Category Archives: culture

FLF: Above and beyond the call of origami

Posted on April 8, 2011 by Paula

Short but sweet, this week’s Fun Link Friday speaks for itself with images like the one below. Thought you knew origami? Think again! The art of origami is beautiful and fascinating, especially to those of us who do not fully … Continue reading →

Posted in culture, fun links | Tagged art, culture, fun link friday, Japan, Japanese culture, origami | 2 Comments

University of Michigan Ross School of Business: Japan Night Benefit

Posted on April 5, 2011 by LM

This information comes to us from Masashi Nishio via the Center for Japanese Studies’ mailing list. The U of M Japanese Community will hold Japan Night, a fundraising event, for Japanese causalities in the areas impacted by the devastating earthquake … Continue reading →

Posted in announcements, culture, events | Tagged earthquake, fundraising, Japan Night, Ross School of Business, Tohoku, tsunami, University of Michigan | Leave a comment

Traditional Theatre Training in Kyoto

Posted on April 5, 2011 by Paula

Interested in traditional Japanese theater? Check out this amazing opportunity to study under masters in Kyoto! Early bird deadline for applications is April 15th! —- Designed to overcome obstacles of time, introductions, money, and language, T.T.T. offers daily study with … Continue reading →

Posted in announcements, culture, living abroad, study abroad, summer program | Tagged dance, Japan, Japanese dance, Japanese theater, kabuki, kyogen, Kyoto, nihon buyou, noh, theater, theatre | 4 Comments

Visiting Assistant Professor, Japanese literature

Posted on April 2, 2011 by Paula

Institution: The University of Iowa Location: Iowa, United States Position: Visiting Assistant Professor Visiting Position in Japanese Literature and Culture The Department of Asian and Slavic Languages and Literatures invites applications for a Visiting Assistant Professor position in Japanese literature … Continue reading →

Posted in announcements, culture, job openings, jobs | Tagged culture, Iowa, Japanese, Japanese literature, job opening, The University of Iowa, visiting assistant professor | Leave a comment

Fun Link Friday: Energy Conservation Posters

Posted on April 1, 2011 by Paula

Even in the face of disaster, one thing Japan doesn’t lack is morale. That, and an innate sense of cute culture, both of which we see in this week’s Fun Link Friday feature. What are we looking at? The fantastic … Continue reading →

Posted in culture, fun links | Tagged earthquake, energy, energy conservation, Japan, setsuden, tsunami | Leave a comment

Curatorial Internship: Clark Center for Japanese Art and Culture

Posted on March 31, 2011 by Paula

The Clark Center for Japanese Art and Culture in Hanford, California, is now accepting applications for its curatorial intern program. The internship will begin on an agreed date in early 2012 and will last for one year. The program offers … Continue reading →

Posted in announcements, culture, job openings | Tagged art, California, Clark Center for Japanese Art and Culture, culture, curator, curatorial intern, internship, Japanese art | Leave a comment

Between Experiment, Form and Culturalism: Butoh in History and Contemporary Practice

Posted on March 24, 2011 by Paula

May 20-22, 2011 University of California, Los Angeles Despite Butoh‘s 50 year history, much of the current scholarly work in Japan and in North America still focuses narrowly on Butoh’s co-founders, Hijikata Tatsumi and Ohno Kazuo, or worse, assimilates Butoh … Continue reading →

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Fun Link Friday: How’s it made: Sake!

Posted on March 18, 2011 by reedra01

With all that’s going on overseas, we hope that our continued posting as usual here helps take some peoples’ minds off of everything. Or at least that this post encourages you to sit back, take a deep breath, and treat … Continue reading →

Posted in culture, fun links, useful links | Tagged alcohol, drinking, Japan, rice, sake, Sake World | Leave a comment

Disaster Relief: Bach Collegium Japan Concert

Posted on March 17, 2011 by LM

Reposted from UMS Lobby. The University of Michigan’s University Musical Society will donate 50% of all new ticket purchases to the Bach Collegium Japan concert on Thursday, March 24 in Hill Auditorium (map) to the American Red Cross Japan Earthquake … Continue reading →

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Fun Link Friday: Women and Ramen

Posted on March 11, 2011 by LM

On the week of International Women’s Day, I’d like to share some fun links about one of my favorite subjects: the intersection of food and gender. First is Felicity Hughes’s “New-Style Ramen Targets Female Noodle-Lovers,” which ran in Japan Pulse … Continue reading →

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