Tag Archives: Japan

Book Announcement: At Home Abroad: The Contemporary Western Experience in Japan

Posted on March 3, 2013 by Paula

With Japan’s graying working population rapidly dwindling, supplementing the labor shortage with non-Japanese workers has been proposed as one solution to this demographic crisis.  It is crucial, however, that foreign nationals not only be “imported,” but also that Japanese and … Continue reading →

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Fun Link Friday: “How the heck is nori made?”

Posted on March 1, 2013 by LM

My FLFs are always about food, aren’t they? At the risk of being a bit one-note: Alice Gordenker of The Japan Times‘ “So What the Heck Is That” column has a new article in JT as well as a great … Continue reading →

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Conference: Asian Studies Conference Japan (ASCJ), June 29-30

Posted on February 27, 2013 by Paula

Online Registration: Asian Studies Conference Japan (ASCJ), June 29-30 Early Bird online registration for ASCJ 2013 began on February 20.  Please see registration details below. All scholars of Asia are invited to attend the seventeenth annual meeting of the Asian … Continue reading →

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Call for Papers: Histories of the Japanese Book: Past, Present, Future

Posted on February 26, 2013 by Paula

University of California Santa Barbara    Japan Foundation Summer Institute Histories of the Japanese Book: Past, Present, Future May 30  June 3, 2013 The 2013 University of California at Santa Barbara    Japan Foundation Summer Institute will serve as a … Continue reading →

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Job Opening: Japanese Film/Media, Assistant Professor and Faculty Fellow (2 year appointment)

Posted on February 25, 2013 by Paula

Institution: New York University, East Asian Studies and Department of Comparative Literature Location:   New York, United States Position:   Assistant Professor, Fellow ASSISTANT PROFESSOR/FACULTY FELLOW Department of East Asian Studies and Department of Comparative Literature ARTS AND SCIENCE New … Continue reading →

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Book Announcement: Prof. Risley and the Imperial Japanese Troupe: How an American Acrobat Introduced Circus to Japan–and Japan to the West

Posted on February 24, 2013 by Paula

“Professor” Risley (Richard Risley Carlisle) introduced the Western circus to Japan in 1864. Three years later, this former acrobat gave many in the West their first glimpse of Japan when he took his “Imperial Japanese Troupe” of acrobats and jugglers … Continue reading →

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Call for Papers: Performance and Japanese Literature

Posted on February 21, 2013 by Paula

The theme of the 2013 Association for Japanese Literary Studies Annual Meeting is “Performance and Japanese Literature.”  The conference will be held October 18-20 on the campus of the University of Chicago. Performance offers a concept through which to re-examine … Continue reading →

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Job Opening: Student Services Coordinator, Japan Center for Michigan Universities [Japan]

Posted on February 18, 2013 by LM

Via the University of Michigan Center for Japanese Studies mailing list:  Institution: Japan Center for Michigan Universities (JCMU) Location: Hikone, Shiga pref., Japan Education: BA required; MA preferred Language: JLPT N2/TOEFL 550 Deadline: March 1, 2013 Start date: May 20, … Continue reading →

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Book Announcement: Japan Since 1945:From Postwar to Post-Bubble

Posted on February 17, 2013 by Paula

Christopher Gerteis and Timothy S. George ‘An excellent interdisciplinary collection of essays on “postwar” Japan, from 1945 to 2011 – from the ashes of defeat to the anxiety of decline. It deserves to be read not only for its fascinating … Continue reading →

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Job Opening: Adjunct Professor, overseas program in Kobe

Posted on February 16, 2013 by Paula

Location:   Japan, Kobe Position:   Part-Time Instructor The Year-In-Japan program of the Illinois Consortium (US University Consortium) at Konan University in Kobe Japan is currently seeking adjunct faculty to teach classes in its Japan Studies program for the fall and spring semesters of … Continue reading →

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