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Category Archives: announcements
Book Announcement: Natural Disaster and Nuclear Crisis in Japan
Natural Disaster and Nuclear Crisis in Japan. Edited by Jeff Kingston Series: Nissan Institute/Routledge Japanese Studies The March 2011 earthquake and tsunami in Japan plunged the country into a state of crisis. As the nation struggled to recover from a … Continue reading
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Tagged 311, books, crisis, disaster relief, modern Japan, natural disaster, nuclear power, Tohoku earthquake, Tohoku tsunami
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Intensive Summer Course: HIROSHIMA and PEACE
Hiroshima City University accepting applications • Students from different countries come together for serious academic study and discussion, in English, of issues related to world peace. • The content is timely and important in the current world situation (e.g., nuclear … Continue reading
Job Opening: Librarian for Japanese Collection, UC Berkeley
Librarian for the Japanese Collection, C. V. Starr East Asian Library, University of California – Berkeley Location: California, United States Position: Librarian C. V. STARR EAST ASIAN LIBRARY LIBRARIAN FOR THE JAPANESE COLLECTION Hiring range: Associate Librarian I … Continue reading
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Tagged Berkeley, California, job opening, librarian, libraries, University of California: Berkeley
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Job Opening: University Lectureship in Pre-modern Japanese Studies
Applications are invited for a University Lectureship in Pre-modern Japanese Studies to be held in the Department of East Asian Studies. Role purpose The University of Cambridge is one of the world’s leading Universities, with an outstanding reputation for academic … Continue reading
Call for papers: The Art Theatre Guild: Cinema in Japan 1950-1980 chapters for a proposed edited volume
The Art Theatre Guild: Cinema in Japan 1950-1980 The Art Theatre Guild, founded in 1961 and active into the 1980s, united some of Japans most innovative directors: Oshima Nagisa (b.1932), Teshigahara Hiroshi (1927-2001), Terayama Shji (1935-83) and Matsumoto Toshio (b.1932), … Continue reading
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Tagged Art Theatre Guild, call for papers, cinema, film, Japan, modern
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Visiting Researcher Program, Kokugakuin University
Toward the promotion of international academic communication and exchange, and in hopes of stimulating the development of research and education both in Japan and abroad, Kokugakuin University administers a program of support for visiting scholars wishing to pursue research in … Continue reading
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Tagged culture, Japan, Japanese culture, Kokugakuin University, research, scholar, visiting researcher
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Job Opening: Japanese Transcriptionist -Translator Position at Verbal Ink
Location: Telecommuting Salary: Competitive Date Open: Now About Us: Founded in 2003, Verbal Ink is one of the industry’s leading providers of transcription services. With thousands of happy clients worldwide, we’ve quickly become synonymous with providing highly accurate transcripts at … Continue reading
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Book Announcement: Australia, Japan and their relations with Asia
edited by Stephen Alomes, Peter Eckersall, Ross Mouer and Alison Tokita. Available through the Custom Book Centre at Melbourne University. http://www.bookshop.unimelb.edu.au/cbc/?9781921775819 Cover note: The essays in Outside Australia: Japanese and Australian Encounters & Identities in Flux originated when the authors … Continue reading
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Tagged australia, books, history, identity, international relations, Japan, politics
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Visual Culture and Social Upheaval: Imaging Change in Late Edo Period Japan
Upcoming program open to the public at the Freer Gallery in conjunction with two ongoing exhibits at the Freer-Sackler: Visual Culture and Social Upheaval: Imaging Change in Late Edo Period Japan Saturday, May 5, 2 pm Freer Gallery, Meyer Auditorium … Continue reading
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Tagged art, early modern, Edo period, Freer Gallery of Art, Japan, Japanese art, pop culture, visual culture, Washington DC
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Job Opening: Japanese Studies, University of Hong Kong
Institution: University of Hong Kong Location: Hong Kong Position: Professor/Associate Professor in Japanese Studies Founded in 1911, The University of Hong Kong is committed to the highest international standards of excellence in teaching and research, and has … Continue reading
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Tagged associate professor, Hong Kong, japanese studies, job opening, professor, University of Hong Kong
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What can I do with a B.A. in Japanese Studies? 