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Job Opening: Executive Assistant, Consulate-General of Japan in Seattle

Posted on June 1, 2016 by LM

Via PNWJETAA. Employer: Consulate-General of Japan in Seattle Location: Seattle Education: not listed Deadline: June 15, 2016 Currently Seeking an Executive Assistant Perform a variety of secretarial projects and duties including speech and correspondence writing, scheduling, research, event planning, etc. … Continue reading →

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Book Announcement: Onnagata: A Labyrinth of Gendering in Kabuki Theater

Posted on May 29, 2016 by LM

Via University of Washington Press. Onnagata: A Labyrinth of Gendering in Kabuki Theater MAKI ISAKA paperback not available $50.00 HARDCOVER (9780295995106) PUBLISHED: January 2016 SUBJECT LISTING: Asian Studies / Japan; Women’s, Gender, and Sexuality Studies; Performing Arts BIBLIOGRAPHIC INFORMATION: 272 … Continue reading →

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Job Opening: Pre-modern Japanese Literature and Culture

Posted on May 24, 2016 by Paula

Institution: University of Illinois – Urbana-Champaign, EALC Location: Illinois, United States Position: Lecturer The Department of East Asian Languages and Cultures at University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign invites applications for a one-academic year Lecturer/Instructor in pre-modern Japanese literature and culture. … Continue reading →

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Book Announcement: Cartographic Japan

Posted on May 22, 2016 by Travis

Kären Wigen, Sugimoto Fumiko, and Cary Karacas (eds.), Cartographic Japan: A History in Maps, University of Chicago Press, 2016. From the publisher: Miles of shelf space in contemporary Japanese bookstores and libraries are devoted to travel guides, walking maps, and … Continue reading →

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Call for Papers: Intimate Connections: EVERYDAY EXPERIENCES OF INTER-ASIAN TIES

Posted on May 19, 2016 by Travis

Call for Papers Intimate Connections: EVERYDAY EXPERIENCES OF INTER-ASIAN TIES A Workshop sponsored and organized by the Japan Institute, and the College of Asia and the Pacific, Australia National University DATES: 11 August – 13 August 2016 LOCATION: The Australian … Continue reading →

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Book Announcement: Suicide in Twentieth-Century Japan

Posted on May 15, 2016 by Paula

Japan’s suicide phenomenon has fascinated both the media and academics, although many questions and paradoxes embedded in the debate on suicide have remained unaddressed in the existing literature, including the assumption that Japan is a “Suicide Nation”. This tendency causes … Continue reading →

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Call for Papers: Mid-Atlantic Region Association for Asian Studies conference

Posted on May 14, 2016 by Paula

DEADLINE FOR PAPER SUBMISSIONS: MAY 30, 2016 The College of Liberal Arts of Towson University and the Mid-Atlantic Region Association for Asian Studies announce the call for papers for the 45th annual conference. The conference theme “Pivot to Asia: Poetics, … Continue reading →

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Call for Papers: World-building in Asian Popular Cultures

Posted on May 12, 2016 by Paula

MECHADEMIA CONFERENCE ON ASIAN POPULAR CULTURE — MINNEAPOLIS 2016 SGMS 2016 CALL: “World-building in Asian Popular Cultures” The Call for Mechademia 10 stated: “Japanese popular culture — manga, anime, games, and SF — abound in scenarios in which our contemporary … Continue reading →

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Free online course: Japanese Culture Through Rare Books

Posted on May 11, 2016 by Paula

A free online course on Japanese rare books will soon be available through Keio University! Click the link below to sign up and read more about it! Some information from the website is reproduced below. === https://www.futurelearn.com/courses/japanese-rare-books-culture This is an … Continue reading →

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Job Opening: Visiting Assistant Professor in Japanese Literature

Posted on May 10, 2016 by Paula

The Department of East Asian Languages and Cultures in the School of Global and International Studies (SGIS) at Indiana University Bloomington (http://sgis.indiana.edu) invites applications for a 2016-2017 (August – July) Visiting Assistant Professorship in Japanese literature or cultural studies. Depending … Continue reading →

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