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Category Archives: culture
Fun Link Friday: Japanese idioms and proverbs
One of the most fascinating parts of foreign languages is learning the intricacies of local sayings, since they help us really dig into the cultural context specific to that language, but also see the universal themes many places and peoples … Continue reading
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Tagged culture, fun link friday, idioms, Japanese, Japanese culture, Japanese language
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Book Announcement: Tracing the Itinerant Path: Jishū Nuns of Medieval Japan
Via University of Hawai’i Press Tracing the Itinerant Path: Jishū Nuns of Medieval Japan CAITILIN J. GRIFFITHS 232pp. October 2016 Cloth – Price: $65.00 ISBN: 978-0-8248-5936-7 Women have long been active supporters and promoters of Buddhist rituals and functions, but their importance in … Continue reading
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Tagged books, Chin’ichibō, Jishū Nuns of Medieval Japan, religious studies, women's history
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Book Announcement: History of Japanese Psychology
The History of Japanese Psychology: Global Perspectives, 1875–1950 by Brian J. McVeigh, Bloomsbury Press, 2017. ISBN-13: 978-1474283083 // ISBN-10: 147428308X During the late-nineteenth and early-twentieth centuries the individual became the basic, self-contained unit of society whose interior life was increasingly … Continue reading
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Fun Link Friday: Turning Invasive Species into Sushi
A lot of factors can affect changes in our local and global environments, but one that has become a big problem with little attention paid to it is that of invasive species. Sometimes new species get introduced to non-native … Continue reading
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Tagged ecosystem, food, fun link friday, invasive species, Japan, sushi
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Book Announcement: Recasting the Past: An Early Modern Tales of Ise for Children
Recasting the Past: An Early Modern Tales of Ise for Children (Brill, 2016) ISBN: 9789004337138; List price: €59 / $65 http://www.brill.com/products/book/recasting-past-early-modern-tales-ise-children In Recasting the Past: An Early Modern Tales of Ise for Children Laura Moretti recreates in image and text … Continue reading
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Tagged book, book announcement, early modern, early modern history, early modern Japan, Ise, Japan, literature
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Fun Link Friday: the Salt Sculptures of Motoi Yamamoto
Sorry for the lack of Fun Link Fridays, everyone! It was a busy holiday season and I hope you all enjoyed it. Today is a quickie fun link, something that I had saved and meant to put up around New … Continue reading
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Tagged art, artists, culture, fun link friday, Japanese art, Japanese artists, Japanese culture
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Book Announcement: In Search of the Way Thought and Religion in Early-Modern Japan, 1582-1860
In Search of the Way: Thought and Religion in Early-Modern Japan, 1582-1860 Richard Bowring In Search of the Way is a history of intellectual and religious developments in Japan during the Tokugawa period, covering the years 1582-1860. It begins with … Continue reading
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Tagged book announcement, books, early modern, early modern Japan, intellectual history, Japan, religion, Tokugawa period
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Fun Link Friday: The Origins of Japan’s Christmas Cake
As the holidays rapidly approach, you may or may not be feeling nostalgic for the spongey, strawberry-laden cakes so well-known in Japan– the Japanese Christmas cake. Orders for this beloved item start being taken all the way back in September in … Continue reading
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Tagged cake, Christmas, Christmas cake, fun link friday, history, Japan
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Book Announcement: Shinto
Shinto: A History Helen Hardacre Distinguished scholar of Japanese religions and culture Helen Hardacre offers the first comprehensive history of Shinto, the ancient and vibrant tradition whose colorful rituals are still practiced today. Under the ideal of Shinto, a divinely … Continue reading
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Resource: Online Database of Artist-in-Residence Programs in Japan
AIR-J, run by Japan Foundation, is an extensive Online Database of Artist-in-Residence Programs in Japan, available in both English and Japanese. The core of the site is its listings and search function, allowing you to search for Artist in Residency … Continue reading
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Tagged AIR-J, art, artist in residence, artist residency, Japan, Japan Foundation
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What can I do with a B.A. in Japanese Studies? 