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Job Opening: Speechwriter & Public Relations Advisor, Consulate-General of Japan in Los Angeles

Posted on September 2, 2012 by LM

Institution: Consulate-General of Japan in Los Angeles Location: Los Angeles, LA Education: BA or MA in relevant field Deadline: September 16, 2012 About the Job The Consulate General of Japan in Los Angeles is seeking a motivated and diligent individual … Continue reading →

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Job Opening: Assistant for Intergovernmental Affairs, Consulate General of Japan in San Francisco

Posted on August 23, 2012 by LM

Institution: Consulate General of Japan in San Francisco Location: San Francisco, CA Deadline: Sept. 5, 2012 Education: Bachelor’s degree Established in 1870, the Consulate General of Japan in San Francisco is Japan’s chief diplomatic mission covering Northern California and Nevada. … Continue reading →

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Internship Opportunity: International Programs Intern, U.S. Association of Former Members of Congress

Posted on July 10, 2012 by LM

Institution: U.S. Association of Former Members of Congress (FMC) Location: Washington, D.C. Start date: August 27, 2012 Application deadline: August 1, 2012 Compensation: Unpaid. College credit is available. The Congressional Study Groups of the U.S. Association of Former Members of … Continue reading →

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Fun Link Friday: Ideal Japanese Leaders Poll

Posted on February 17, 2012 by Nyssa

This week’s Fun Link Friday comes from Japan Probe’s posting of an online poll from Sankei Shinbum in a leadership series on January 2nd. The poll asks participants to rate who they thought were ideal leaders and the worst leaders, … Continue reading →

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Resource: National Archives of Japan

Posted on December 21, 2011 by tnguyen3729

Interested in archives or history? Check out the digital collection available through the National Archives of Japan! About The National Archives of Japan (NAJ) Digital Archive provides access to digitized images of preserved historical records. Users can search for the descriptions … Continue reading →

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Call for Papers: The Lessons of Fukushima

Posted on November 17, 2011 by Paula

The Lessons of Fukushima Willamette University February 24-25, 2012 The disastrous earthquake and tsunami that hit northern Japan on March 11, 2011 drew the immediate attention and sympathy of the international community. Successive meltdowns and malfunctions at the Fukushima nuclear … Continue reading →

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Fellowship: The Wilson Center

Posted on June 13, 2011 by Paula

http://www.wilsoncenter.org/index.cfm?fuseaction=Fellowships.welcome The Center awards approximately 20-25 residential fellowships annually to individuals with outstanding project proposals in a broad range of the social sciences and humanities on national and/or international issues. Topics and scholarship should relate to key public policy challenges … Continue reading →

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Blog Review: Observing Japan

Posted on January 13, 2011 by reedra01

We live in an increasingly globalized society in which it is becoming more and more important to familiarize ourselves with other cultures and political environments. Many of us have our hands full keeping up-to-date with our own government’s policies but … Continue reading →

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Critical Language Scholarship Program

Posted on September 23, 2010 by Paula

FYI! It never hurts to get a summer of language training in a foreign country, especially when it’s 100% paid for! ——————- Critical Language Scholarship (CLS) Program Summer 2011 Application Now Open Deadline: November 15, 2010 The United States Department of … Continue reading →

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