Category Archives: undergraduate

Resource: The World of the Japanese Illustrated Book

Posted on August 24, 2022 by Paula

These days there are seemingly endless digitized materials to look at online, whether searching for the contents of major public libraries, museums, or university collections. But we can’t always get a well-rounded understanding of an object just from the metadata … Continue reading →

Posted in culture, graduate school, main posts, study tools, undergraduate | Tagged book history, books, early modern, early modern Japan, illustrated books, Japan, Japanese art, Japanese culture, Smithsonian | 1 Comment

Call for Applicants: Online Summer Program in Japanese Cultural Studies

Posted on June 13, 2022 by Paula

The Centre for Japanese Studies at the University of East Anglia and the Sainsbury Institute for the Study of Japanese Arts and Cultures are pleased to invite applications for the 2022 Online Summer Programme in Japanese Cultural Studies, running from Monday 1st to Friday 12th August … Continue reading →

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Online Intensive 1st-Year Japanese Language Course (University of Michigan)

Posted on March 23, 2022 by Paula

Online Intensive First-Year Japanese Language Course at the University of Michigan! The University of Michigan is offering a beginner’s level Japanese course, open to both UM and non-UM students! This intensive summer course fits two semesters worth of content into an … Continue reading →

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Call for Applications: Venice-Princeton Summer School in Classical Chinese & Classical Japanese/Kanbun

Posted on March 7, 2022 by Paula

Call for Applications Venice-Princeton Summer School in Classical Chinese and Classical Japanese/Kanbun The Ca’ Foscari – Princeton Summer School in Classical Chinese and Classical Japanese/Kanbun is unique in its kind. It offers two tracks of comprehensive, grammar-focused instruction which are designed especially for students … Continue reading →

Posted in announcements, graduate school, study abroad, summer program, undergraduate | Tagged Ca’ Foscari University, Chinese, classical Japanese, Japanese, kanbun, language, summer school, Venice | 1 Comment

IUC Series: Distance Learning at the Inter-University Center for Japanese Language Studies

Posted on February 9, 2022 by Paula

This article compiles information and reflections on the switch to virtual programming at the Inter-University Center for Japanese Language Studies located in Yokohama. Three students who experienced the 10-month program fully online share how the IUC experience has changed and … Continue reading →

Posted in graduate school, language schools, main posts, study abroad, undergraduate | Tagged COVID-19, distance learning, Inter-University Center for Japanese Language Studies, Japan, Japanese, remote learning, Yokohama | Leave a comment

Resource: Japanese Animated Film Classics

Posted on October 20, 2021 by Paula

There’s no doubt that Japanese animation is now everywhere, from popular media we consume on Netflix to splashing across the big screen. But where did animated film begin? What kind of works were created? One great resource for exploring the … Continue reading →

Posted in culture, graduate school, main posts, study tools, undergraduate, useful links | Tagged film, film studies, Japanese film, media, media studies, movies | Leave a comment

Japanese Translation Competitions and Prizes

Posted on May 12, 2021 by Paula

For those who are looking to test out their translation skills as they level-up their Japanese, I’ve compiled a list of currently active translation prizes and competitions. This includes those that are specific to Japanese translations and those that are … Continue reading →

Posted in culture, financial assistance, funding, graduate school, main posts, undergraduate, useful links | Tagged awards, competitions, Japanese, Japanese language, language, prizes, translation, translators | 2 Comments

Resource: Library and Archive Travel Grants

Posted on April 28, 2021 by Paula

Not everyone is based at an institution where they have access to a Japan Studies collection, particularly a comprehensive one that may have the specialist materials they need. Fortunately a lot of larger institutions with these holdings sponsor library or … Continue reading →

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Resource: Grassroots Operations of the Japanese Empire Translated Primary Sources for Teaching Purposes

Posted on April 14, 2021 by Paula

Today’s resource post is Grassroots Operations of the Japanese Empire: Translated Primary Sources for Teaching Purposes. Begun in 2021 by Sayaka Chatani, Assistant Professor of History at the National University of Singapore, the website provides a wide variety of primary … Continue reading →

Posted in graduate school, main posts, study tools, undergraduate, useful links | Tagged east asia, East Asian History, education, educational tools, Japan, Japanese empire, Japanese history, modern east asia, modern Japan, primary sources, teaching, translations | Leave a comment

Call for Applications: Online Summer Programme in Japanese Cultural Studies 2021

Posted on April 7, 2021 by Paula

On behalf of the Sainsbury Institute for the Study of Japanese Arts and Cultures and the Centre for Japanese Studies at the University of East Anglia, I am pleased to announce that applications are now open for our Online Summer … Continue reading →

Posted in announcements, graduate school, study tools, summer program, undergraduate | Tagged japanese studies, Sainsbury Institute for the Study of Japanese Arts and Cultures, summer program | Leave a comment