Friday (Editor) March 2012 Trade Paperback · 496 Pages $49.00 U.S. · $56.50 CAN · £32.99 U.K. ISBN 9780813344836   Description Japan Emerging provides a comprehensive survey of Japan from prehistory to the nineteenth century. Incorporating the latest scholarship … Continue reading →

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Call for Papers: 3rd Mechademia Conference on Anime, Manga and Media Theory from Japan

Posted on March 15, 2012 by Paula

“World Renewal – Counterfactual Histories, Parallel Universes, and Possible Worlds” November 29 – December 2, 2012 Dongguk University, Seoul Deadline for submissions: May 15 In the wake of the disasters and tragedies of 3.11, the cry “Another world is possible” … Continue reading →

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