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How to Change to a Cultural Activities Visa (in Tokyo)

Posted on January 6, 2016 by Paula

This guide was written from my own experience changing from a student visa to a cultural activities visa in Tokyo after switching research fellowships in 2015. The Shinagawa office, which is the main immigration office for the Tokyo area, recently changed … Continue reading →

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Book Announcement: Transnational Trajectories in East Asia: Nation, Citizenship, and Region

Posted on June 7, 2015 by Paula

TRANSNATIONAL TRAJECTORIES IN EAST ASIA: NATION, CITIZENSHIP, AND REGION.  Edited byYasemin Nuhoḡlu Soysal.  Routledge 2015, 273 pp. ISBN 978-1-13-881935-1 (paperback due in December 2015) http://www.routledge.com/books/details/9781138819351/ Since the late twentieth century, East Asia has become increasingly interconnected through trade, investment, migration, … Continue reading →

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Japan-America Student Conference 2014

Posted on March 11, 2014 by LM

Deadline: March 31, 2014 (rolling admissions) Location: Conference convenes in Des Moines, Iowa, and travels to San Francisco, New York City, and Washington, DC Education: About JASC: “An Introduction to the Japan-America Student Conference (JASC)” From July 30th to August 24th … Continue reading →

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Job Opening: International Student Advisor, Center for English as a Second Language, Southern Illinois University

Posted on May 30, 2013 by LM

Via the JETWit.com Jobs Mailing List. Title: Education Coordinator (International Student Advisor) Institution: Center for English as a Second Language, Southern Illinois University Location: Carbondale, IL Education: Bachelor’s required, master’s preferred Start Date: August 1, 2013; term position, renewable contingent … Continue reading →

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