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Book Announcement: Labour market deregulation in Japan and Italy

Posted on April 5, 2015 by Paula

Labour market deregulation in Japan and Italy: Worker protection under neoliberal globalisation By Hiroaki Richard Watanabe Description: Japan and Italy encountered severe economic problems in the early 1990s, and the governments had to deal with those issues effectively under the … Continue reading →

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Fun Link Friday: Suntory’s 3-D printed ice cubes

Posted on April 3, 2015 by Paula

As we start printing food, internal organs, and other serious items with great technological promise and implications for the future, let’s not forget that it’s the little things that count, like having a frozen ice cube shaped like Godzilla in your whiskey. TBWA\Hakuhodo … Continue reading →

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Book Announcement: From White to Yellow: The Japanese in European Racial Thought, 1300-1735

Posted on March 29, 2015 by Paula

From White to Yellow: The Japanese in European Racial Thought, 1300-1735 (McGill-Queen’s University Press, December 2014). “This magisterial work fills an important gap in contemporary scholarship about racial history and European perceptions of the Japanese during the age of maritime explorations, beginning with … Continue reading →

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Fun Link Friday: Japan’s Cherry Blossoms in Years Gone By

Posted on March 27, 2015 by LM

Have the sakura bloomed where you are yet? Whether you’re still waiting on them or they’ve come and gone, check out this retrospective from The Wall Street Journal of cherry blossom and hanami photos from 1955 on.

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Summer Workshop: Study Noh, Kyogen, and Buyo in Japan

Posted on March 24, 2015 by Paula

The intensive summer program in Kyoto, Traditional Theatre Training (T.T.T.) 2015, invites applications to its 31st annual program. Orientation on 24 July (Fri) will be followed by daily, intensive training 25 July (Sat) to August 11(Tue). A professionally costumed recital will be held on the Oe Noh Stage on 12 August (Wed). … Continue reading →

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Book Announcement: Leaving for the Rising Sun: Chinese Zen Master Yinyuan and the Authenticity Crisis in Early Modern East Asia

Posted on March 22, 2015 by Paula

Leaving for the Rising Sun: Chinese Zen Master Yinyuan and the Authenticity Crisis in Early Modern East Asia  by Jiang Wu, Associate Profess, Department of East Asian Studies, The University of Arizona   Paperback: 384 pages Publisher: Oxford University Press … Continue reading →

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Fun Link Friday: the art of kintsugi

Posted on March 20, 2015 by Paula

While many people might think of a broken bowl or cracked ceramic pieces as beyond repair and having lost their beauty as perfect objects, other see opportunity for a different kind of aesthetic. Colossal featured an article last year on kintsugi 金継ぎ, or “gold joinery,” which … Continue reading →

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Internships: Summer internships at the Institute of Contemporary Asian Studies, Temple University Japan

Posted on March 18, 2015 by Paula

Since 2007, ICAS at Temple University Japan has hosted summer interns from many universities across the world. These unpaid summer internships for non-TUJ students (undergraduate and graduate) offer a unique opportunity to spend a productive summer in Tokyo. Below is the … Continue reading →

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Call for Papers: Energy in Modern Japan

Posted on March 18, 2015 by Paula

CALL FOR PAPERS VSJF Annual Conference 2015 “Energy in Modern Japan. Past, Present, Future“ The annual conference of the VSJF – German Association for Social Science Research on Japan – will take place on November 20-22, 2015in Leipzig. This year’s topic … Continue reading →

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Book Announcement: Aging and Loss: Mourning and Maturity in Contemporary Japan

Posted on March 15, 2015 by Paula

Aging and Loss: Mourning and Maturity in Contemporary Japan Jason Danely (Author) Description By 2030, over 30% of the Japanese population will be 65 or older, foreshadowing the demographic changes occurring elsewhere in Asia and around the world. What can … Continue reading →

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