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Category Archives: main posts
Resource: Denshō
How do we preserve peoples’ experiences and stories while placing them in historical context? How can these narratives help us to promote equity and justice? These are some of the driving questions behind Densho, a nonprofit organization begun in 1996 … Continue reading
Posted in graduate school, main posts, study tools, undergraduate, useful links
Tagged AAAPI, AAPI, archives, Densho, Japanese American history, Japanese-Americans, modern, modern history, resources, World War II, WWII
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An Introduction to Japanese Game Localization
Today we’re featuring a guest post by Sarah Tangney, a translator and editor with experience working in game localization. She received her BA in English with a minor in Japanese from a small liberal arts college in the United States … Continue reading
Resource: Videos on careers related to Japan
Anybody here interested in what you do with a degree in Japanese Studies? 😛 Justine Wiesinger, an assistant professor at Bates College, has recently been collecting videos from a wide variety of people who use Japanese in their careers to … Continue reading
Posted in jobs, main posts, undergraduate
Tagged Asian Studies, career choices, career path, careers, Japan, japanese studies, jobs
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Resource: Jobrainbow.jp
JobRainbow.jp is a job-hunting website for those seeking jobs at companies or organizations in Japan that are LGBTQ+ friendly. I suppose I should note a disclaimer in this post, that I (Travis) do not identify as LGBTQ+, and quite obviously … Continue reading
Recommendations for Employment Seekers in and Beyond Academia
Today’s guest post is by Philip C. Brown, Professor of Japanese history at The Ohio State University. This is a complementary article to his submission to Round 2 of the “The ‘Rebirth’ of Japanese Studies” virtual roundtable for the Association … Continue reading
Resource: Historical Sound Recordings from the National Diet Library
As the digitization of resources grows, it’s important remember that not everything is visual! At the end of 2019 Japan’s National Diet Library announced that it had added 1,000 new recordings to its already substantial database of historical sound recordings. … Continue reading
Posted in main posts, study tools
Tagged archives, Japan, Japanese media, media, multimedia, preservation, recording, sound
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Writing into a Career: Learning How to Write and Adult in Japan and the United States
Today’s guest post is by Daniel Morales. Daniel Morales is a writer and translator based in Chicago. He studied Japanese literature at Harvard and writing at the Creative Writing Workshop at the University of New Orleans. After graduate school, he … Continue reading
Posted in living abroad, main posts
Tagged Japan, Japanese, journalism, language learning, professionalization, writing
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Life after Japanese Studies (Part 2): Reconnecting with Professional Networks and Seeking Jobs after JET
This guest series features Danielle Reed, who launched her own consulting practice PinPath, LLC in November 2019. Previously she worked as the Senior Program Director of S&R Foundation, a private family foundation with the mission of supporting talented individuals with high … Continue reading
Posted in graduate school, main posts, social networking, undergraduate
Tagged bilingual jobs, Japan, japanese studies, job search, networking, US
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Resource: How to Japonese Podcast
What was your path to learning Japanese like? And how did you maintain it? What do you use those skills for now in your career? For those interested in podcasts and learning more about how people in the Japan field … Continue reading
Posted in blogs, graduate school, jobs, living abroad, main posts
Tagged Japan, Japanese, Japanese language, language, podcasts
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Life after Japanese Studies: Identifying, Maintaining, Contributing to and Building (non-academic) Professional Networks — This guest series features Danielle Reed, who launched her own consulting practice PinPath, LLC in November 2019. Previously she worked as the Senior Program Director of … Continue reading
