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Job Opening: Research Assistant II Non-Lab, Harvard University

Institution: Harvard University Location: Cambridge, MA Department: Weatherhead Center for International Affairs Education: BA preferred Posted 07/10/2013 Duties & Responsibilities: Assists research and administrative duties of a Harvard senior faculty member in the social sciences and supports the activities of … Continue reading

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Job Opening: Museum Publication Coordinator, Asia Society

Job posted by: Asia Society Location: New York, New York Posted on: July 17, 2013 Start date: ASAP Education requirements: 4-year degree Employment type: Full time Education: BA and experience Asia Society, a prestigious, global, educational and cultural non-profit seeks … Continue reading

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Job Opening: Film Program Coordinator, Japan Society

Job posted by: Japan Society Location: New York, New York Posted on: July 18, 2013 Education: Bachelor’s Job description Established in 1907, Japan Society is America’s single major producer of high quality content about Japan, presenting over 100 events annually … Continue reading

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Job Opening: Graduate Coordinator and Assistant to the Chair, Princeton University

Institution: Princeton University Location: Princeton, NJ Posted: 07/09/2013 Application Due: Open Until Filled Type: Full Time Education: Associate’s degree or higher is preferred Position Summary: The incumbent will be the East Asian Studies (EAS) Department’s Graduate Coordinator and Assistant to … Continue reading

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Job Opening: Assistant to Company President, IT Company [Tokyo]

Via Tempstaff Universal Office Job Update mailing list. Company: IT company Location: Tokyo, Japan Type: contract Education: not listed *** TW010404 Assistant to Company President *** ———– — Description — * Assistant and secretarial duties for president of IT company … Continue reading

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Funding: Semester at Sea Programs

Undergraduates may be interested in the Semester at Sea program: The Institute for Shipboard Education (ISE) is a 501c3 nonprofit based in Charlottesville, Virginia that administers the Semester at Sea study abroad program in conjunction with the University of Virginia as … Continue reading

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Book Announcement: An Edo Anthology: Literature from Japan’s Mega-City, 1750 –1850

An Edo Anthology: Literature from Japan’s Mega-City, 1750 –1850 edited by Sumie Jones with Kenji Watanabe  This is an anthology of literature centered in the city of Edo, now Tokyo, from the mid-18th to the mid-19th century. It includes many … Continue reading

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Job Opening: East Asian History, Assistant Professor (tenure-track)

Institution:   Loyola University Maryland, History Location:   Maryland, United States Position:   Assistant Professor in East Asian History Loyola University Maryland Department of History Assistant Professor of History The history department at Loyola University Maryland invites applicants for a … Continue reading

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Call for Papers: Laughing like in the “good old days”? The Boom of Rakugo and Yose Engei in the 21st Century

Symposium at the University of Vienna October 11th  to 12th 2013 (Rakugo-kai with Shunpuutei Ichinosuke on October 12th 2013) The submission deadline for papers is August 5th 2013. More than 40 years after the famous rakugo-ka Tatekawa Danshi predicted the death of … Continue reading

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Job Openings: Japanese History and Chinese Literature or Film

Institution:   Yonsei University (Underwood International College), Department of Asian Studies Location:   Korea, Republic of Position:   Assistant Professor, Tenure Track Positions in Japanese History and Chinese Literature/Film Underwood International College, Asian Studies Division Yonsei University Tenure track Positions … Continue reading

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