Tag Archives: Japan

Book Announcement: Spaces in Translation: Japanese Gardens and the West

Posted on November 26, 2017 by Paula

Spaces in Translation: Japanese Gardens and the West Christian Tagsold “Christian Tagsold provides a detailed social and intellectual history and a phenomenological study all at once. There is nothing remotely like this book, and with it, Tagsold becomes a central … Continue reading →

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Book Announcement: The JET Program and the U.S.-Japan Relationship: Goodwill Goldmine

Posted on November 19, 2017 by Paula

Since 1987, the Japan Exchange and Teaching (JET) Program has recruited thousands of young college graduates from more than sixty countries, including the United States, to work in Japan for up to five years. Now, thirty years after the program’s … Continue reading →

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Job Opening: Kyoto Consortium for Japanese Studies (KCJS) Postdoctoral Fellowship

Posted on November 18, 2017 by Paula

The Kyoto Consortium for Japanese Studies is pleased to announce the new position of KCJS Postdoctoral Fellow (discipline open), beginning in academic year 2018-19. Based at Doshisha University, KCJS is an undergraduate study abroad program governed by a consortium of … Continue reading →

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Book Announcement: Population Aging and International Health-Caregiver Migration to Japan

Posted on November 12, 2017 by Paula

Population Aging and International Health-Caregiver Migration to Japan Gabriele Vogt, Cham: Springer, 2018. This book introduces Japan’s current policy initiatives directed at eldercare and international labor migration, and, wherever appropriate,it adds a comparative perspective from Germany. The book shows how … Continue reading →

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Kokugakuin University Visiting Fellows Program 2018-2019

Posted on November 7, 2017 by Paula

Kokugakuin University is pleased to announce a call for applications to The Kokugakuin University Visiting Fellows Program for the academic year 2018-2019. “Toward the promotion of international academic communication and cooperation, and in the interest of stimulating global research on Japanese society … Continue reading →

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Call for Papers: Rethinking Labor: Work and Livelihood in Japan

Posted on November 4, 2017 by Paula

Rethinking Labor: Work and Livelihood in Japan April 13th and 14th, 2018 University of California, Berkeley The UC Berkeley Center for Japanese Studies presents its fifth annual graduate student conference:Rethinking Labor: Work and Livelihood in Japan. The conference will explore how … Continue reading →

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Fun Link Friday: Learning the Language of Crows

Posted on October 27, 2017 by Paula

As if crows weren’t terrifying enough around the world (and especially in Japan, where they are basically the size of small dogs), new studies are taking our interactions with them to the next level. Recently highlighted in an NHK World video, researcher … Continue reading →

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Job Opening: Assistant Professor in Pre-Modern Japan, University of Chicago

Posted on October 19, 2017 by Paula

Institution: University of Chicago Location: Illinois, United States Position: Assistant Professor The Department of East Asian Languages and Civilizations at The University of Chicago invites applications for a tenure-track position at the level of Assistant Professor in the field of Pre-1900 … Continue reading →

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Fellowship: The Nippon Foundation Fellows Program at the Inter-University Center for Japanese Language Studies (IUC)

Posted on October 16, 2017 by Paula

Scholarship Opportunity: advanced Japanese language training for graduate students with Japan-focused career goals in academia, business, diplomacy/government service, journalism, translation, and law The Inter-University Center for Japanese Language Studies (IUC) is pleased to announce a call for applications to The Nippon … Continue reading →

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Book Announcement: Placing Empire: Travel and the Social Imagination in Imperial Japan

Posted on October 15, 2017 by Paula

Placing Empire Travel and the Social Imagination in Imperial Japan Kate McDonald Placing Empire examines the spatial politics of Japanese imperialism through a study of Japanese travel and tourism to Korea, Manchuria, and Taiwan between the late nineteenth century and the … Continue reading →

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