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Job Opening: Academic Coordinator, Department of East Asian Languages and Cultures, Columbia University

Posted on July 19, 2016 by LM

Institution: Columbia University Location: New York, NY Posted: 07/14/2016 Type: Full Time Education: High school diploma required Job Requisition Number: 083728 Working in an international scholarly community and nationally-ranked program, the Academic Coordinator provides support for all student programs (undergraduate, … Continue reading →

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Job Opening: Coordinator I, Reischauer Institute of Japanese Studies Harvard University

Posted on July 19, 2016 by LM

Institution: Harvard University Location: Cambridge, MA Type: Full time Education: BA preferred Posted 7/15/2016 Auto req ID: 39896BR School/Unit: Faculty of Arts and Sciences Department: Edwin O. Reischauer Institute of Japanese Studies Duties & Responsibilities: This position is responsible for … Continue reading →

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Funding: SSRC Transregional Research Fellowships

Posted on July 18, 2016 by Paula

Accepting applications for two transregional research fellowships: the SSRC Transregional Research Junior Scholar Fellowship: InterAsian Contexts and Connections and the SSRC Global Summer Semester Residency at the University of Göttingen. Contact Info: CALL FOR APPLICATIONS Transregional Research Junior Scholar Fellowship: InterAsian Contexts and Connections … Continue reading →

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Book Announcement: The Ryukyu Kingdom: Cornerstone of East Asia

Posted on July 17, 2016 by Travis

A project many years in the works, University of Hawaiʻi Press is proud to announce (and I am excited to share with you all) the publication of Lina Terell & Bob Huey’s translation of Akamine Mamoru’s important monograph, 琉球王国～東アジアのコーナーストーン (Kôdansha, … Continue reading →

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Call for Papers: Sasakawa USA Forum

Posted on July 16, 2016 by Paula

Sasakawa USA is proud to unveil the Sasakawa USA Forum, a new platform for research and analysis related to Japan and U.S.-Japan relations. In order to gain a more comprehensive view of U.S.-Japan relations, the Sasakawa USA Forum offers experts … Continue reading →

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Call for Papers: 28th International Japanese-English Translation Conference

Posted on July 16, 2016 by Paula

28th International Japanese-English Translation Conference (IJET-28) Call for Papers (会議報告者の募集) Date: April 8-9, 2017. Pre-conference workshops and a pre-conference dinner will be held on April 7. Venue: The Ohio State University, Columbus, Ohio, USA (https://www.osu.edu/) Deadline for abstracts: August 1, … Continue reading →

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Call for Papers: “Writing and Picturing in Post-1945 Asian Art”

Posted on July 14, 2016 by Travis

Call for Papers SYMPOSIUM “Writing and Picturing in Post-1945 Asian Art” (Part II: Graduate Student Workshops) Dates: April 21–23, 2017 Place: Department of Art History, University of Chicago (reposting from Japan Art History Forum mailing list) The Center for the … Continue reading →

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Resource: Tobunken-Sainsbury Institute Research Collections Database

Posted on July 13, 2016 by Travis

The Sainsbury Institute for the Study of Japanese Arts and Cultures (SISJAC) has just made available a new online database adding in English-language publications and media on Japanese arts, compiling books, exhibitions, etc. released/published within the last few years (and … Continue reading →

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Call for Papers: Verge AAS panel on Operations of Forgetting

Posted on July 11, 2016 by Travis

Verge: Studies in Global Asias will be proposing a panel about the operations of forgetting in the Asia-Pacific region for AAS (Association for Asian Studies) in Toronto next year (March 16-19, 2017). For this panel, we solicit scholarship about the … Continue reading →

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Book Announcement: Schooling Selves: Autonomy, Interdependence, and Reform in Japanese Junior High Education

Posted on July 10, 2016 by Paula

Schooling Selves: Autonomy, Interdependence, and Reform in Japanese Junior High Education Peter Cave Balancing the development of autonomy with that of social interdependence is a crucial aim of education in any society, but nowhere has it been more hotly debated than … Continue reading →

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