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Tag Archives: earthquake
Book Announcement: The Culture of the Quake: The Great Kanto Earthquake and Taishō Japan
The Culture of the Quake: The Great Kanto Earthquake and Taishô Japan Michigan Monograph Series in Japanese Studies, No. 78 ISBN 978-1-929280-86-5, viii + 220 pages, paperback Published by the Center for Japanese Studies, The University of Michigan The Culture … Continue reading
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Tagged book announcement, books, earthquake, modern Japan, Taisho Japan
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Resource: The Great Kantō Earthquake Archive
This week’s resource is a digital archive, the University of Hawai’i at Manoa’s collection on the Great Kantō Earthquake 関東大震災写真集 of 1923. One of the most destructive natural disasters in Japan’s recorded history, the Kantō earthquake caused devastating damage throughout … Continue reading
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Tagged earthquake, Great Kanto Earthquake, history, Japan, Kanto, modern history, modern Japan, photography
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Tohoku Revival Calendar
On the fourth anniversary of the 2011 earthquake and tsunami that devastated the Tōhoku area of Japan, many people are reflecting on how far (or not far) recovery has come and asking what they can still do to help those … Continue reading
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Tagged 3-11, 311, earthquake, recovery, Tohoku, Tohoku earthquake, Tohoku Revival Calendar, tsunami
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Book Announcement: Japan Copes with Calamity: Ethnographies of the Earthquake, Tsunami and Nuclear Disasters of March 2011
JAPAN COPES WITH CALAMITY Japan Copes with Calamity: Ethnographies of the Earthquake, Tsunami and Nuclear Disasters of March 2011. It brings together nine varied ethnographic studies from the disaster region with a pair of introductory chapters framing the studies in … Continue reading
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Tagged 311, anthropology, culture, earthquake, environment, ethnography, Japan, March 2011, nuclear disaster, tsunami
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Call for Papers: STS Forum on the 2011 Fukushima / East Japan Disaster
STS Forum on the 2011 Fukushima / East Japan Disaster Building a Transnational Research Agenda and Strategy for Engagement through a Social Scientific Understanding of Disasters and the Disaster Sciences INAUGURAL MEETING University of California Berkeley 12-14 May 2013 This … Continue reading
Job Opening: Program Manager, Tohoku Initiative
BEYOND Tomorrow Career Opportunity Location: Tokyo, Japan Position: Program Manager, Tohoku Initiative Experience: BA and 7-8 years of experience; MA preferred Deadline: Applicants in Japan: not specified. For candidates currently based in the United States, there are possibilities for face-to-face … Continue reading
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Tagged BEYOND Tomorrow, earthquake, education, experienced, global leadership, job opening, NPO, program manager, public relations, Tohoku, Tohoku Initiative, Tokyo, tsunami
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How and where can I volunteer in Japan this summer?
David Slater of Sophia University in Tokyo has provided yet another wonderful guide to how people can best offer their services to continuing (legitimate) relief efforts in Japan. Please read below and pass it on to anyone you think may … Continue reading
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Tagged 311, disaster relief, earthquake, earthquake relief, Japan, Tohoku, tsunami, tsunami relief, volunteer, volunteer work, volunteering
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Job Opening: Part-time summer teaching/mentoring for Japanese youth
JULY 23 – AUGUST 11, 2012 Remuneration: $2,500 Join the global effort to prepare the “tomodachi generation” by teaching/mentoring Japanese youth affected by the 2011 tsunami to become tomorrow’s leaders! Program Description: Tomodachi Summer 2012 SoftBank Leadership Program The Tomodachi … Continue reading
Remembering 3/11
Much thanks to Tony, Katie, and Danielle, who provided us three wonderful articles this week about 3/11: Resource: Digital Archive of Japan’s 2011 Disasters How I Remember 3/11: Japan Cat Network Sent to Sendai: Reflections of an ALT after the … Continue reading
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Tagged 311, disaster, earthquake, Japan, memories, Tohoku, Tohoku earthquake, Tohoku tsunami, tsunami
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Sent to Sendai: Reflections of an ALT after the Tohoku Earthquake
On March 11, 2011, I had no idea that I would be moving to Sendai, Japan in less than half a year. When the earthquake happened at 2:46PM in Japan, it was 12:46AM in Washington, D.C. and I was asleep. I … Continue reading
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Tagged 311, ALT, disaster, disaster relief, earthquake, Japan, JET, Sendai, teaching, Tohoku, Tohoku disaster, Tohoku earthquake, Tohoku tsunami, tsunami, volunteering
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