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Job Opening: Foreign Service Officer, June 2013 Testing [US Citizens]

Posted on May 5, 2013 by LM

Scheduling begins May 6, 2013 Overseas Deadline: May 28, 2013* TEST DATE: June 8-15, 2013 The Foreign Service Officer Test (FSOT) is administered three times each year, each time for a period, or “window”, of eight days. Candidates who are … Continue reading →

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Book Announcement: Twelve Views from the Distance

Posted on May 5, 2013 by Paula

TWELVE VIEWS FROM THE DISTANCE An incandescent memoir of a boy’s coming of age in wartime Japan By Mutsuo Takahashi Translated by Jeffrey Angles University of Minnesota Press | 256 pages ISBN 978-0-8166-7936-2 | paperback ISBN 978-0-8166-7277-6 | cloth | … Continue reading →

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Job Opening: Adjunct Assistant Professor – Japanese, Johnson County Community College

Posted on May 4, 2013 by LM

Institution: Johnson County Community College Location: Overland Park, KS Posted: 04/30/2013 Type: Part-Time/Adjunct Education: MA Deadline: 05/07/2013 Position Start Date: 06/03/2013 Summary of Job Duties Instruction of Elementary, Intermediate and Conversational Japanese. Must be willing to work a flexible schedule … Continue reading →

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Job Opening: The Japan Foundation, Sydney [Australia]

Posted on May 4, 2013 by LM

Via the JETWit jobs mailing list via JETAA New South Wales. If you have information on jobs outside the US, please send it to us! Institution: The Japan Foundation, Sydney Location: Sydney, Australia Education: not listed Other: Australian national or … Continue reading →

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Call for Papers: publication projects on the subject of manga for girls/women

Posted on May 3, 2013 by Paula

In attempting to analyze the discursive aspects of shôjo or josei bunka (cultures created by and for girls/women) in contemporary Japan, we initially should reconfirm that shôjo manga have generally been regarded as a central force in the “discovery ” … Continue reading →

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Job Opening: Japanese Translation Lead, International Baccalaureate [Tokyo]

Posted on May 2, 2013 by LM

Company: International Baccalaureate Location: Tokyo, Japan Education: University graduate, qualified translator (preferably a postgraduate qualification) Language: near-native Japanese Posted April 22, 2013 Job Description 1.5-Year Contract. May be renewed thereafter. The incumbent will be based in Tokyo Gakugei University. Purpose The … Continue reading →

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Call for Papers: Innovative Research of Japanese Studies

Posted on May 2, 2013 by Paula

On behalf of the recently launched graduate students journal Innovative Research of Japanese Studies, we would like to extend a warm invitation to students to submit their work for the upcoming issue of 2013, the 1st issue of this journal. Innovative Research in Japanese … Continue reading →

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Job Opening: Coordinator of Residential Education, Edmonds Community College

Posted on May 1, 2013 by LM

Via the JETWit Jobs mailing list. Institution: Edmonds Community College (Main Campus) Location: Lynnwood, Washington Job Type: Full-Time Closing Date: Wed. 05/15/13 11:59 PM Pacific Time Under the general supervision of the Housing Director for the Housing Office, the live-in … Continue reading →

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Job Opening: Non-JET Assistant Language Teacher(s), Nagano Prefectural Board of Education [Japan]

Posted on May 1, 2013 by LM

Via the JETWit Jobs Mailing List. Job: Assistant Language Teacher Number of Jobs: 2 Location: Matsumoto, Shiojiri, Okaya, Suwa in Nagano Prefecture, Japan Preference: applicants living in Nagano Education: BA or qualified to teach English Deadline: postmarked by Friday, June … Continue reading →

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Job Opening: Japanese Studies/Asian Studies, Associate Professor

Posted on April 30, 2013 by Paula

Institution: University of Tokyo, Institute for Advanced Studies on Asia Location: Japan Position: Associate Professor International applications are invited for the position of Associate Professor, to be based in the Institute for Advanced Studies on Asia, at the University of … Continue reading →

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