Category Archives: announcements

Funding: Graduate Student Grants at Kyushu University

Posted on December 28, 2015 by Paula

Please see below for a scholarship opportunity for 3 months to 12 months study at either the graduate or undergraduate level at Kyushu University. http://www.isc.kyushu-u.ac.jp/intlweb/admission/scholarship-e a partial summary of the information on the webpage: 1) Eligibility: Undergraduate or graduate students … Continue reading →

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Book Announcement: Emperor Hirohito and the Pacific War

Posted on December 27, 2015 by LM

Via University of Washington Press. Emperor Hirohito and the Pacific War NORIKO KAWAMURA paperback not available $34.95 HARDCOVER (9780295995175) ADD TO CART PUBLISHED: November 2015 SUBJECT LISTING: Asian Studies / Japan; History; Biography, Autobiography, and Memoir BIBLIOGRAPHIC INFORMATION: 248 pp., … Continue reading →

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Job Opening: Gallery Associate, Japan Society

Posted on December 26, 2015 by LM

Employer: Japan Society Location: New York City Posted Dec. 15, 2015 Education: BA required, MA preferred Job description Established in 1907, New York’s Japan Society is an internationally recognized nonprofit, nonpolitical organization that provides access to information on Japan, offers … Continue reading →

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Job Opening: Database Administrator, Japan Society

Posted on December 26, 2015 by LM

Employer: Japan Society Location: New York City Posted Dec. 15, 2015 Education: BA required Job description Established in 1907, New York’s Japan Society is an internationally recognized nonprofit, nonpolitical organization that provides access to information on Japan, offers opportunities to … Continue reading →

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Call for Papers: Conference Visualization of Japanese History

Posted on December 23, 2015 by Paula

Call for Papers Conference, University of Oslo, 10-11 March 2016 Every Picture Tells a Story: The Visualization of Japanese History In modern and contemporary Japan we have seen how mass media such as historic novels, film and television, but nowadays increasingly … Continue reading →

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Job Opening: Assistant Professor in Japanese

Posted on December 22, 2015 by Paula

Assistant Professor in Japanese, Department of Linguistics, Languages and Cultures , Faculty of Arts, University of Calgary Position Description The Faculty of Arts, Department of Linguistics, Languages and Cultures invites applications for a tenure track position at the rank of … Continue reading →

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Job Opening: Officer, Human Rights Watch (Tokyo)

Posted on December 21, 2015 by LM

Employer: Human Rights Watch Location: Tokyo Deadline: 10 January 2016 Education: BA Job description FIXED-TERM JOB VACANCY OFFICER Development and Outreach Department(Tokyo Office) Application Deadline: Development and Outreach Department of Human Rights Watch (“HRW”) is seeking an Officer to provide … Continue reading →

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Book Announcement: The Fascist Effect: Japan and Italy, 1915-1952

Posted on December 20, 2015 by Paula

Reto Hofmann, The Fascist Effect: Japan and Italy, 1915-1952 (Ithaca: Cornell University Press, 2015) Description During the interwar period, Japanese intellectuals, writers, activists, and politicians, although conscious of the many points of intersection between their politics and those of Mussolini, … Continue reading →

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Job Opening: Lecturer in Japanese

Posted on December 17, 2015 by Paula

The University of Queensland, School of Languages and Comparative Cultural Studies Lecturer in Japanese SCHOOL OF LANGUAGES AND CULTURES THE UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND, BRISBANE, AUSTRALIA The School of Languages and Cultures (SLC) has grown rapidly in recent years and now … Continue reading →

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Workshop: “Wa/Kan Literacy and the Anthology” and “Traditional Book Culture”

Posted on December 16, 2015 by Paula

“Wa/Kan Literacy and the Anthology” and “Traditional Book Culture” Workshops at Yale University, July 18-29 and August 1-5, 2016 With Professors SATO Michio, (Keio University), SASAKI Takahiro (Shido Bunko/Keio University) and Brian STEININGER (Princeton University). The Yale Council on East … Continue reading →

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