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Fun Link Friday: A Shrine to Energy Drinks

Posted on April 13, 2012 by Nyssa

This week’s FLF takes a look at energy drinks, aka genki drinks Taisho Pharmaceutical released the first of this type of drink in 1962 with Lipovitan-D. It’s the drink’s 50th anniversary this year. I’ve never actually tried Lipovitan (it’s also … Continue reading →

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On Museum Volunteering / Internships: Part II

Posted on April 11, 2012 by Travis

In my last guest post, I suggested a few ways to begin looking for and applying to museum internships. Today, I will try to provide something of an overview of the types of internship/volunteer positions that exist, how they work, … Continue reading →

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Visual Culture and Social Upheaval: Imaging Change in Late Edo Period Japan

Posted on April 7, 2012 by Paula

Upcoming program open to the public at the Freer Gallery in conjunction with two ongoing exhibits at the Freer-Sackler: Visual Culture and Social Upheaval: Imaging Change in Late Edo Period Japan Saturday, May 5, 2 pm Freer Gallery, Meyer Auditorium … Continue reading →

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Fun Link(s) Friday: Kenketsu-chan

Posted on April 6, 2012 by LM

Like its US counterpart, the Japan Red Cross Society (日本赤十字社) also collects blood donations. Unlike in the US, each prefecture in Japan has its very own regional Kenketsu-chan (けんけつちゃん), a blood-donation (献血) mascot! Today I received a notice from the … Continue reading →

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Program Announcement: Japanese Language Courses through JF Los Angeles

Posted on March 28, 2012 by Paula

For those of you on the west coast, here’s some great news: Since January, the Japan Foundation Los Angeles has been offering Japanese language courses to the community, which will continue to be offered from April to June. The cost … Continue reading →

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Book announcement: The Truth of the Ancient Ways: A Critical Biography of the Swordsman Yamaoka Tesshu

Posted on March 25, 2012 by Paula

Language: English Publisher: Kodenkan Institute Publication date: January 31, 2012 Binding type/size: paperback, 6″ x 9″ Description: 202 pages, bibliography, index ISBN-13: 978-0984012909 ISBN-10: 0984012907 Library of Congress Control Number: 2011938616 Book description Among practitioners of Japanese martial arts both … Continue reading →

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Fun Link Friday: Reblog: On Being Funny in Japan

Posted on March 23, 2012 by Paula

Originally posted on This Japanese Life.:
There’s actually no word for “sense of humor” in Japan. According to The Japan Society, “the English term humor implies gentle, kindly laughter and so does the transliterated Japanese term yûmoa. Warai, a Japanese…

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Book Announcement: Japan Emerging: Premodern History to 1850

Posted on March 18, 2012 by Paula

http://www.westviewpress.com/book.php?disc=5&isbn=9780813344836 Karl Friday (Editor) March 2012 Trade Paperback · 496 Pages $49.00 U.S. · $56.50 CAN · £32.99 U.K. ISBN 9780813344836   Description Japan Emerging provides a comprehensive survey of Japan from prehistory to the nineteenth century. Incorporating the latest scholarship … Continue reading →

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Fun Link Friday: Lars Martinson’s Kameoka Diaries

Posted on March 16, 2012 by LM

Lars Martinson is a cartoonist and a former JET Program ALT who currently works in Kameoka, Japan. The author of the ongoing graphic novel series Tônoharu,which chronicles life as a rural JET, Martinson has created a new series of comics … Continue reading →

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Call for Papers: 3rd Mechademia Conference on Anime, Manga and Media Theory from Japan

Posted on March 15, 2012 by Paula

“World Renewal – Counterfactual Histories, Parallel Universes, and Possible Worlds” November 29 – December 2, 2012 Dongguk University, Seoul Deadline for submissions: May 15 In the wake of the disasters and tragedies of 3.11, the cry “Another world is possible” … Continue reading →

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