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Job Opening: Performing Arts Program Assistant, Japan Society (NY)

Posted on November 13, 2015 by LM

Employer: Japan Society Location: New York City Education: BA Posted on November 10, 2015 Job description Founded in 1907, New York’s, Japan Society is an internationally recognized nonprofit, nonpolitical organization that provides access to information on Japan, offers opportunities to … Continue reading →

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Job Opening: International Partnerships Coordinator, Colorado State University

Posted on November 10, 2015 by LM

Institution: Colorado State University Location: Fort Collins, CO Posted: 11/06/2015 Type: Full Time Deadline: Nov. 22, 2015 The International Partnerships Coordinator is responsible for coordinating major elements of Colorado State University”s efforts with partners around the world. This position will … Continue reading →

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Job Opening: Program Officer – Asia, International Student Exchange Program (ISEP)

Posted on November 10, 2015 by LM

Employer: International Student Exchange Program (ISEP) Location: Arlington, VA Education: BA required; MA in relevant subject area preferred. Posted on October 30, 2015 Start date: November 16, 2015 POSITION SUMMARY The Program Officer, Asia serves as primary resource for counseling … Continue reading →

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Book Announcement: Time and Place Are Nonsense: The Films of Seijun Suzuki

Posted on November 8, 2015 by LM

Via University of Washington Press. Time and Place Are Nonsense: The Films of Seijun Suzuki TOM VICK paperback not available $30.00 HARDCOVER (ISBN: 9780934686334) PUBLISHED: November 2015 SUBJECT LISTING: Perfoming Arts; Biography, Autobiography, and Memoir BIBLIOGRAPHIC INFORMATION: 242 pp., 126 … Continue reading →

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Book Announcement: Like No Other: Exceptionalism and Nativism in Early Modern Japan

Posted on November 1, 2015 by LM

Via University of Hawai’i Press. Like No Other: Exceptionalism and Nativism in Early Modern Japan Author: McNally, Mark Thomas; 344pp. November 2015 Cloth – Price: $67.00 ISBN: 978-0-8248-5284-9 Like No Other: Exceptionalism and Nativism in Early Modern Japan probes the … Continue reading →

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Fun Link Friday: Halloween Oden

Posted on October 30, 2015 by LM

ハッピーハロウィン！ In the past, we’ve hosted Halloween FLFs on Halloween bento, so today I’m pleased to present the Halloween oden! Here are instructions on how to make all the normal oden ingredients (plus carrots and tomatoes) into adorable pumpkins, mummies, and ghosts. … Continue reading →

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Resource: Real Estate Japan Blog

Posted on October 28, 2015 by LM

For those who are studying social science topics dealing with urban planning and demographics, Real Estate Japan started a blog in April 2015 that may be of use to you. While the English-language site generally focuses on buying and renting … Continue reading →

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Book Announcement: Shimaji Mokurai and the Reconception of Religion and the Secular in Modern Japan

Posted on October 25, 2015 by LM

Via University of Hawai’i Press. 246pp. July 2015 Cloth – Price: $59.00 ISBN: 978-0-8248-5153-8 Religion is at the heart of such ongoing political debates in Japan as the constitutionality of official government visits to Yasukuni Shrine, yet the very categories … Continue reading →

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Book Announcement: Spectacular Accumulation: Material Culture, Tokugawa Ieyasu, and Samurai Sociability

Posted on October 18, 2015 by LM

Via University of Hawai’i Press. 256pp. December 2015 Cloth – Price: $49.00 ISBN: 978-0-8248-5157-6 In Spectacular Accumulation, Morgan Pitelka investigates the significance of material culture and sociability in late sixteenth-century Japan, focusing in particular on the career and afterlife of … Continue reading →

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Job Opening: Okinawa Collection and Japan Resource Center Librarian, George Washington University [part time]

Posted on October 13, 2015 by LM

Institution: George Washington University Location: Washington, DC Type: Part-Time Education: MA required, MLS preferred Deadline: Oct. 23, 2015 Posting Number: F000794 Contract Type: Time-Limited Appointment (provide appt period) – 11/01/15 – 10/31/16, Renewable Appointment (initial appt period) – Annually Proposed … Continue reading →

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