Tag Archives: Japan

Fun Link Friday: Photos of Meiji Japan

Posted on September 25, 2015 by Paula

Recently grape posted an article featuring thirty photos from the Meiji period taken by photographer Kozaburo Tamamura (1856-1923) that were auctioned off in Britian in 2013. Ranging from wooden bridges and young women in their daily lives to shopping streets and wintery … Continue reading →

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Job Opening: Regional Educational Advising Coordinator, Institute of International Education, Tokyo

Posted on September 23, 2015 by LM

Employer: Institute of International Education Location: Tokyo, Japan Education: BA required, MA preferred, experience Posted on September 14, 2015 Share Bookmark Print Job description The Regional Educational Advising Coordinator (REAC) for Northeast Asia and the Pacific Region provides professional leadership … Continue reading →

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Job Opening: Assistant professorship in Japanese Studies, Modern Japan

Posted on September 22, 2015 by Paula

Tenure-track assistant professorship in Japanese Studies, Modern Japan The Department of Cross-Cultural and Regional Studies, University of Copenhagen (UCPH), Denmark, invites applications for a tenure-track assistant professorship in Modern Japan to be filled by August 1, 2016 or as soon … Continue reading →

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Book Announcement: Yasukuni Shrine: History, Memory, and Japan’s Unending Postwar

Posted on September 20, 2015 by Paula

Yasukuni Shrine: History, Memory, and Japan’s Unending Postwar Author: Takenaka, Akiko This is the first extensive English-language study of Yasukuni Shrine as a war memorial. It explores the controversial shrine’s role in waging war, promoting peace, honoring the dead, and, … Continue reading →

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Job Opening: Vassar College, Assistant Professor, East Asian History

Posted on September 12, 2015 by Paula

Vassar College, History Assistant Professor, East Asian History East Asia.  The Department of History at Vassar College invites applications for a full time tenure-track appointment in East Asian History at the rank of assistant professor beginning August 2016.  Vassar College … Continue reading →

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Fun Link Friday: Giant Straw Dinosaurs

Posted on September 11, 2015 by Paula

Last year in October we had the chance to show you some of Ehime’s giant straw boars made by local residents and professors. This year, September has brought us the Wara Art Festival in Niigata. There, the locals took the straw from their year’s … Continue reading →

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Call for Papers: ASCJ 2016 Conference at ICU

Posted on September 9, 2015 by Paula

The Executive Committee of the Asian Studies Conference Japan (ASCJ) invites proposals for panels, roundtables, and individual papers to be presented at the Twentieth Asian Studies Conference Japan. The conference will be held at the International Christian University (ICU) in … Continue reading →

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Book Announcement: Desert Exile: The Uprooting of a Japanese American Family

Posted on September 6, 2015 by LM

Via University of Washington Press YOSHIKO UCHIDA INTRODUCTION BY TRAISE YAMAMOTO $18.95 PAPERBACK (9780295994758) hardcover not available PUBLISHED: April 2015 SUBJECT LISTING: Asian American Studies; Biography, Autobiography, and Memoir BIBLIOGRAPHIC INFORMATION: 184 pp., 21 bandw photos, 5.5 x 8.5 in. SERIES: … Continue reading →

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Call for Papers: Asian Studies Conference Japan (ASCJ)

Posted on September 3, 2015 by Paula

Call for Papers: ASCJ 2016 The Executive Committee of the Asian Studies Conference Japan (ASCJ) invites proposals for panels, roundtables, and individual papers to be presented at the Twentieth Asian Studies Conference Japan. The conference will be held at the … Continue reading →

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The Job Hunt: Resources (7)

Posted on September 2, 2015 by Paula

In eight previous articles, we introduced a number of sites that are helpful for finding Japan-related jobs. The Job Hunt: Getting Started: The Job Hunt: Resources The Job Hunt: Resources (2) The Job Hunt: Resources (3) The Job Hunt: Resources … Continue reading →

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