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Tag Archives: Japan
Fun Link Friday: New Year’s Greetings from Early 20th-Century Japan
Still coming out of your New Year’s haze? I know I am! Here’s a quickie Fun Link Friday– a set of turn-of-the-20th-century Japanese postcards from the collection of U.S. postcard collector Ken Reed first blogged about at Collector’s Weekly. The aesthetic … Continue reading
How to Change to a Cultural Activities Visa (in Tokyo)
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
Posted in applications, living abroad, main posts, study abroad, study tools
Tagged fellowships, immigration, Japan, living in Japan, Tokyo, visa
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Book Announcement: The Myōtei Dialogues: A Japanese Christian Critique of Native Traditions
The Myōtei Dialogues A Japanese Christian Critique of Native Traditions http://www.brill.com/products/book/myotei-dialogues The Myōtei Dialogues is the first complete English translation one of the most important works of early Japanese Christianity. Fukansai Habian’s Myōtei mondō (1605) presents a sharp critique of … Continue reading
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Tagged Christianity, history, Japan, Japanese Christianity, Japanese history, religion, translation
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Job Opening: Tenured position at Kyushu University
Department: International Student Center (ISC), Kyushu University (KU) Position: Professor (Tenured) or Associate Professor (Tenured) Job description The ISC position includes the following responsibilities regarding study abroad (includes accepting students to Kyushu University [KU] and sending students from KU): 1. … Continue reading
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Tagged assistant professor, Japan, job opening, Kyushu University, professor, tenure track
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Call For Papers: Constructing Masculinities in Asia
The University of San Francisco Center for Asia Pacific Studies is pleased to announce the call for papers for “Constructing Masculinities in Asia” a conference to be held at the University of San Francisco on Thursday, November 3 and Friday, November 4, 2016. … Continue reading
Job Opening: Officer, Human Rights Watch (Tokyo)
Employer: Human Rights Watch Location: Tokyo Deadline: 10 January 2016 Education: BA Job description FIXED-TERM JOB VACANCY OFFICER Development and Outreach Department(Tokyo Office) Application Deadline: Development and Outreach Department of Human Rights Watch (“HRW”) is seeking an Officer to provide … Continue reading
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Tagged administrative assistant, human rights, Japan, job opening, officer, outreach
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Book Announcement: The Fascist Effect: Japan and Italy, 1915-1952
Reto Hofmann, The Fascist Effect: Japan and Italy, 1915-1952 (Ithaca: Cornell University Press, 2015) Description During the interwar period, Japanese intellectuals, writers, activists, and politicians, although conscious of the many points of intersection between their politics and those of Mussolini, … Continue reading
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Tagged books, fascism, history, interwar period, Italy, Japan, Japanese politics, politics
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Workshop: “Wa/Kan Literacy and the Anthology” and “Traditional Book Culture”
“Wa/Kan Literacy and the Anthology” and “Traditional Book Culture” Workshops at Yale University, July 18-29 and August 1-5, 2016 With Professors SATO Michio, (Keio University), SASAKI Takahiro (Shido Bunko/Keio University) and Brian STEININGER (Princeton University). The Yale Council on East … Continue reading
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Tagged books, honcho monzui, Japan, Japanese literature, literature, wakan literacy, wakan roeishu, workshop, Yale University
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Funding: MA and PhD Funding at the University of Leeds (Chinese, Japanese, South East Asian Studies)
MA and PhD Funding at the University of Leeds (Chinese, Japanese, Southeast Asian Studies) East Asian Studies, a constituent unit within the School of Languages, Cultures and Societies, at the University of Leeds, UK, would like to draw your attention … Continue reading
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Tagged China, East Asian Studies, fellowship, fellowships, funding, Japan, Korea, research, University of Leeds
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Book Announcement: Male Circumcision in Japan
Castro-Vázquez, Genaro (2015) Male Circumcision in Japan. New York: Palgrave. ISBN 9781137518750 About the book Male Circumcision in Japan provides an in-depth examination of anthropological and sociological developments in Japan which challenge the accepted biomedical view of male circumcision as … Continue reading
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Tagged anthropology, books, circumcision, culture, health, Japan, Japanese society, modern, modern Japan, society
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What can I do with a B.A. in Japanese Studies? 