Category Archives: announcements

Job Opening: Developer, UNU Publications Repository [Tokyo]

Posted on July 12, 2013 by LM

For those with experience and education in computer science: Institution: UNU Publications Repository Job posted by: United Nations University Office of the Rector (Tokyo) Location: Tokyo, Japan (local applicants only) Posted on: July 3, 2013 Start date: August 5, 2013 … Continue reading →

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Job Opening: Program Manager, TOMODACHI Initiative [temp]

Posted on July 11, 2013 by LM

Institution: The Washington Center for Internships and Academic Seminars Location: Washington, D.C. Start: August 1, 2013 Application deadline: August 1, 2013 Education requirements: Master’s degree Level of language proficiency: Proficiency in Japanese required. Employment type: Full time & Temporary (see … Continue reading →

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Conference: Religious Performance, City and Country in East Asia

Posted on July 11, 2013 by Paula

The University of Illinois will host an international symposium, “Religious Performance, City and Country in East Asia,” October 9-10, 2013, at Levis Center of the Urbana-Champaign Campus. For details concerning the event, including registration and schedule, see below. University of Illinois … Continue reading →

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Workshop: Reading Late Edo Period Media and Society

Posted on July 9, 2013 by Paula

Reading Late Edo Period Media and Society: Kawaraban and Handwritten Manuscripts from the Kano Bunko Collection of Tohoku University September 16th – 20th, 2013 ORGANISERS Heidelberg University ハイデルベルグ大学 Institute of Japanese Studies 日本学科 Akademiestrase 4-8 69115 Heidelberg Tohoku … Continue reading →

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

Posted on July 9, 2013 by Paula

Institution: Elon University, Department of History and Geography Location: North Carolina, United States Position: Assistant Professor of Asian History, tenure-track Elon University seeks applicants for a tenure-track position in Asian History at the assistant professor level beginning … Continue reading →

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Funding: Diversity Abroad Scholarship

Posted on July 8, 2013 by Paula

Although the deadline for 2013 has already passed, DiversityAbroad.com offers annual scholarship for study abroad to undergraduate students. See the 2013 information below. Program Background  Diversity Abroad, in cooperation with the AIFS Foundation, will offer $500 scholarships for summer 2013 … Continue reading →

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Book Announcement: Wondrous Brutal Fictions: Eight Buddhist Tales from the Early Japanese Puppet Theater

Posted on July 7, 2013 by Paula

Wondrous Brutal Fictions: Eight Buddhist Tales from the Early Japanese Puppet Theater. Wondrous Brutal Fictions presents eight seminal works from the seventeenth-century Japanese sekkyō and ko-jōruri puppet theaters, many translated into English for the first time. Both poignant and disturbing, these whimsical narratives contain … Continue reading →

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Call for Papers: Kinema Club XIII – Three Times +X. Transitional Moments in Film and Media History in Japan

Posted on July 6, 2013 by Paula

*Dates: January 17, 2014* *Reischauer Institute, Harvard University* *Deadline for submissions: August 20, 2013* We welcome submissions for the 13th Kinema Club Conference on Film and Moving Images from Japan! This Kinema Club will focus on three transitional moments in the history … Continue reading →

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Job Opening: Director, Kyoto Center, Bing Overseas Studies Program

Posted on July 6, 2013 by Paula

Institution: Stanford University, Bing Overseas Studies Program Location: Japan Position: Director, Stanford Program in Kyoto Job Description: The Bing Overseas Studies Program at Stanford University is seeking qualified candidates for the position of Director for its program in … Continue reading →

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Fun Link Friday: Send Your Haiku to Mars!

Posted on July 5, 2013 by Paula

Check out this announcement from NASA, released at the beginning of May. Ever stop and think, ‘Man, would I love to send a haiku to Mars!’ Yeah, me too, every day. We all do, amirite? Sadly the deadline to submit … Continue reading →

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