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Call for Papers: Japan in the World, the World in Japan: A Methodological Approach

Posted on December 2, 2017 by Paula

We are pleased to announce the third “Japan in the World and the World in Japan: A Methodological Approach” international symposium. This year’s event will be held at the Center for Japanese Language and Culture, Osaka University (Minoh Campus), on March 3rd and 4th, … Continue reading →

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Job Opening: International Student Coordinator, Miami University

Posted on December 1, 2017 by LM

Institution: Miami University Location: Oxford, OH Education: BA required, MA preferred Posted: 11/22/2017 Type: Full Time Job ID: 5038 The International Student Program Coordinator will provide program and activity coordination for the Global Partner Summer School program, bringing international students … Continue reading →

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Job Opening: Japanese art history, University of California at Los Angeles

Posted on November 30, 2017 by Paula

Institution: University of California at Los Angeles Location: California, United States Position: Assistant Professor The Department of Art History, University of California, Los Angeles, invites applications for a tenure-track assistant professor specializing in the arts of Japan, to start July 1, 2018. We … Continue reading →

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Job Opening: Associate director, Institute of East Asian Studies, University of California, Berkeley

Posted on November 28, 2017 by Paula

Institution :  University of California – Berkeley Location:  California Position:  Associate Director – Academic Coordinator II-Fiscal Year – Institute of East Asian Studies The Institute of East Asian Studies (IEAS) at the University of California, Berkeley, seeks a full-time Associate … Continue reading →

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Book Announcement: Spaces in Translation: Japanese Gardens and the West

Posted on November 26, 2017 by Paula

Spaces in Translation: Japanese Gardens and the West Christian Tagsold “Christian Tagsold provides a detailed social and intellectual history and a phenomenological study all at once. There is nothing remotely like this book, and with it, Tagsold becomes a central … Continue reading →

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Funding: 2018 Asia Studies Fellowship at the East-West Center in Washington DC

Posted on November 20, 2017 by Paula

2018 Asia Studies Fellowship at the East-West Center in Washington DC This fellowship supports scholars and analysts from the United States and the Asia-Pacific who wish to undertake independent research and writing on topics of relevance to contemporary US-Asia policy; … Continue reading →

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Book Announcement: The JET Program and the U.S.-Japan Relationship: Goodwill Goldmine

Posted on November 19, 2017 by Paula

Since 1987, the Japan Exchange and Teaching (JET) Program has recruited thousands of young college graduates from more than sixty countries, including the United States, to work in Japan for up to five years. Now, thirty years after the program’s … Continue reading →

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Job Opening: Kyoto Consortium for Japanese Studies (KCJS) Postdoctoral Fellowship

Posted on November 18, 2017 by Paula

The Kyoto Consortium for Japanese Studies is pleased to announce the new position of KCJS Postdoctoral Fellow (discipline open), beginning in academic year 2018-19. Based at Doshisha University, KCJS is an undergraduate study abroad program governed by a consortium of … Continue reading →

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Funding: Wolfsonian Fellowship Program (modern Japan)

Posted on November 13, 2017 by Paula

Wolfsonian-FIU Fellowship Program The Wolfsonian-Florida International University is a museum and research center that promotes the examination of modern visual and material culture. The focus of the Wolfsonian collection is on North American and European decorative arts, propaganda, architecture, and … Continue reading →

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Book Announcement: Population Aging and International Health-Caregiver Migration to Japan

Posted on November 12, 2017 by Paula

Population Aging and International Health-Caregiver Migration to Japan Gabriele Vogt, Cham: Springer, 2018. This book introduces Japan’s current policy initiatives directed at eldercare and international labor migration, and, wherever appropriate,it adds a comparative perspective from Germany. The book shows how … Continue reading →

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