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Job Opening: Shinjo Ito Postdoctoral Fellowship in Japanese Buddhism
Institution: University of California – Berkeley, Center for Japanese Studies Location: California, United States Position: Post-Doctoral Fellow, UC Berkeley Shinjo Ito Postdoctoral Fellowship in Japanese Buddhism 2018‑2020 With the generous support of the Shinnyo-en Foundation, Center for Japanese Studies at UC Berkeley is … Continue reading
Job Opening: Japanese language and culture, University of Utah
Institution: University of Utah, World Languages and Cultures Location: Utah, United States Position: Lecturer, Japanese Language and Culture The Department of World Languages and Cultures at the University of Utah invites applications for a one-year Lecturer position in Japanese beginning July 1, … Continue reading
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Tagged culture, Japanese, Japanese language, job opening, language, lecturer, University of Utah
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Fun Link Friday: Tea-making Robot
Although I try to keep our Fun Link Fridays in English so that they’re accessible to readers of all levels, I can’t resist this hilarious tea-making robot, which appeared yesterday in Yahoo! Japan news. Identified as Sadō Robo 151A, this … Continue reading
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Tagged fun link friday, Japanese culture, tea, tea ceremony, traditional Japanese culture
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Livetweet Threads from AAS: Publishing in Scholarly Journals on Japan
Over the course of the weekend I attended the Association for Asian Studies 2018. There I was at a roundtable “Publishing in Scholarly Journals on Japan” that featured a lot of really useful information for those of us in the … Continue reading
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Tagged Association for Asian Studies, journals, publishing, scholarly journals
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Book Announcement: Cultivating Femininity: Women and Tea Culture in Edo and Meiji Japan
Cultivating Femininity: Women and Tea Culture in Edo and Meiji Japan by Rebecca Corbett The overwhelming majority of tea practitioners in contemporary Japan are women, but there has been little discussion on their historical role in tea culture (chanoyu). In Cultivating … Continue reading
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Tagged book announcement, books, early modern, Japan, Japanese tea, tea, tea culture, women, women's history, womens studies
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Resource: Utah Nippō Newspaper Online
As with our previous posts on digitized Nikkei newspapers, the digitization of the Utah Nippō is an important contribution to historical resources on the history of Japanese Americans. Hosted by the J. Willard Library at the University of Utah, this … Continue reading
Book Announcement: Tokyo Roji: The Diversity and Versatility of Alleys in a City in Transition
Tokyo Roji The Diversity and Versatility of Alleys in a City in Transition By Heide Imai The Japanese urban alleyway, which was once part of people’s personal spatial sphere and everyday life has been transformed by diverse and competing interests. … Continue reading
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Tagged books, cities, Japan, Japanese cities, space, Tokyo, Urban Planning, urban space, urban studies
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Job Opening: Consulate-General of Japan in Chicago, political assistant
The Consulate-General of Japan in Chicago is seeking a Political Assistant at the Political Section. Full-time position. Application Deadline: March 29, 2018 Duties: – Research and analysis in the areas of politics in the Midwest; Data entry for statewide, congressional … Continue reading
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Tagged analysis, assistant, consulate, Illinois, political assistant, politics, research
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Job Opening: Visiting Assistant Professor, Japanese Studies, Fall 2018, College of William and Mary
For full details, see: https://www.h-net.org/jobs/job_display.php?id=56558 The Department of Modern Languages & Literatures at the College of William and Mary invites applications for a one-semester, non-tenure-track visiting faculty position that will begin August 10, 2018. We seek an individual with expertise in Japanese … Continue reading
Job Opening: Postdoctoral Researcher in Pre-1900 Japanese Studies, University of Chicago
For full details, see: https://www.h-net.org/jobs/job_display.php?id=56559 The University of Chicago’s Department of East Asian Languages and Civilizations invites applications for a Postdoctoral Researcher position at the rank of Instructor in Pre-1900 Japanese Studies. The successful candidate, appointed at the rank of Instructor, … Continue reading
What can I do with a B.A. in Japanese Studies? 