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Author Archives: Paula
64th Annual Kentucky Foreign Language Conference
For those interested in foreign language and linguistics, check out the 64th Annual Kentucky Foreign Language Conference. There’s a call for papers with an extended deadline until November 15th, but registration just to attend in April is also open. There … Continue reading
Library of Congress Florence Tan Moeson Fellowship Program
Here is a very interesting and unique fellowship program for individuals in Asian Studies to pursue independent research projects within the United States using the Library of Congress Asian and Asian American Pacific Islanders Collection. The deadline has already passed … Continue reading
Book announcement: Japanese Foodways, Past and Present
To complement our Japanese food and drink blog review by Jen, here is an announcement for a new book related to Japanese food coming out soon: Japanese Foodways, Past and Present. Whether you’re a Japanese food historian, connoisseur, or just … Continue reading
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Tagged book announcement, books, food, food culture, food history, history, Japan, Japanese food
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Event: Hakuin Symposium
If you’re in the New York area this week, you may be interested in the Hakuin Symposium, presented by the Japan Society of New York. For those of you not aware, Hakuin Ekaku (1686–1769) was an extremely influential figure in … Continue reading
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Tagged art, Buddhism, Hakuin, Hakuin Symposium, Japan, Japan Society of New York, Japanese art, New York, painting, religion, Zen
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Call for papers: pre-modern warrior studies
In case anyone is in Japan now or will be come June 2011, there is a call for papers out on pre-modern warriors panel for the Meiji Gakuin University‘s Asian Studies Japan Conference, held next at the International Christian University. … Continue reading
Fun Link Friday: Halloween Prank Videos
Nothing says ‘Halloween’ like pranks to terrify your friends and family. And believe me, Japan is no exception. Japanese TV shows love to play all kinds of pranks on people, scary or otherwise, and we’ve selected a few here for … Continue reading
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Tagged fun link friday, halloween, Japan, monsters, pranks, scaring children, TV shows
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Images of Okinawa after WWII
Here’s a very cool new digital resource for people interested in the history of Okinawa or history after WWII. The University of Hawaii at Manoa has compiled a database of images that can be accessed by anyone and searched by … Continue reading
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We’re interested in getting information to you as efficiently as possible. In the interest of this, we’ve opened up a Twitter account under the username shinpaideshou. Feel free to follow us on twitter to see our updates or subscribe for … Continue reading
The Job Hunt – Using Consulting Agencies
The job hunt can be daunting for anyone. Where to look? What’s out there? Is it right for you? To talk a little bit about one of the options people have when searching for bilingual jobs related to Japan, Steve … Continue reading
What can I do with a B.A. in Japanese Studies? 