Tag Archives: Japan

Fun Link Friday: Grated Daikon Sculptures in Nabe

Posted on November 14, 2014 by LM

Let Masanori Kobo teach you how to play with your food this winter with his grated daikon sculptures in nabe. Kono sculpted the grated radish into the shape of a polar bear, added a bit of seaweed for eyes and nose … Continue reading →

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Living in Japan Part 3: Apartment Hunting Basics

Posted on November 12, 2014 by Paula

While my last two posts on living in Japan covered a lot of different areas for before you leave and immediately after you arrive, today, I will be talking specifically about hunting for apartments. For someone unacquainted with Japanese real … Continue reading →

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Job Opening: Japanese Studies, Full Professor, University of Macau

Posted on November 8, 2014 by Paula

Institution: University of Macau, The Centre for Japanese Studies of the Faculty of Arts and Humanities Location: Macau Position: Full Professor of Japanese Studies The University of Macau is the leading higher education institution in Macao, with English as … Continue reading →

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Fun Link Friday: Real Haunted Homes in Japan?

Posted on November 7, 2014 by Paula

Halloween may have passed, but that’s no reason to stop bringing the chills! Teru Oshima has developed a new kind of real-estate map, one mapping Japan’s most haunted property locations, where grisly events leading to unnatural deaths have occurred. Typically real-estate … Continue reading →

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Job Opening: Japanese History, University of Massachusetts-Amherst

Posted on October 22, 2014 by Paula

Institution: University of Massachusetts – Amherst Location: Massachusetts, United States Position: Tenure Track Assistant Professorship – Japanese History The Department of History in the College of Humanities and Fine Arts invites applications for a tenure-track assistant professorship in Japanese … Continue reading →

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Job Opening: Assistant Professor of Japanese Religion

Posted on October 20, 2014 by Paula

The Department of East Asian Studies at the University of Arizona in Tucson invites applications for a tenure track position in Japanese Religion at the assistant professor level. Time period and academic specialization is open. Teaching commitment of two courses per … Continue reading →

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Book Announcement: Interpreting Japan: Approaches and Applications for the Classroom

Posted on October 19, 2014 by Paula

Interpreting Japan: Approaches and Applications for the Classroom (Routledge) By Brian J. McVeigh Paperback: 978-0-415-73016-7; Hardback: 978-0-415-73014-3 Written by an experienced teacher and scholar, this book offers university students a handy “how to” guide for interpreting Japanese society and conducting … Continue reading →

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Fun Link Friday: Travel Posters for Japanese Steamship Companies

Posted on October 17, 2014 by LM

If you liked our post on JR ads of the 1930s, you may enjoy this collection of steamship posters from the 1910s. These are scanned from the book Miwaku no Funatabi, published by the Museum of Maritime Science, 1993. I love … Continue reading →

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Funding: 20th Century Japan Research Award 2014-2015

Posted on October 13, 2014 by Paula

20th Century Japan Research Award for 2014-2015 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 … Continue reading →

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Book Announcement: Women and Democracy in Cold War Japan

Posted on October 12, 2014 by Paula

The SOAS Japan Research Centre, in association with Bloomsbury, is pleased to announce the publication of the first book in its new SOAS Studies in Modern and Contemporary Japan series. Jan Bardsley’s Women and Democracy in Cold War Japan reveals the diverse possibilities of … Continue reading →

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