Category Archives: undergraduate

Program: The University of Tokyo: Summer Program on Media Content Studies in Japan

Posted on February 14, 2015 by Paula

Warmest greeting from Interfaculty Initiative in Information Studies (III) of the University of Tokyo. We would like to inform you that the Kadokawa Culture Promotion Foundation Media-Content Research Project in conjunction with the University of Tokyo will host a summer program … Continue reading →

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Resource: Okinawa Compact Encyclopedia

Posted on February 4, 2015 by Travis

The Okinawa Compact Encyclopedia entry for Tomari Jochiku, a 16th-17th century Confucian scholar from Yakushima, who served as an official tutor to both King Shô Hô and daimyô Shimazu Mitsuhisa. For those of us studying, or just interested in, Okinawan … Continue reading →

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Resource: Interactive Heiji Scroll Viewer

Posted on January 21, 2015 by Paula

On the heels of our last post about the Mongol Invasion website from Bowdoin College, this week we give you a quick look at another great site they maintain for close examination of handscroll paintings. In addition to the Mongol … Continue reading →

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Program: Harvard Summer School in Kyoto at Doshisha University

Posted on January 14, 2015 by Paula

We invite you to take part in Harvard Summer School’s 8-week program at Doshisha University in Kyoto, Japan. Students enroll in 2 courses: Professor Mikael Adolphson’s course, “Japan: Tradition and Transformation,” which explores the nation’s tumultuous move to modernity. Professor … Continue reading →

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Resource: Interactive Resources on the Mongol Invasions

Posted on January 7, 2015 by Paula

Looking back at 2014, there was big news in October that underwater remains of a shipwreck likely to be part of the 13th century Mongol fleet that attacked Japan were found near Nagasaki. Similar finds stirred historians and archaeologists alike … Continue reading →

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Living in Japan Part 5: Furnishing Your Japanese Apartment

Posted on December 10, 2014 by Paula

In the previous two articles about living in Japan, I detailed the process of finding and selecting apartments in Japan. But one of the most expensive parts of moving into a new apartment is getting all the new furniture and … Continue reading →

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Living in Japan Part 4: How to Read Apartment Listings

Posted on November 26, 2014 by Paula

In my previous article, I explained many of the basics of what to keep in mind when you apartment hunt in Japan. Now you’ve got an idea of a location you might want to live (or at least have located … Continue reading →

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Resources: Premodern literature in translation

Posted on October 29, 2014 by Paula

Recently we posted a guide to several resources for finding Japanese literature in translation, including databases for old and new works and international competitions for translating recent works. As a complement to these sites, today we’re providing a quickie resource … Continue reading →

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Living in Japan Part 2: Getting Your Residency Started

Posted on October 15, 2014 by Paula

As I wrote previously, this series of articles will detail some of the standard processes of getting your life started in Japan on a more permanent basis (for example, staying for a year or two) in a place of your … Continue reading →

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Resources: Japanese Literature in Translation

Posted on September 17, 2014 by Paula

In college, when I had a lot more time to read modern and premodern Japanese literature, I often found myself wondering whether certain authors had more works in translation that I could get my hands on, but didn’t know where … Continue reading →

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