Category Archives: textbooks

Resource: Writing Business Emails in Japanese

Posted on December 3, 2020 by Travis

Writing Business Emails in Japanese by Matsumoto Setsuko, Nanba Fusae, et al. Published by the Japan Times. My thanks to Dr. Alison Miller who recommended this book on Twitter recently. Despite some practice over the past X years of graduate … Continue reading →

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Book Announcement: Onnagata: A Labyrinth of Gendering in Kabuki Theater

Posted on May 29, 2016 by LM

Via University of Washington Press. Onnagata: A Labyrinth of Gendering in Kabuki Theater MAKI ISAKA paperback not available $50.00 HARDCOVER (9780295995106) PUBLISHED: January 2016 SUBJECT LISTING: Asian Studies / Japan; Women’s, Gender, and Sexuality Studies; Performing Arts BIBLIOGRAPHIC INFORMATION: 272 … Continue reading →

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Resource: Learning classical Japanese through Taketori Monogatari

Posted on May 18, 2016 by Paula

The scholars of the East Asian Languages and Literatures Department at Ohio State University have produced a wonderful website for studying and practicing classical Japanese: Taketori Monogatari. The website dissects passages from this classic tenth-century tale (known in English as … Continue reading →

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Book Announcement: Modern Girls on the Go: Gender, Mobility, and Labor in Japan

Posted on June 30, 2013 by LM

Modern Girls on the Go: Gender, Mobility, and Labor in Japan Edited by Alisa Freedman, Laura Miller, and Christine R. Yano 2013, Available Now Stanford University Press 296 pp. 17 illustrations. ISBN: 9780804781138 Cloth $80.00 ISBN: 9780804781145 Paper $24.95 ISBN: 9780804785549 … Continue reading →

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University of Michigan Center for Japanese Studies to Convert Selected Titles into eBooks

Posted on April 1, 2013 by LM

https://www.cjspubs.lsa.umich.edu/electronic/michclassics/online/online.php We are now beginning to convert a few of our titles into ebooks for Kindle and epub readers. The order and download process will be handled by a third-party,  Sheridan Books, Inc., at their Shelf Wise site. Currently, three titles … Continue reading →

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Book Announcement: The Crab Cannery Ship and Other Novels of Struggle

Posted on March 31, 2013 by LM

Via the University of Hawai’i Press: http://www.uhpress.hawaii.edu/p-8947-9780824837426.aspx The Crab Cannery Ship and Other Novels of Struggle Author: Kobayashi Takiji; Translator: Cipris, Zeljko; This collection introduces the work of Japan’s foremost Marxist writer, Kobayashi Takiji (1903–1933), to an English-speaking audience, providing … Continue reading →

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Book Announcement: Rewriting Medieval Japanese Women: Politics, Personality, and Literary Production in the Life of Nun Abutsu

Posted on March 24, 2013 by LM

Via University of Hawai’i Press. http://www.uhpress.hawaii.edu/p-8944-9780824835651.aspx Rewriting Medieval Japanese Women: Politics, Personality, and Literary Production in the Life of Nun Abutsu Author: Laffin, Christina; Rewriting Medieval Japanese Women explores the world of thirteenth-century Japan through the life of a prolific … Continue reading →

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Book Announcement: Strange Tale of Panorama Island

Posted on March 17, 2013 by LM

Via University of Hawai’i Press. Author: Edogawa Ranpo Translator: Gerbert, Elaine Kazu 144pp. January 2013 Paper – Price: $17.00 ISBN: 978-0-8248-3703-7 Cloth – Price: $35.00 ISBN: 978-0-8248-3633-7 Edogawa Ranpo (1894-1965) was a great admirer of Edgar Allan Poe and like … Continue reading →

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Book Announcement: The Bunraku Puppet Theatre of Japan: Honor, Vengeance, and Love in Four Plays of the 18th and 19th Centuries

Posted on January 27, 2013 by LM

http://www.uhpress.hawaii.edu/p-8747-9780824836801.aspx Translator: Jones, Stanleigh H.; 320pp. December 2012 Paper – Price: $29.00 ISBN: 978-0-8248-3680-1 Cloth – Price: $65.00 ISBN: 978-0-8248-3562-0 The plays presented here were first performed between 1769 and 1832, a time when the Japanese puppet theatre known as … Continue reading →

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Book Announcement: Shinto Shrines: A Guide to the Sacred Sites of Japan’s Ancient Religion

Posted on December 30, 2012 by LM

http://www.uhpress.hawaii.edu/p-8926-9780824837136.aspx Shinto Shrines: A Guide to the Sacred Sites of Japan’s Ancient Religion Author: Cali, Joseph; Dougill, John; Of Japan’s two great religious traditions, Shinto is far less known and understood in the West. Although there are a number of … Continue reading →

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