Tag Archives: Japan

Call for Papers: Journal of the Japanese Association for Digital Humanities (JJADH)

Posted on October 17, 2015 by Paula

We are now looking for submissions for Volume 2 of the English version of the Journal of the Japanese Association for Digital Humanities. We would therefore like to invite you to submit your DH-related paper to the journal for publication, … Continue reading →

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20th Century Japan Research Award for 2015-2016

Posted on October 12, 2015 by Paula

The Nathan and Jeanette Miller Center for Historical Studies and the University of Maryland Libraries invite applications for two $1,500 grants to support research in the library’s Gordon W. Prange Collection and East Asia Collection on topics related to the period of the Allied … Continue reading →

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Book Announcement: Lovable Losers: The Heike in Action and Memory

Posted on October 11, 2015 by LM

Via University of Hawai’i Press. Lovable Losers: The Heike in Action and Memory Editor: Adolphson, Mikael S.; Commons, Anne; 344pp. October 2015 Cloth – Price: $55.00 ISBN: 978-0-8248-4675-6 Lovable Losers is the first substantial piece of English-language scholarship to examine … Continue reading →

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Book Announcement: The Fluid Pantheon: Gods of Medieval Japan, Volume 1

Posted on October 4, 2015 by LM

Via University of Hawai’i Press. 496pp. December 2015 Cloth – Price: $55.00 ISBN: 978-0-8248-3933-8 Written by one of the leading scholars of Japanese religion, The Fluid Pantheon is the first installment of a multivolume project that promises to be a … Continue reading →

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Book Announcement: Protectors and Predators: Gods of Medieval Japan, Volume 2

Posted on October 4, 2015 by LM

Via University of Hawai’i Press. Protectors and Predators: Gods of Medieval Japan, Volume 2 Author: Faure, Bernard; 584pp. December 2015 Cloth – Price: $55.00 ISBN: 978-0-8248-3931-4 Written by one of the leading scholars of Japanese religion, Protectors and Predators is … Continue reading →

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Job Openings: Teach English in Japan with MeySen Academy

Posted on October 4, 2015 by Paula

Job Title: Teach English in Japan with MeySen Academy Company: MeySen Academy in Japan Are you considering staying in Japan? If you are, you should consider MeySen Academy, in Sendai, Japan! We are interviewing NOW for opportunities that will begin this … Continue reading →

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Job Opening: Associate professor and journal editor, University of Tokyo, Institute for Advanced Studies on Asia

Posted on October 3, 2015 by Paula

Institution:  The University of Tokyo, Institute for Advanced Studies on Asia, the Department of Pioneering Asian Studies：IJAS Location:     Japan Position:      Associate Professor Academic Recruitment for Associate Professorship  (IJAS) Institute for Advanced Studies on Asia, the University of Tokyo … Continue reading →

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Fun Link Friday: Weird Hotel

Posted on October 2, 2015 by Paula

No, that’s not just my judgment. Apparently a new hotel has opened in Nagasaki, the “変なホテル,” or “Weird Hotel,” which boasts being staffed almost entirely by robots! Ever wondered what it would be like to be checked into your hotel … Continue reading →

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Book Announcement: Monster of the Twentieth Century, Kotoku Shusui and Japan’s First Anti-Imperialist Movement

Posted on September 27, 2015 by Paula

This extended monograph examines the work of the radical journalist Kotoku Shusui and Japan’s anti-imperialist movement of the early twentieth century. It includes the first English translation of Imperialism (Teikokushugi), Kotoku’s classic 1901 work. Kotoku Shusui was a Japanese socialist, … Continue reading →

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Job Opening: Assistant Professor of Japanese Studies

Posted on September 26, 2015 by Paula

Institution:   Massachusetts Institute of Technology, MIT Global Studies and Languages Location:   Massachusetts, United States Position:   Assistant Professor of Japanese Studies The Massachusetts Institute of Technology’s Global Studies and Languages Section invites applications for a tenure-track position in … Continue reading →

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