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Tag Archives: Japan
Job Opening: Japanese Studies/Asian Studies, Associate Professor
Institution: University of Tokyo, Institute for Advanced Studies on Asia Location: Japan Position: Associate Professor International applications are invited for the position of Associate Professor, to be based in the Institute for Advanced Studies on Asia, at the University of … Continue reading
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Tagged Asian Studies, associate professor, Japan, japanese studies, job opening, University of Tokyo
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Call for Papers: Association for Modern Japanese Literary Studies
AMJLS is happy to announce the conference and call for papers below. Call for papers: “International Research Conference: Interfaces of Modern Japanese Literature” Application deadline: May 31, 2013 Location: Nihon University, Tokyo, Japan Date: December 1, 2013 [URL] Japanese & English: http://amjls.web.fc2.com/gakkai.html#international-e Chinese:http://amjls.web.fc2.com/international-c.pdf … Continue reading
Job Openings: All Academic Fields, Hakubi Researcher Kyoto University
Institution: Kyoto University, Hakubi Center for Advanced Research Location: Japan Position: Associate Professors and Assistant Professors in all fields Kyoto University Hakubi Center for Advanced Research is recruiting program-specific faculty members (associate professor/assistant professor … Continue reading
Job Opening: Public Relations Coordinator at the Permanent Mission of Japan to the United Nations
The Permanent Mission of Japan to the United Nations is seeking a Public Relations Coordinator at the Permanent Mission of Japan to the United Nations. Responsibilities include, but are not limited to: Coordinate logistics for special events, conferences, meetings, briefings, … Continue reading
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Tagged government, Japan, job opening, public relations, public relations coordinator, United Nations
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Fellowship: Louis Frieberg Post-doctoral Fellowships
East Asian Studies ,2013-14, The Hebrew University of Jerusalem The Louis Frieberg Center for East Asian Studies offers post-doctoral fellowships for the year 2013-2014. The post-docs are open to scholars in the humanities and social sciences specializing in East Asia, … Continue reading
Job Opening: Programme Support Assistant (Education for Sustainable Development), United Nations University Institute of Advanced Studies (UNU-IAS) [Tokyo]
Job: Programme Support Assistant (Education for Sustainable Development) Institution: United Nations University Institute of Advanced Studies (UNU-IAS) Location: Tokyo, Japan Education: University degree Posted on: April 11, 2013 Deadline: April 21, 2013 The United Nations University (UNU) and the UNU Institute … Continue reading
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Tagged bilingual, development, education, Education for Sustainable Development, Japan, job, job opening, policy, Programme Support Assistant, social sciences, sustainable development, Tokyo, United Nations, United Nations University, United Nations University Institute of Advanced Studies, UNU-IAS
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Symposium: The Imperial Court in China, Japan, and Korea: Women, Servants, and the Emperor’s Household (1600-early 1900s)
Location: California, United States Symposium Date: 2013-04-18 The University of San Francisco Center for the Pacific Rim is pleased to announce its April 18-19, 2013 symposium, “The Imperial Court in China, Japan, and Korea: Women, Servants, and the Emperor’s Household … Continue reading
Call for papers ACSET 2013: Asian Conference on Society, Education and Technology, Osaka, October 23-27, 2013
CFP for Asian Conference on Society, Education and Technology 2013 Location: Japan Call for Papers Deadline: 2013-07-01 The International Academic Forum in partnership with Waseda University (Japan), Birkbeck University of London (UK), The National Institute of Education (Singapore), The National … Continue reading
Book Announcement: CHANGING LIVES: The ‘Postwar’ in Japanese Women’s Autobiographies and Memoirs
CHANGING LIVES: The ‘Postwar’ in Japanese Women’s Autobiographies and Memoirs (Association for Asian Studies, 2013) It is available in paperback ISBN: 978-0-924304-69-9. 216 pages. Changing Lives offers the reader substantial translations from memoirs and autobiographies by Japanese women. It contains … Continue reading
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Tagged autobiography, book announcement, books, Japan, Japanese history, memoirs, postwar, women, women's history, womens studies
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Fun Link Friday: JAPAN THIS!
Ever wondered how Japanese places got their names? In his blog “JAPAN THIS!“, Marky Star shares some wonderfully brief, witty, well-researched, and picture-filled posts on why Tokyo neighborhoods like Ochanomizu, Shibuya, and Nogizaka are called what they are. This is … Continue reading
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Tagged chimei, culture, fun link friday, geography, Japan, Japanese culture, local culture, names, placenames, shinbashi, Tokyo
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What can I do with a B.A. in Japanese Studies? 