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Western Michigan University – Summer Translation Institute

Posted on April 10, 2011 by Paula

Application Deadline: May 1, 2011 *Applications received after that date will be considered based upon available space. What is the Summer Translation Institute? The Summer Translation Institute (STI), hosted by the Department of Foreign Languages at Western Michigan University, offers a … Continue reading →

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Japanese reference materials for Japanese cinema

Posted on April 4, 2011 by Paula

Yale University has recently launched a fantastic web resource for students and researchers working on Japanese cinema available through the Yale University Library website. Simply titled “Japanese Reference Materials for Japanese Cinema,” this compilation is originally based off of a … Continue reading →

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Site Review: Studying Basic Kanji with Phantom Thief Nekopy

Posted on March 21, 2011 by Laura

http://www.nekopy.com/ “Kaitou Nekopi” (怪盗ねこぴー), Phantom Thief Nekopy, is a Japanese website designed to help elementary school children have fun while studying. It’s full of games related to all their school subjects: including math, science, social studies, English and kokugo– Japanese. … Continue reading →

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Breaking into the translation business: using online translation services – An introduction to YAQS

Posted on March 2, 2011 by Paula

Today we’re featuring another guest writer, Reimer Struve from the translation company WIP Japan Corp. If you’ve ever thought about entering the translation industry but aren’t sure how to get your foot into the door, this article may be a helpful … Continue reading →

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The Japan Sociological Society Travel Grant for Starting Scholars from Overseas

Posted on February 26, 2011 by Paula

The International Liaison Committee of the Japan Sociological Society (JSS) is pleased to announce its fifth annual travel grant competition for starting scholars. The objective of this grant is to support up to 6 sociologists who will present papers and … Continue reading →

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Specialty Dictionaries Online: Art History and History

Posted on February 23, 2011 by Paula

There’s an enormous amount of online J/E and E/J dictionaries, add-ons, and web readers out there, some aimed at the casual learner and others for more advanced students. But let’s face it- when you’re in the Japanese field as a … Continue reading →

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Workshop: Being Japanese: Histories, Identities and Modernities

Posted on February 13, 2011 by Paula

Location: Washington, United States This faculty development workshop will explore how the meaning of being Japanese has changed over time, with a particular emphasis on the uses of history, literature and visual culture in shaping and representing a distinctively Japanese … Continue reading →

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Indiana U: Research travel grants for Midwest faculty

Posted on February 12, 2011 by Paula

The East Asian Studies Center at Indiana University (IU) will award a limited number of travel grants for summer 2011 to assist faculty at colleges and universities in the Midwest in their use of the East Asian Collection of the … Continue reading →

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Fun Link Friday: Do you know your prefectures?

Posted on January 28, 2011 by Paula

Back to some fun game links, this week we’re featuring two prefectural guessing games to see if you know your Japan geography! They’re simple, but very addictive. The first, from http://www.purposegames.com/ is Prefectures of Japan. Each prefecture has a little … Continue reading →

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Princeton Graduate Workshop on Edo Calendars

Posted on January 23, 2011 by Paula

On April 8-9, 2011, the Princeton University East Asian Program and Princeton Institute for International and Regional Studies will be holding a graduate student workshop focusing on Edo period calendars and related calculations. The goal of the workshop is to … Continue reading →

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