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Job Opening: International Programs Advisor, University of Mississippi

Posted on June 18, 2015 by LM

Via JetWit Jobs mailing list. Position Title International Programs Advisor Job Location Oxford, Mississippi Education: BA Deadline: not listed Job Description This is a professional position in which the incumbent advises international scholars or students on U.S. laws and regulations … Continue reading →

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Job Opening: Study Abroad Advisor, Middlebury College

Posted on June 18, 2015 by LM

Via JETWit Jobs. Institution: Middlebury College Location: Middlebury, VT Education: MA required Deadline: not listed Position Summary Manages and coordinates a portfolio of Middlebury C.V. Starr Schools Abroad. The Advisor serves as the primary point of contact for on-site staff, … Continue reading →

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Call for Papers: Caring for Elderly in Asia: Long-Term Care in the Familial Context

Posted on June 16, 2015 by Paula

CFP | Caring for Elderly in Asia: Long-Term Care in the Familial Context CONVENORS Assoc Prof THANG Leng Leng Department of Japanese Studies, and Centre for Family and Population Research, National University of Singapore E | lengthang@nus.edu.sg Prof Wei-Jun Jean YEUNG … Continue reading →

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Job Opening: Lecturer, Japanese Language, University of British Columbia

Posted on June 15, 2015 by Paula

Institution:   University of British Columbia, Asian Studies Location:     British Columbia, Canada Position:     Japanese Lecturer The University of British Columbia is accepting applications for one 12-month lecturer position in Japanese language, commencing September 1, 2015.  The position is intended to be for one year, … Continue reading →

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Book Announcement: A Cultural History of Japanese Buddhism

Posted on June 14, 2015 by Paula

A Cultural History of Japanese Buddhism William E. Deal (Case Western U.) and Brian Ruppert (University of Illinois) From the Back Cover: A Cultural History of Japanese Buddhism presents a vivid, nuanced, and chronological account of Buddhist religion in Japan, … Continue reading →

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Call for Papers: Ars Orientalis, dress in Asia and the Middle East

Posted on June 13, 2015 by Paula

Ars Orientalis, a peer-reviewed annual journal published jointly by the Freer and Sackler galleries of the Smithsonian and the History of Art department of the University of Michigan, is seeking article proposals for the 2017 volume to be devoted to … Continue reading →

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Call for Papers: Japan: Pre-modern, Modern and Contemporary—A Return Trip from the East to the West. Learning in, about and from Japan

Posted on June 13, 2015 by Paula

CALL FOR PAPERS The Faculty of Foreign Languages and Literatures (Japanese Department) at the “Dimitrie Cantemir” Christian University (Bucharest, Romania), with the support of its collaborators from Kyoto University and Osaka University (Japan), is pleased to announce organizing the third edition of … Continue reading →

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Funding: Abe Fellowship

Posted on June 8, 2015 by Paula

Abe Fellowship International multidisciplinary research on topics of pressing global concern Topics: Global Security; East Asia; International Development; Public Engagement; Environment Open for applications, next deadline is September 1st 2015. Apply Now The Social Science Research Council (SSRC) and the … Continue reading →

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Book Announcement: Transnational Trajectories in East Asia: Nation, Citizenship, and Region

Posted on June 7, 2015 by Paula

TRANSNATIONAL TRAJECTORIES IN EAST ASIA: NATION, CITIZENSHIP, AND REGION.  Edited byYasemin Nuhoḡlu Soysal.  Routledge 2015, 273 pp. ISBN 978-1-13-881935-1 (paperback due in December 2015) http://www.routledge.com/books/details/9781138819351/ Since the late twentieth century, East Asia has become increasingly interconnected through trade, investment, migration, … Continue reading →

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Job Opening: School Program Coordinator, Embassy of Japan

Posted on June 6, 2015 by Paula

JICC – Embassy of Japan, Washington D.C. | Employment Opportunities // The Japan Information and Culture Center (JICC), Embassy of Japan, is seeking a highly motivated, team-oriented individual for the position of School Program Coordinator. The main responsibilities that this … Continue reading →

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