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Book Announcement: Letters from Japan’s Sixteenth and Seventeenth Centuries

Posted on August 21, 2022 by Paula

Letters from Japan’s Sixteenth and Seventeenth Centuries Correspondence of Warlords, Tea Masters, Zen Priests, and Aristocrats Morgan Pitelka, Reiko Tanimura, Takashi Masuda Cultural historians Morgan Pitelka and Reiko Tanimura partner with one of Japan’s premier experts in calligraphy and letter … Continue reading →

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Book Announcement: Master Spy on a Mission: The Untold Story of Onodera Makoto and Swedish Intelligence 1941–1945

Posted on February 6, 2022 by Paula

Master Spy on a Mission: The Untold Story of Onodera Makoto and Swedish Intelligence 1941–1945 Bert Edström Neutral Sweden’s importance for Japanese intelligence grew during the World War II. As Japan’s military attaché posted in Sweden, Makoto Onodera was second to … Continue reading →

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Job Opening: University Lectureship in History of Japan through the 19th Century, Leiden

Posted on January 2, 2020 by Travis

Position: University Lectureship in History of Japan through the 19th Century Institution: Faculty of Humanities, Leiden Institute for Area Studies (LIAS), Universiteit Leiden Location: Leiden, the Netherlands From official job posting on the Universiteit Leiden website: The Faculty of Humanities, … Continue reading →

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Call for Applications: IUC Japanese Language Programs

Posted on November 9, 2019 by Paula

The Inter-University Center for Japanese Language Studies is currently accepting applications for 2020-21! Please visit their website for more information about programs and scholarship opportunities in the 10-Month Program and The Nippon Foundation Fellows Program for graduate students! http://iucjapan.stanford.edu/programs

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Book Announcement: Social Trauma, Narrative Memory and Recovery in Japanese Literature and Film

Posted on August 18, 2019 by Paula

Social Trauma, Narrative Memory, and Recovery in Japanese Literature and Film David C. Stahl This book provides a comprehensive analysis of major works in Japanese literature and film through the interpretive lens of trauma and PTSD studies. Focusing critical attention … Continue reading →

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Book Announcement: Law, Transnational Nazism: Ideology and Culture in German-Japanese Relations, 1919–1936

Posted on August 11, 2019 by Paula

Transnational Nazism: Ideology and Culture in German-Japanese Relations, 1919–1936 Ricky W. Law Book website: https://www.cambridge.org/core/books/transnational-nazism/3A72AC2415A209D3ACF3C934A1740DD5 In 1936, Nazi Germany and militarist Japan built a partnership which culminated in the Tokyo-Berlin Axis. This study of interwar German-Japanese relations is the first to … Continue reading →

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Fun Link Friday: Digital recoloring of premodern statues

Posted on August 9, 2019 by Paula

There have been a lot of wonderful articles and even exhibits recently on the importance of acknowledging the color shaped premodern societies as much as our interpretations of them. Although we’re accustomed to seeing classical statues of Greek or Roman … Continue reading →

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Book Announcement: Japan’s Castles: Citadels of Modernity in War and Peace

Posted on August 4, 2019 by Paula

Japan’s Castles: Citadels of Modernity in War and Peace Oleg Benesch and Ran Zwigenberg An innovative examination of heritage politics in Japan, showing how castles have been used to re-invent and recapture competing versions of the pre-imperial past and project … Continue reading →

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Fun Link Friday: Cut-paper origami cranes

Posted on August 2, 2019 by Paula

There’s a lot of cool Japanese artists on Twitter and Instagram that occasionally get reported on in English-language media, but I found this one in my old bookmarks and couldn’t resist bringing it back. An artist who goes by “Uni” … Continue reading →

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Book Announcement: Japanese Culture Through Videogames

Posted on July 28, 2019 by Paula

Japanese Culture Through Videogames Rachael Hutchinson Examining a wide range of Japanese videogames, including arcade fighting games, PC-based strategy games and console JRPGs, this book assesses their cultural significance and shows how gameplay and context can be analyzed together to … Continue reading →

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