Category Archives: study tools

Book Announcement: Voices of Early Modern Japan. Contemporary Accounts of Daily Life during the Age of the Shoguns

Posted on November 20, 2011 by Paula

Constantine Nomikos Vaporis. Greenwood Press,2012. 254 pages. ISBN 978-0-313-39200-9 eISBN 978-0-313-39201-6. Voices of Early Modern Japan: Contemporary Accounts of Daily Life during the Age of the Shoguns spans an extraordinary period of Japanese history, ranging from the unification of the … Continue reading →

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Multimodal literacies and using manga/anime in the classroom

Posted on November 9, 2011 by Paula

This week’s feature article is a guest post by Laura Bolling, who is interested in a variety of topics related to contemporary Japan, including manga literacy. She explores the benefits of using manga and anime in the classroom, as well … Continue reading →

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Fun Link Friday: Roudoku Podcasts

Posted on October 14, 2011 by Nyssa

Today’s fun link features the Ohanashi Pod website, listing hundreds of pod-casters and groups engaged in the art of roudoku, reading aloud from literature. Live roudoku circles are a fairly regular occurrence in Japan, but enthusiasts are also active online … Continue reading →

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Resource: Networking with Japan Societies

Posted on October 12, 2011 by Paula

As our previous article on maintaining relationships in Japanese Studies emphasized, networking and getting to know the field is very important. Whether you decide to go on to an academic career or stick with other types of employment, like any … Continue reading →

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Resource: Japanese Historical Text Initiative

Posted on October 10, 2011 by tnguyen3729

Studying Japanese history? Check out the Japanese Historical Text Initiative (JHTI)through the University of California-Berkeley (UCB)! Background The Japanese Historical Text Initiative is the brainchild of Delmer Brown, Professor Emeritus of History at UCB, whose interests in religio-political dimensions of … Continue reading →

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Resource: Japanese Law Translation

Posted on September 26, 2011 by Nyssa

Do you need an easy way to find Japanese laws in English? While working in Japan this past year, I had a vague idea of the Alien Registration Act (which the government is looking to change soon) from my general … Continue reading →

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Resource: Hiroshima Archive

Posted on September 12, 2011 by tnguyen3729

Following the footsteps of the Nagasaki Archive, the Hiroshima Archive has recently launched. If you’re someone with an interest in World War 2, want to learn more about the atrocities of the atomic bomb, and get first hand accounts of the atomic bomb, … Continue reading →

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Call for Participants: Workshop – Reading Edo-period texts in the raw

Posted on September 10, 2011 by Paula

Reading Edo-period texts in the raw: learning how to read manuscripts and woodblock-printed books as Edo-period readers read them We welcome applications for the following workshop: “Reading Edo-period texts in the raw: learning how to read manuscripts and woodblock-printed books … Continue reading →

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How to Do Research on Japanese Literature (via Contemporary Japanese Literature)

Posted on August 27, 2011 by Paula

This introductory guide to doing research on Japanese Literature, provided by Kathryn over at the Contemporary Japanese Literature blog, is a fantastic collection and evaluation of a variety of resources in Asian Studies. Even if your specialty isn’t literature, this … Continue reading →

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Rare Book Workshop: “The Art of the Book in Edo and Meiji Japan, 1615-1912”

Posted on August 15, 2011 by Paula

University of Virginia Rare Book School welcomes applications for its upcoming course, “The Art of the Book in Edo and Meiji Japan, 1615-1912,” which will be taught by Ellis Tinios, Honorary Lecturer at the University of Leeds, visiting researcher at … Continue reading →

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