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Category Archives: living abroad
Funding: Two Fellowship Programs – Fondation France-Japon de l’EHESS (Paris)
“Macroeconomics and economic policy in Japan” and “Public Innovation policies in Japan” I am pleased to announce that the Fondation France Japon de l’EHESS is presently recruiting one Senior and one Junior level researcher in the framework of its newly … Continue reading
Posted in announcements, funding, graduate school, jobs, living abroad
Tagged economics, fellowship, France, funding, Japan, ondation France-Japon de l’EHESS, Paris, Public Policy, research
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Understanding Japanese Politics for the Non-Japanese Speaker: A Resource Guide
This week we have a detailed guest article by Alec Williams, who provides an excellent guide to a variety of online resources for English speakers interested in politics and international relations with an eye on Japan. Have any more to add? Please leave … Continue reading
Japanese Studies: 5-10-20 – A Year Out and a Long Way to Go
For the third article in our Japanese Studies: 5-10-20 series, today we will hear from Kathy Rice, a recent college graduate and current JET Coordinator for International Relations, who will talk about how she cultivated skills and resources throughout her college years and … Continue reading
Posted in JET, JLPT, jobs, language schools, living abroad, main posts, senior year, social networking, study abroad, summer program, undergraduate
Tagged CIR, Coordinator for International Relations, internship, Japanese, Japanese language, Japanese Studies: 5-10-20, JET, JET Program, JET programme, study abroad, undergraduate
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Fun Link Friday: Three Videos on Language & Ethnicity
P. Kerim Friedman, associate professor in the Department of Ethnic Relations and Cultures at National Dong Hwa University in Taiwan, recently posted some funny videos on Savage Minds (one of the most prominent anthropology blogs out there, it would seem, … Continue reading
Posted in culture, fun links, living abroad, study abroad
Tagged ethnicity, fun link friday, kerim friedman, language, savage minds, videos
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Japanese Studies: 5-10-20 – Eight Years Out, Where Am I Now?
For the second article in our Japanese Studies: 5-10-20, today we have a unique perspective from Reid Monroe-Sheridan, the CEO and Representative Director of Tokyo Nexus Limited and an Adjunct Lecturer at the University of Tokyo Law School. Anyone interested … Continue reading
Japanese Studies: 5-10-20 – From 10 years out the gate.
As the first article in our Japanese Studies: 5-10-20 series, Lara Mones, who is a Program Officer with Japan Society’s Performing Arts Program, will discuss her experiences and tips for the eventual encounter with the job market in Japan-related fields. === … Continue reading
Posted in applications, CVs and resumes, graduate school, interviewing, jobs, language schools, living abroad, main posts, social networking, study abroad, study tools, summer program, undergraduate, useful links
Tagged bilingual jobs, employment, internship, Japan society, Japanese, japanese studies, Japanese Studies: 5-10-20, job search, jobs, resources
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Workshop: IUC Intensive Kanbun Workshop
The Inter-University Center for Japanese Language Studies, Yokohama (administered by Stanford University), wishes to draw the attention of pmjs members to our offering of a three-week intensive course in reading kanbun in the summer of 2014. The course is intended … Continue reading
Resource: Travel Panda
I recently came across a site called The Inaka Project, which looked like a, potentially, truly wonderful travel guide site for Japan. The site aimed to flesh out guides to Japan’s inaka, or rural countryside, by providing guides and articles … Continue reading
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Tagged blogs, Japan, resources, travel, travel guides
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Announcement: 2014 OAH-JAAS Japan Residencies Program
In cooperation with and support from the Japan-United States Friendship Commission, the OAH and the Japanese Association for American Studies (JAAS) plan to send two American scholars to Japanese universities for two-week residencies in the Spring of 2014. During their … Continue reading
What can you do with a BA in Japanese? How one linguist carved out a niche using Japanese
Today we will be featuring a guest article by Joel Challender, a professional translator and interpreter who will discuss a bit about his career path and the process from the BA onward in the professional field. — Although Japanese language … Continue reading
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Tagged education, guest post, interpretation, interpreting, Japan, Japanese, Japanese language, language, professions, translation, translator, working abroad
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What can I do with a B.A. in Japanese Studies? 