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Tag Archives: Japan
2013 JET Memorial Invitation Program (JET-MIP) for U.S. High School Students
For junior and senior U.S. High School students currently learning Japanese and interested in furthering their studies of Japan, the JET Memorial Invitation Program (JET-MIP) is preparing for it’s third year of exchange! The program will give 32 students a … Continue reading
Japan Session at the 23rd Asia Business Conference: “Asia: Riding the Wave of Change,” Stephen M. Ross School of Business at the University of Michigan
From the University of Michigan Center for Japanese Studies mailing list: 23rd ASIA BUSINESS CONFERENCE “Asia: Riding the Wave of Change” February 1-2, 2013 Stephen M. Ross School of Business at the University of Michigan REGISTER NOW! (http://rossabc.com) The Asia … Continue reading
Book Announcement: Kokugaku in Meiji-period Japan: The Modern Transformation of ‘National Learning’ and the Formation of Scholarly Societies
Leiden, Boston: Global Oriental, 2012 (313 p.) Kokugaku in Meiji-period Japan offers a new perspective on scholarly networks and the foundations of modern Japan. Utilizing never-explored original sources and with a unique focus on the persons involved, Michael Wachutka elucidates how kokugaku … Continue reading
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Tagged book announcement, books, history, intellectual thought, Japan, Japanese history, kokugaku, meiji, Meiji period, modern Japan
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Book Announcement: Enacting Culture: Japanese Theater in Historical and Modern
Geilhorn, Barbara / Grossmann, Eike / Miura, Hiroko / Eckersall, Peter (eds) Enacting Culture: Japanese Theater in Historical and Modern Contexts 2012 · ISBN 978-3-86205-039-0 · 313 Seiten, geb. · EUR 56,— Monographien, herausgegeben vom Deutschen Institut für Japanstudien (Bd. 51) The … Continue reading
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Tagged art, history, Japan, Japanese art, Japanese theater, modern, modern theatre, theatre
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KCC-JEE High School Essay Contest Program for High School Students of Japanese
For all of you high school level Japanese students and teachers, the Kobe College Corporation – Japan Education Exchange (KCC-JEE) essay contest is yet another chance to give young American Japanese learners a study abroad experience! All U.S. high school … Continue reading
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Call for Entries: International Manga Competition, asiascape (LeidenUniv)
Deadline Date: 2013-03-31 Asiascape (Leiden University) welcomes entries for its second international manga competition. Contributions should take the form of a graphic essay; they should interrogate the theme of First Contact, be this between humans and aliens, self and other, … Continue reading
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Tagged call for entries, comics, Japan, Leiden University, manga, manga studies
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Book Announcement: Language, Education and Citizenship in Japan
Genaro Castro-Vazquez Series: Japan Anthropology Workshop Series Based on extensive original research, this book explores the early educational experiences of foreign children in Japan. It considers foreign children’s experiences of Japanese schools, examines the special tutoring such children often have … Continue reading
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Call for Papers: Asian Conf on Ethics, Religion & Philosophy, Osaka, Mar 28-31, 2013
Asian Conference on Ethics, Religion, and Philosophy 2013 Location: Japan The International Academic Forum, in conjunction with its global partners, is proud to announce the Third Asian Conference on Ethics, Religion and Philosophy, to be held from March 28 – … Continue reading
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Book Announcement: Shinto Shrines: A Guide to the Sacred Sites of Japan’s Ancient Religion
http://www.uhpress.hawaii.edu/p-8926-9780824837136.aspx Shinto Shrines: A Guide to the Sacred Sites of Japan’s Ancient Religion Author: Cali, Joseph; Dougill, John; Of Japan’s two great religious traditions, Shinto is far less known and understood in the West. Although there are a number of … Continue reading
Job Opening: Cinema Studies/Visual Culture (East Asian), Modern Japanese Literature or Cultural History
Institution: Nagoya University, Graduate School of Letters Location: Japan Position: Associate Professor or Full Professor, Cinema Literature Culture The Graduate School of Letters of Nagoya University, Japan, invites applications for two faculty positions beginning in October 2013: one position in … Continue reading
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