Tag Archives: Japan

Internship: Japan Information & Culture Center (JICC), Embassy of Japan

Posted on February 15, 2013 by Paula

Internship Opportunity The Japan Information & Culture Center (JICC), Embassy of Japan is seeking unpaid, part to full-time interns (12-35hrs/week) for Summer 2013. Internship start/end dates and hours are customized with the academic schedule of the chosen candidate.   The JICC … Continue reading →

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UNO-Japan: Study at Doshisha University Program

Posted on February 14, 2013 by Paula

May 26-June 29, 2013 Undergraduate students: spend 5 weeks in the heart of Kyoto this summer and earn 6 college credits! The 2013 UNO-Japan: Study at Doshisha University Program is a 5-week summer program designed for participants to learn Japanese … Continue reading →

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Funding: Teacher Treks Travel Grant Competition – Chance for Teacher to Travel Abroad This Summer

Posted on February 11, 2013 by Laura

Are you a teacher looking to experience Japan and bring it back to your students? Sponsored by Hilton HHonors and administered by IIE, the Teacher Treks Travel Competition gives teachers the chance to travel abroad this summer to experience foreign … Continue reading →

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Book Announcement: Handbook of Contemporary Japanese Religions

Posted on February 10, 2013 by Paula

We are happy to announce the publication of the Handbook of Contemporary Japanese Religions (Brill, http://www.brill.com/handbook-contemporary-japanese-religions). This reference volume is co-edited by Inken Prohl (Heidelberg) and John Nelson (Univ. of San Francisco) and is a true trans-Atlantic as well as a … Continue reading →

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Job Opening: Japanese or Korean Art or Architectural History

Posted on February 10, 2013 by Paula

Institution:   University of British Columbia, Art History, Visual Art & Theory Location:   British Columbia, Canada Position:   Assistant Professor in Japanese or Korean Art History or Architectural History The Department of Art History, Visual Art, and Theory at … Continue reading →

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Book Announcement: An Imperial Concubine’s Tale: Scandal, Shipwreck, and Salvation in Seventeenth-Century Japan

Posted on February 3, 2013 by Paula

Japan in the early seventeenth century was a wild place. Serial killers stalked the streets of Kyoto at night, while noblemen and women mingled freely at the imperial palace, drinking saké and watching kabuki dancing in the presence of the … Continue reading →

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Fun Link Friday: deep kyoto & Kyoto Baths

Posted on February 1, 2013 by Travis

It can be really easy to get templed-out in Kyoto, or to otherwise get overwhelmed or tired out by the big-name tourist sites and the feeling of a need to hit them all. As I found a few summers ago, … Continue reading →

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Event: Glaze – The Baum Cake Shoppe Private JASC Reception, Denver

Posted on February 1, 2013 by LM

Via the Japan America Society of Colorado mailing list: February 12, 2013 @ 5:30 pm – 7:00 pm Where: Glaze The Baum Cake Shoppe 1160 Madison Street Denver, CO 80206 Cost: $10 / JASC members; $15 / Non-members Contact: Japan … Continue reading →

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Call for papers: Researching Japan in Social Sciences & Humanities

Posted on January 29, 2013 by Paula

Institute of Mediterranean and Oriental Cultures (Polish Academy of Sciences) in conjunction with the Interdepartmental Unit for Migration Research (University of Cardinal Stefan Wyszynski in Warsaw) Institute of Sociology (Warsaw University) and Kozminski University, is pleased to announce the call … Continue reading →

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Japan-America Student Conference (JASC) open for applications

Posted on January 26, 2013 by Paula

International Student Conferences would like to invite students to one of the oldest student-run cultural exchange program in the United States: the Japan-America Student Conference (JASC). Full-time students pursuing any undergraduate, graduate, PhD, or professional degree can participate in this … Continue reading →

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