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Tag Archives: Japan
Book Announcement: Too Few Women at the Top: The Persistence of Inequality in Japan
Too Few Women at the Top: The Persistence of Inequality in Japan Kumiko Nemoto ILR Press Product Details The number of women in positions of power and authority in Japanese companies has remained small despite the increase in the number of … Continue reading
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Tagged book announcement, books, culture, Japan, Japanese companies, Japanese culture, Japanese society, society, women, womens studies
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Job Opening: Japanese Premodern Literatures and Languages
POSITION ANNOUNCEMENT Tenured Assistant Professor (講師) Position in Japanese Premodern Literatures and Languages, Kyushu University, Faculty of Humanities and Graduate School of Humanities. Start date April 1, 2017, or as soon as possible thereafter. Description The Faculty of Humanities and … Continue reading
Call for Papers: The European Forum on Korean-Japanese History
International Workshop: “Gender(ed) Histories of Korea and Japan” 22-24 September 2017, Tuebingen, Germany Established in March 2012, the European Forum on Korean-Japanese History aims to promote dialogue between historians of Korea and Japan in Europe. The Forum is an independent body … Continue reading
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Tagged call for papers, conference, gender, gender studies, history, Japan, Japanese history, Korea, Korean history
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Fun Link Friday: Living inside the active volcano Aogashima
Japan contains some of the most breath-taking natural scenery in the world, but also is prone to a great number of natural perils like earthquakes and tsunami. But would you trade off living in a dream-like island setting where you can … Continue reading
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Tagged fun link friday, Japan, natural disasters, nature, scenery, travel
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Fun Link Friday: ‘Tokyo-ized’ Cities
As I wrap up my two years of research here in Tokyo (and miss Fun Link Fridays in my haste, sorry!), I’m left thinking about how one of the biggest culture shocks will simply be the change in urban scenery. Even … Continue reading
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Tagged art, fun link friday, global history, Japan, modern, modern Japan, space, Tokyo, urban, urban space, visual space
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Job Opening: Premodern Japanese humanities, Harvard University
The Department of East Asian Languages and Civilizations at Harvard University is conducting a search for a tenure-track position in premodern Japanese humanities. We are particularly interested in applications from scholars in pre-Tokugawa history, pre-Meiji literature, and other fields of … Continue reading
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Tagged Harvard University, humanities, Japan, Japanese humanities, premodern, premodern Japan, tenure track
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Resources on Sexual Assault in Japan
It is an unfortunate reality that sexual crimes occur all over the world, no matter where you live or who you are. In Japan, where sexual crimes are seldom discussed openly, crime is perceived as far lower than other countries, and … Continue reading
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Tagged abuse, counseling, crisis hotline, domestic abuse, Japan, living in Japan, rape, resource, safety, sexual assault, women
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Book Announcement: Intimacy and Reproduction in Contemporary Japan
Intimacy and Reproduction in Contemporary Japan By Genaro Castro-Vázquez © 2016 – Routledge 214 pages | 1 B/W Illus. https://www.routledge.com/Intimacy-and-Reproduction-in-Contemporary-Japan/Castro-Vazquez/p/book/9781138640443 About the Book This book presents an ethnographic investigation of intimate and reproductive behaviour in current Japanese society, grounded in … Continue reading
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Tagged book announcement, books, intimacy, Japan, Japanese culture, modern, modern Japan, reproduction
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Job Opening: English Learning and Global Communication, University of Tokyo
Institution: University of Tokyo, ALESS and ALESA Programs, Center for Global Communication Strategies Location: Japan Position: Assistant Professor, Non-Tenure Track Faculty The University of Tokyo is Japan’s premier university. We are currently looking for an adventurous, enthusiastic scholar with a … Continue reading
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Tagged communication, global studies, Japan, job opening, non-tenure track, Tokyo
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What can I do with a B.A. in Japanese Studies? 