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

Fun Link Friday: Olympics meets Noh

Posted on October 4, 2019 by Paula

A quickie Fun Link Friday for you all today! Those who have been following the 2020 Tokyo Olympics carefully probably know that their social media campaign is “Make the Beat,” inviting people to post to social media with the hashtag … Continue reading →

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Book Announcement: Agents of World Renewal: The Rise of Yonaoshi Gods in Japan

Posted on September 29, 2019 by Paula

AGENTS OF WORLD RENEWAL: THE RISE OF YONAOSHI GODS IN JAPAN Takashi Miura This volume examines a category of Japanese divinities that centered on the concept of “world renewal” (yonaoshi). In the latter half of the Tokugawa period (1603–1867), a … Continue reading →

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Fun Link Friday: Small Worlds Tokyo

Posted on September 27, 2019 by Paula

If lately you’ve just been feeling insignificant compared to the vastness of the universe, maybe you need to plan on booking a trip to Small Worlds Tokyo, which is set to open next spring. Planned as the world’s largest diorama … Continue reading →

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Call for Applications: 7th Summer School in Japanese Early Modern Palaeography

Posted on September 24, 2019 by Paula

The Seventh Summer School in Japanese Early Modern Palaeography will run between Monday 10 August and Friday 21 August 2020. Core contents of the Summer School As always our Summer School focuses on Edo-period materials. Our sustained work in teaching … Continue reading →

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Funding: The Robert H. N. Ho Family Foundation Program in Buddhist Studies

Posted on September 23, 2019 by Paula

The Robert H. N. Ho Family Foundation Program in Buddhist Studies The American Council of Learned Societies (ACLS) invites applications in the 2019-20 competition year of The Robert H. N. Ho Family Foundation Program in Buddhist Studies. In cooperation with the … Continue reading →

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Fun Link Friday: Ikebana Battles 🌿🌻

Posted on September 20, 2019 by Paula

What artful masterpiece can you put together in five minutes? At the third annual flower arranging battle in Ota, Tokyo this summer, spectators got to find out! Although the traditional art of ikebana (flower arrangement) in Japan is often thought of … Continue reading →

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Want to share your advice or experience? Write for us!

Posted on September 18, 2019 by Paula

You’ve got Japan/Japanese experience! Do you have some aspect of your present career, past jobs, educational endeavors, or any other part of the journeys that took you there that you think readers would benefit from hearing about? Write a short … Continue reading →

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Job Opening: Lecturer in Japanese Literature, University of East Anglia

Posted on September 17, 2019 by Paula

The University of East Anglia is looking to appoint a new Lecturer / Senior Lecturer in Japanese Literature, with a specialistion in modern and/or contemporary Japanese literature and the ability to teach and research other aspects of Japanese literature. This is … Continue reading →

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Book Announcement: Beauty in the Age of Empire: Japan, Egypt, and the Global History of Aesthetic Education

Posted on September 15, 2019 by Paula

Beauty in the Age of Empire: Japan, Egypt, and the Global History of Aesthetic Education Raja Adal When modern primary schools were first founded in Japan and Egypt in the 1870s, they did not teach art. Yet by the middle … Continue reading →

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Fun Link Friday: 2019 Rice Field art at Inakadate

Posted on September 13, 2019 by Paula

As long-time readers know, each year we showcase the rice paddy art of Inakadate, Aomori Prefecture, which has a long standing tradition of growing multicolored rice to great gigantic rice paddy art! This year the theme is  Oshin「おしん」, a television … Continue reading →

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