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Book Announcement: Technology, Ideology, and Empire in Japan’s Wartime Era, 1931-1945

Posted on September 22, 2013 by Paula

Technology, Ideology, and Empire in Japan’s Wartime Era, 1931-1945 (Stanford University Press, 2013) For more information: http://www.sup.org/book.cgi?id=22812 Table of contents: http://www.sup.org/pages.cgi?isbn=0804785392&item=Contents_pages&page=1 The conventional understanding of Japanese wartime ideology has for years been summed up by just a few words: anti-modern, … Continue reading →

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Job Opening: Japanese History, University at Albany, Assistant Professor

Posted on September 19, 2013 by Paula

Institution :   University at Albany Location:   New York, United States Position:   Assistant Professor in Japanese History (tenure track) The Department of East Asian Studies at the University at Albany, State University of New York, seeks candidates for … Continue reading →

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Book Announcement: Japan Since 1945 From Postwar to Post-Bubble

Posted on September 8, 2013 by Paula

Does Japan really matter anymore? The challenges of recent Japanese history have led some pundits and scholars to publicly wonder whether Japan’s significance is starting to wane. The multidisciplinary essays that comprise Japan Since 1945 demonstrate its ongoing importance and relevance. Examining … Continue reading →

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Fun Link Friday: Around Japan in 47 Curries

Posted on August 30, 2013 by LM

One of the things I love about Japan is the sense of regional speciality items and food. Tokyo-based writer Tom Baker is on a culinary mission to sample omiyage curries from every prefecture in Japan. All the posts have a good discussion … Continue reading →

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Job Opening: Japanese History, U Mass Amherst

Posted on August 29, 2013 by Paula

Institution:   University of Massachusetts – Amherst Location:   Massachusetts, United States Position:   Japanese History Assistant Professor Japanese History Assistant Professor (Tenure Track) University of Massachusetts Amherst The Department of History at the University of Massachusetts Amherst invites applications … Continue reading →

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Book Announcement: The Aesthetics of Strangeness: Eccentricity and Madness in Early Modern Japan

Posted on August 25, 2013 by LM

Via University of Hawai’i Press. Author: Brecher, W. Puck 272pp. July 2013 Cloth – Price: $42.00ISBN: 978-0-8248-3666-5 Eccentric artists are “the vagaries of humanity” that inhabit the deviant underside of Japanese society: This was the conclusion drawn by pre–World War II … Continue reading →

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Resource: Old Photos of Japan

Posted on August 21, 2013 by LM

Ever wonder what Japan looked like in the Meiji period? Old Photos of Japan is a curated collection of photos from the Meiji, Taisho, and early Showa periods, roughly 1860-1930. The website is curated by DUITS, boutique journalism and stock … Continue reading →

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Book Announcement: Yokohama Yankee: My Family’s Five Generations as Outsiders in Japan

Posted on August 11, 2013 by Paula

Leslie Helm Yokohama Yankee: My Family’s Five Generations as Outsiders in Japan Publisher: Chin Music Press Inc. (March 12, 2013) Paperback: 384 pages ISBN-10: 0984457666 ISBN-13: 978-0984457663 Leslie Helm’s decision to adopt Japanese children launches him on a personal journey … Continue reading →

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Job Opening: Asian History, Assistant Professor (tenure-track)

Posted on August 10, 2013 by Paula

Institution:   University of Saskatchewan, History Location:   Saskatchewan, Canada Position:   Assistant Professor, Asian History The Department of History in the College of Arts and Science at the University of Saskatchewan invites applications for a tenure-track position at the … Continue reading →

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Job Opening: East Asian History, Assistant Professor (tenure-track)

Posted on July 20, 2013 by Paula

Institution:   Loyola University Maryland, History Location:   Maryland, United States Position:   Assistant Professor in East Asian History Loyola University Maryland Department of History Assistant Professor of History The history department at Loyola University Maryland invites applicants for a … Continue reading →

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