Tag Archives: Japan

Symposium: Early Modern Japanese Values and Individuality

Posted on May 25, 2013 by Paula

We’re pleased to announce the following symposium to be held in Vancouver BC August 28-30. The symposium is free and open to the public. For updated information, please visit the UBC – Asian Studies web site at http://www.asia.ubc.ca/. August 28-30 Symposium … Continue reading →

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Theatre Nohgaku 2013 Writer’s Workshop

Posted on May 22, 2013 by Paula

Hosted at the 92nd St Y, New York, NY Since 2003, Theatre Nohgaku has hosted workshops for poets, playwrights, musicians and performers to help them better understand Japanese noh and to assist them in using noh in their own artistic … Continue reading →

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Call for papers: Journal of Japanese Philosophy

Posted on May 22, 2013 by Paula

The Journal of Japanese Philosophy, published by SUNY Press, is the first and only international peer-reviewed journal on Japanese philosophy. The first issue contains essays by Fujita Masakatsu, John Maraldo, Bret Davis, Graham Parkes, and others. We are currently inviting … Continue reading →

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Job Opening: Premodern Japanese Literature

Posted on May 18, 2013 by Paula

J. F. Oberlin University The College of Arts and Sciences at J. F. Oberlin University, Tokyo, invites applications for a tenure-track/tenured position in the field of Premodern Japanese Literature. Appointment will be at the rank of Assistant or Associate Professor, … Continue reading →

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Fun Link Friday: Town Bells

Posted on May 17, 2013 by LM

Last week, I had a “you know you’ve lived in Japan when” moment: to my shock, I recognized the song “Love is Blue” (「恋はみずいろ」), which played during the credits of the Mad Men episode “The Flood,” because I had heard it as a … Continue reading →

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Working at an Eikaiwa [Part 2]

Posted on May 15, 2013 by LM

Today we return to the subject of teaching in Japan with the second of three guest articles by Sean Montgomery, who writes on the basics you need to know about eikaiwa and employment experiences with them. See Part 1 here. Part 2: What … Continue reading →

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Job Opening: International Student Coordinator, Go! Go! Nihon [Tokyo]

Posted on May 6, 2013 by LM

Via the Japan Exchange and Teaching (JET) Programme and Alumni Association (JETAA) and non-JETAA JET alumni LinkedIn group. Company: Go! Go! Nihon Location: Tokyo, Japan Education: Bachelor’s degree Language: Native English speaker, Japanese not required Posted April 26, 2013 Overview: … Continue reading →

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Book Announcement: Twelve Views from the Distance

Posted on May 5, 2013 by Paula

TWELVE VIEWS FROM THE DISTANCE An incandescent memoir of a boy’s coming of age in wartime Japan By Mutsuo Takahashi Translated by Jeffrey Angles University of Minnesota Press | 256 pages ISBN 978-0-8166-7936-2 | paperback ISBN 978-0-8166-7277-6 | cloth | … Continue reading →

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Job Opening: Non-JET Assistant Language Teacher(s), Nagano Prefectural Board of Education [Japan]

Posted on May 1, 2013 by LM

Via the JETWit Jobs Mailing List. Job: Assistant Language Teacher Number of Jobs: 2 Location: Matsumoto, Shiojiri, Okaya, Suwa in Nagano Prefecture, Japan Preference: applicants living in Nagano Education: BA or qualified to teach English Deadline: postmarked by Friday, June … Continue reading →

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Working at an Eikaiwa [Part 1]

Posted on May 1, 2013 by LM

Today we return to the subject of teaching in Japan, with the first of several guest articles by Sean Montgomery, who writes on the basics you need to know about eikaiwa and employment experiences with them. — Eikaiwa is vernacular for … Continue reading →

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