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Book Announcement: The China Problem in Postwar Japan: National Identity and Sino-Japanese Relations

Posted on July 5, 2015 by Paula

Recently published with Bloomsbury Press as part of the series SOAS Studies in Modern and Contemporary Japan, edited by Christopher Gerteis. Robert Hoppens, The China Problem in Postwar Japan: National Identity and Sino-Japanese Relations, (Bloomsbury Press, March 2015), 298 pages, ISBN: … Continue reading →

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Job Opening: Programmes Assistant, Daiwa Anglo-Japanese Foundation [UK}

Posted on July 1, 2015 by LM

Location: London, UK Deadline: 12 July 2015 Education: not listed Programmes Assistant Salary 22k + excellent benefits package; to start in late September.   The Daiwa Anglo-Japanese Foundation is the leading UK charity supporting links between Britain and Japan. Our … Continue reading →

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Call For Papers: Japan Studies Association Journal, Volume 13

Posted on June 30, 2015 by Paula

Call For Papers, Japan Studies Association Journal, Volume 13 (2015) www.japanstudies.org JSAJ, a juried professional journal published annually, accepts essays on a wide variety of topics related to Japanese Studies across the disciplines, Pedagogical Notes and Essays which reflect on aspects of teaching Japanese material, and book reviews and review essays of relevant research for … Continue reading →

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Call For Papers: Korean and Japanese History

Posted on June 30, 2015 by Paula

The European Forum on Korean-Japanese History  “Circuits of Knowledge, Goods, and People” International Workshop 19 December 2015, University of Cambridge Established in March 2012, the European Forum on Korean-Japanese History aims to promote dialogue between historians of Korea and Japan … Continue reading →

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Workshop: Intensive summer program in Japanese music

Posted on June 29, 2015 by Paula

邦楽　HŌGAKU @ KYOTO GEIDAI 京都芸大 This INTENSIVE THREE-DAY COURSE ON JAPANESE MUSIC will be offered at the Kyoto City University of Arts fromAUGUST 18-20, 2015. It will introduce many of the genres of traditional Japanese music that have been transmitted to … Continue reading →

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Book Announcement: The White Plum: A Biography of Ume Tsuda, Pioneer of Women’s Higher Education in Japan

Posted on June 28, 2015 by LM

Via University of Hawai’i Press. The White Plum: A Biography of Ume Tsuda, Pioneer of Women’s Higher Education in Japan Author: Furuki, Yoshiko 196 pp. January 2015 Cloth – Price: $31.00 ISBN: 978-0-8248-5339-6 Categories: Asia, history, biography Description At the … Continue reading →

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Call for Papers: The 2nd East Asian Translation Studies Conference (EATS 2)

Posted on June 27, 2015 by Paula

The 2nd East Asian Translation Studies Conference (EATS 2) 9 and 10 July 2016 Tokyo, Japan Keynote Speakers: Prof Mona Baker (The University of Manchester, UK) http://www.manchester.ac.uk/research/Mona.baker/ Prof Keijiro Suga (Meiji University, Japan) http://www.meiji.ac.jp/cip/english/undergraduate/science/faculty.html Call for Papers Conference Theme: “Constructing/Deconstructing East Asia” This Conference … Continue reading →

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Book Announcement: Folk Legends from Tono: Japan’s Spirits, Deities, and Phantastic Creatures

Posted on June 21, 2015 by Paula

Legends Collected by Yanagita Kunio & Sasaki Kizen Translated and Edited by Ronald A. Morse Illustrated by Marjorie C. Leggitt Paperback: 176 pages Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield Publishers (June 5, 2015) ISBN-10: 144224822X ISBN-13: 978-1442248229 BOOK BACKGROUND INFORMATION It is … Continue reading →

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Job Opening: English Teacher, Kobe College High School

Posted on June 20, 2015 by LM

Institution: Kobe College High School Location: Kobe, Japan Education: BA Deadline: July 18, 2015 Term: April 2016 – March 2018 INSTITUTION Kobe College Junior and Senior High School is a prestigious, private all girls’ school with a student body of … Continue reading →

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Call For Papers: 21st New Zealand Asian Studies Society (NZASIA) International Conference

Posted on June 18, 2015 by Paula

21st New Zealand Asian Studies Society (NZASIA) International Conference 29 Nov – 1 Dec 2015, University of Canterbury, Christchurch, New Zealand  Deadline for Abstracts: 31 August 2015 Conference Theme – Asian Intersections: Identities and Linkages Asia has long been a crossroads, where … Continue reading →

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