Category Archives: blogs

Blog Review: Gaikokujin to Noh, My Journey into Noh Theatre

Posted on January 9, 2012 by Nyssa

Thanks to Professor Yip’s course on Japanese Traditional Theatre at Gettysburg College, I have become a casual appreciator of noh theatre. Today’s featured research blog deepens my interest in dedicated international people engaged in the practice and study of noh. … Continue reading →

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Fun Link Friday: Roudoku Podcasts

Posted on October 14, 2011 by Nyssa

Today’s fun link features the Ohanashi Pod website, listing hundreds of pod-casters and groups engaged in the art of roudoku, reading aloud from literature. Live roudoku circles are a fairly regular occurrence in Japan, but enthusiasts are also active online … Continue reading →

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Blog Review: Contemporary Japanese Literature

Posted on May 23, 2011 by LM

For those looking for intelligent and entertaining discussions of Japanese literature and pop culture, I cannot recommend highly enough Kathryn Hemmann’s Contemporary Japanese Literature. Ms. Hemmann, a Japanese Literature PhD candidate at the University of Pennsylvania, describes her blog as … Continue reading →

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Blog Review: Samurai Archives

Posted on May 9, 2011 by Paula

As someone finishing up a Master’s degree in late medieval Japanese history, I understand how frustrating finding resources in English can be. Therefore, today we’re going to feature a site for studying Japanese history that I’ve too long neglected to … Continue reading →

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New blog section: Link exchange

Posted on April 20, 2011 by Paula

Hello all! As promised, we have added a new feature to our site, the Link Exchange section. This can be found under our “Blog” tab to the right as part of the dropdown menu. Since not all of the places … Continue reading →

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Fun Link Friday: Japan Blog Matsuri

Posted on April 15, 2011 by Paula

For those of you who blog yourselves or just like to cruise the web to see what other people are writing about Japan, today’s Fun Link Friday is for you: Japan Blog Matsuri. Of course, those of you who know … Continue reading →

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Blog Review: Sociological Images

Posted on March 7, 2011 by LM

  Sociological Images, run by Drs. Lisa Wade and Gwen Sharp, is one of the most varied and thorough visual sociology/anthropology blogs on the Internet. The mission of the blog is  “to encourage all kinds of people to exercise and … Continue reading →

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Blog Review: Just Hungry

Posted on February 7, 2011 by LM

Makiko Itoh, a Japanese expat and world-traveler, runs Just Hungry (justhungry.com), an English-language blog about cooking (mostly) healthy Japanese food. In addition to running this blog, she writes for The Japan Times and is the author of The Just Bento Cookbook. Continue reading →

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Blog Review: 世論 What Japan Thinks

Posted on January 31, 2011 by Nyssa

As a student of Japanese Studies, have you ever found yourself thinking, “What on earth do Japanese people think about (insert your topic here)?” or “How many Japanese people actually do (insert social habit here)?” If you haven’t discovered the … Continue reading →

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DISCO International Boston Career Forum for Law Students

Posted on January 24, 2011 by Paula

For those looking into doing law using their Japanese language skills, JETs with J.D.s has posted a great introduction to the DISCO International Boston Career Forum. See the following link for more details: http://jetswithjds.wordpress.com/2011/01/22/discos-career-forum-for-jets-with-j-d-s/

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