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Job Opening: President and Executive Director, Japanese Cultural Center of Hawai‘i

Posted on July 16, 2018 by Travis

Position Title: President & Executive Director Institution: Japanese Cultural Center of Hawai‘i Location: Honolulu, HI Start Date: Flexible: November 2018 to January 2019 From official job posting on JCCH.com For more than 30 years, the Japanese Cultural Center of Hawai‘i … Continue reading →

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Funding: Fulbright U.S. Scholar Opportunities in Japan

Posted on July 16, 2018 by Paula

The Fulbright U.S. Scholar Program offers teaching, research or combination teaching and research awards in over 125 countries for the 2019-2020 academic year.Opportunities are available for college and university faculty as well as for professionals and independent scholars. Awards that may be of interest to … Continue reading →

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Job Openings: Kanagawa University

Posted on June 25, 2018 by Travis

The Dept of Cross-Cultural Studies, at Kanagawa University, is in the process of expanding and restructuring into a separate faculty, 国際日本学部, to be located in a new high-rise in Yokohama’s central Minatomirai district. We are seeking TWO new Japan scholars … Continue reading →

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Book Announcement: The Monstrous-Feminine in Contemporary Japanese Popular Culture

Posted on June 24, 2018 by Paula

The Monstrous-Feminine in Contemporary Japanese Popular Culture Dumas, Raechel This book explores the monstrous-feminine in Japanese popular culture produced from the late years of the 1980s through to the new millennium. Raechel Dumas examines the role of female monsters in … Continue reading →

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Call for Papers: 23rd Annual Japan Studies Graduate Conference at UCLA

Posted on June 21, 2018 by Paula

We are pleased to announce a call for papers for the 23rd Annual Japan Studies Graduate Conference to be held in historic Royce Hall at UCLA, October 29th, 2018. The conference is titled: “Bent out of Shape: Remolding Conceptions of Materiality and … Continue reading →

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Call for Papers: Sound Culture Studies and Modernity in Asia

Posted on June 19, 2018 by Paula

Call for papers for the Sound Culture Studies and Modernity in Asia Conference Organised by the Asian Sound Cultures and Modernity Project at Tokyo University of Foreign Studies Date: 14- 15 September 2018 Tokyo University of Foreign Studies In Asia, as elsewhere, … Continue reading →

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Funding: Abe Fellowship Competition 2018

Posted on June 18, 2018 by Paula

Overview The Social Science Research Council (SSRC) and the Japan Foundation Center for Global Partnership (CGP) announce the annual Abe Fellowship Program competition. Funding for the Abe Fellowship Program is provided by CGP. The Purpose of the Fellowship The Abe … Continue reading →

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Book Announcement: The History of Japanese Psychology: Global Perspectives, 1875–1950

Posted on June 17, 2018 by Paula

The History of Japanese Psychology: Global Perspectives, 1875–1950, by Brian J. McVeigh, Bloomsbury Press, 2017. During the late-nineteenth and early-twentieth centuries the individual became the basic, self-contained unit of society whose interior life was increasingly privileged.  This “inward turn” resonated with … Continue reading →

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Job Opening: Research Associate, Japanese History, Heinrich-Heine-Universität Düsseldorf

Posted on June 16, 2018 by Paula

Institution: Heinrich-Heine-Universität Düsseldorf Location: Germany Position: Doctoral Fellow The Department of Modern Japanese Studies at Heinrich Heine University Düsseldorf invites applications for the position of Research Associate in Modern Japanese History (75%, EG 13 TV-L on the German public service scale) to … Continue reading →

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Call for Papers: Cultural Broadcasting in the Asia-Pacific Region

Posted on June 11, 2018 by Travis

Conference and book theme: Cultural Broadcasting in the Asia-Pacific Region Venue: Department of Music, University of Nottingham (UK) Dates: 19-20 October 2018 Editors: Dr Lonán Ó Briain (University of Nottingham) and Dr Min Yen Ong (University of Nottingham) DEADLINE for … Continue reading →

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