Category Archives: undergraduate

Resources: Journals on Japanese and Asian Studies

Posted on February 5, 2014 by Paula

Hail, dear readers! You have not been forgotten. I apologize for the lack of substantial main articles and resource posts in the last couple months, but your main editor here is currently slogging through preliminary exam preparations and other such … Continue reading →

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Funding: Summer Institute on Digital Mapping and Art History, Middlebury College Fellowship

Posted on January 27, 2014 by LM

Via Middlebury News Room. Location: Middlebury, VT Dates: August 3 -15, 2014 Deadline: March 3, 2014 Open to all art historians of any rank including undergraduates, graduate students, curators, or independent scholars Cost: covered by fellowships. See description for details. … Continue reading →

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What can you do with a BA in Japanese? How one linguist carved out a niche using Japanese

Posted on October 16, 2013 by Paula

Today we will be featuring a guest article by Joel Challender, a professional translator and interpreter who will discuss a bit about his career path and the process from the BA onward in the professional field. — Although Japanese language … Continue reading →

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Resource: Portal Site of Official Statistics of Japan

Posted on September 18, 2013 by tnguyen3729

Are you a numbers junkie and interested in learning all about Japan? Look no further and explore the Portal Site of Official Statistics of Japan. About The Portal Site of Official Statistics of Japan, also known as e-Stat, first launched in … Continue reading →

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Resource: jisho.org

Posted on July 31, 2013 by Paula

There are numerous online resources for students of Japanese out there who need to find a word or kanji on the fly, many of which we covered in Leah’s article on Making the Most of Japanese Dictionaries. Still, new ones … Continue reading →

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Funding: Semester at Sea Programs

Posted on July 22, 2013 by Paula

Undergraduates may be interested in the Semester at Sea program: The Institute for Shipboard Education (ISE) is a 501c3 nonprofit based in Charlottesville, Virginia that administers the Semester at Sea study abroad program in conjunction with the University of Virginia as … Continue reading →

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Resource: Tools for Banking, Finance, and Law

Posted on July 10, 2013 by Paula

Lately we’ve been fortunate to have a number of guest writers contributing articles related to translation and non-academic careers that use Japanese (and we have more to come in the near future!), but we’ve been a bit lax on updating … Continue reading →

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Funding: Diversity Abroad Scholarship

Posted on July 8, 2013 by Paula

Although the deadline for 2013 has already passed, DiversityAbroad.com offers annual scholarship for study abroad to undergraduate students. See the 2013 information below. Program Background
 Diversity Abroad, in cooperation with the AIFS Foundation, will offer $500 scholarships for summer 2013 … Continue reading →

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CFN London Career Forum 2013 [UK]

Posted on May 7, 2013 by LM

Dates: June 8th (Sat.) & 9th (Sun.),2013 Location: Earls Court Conference Centre, Warwick Road, London SW5 9TA Cost: Free to attend Website: http://www.careerforum.net/event/ldn/?lang=E A large range of prestigious companies will attend this unique Career Forum seeking to recruit internationally minded … Continue reading →

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Internship Opportunity: POPSUGAR Shopping Japan Intern, Summer 2013

Posted on March 21, 2013 by LM

Via the JETWit.com jobs mailing list. Company: POPSUGAR Location: San Francisco, CA Education: Current undergraduate or recent graduate (within the last year) Language: Bilingual Japanese/English Hours: 40/week maximum Type: paid/unpaid not listed Deadline: Not listed POPSUGAR, the leader in online … Continue reading →

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