Tag Archives: Japan

Call for Papers: Contemporary Japan

Posted on October 11, 2014 by Paula

Contemporary Japan (CJ) is the biannual journal of the German Institute for Japanese Studies Tokyo (DIJ) published by de Gruyter, Berlin, New York. We are currently calling for papers for the autumn 2015 issue. Articles should be submitted by 31 … Continue reading →

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Fun Link Friday: Amusement Parks in Japan

Posted on October 10, 2014 by Paula

Haunted houses are definitely my favorite part of amusement parks, and I recently had the terrifying pleasure of experiencing a haunted house in Japan for the first time on a visit to Tokyo Dome City. Although it mostly made me … Continue reading →

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Book Announcement: Constructing the Colonized Land: Entwined Perspectives of East Asia around WWII

Posted on October 5, 2014 by Paula

Constructing the Colonized Land: Entwined Perspectives of East Asia around WWII Surrey: Ashgate Publishing Limited, 2014 266 pp. ISBN: 9781409428183 (hbk) ISBN:9781409428190 (ebk-PDF) ISBN:9781472404367(ebk-ePUB) Despite the precipitous rise of East Asia as a center of architectural production since the Second … Continue reading →

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Fun Link Friday: Loneliness sells?

Posted on October 3, 2014 by Paula

Some of you may remember many news articles in recent months detailing the popular practice of one restaurant, Tokyo’s Moomin Cafe, to provide single customers with oversized stuffed animals as company for their dining pleasure. Though I’ve not seen it … Continue reading →

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Living in Japan Part 1: Preparations Before You Arrive

Posted on October 1, 2014 by Paula

As some of you following us on Facebook and Twitter probably know, I recently relocated to Japan for research, with the intention of sticking around for at least a year or two. Despite being several years into my doctoral work, … Continue reading →

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2015 OAH-JAAS Japan Residencies Program

Posted on September 29, 2014 by Paula

OAH-JAAS Japan Residencies Program In cooperation with and support from the Japan-United States Friendship Commission, the OAH and the Japanese Association for American Studies (JAAS) plan to send two American scholars to Japanese universities for two-week residencies in the summer … Continue reading →

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Book Announcement: Japan’s Household Registration System and Citizenship

Posted on September 28, 2014 by Paula

Japan’s Household Registration System and Citizenship Koseki, Identification and Documentation Edited by David Chapman, Karl Jakon Krogness Routledge – 2014 – 266 pages Series: Routledge Studies in the Modern History of Asia Japan’s Household Registration System (koseki seido) is an … Continue reading →

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Call for Applications: NexGen Pacific Artists Program

Posted on September 22, 2014 by Paula

The Pacific Islands Society (PacSoc) is pleased to announce the second edition of its Next Generation (NexGen) Pacific Artists Program, which targets visual artists (aged < 35) from the Pacific Islands. The program provides participants with a global stage to … Continue reading →

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Book Announcement: Modern Buddhism in Japan

Posted on September 21, 2014 by Paula

Modern Buddhism in Japan edited by Hayashi Makoto, Otani Eiichi, and Paul L. Swanson. Published by Nanzan Institute for Religion and Culture, 2014 (224 pp). This is a collection of essays on the development of Buddhism in Japan in response … Continue reading →

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Fun Link Friday: Rice cooker baked cinnamon apples!

Posted on September 19, 2014 by Paula

Tis the season! Decorations for Halloween are coming out and it’s finally getting cooler. For those of you in Japan, it’s just about the time you start craving the kind of treats we love about fall. Luckily for us, Rocket … Continue reading →

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