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Job Opening: Special Assistant to the Director of UNU-IAS [Tokyo]

Posted on January 15, 2014 by LM

Institution: United Nations University Institute of Advanced Studies (UNU-IAS) Location: Tokyo Posted on January 10, 2014 Education: Bachelor’s Type: full-time contract (at least 1, up to 6 years) UNU-IAS, created from a merger of the former UNU Institute of Advanced … Continue reading →

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Job Opening: Japanese Studies Librarian, UCLA

Posted on January 15, 2014 by LM

Institution: University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) Department: Richard C. Rudolph East Asian Library Location: Los Angeles, CA Type: Full Time Education: MLS or coursework toward MLS; or MA in Asian Studies with library experience Application Due: 02/20/2014 Description of … Continue reading →

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Funding: Japan Studies Fellow, East-West Center, Washington, D.C.

Posted on January 13, 2014 by Paula

JAPAN STUDIES FELLOWSHIP 2014 East-West Center The East-West Center is now accepting applications from scholars and analysts who wish to undertake policy-relevant research and writing on issues of key relevance to the US-Japan partnership, including diplomatic, politico-security, economic, social and … Continue reading →

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Book Announcement: Kinsella, Schoolgirls, Money and Rebellion

Posted on January 12, 2014 by Paula

Japanese society in the 1990s and 2000s produced a range of complicated material about sexualized schoolgirls, and few topics have caught the imagination of western observers so powerfully. While young Japanese girls had previously been portrayed as demure and obedient, … Continue reading →

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Job Opening: Modern East Asian History, Visiting Assistant Professor

Posted on January 11, 2014 by Paula

Institution:   Drake University, History Location:   Iowa, United States Position:   Visiting Professor in Modern East Asian History Drake University History Department invites applications for a Visiting Assistant Professor in Modern East Asian History starting August 2014. Candidates should … Continue reading →

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Workshop: Poetic Teachings in Premodern Japan

Posted on January 11, 2014 by Paula

Stanford University and the University of British Columbia are co-organizing a workshop on “Poetic Teachings in Premodern Japan: Aesthetics and Practice from the Eighth to Eighteenth Centuries.” The workshop will take place Saturday, March 8 and Sunday, March 9 at Stanford University. … Continue reading →

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Job Opening: translator – Songwhale

Posted on January 9, 2014 by Paula

Songwhale is seeking a qualified part-time English to Japanese translator. The desired candidate must have native-level fluency in both Japanese and English (reading, writing and speaking) and great communication and organizational skills. Send resumes to info@songwhale.com Via: http://www.popcitymedia.com/innovationnews/hiringinpittsburgh010814.aspx

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Job Opening: Japanese Garden Program Coordinator [part-time]

Posted on January 8, 2014 by LM

Institution: Associated Recreation Council Location: Seattle, WA Education: Bachelor’s Posted on January 3, 2014 Type: part-time Job description The Associated Recreation Council (ARC), in partnership with Seattle Parks and Recreation, serves Seattle by offering a variety of recreational and lifelong … Continue reading →

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Funding: Japan Studies Fellowship 2014

Posted on January 6, 2014 by Paula

East-West Center About the East-West Center The East-West Center is an education and research organization established by the U.S. Congress in 1960 to strengthen relations and understanding among the peoples and nations of Asia, the Pacific, and the United States. … Continue reading →

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Book Announcement: Experimental Buddhism: Innovation and Activism in Contemporary Japan

Posted on January 5, 2014 by Paula

Experimental Buddhism: Innovation and Activism in Contemporary Japan from the University of Hawaii Press. http://www.uhpress.hawaii.edu/p-9072-9780824838980.aspx (320 pages, 11 illustrations, $32.00 paper, $60.00 hardcopy) Experimental Buddhism highlights the complex and often wrenching interactions between long-established religious traditions and rapid social, cultural, and … Continue reading →

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