Author Archives: LM

Job Opening: Program Assistant, Asia Center, Harvard University

Posted on April 8, 2014 by LM

Institution: Harvard University Location: Cambridge, MA Posted: 04/04/2014 Department: Asia Center Education: n/a Duties & Responsibilities: Works primarily with the Associate Director, and also with other Asia Center staff including the Senior Program Manager to support the fast-paced and broad … Continue reading →

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Book Announcement: Seismic Japan: The Long History and Continuing Legacy of the Ansei Edo Earthquake

Posted on April 6, 2014 by LM

Via University of Hawai’i Press. Seismic Japan: The Long History and Continuing Legacy of the Ansei Edo Earthquake Author: Gregory Smits 256pp. December 2013 Cloth – Price: $54.00ISBN: 978-0-8248-3817-1 What are we to make of contemporary newspapers in Japan speculating about the possible … Continue reading →

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Fun Link Friday: Kanazawa in Spring

Posted on April 4, 2014 by LM

This Friday, brush up on your floral vocabulary with this tour of Kanazawa’s early-spring flowers over on かなざわ風便り. There’s dogtooth violet (片栗の花), camellias (椿), and more. Plus a stunning cityscape! Happy spring (and warm wishes for spring to come to colder … Continue reading →

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Book Announcement: Gender and Law in the Japanese Imperium

Posted on March 30, 2014 by LM

Via University of Hawai’i Press. Gender and Law in the Japanese Imperium Editor: Burns, Susan L.; Brooks, Barbara J.; 312pp. December 2013 Cloth – Price: $45.00ISBN: 978-0-8248-3715-0 Beginning in the nineteenth century, law as practice, discourse, and ideology became a … Continue reading →

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Fun Link Friday: Your Cat as a Cat-Bus

Posted on March 28, 2014 by LM

Sweet Ipomoea has done what many cat-owning Miyazaki fans have dreamed of for Halloween: made her cat a Catbus costume from Tonari no Totoro. For more photos and instructions, check out the full post on her blog.

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Fun Link Friday: Japanese Railway Tourism Posters from the 1930s

Posted on March 21, 2014 by LM

The nephew of an antique-shop owner discovered a collection of gorgeous Japan Rail tourism posters from the ’30s. Now restored, all 15 posters will be auctioned off on Heritage on March 22. The design is reminiscent both of hanga and … Continue reading →

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Job Opening: Office Manager, UNU-IAS Operating Unit Ishikawa [Kanazawa]

Posted on March 15, 2014 by LM

Institution: United Nations University Institute of Advanced Studies Operating Unit Ishikawa/Kanazawa (OUIK) Location: Kanazawa, Ishikawa pref., Japan Application deadline: March 20, 2014 Education requirements: BA required, MA preferred Languages needed: English, Japanese Employment type: Full time Start date: April 16, … Continue reading →

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Job Opening: Coordinator Foreign Language Institute, Missouri State University

Posted on March 13, 2014 by LM

Institution: Missouri State University Location: Springfield, MO Type: Full Time Education: MA + experience Deadline: March 28, 2014 General Function The Coordinator, Foreign Language Institute (FLI) oversees the day-to-day operations of the FLI, such as determining course offerings in conjunction … Continue reading →

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Job Opening: Assistant Director & International Student Coordinator, Columbus State University

Posted on March 13, 2014 by LM

Institution: Columbus State University Location: Columbus, GA Deadline: March 21, 2014 for full consideration (rolling) Type: Full Time Education: MA + SEVIS experience Columbus State University is seeking candidates for an Assistant Director and International Student Coordinator in the Center … Continue reading →

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Job Opening: East Asia Collections Project Archivist, Stanford University

Posted on March 13, 2014 by LM

Institution: Hoover Institution Archives, Stanford University Location: Stanford, CA Posted: 03/08/2014 Type: Full Time Education: MLS or MA The Hoover Institution Archives is seeking a motivated, enthusiastic archivist with language skills in Chinese and/or Japanese to work on the arrangement … Continue reading →

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