Tag Archives: Japan

Going to the Inter-University Center?

Posted on March 27, 2012 by Paula

The sudden jump in hits we’ve gotten on our posts related to the Inter-University Center for Japanese Language Studies (IUC) tells me that acceptance letters probably just went out. Congratulations to the new class of IUC students! If you didn’t get in … Continue reading →

Posted in graduate school, living abroad, useful links | Tagged Inter-University Center for Japanese Language Studies, IUC, Japan, language training, living abroad, program review, summer program, Yokohama | Leave a comment

Book announcement: The Truth of the Ancient Ways: A Critical Biography of the Swordsman Yamaoka Tesshu

Posted on March 25, 2012 by Paula

Language: English Publisher: Kodenkan Institute Publication date: January 31, 2012 Binding type/size: paperback, 6″ x 9″ Description: 202 pages, bibliography, index ISBN-13: 978-0984012909 ISBN-10: 0984012907 Library of Congress Control Number: 2011938616 Book description Among practitioners of Japanese martial arts both … Continue reading →

Posted in announcements, culture | Tagged biography, books, history, Japan, martial arts, Meiji period, swordsmanship, Yamaoka Tesshu | Leave a comment

Funding: Nissho Iwai Foundation International Exchange Scholarship Programme

Posted on March 19, 2012 by Paula

財団法人日商岩井国際交流財団奨学金助成 Zaidan Hojin Nisshoiwai Kokusai Koryu Zaidan Shogakukin Josei http://www.culturalprofiles.net/japan/Units/2268.html Street address: Nissho Iwai Foundation, 2-3-1 Daiba, Minato-ku, Tokyo 135-8655, Japan Telephone: 81 (0) 3 5520 2800 Fax: 81 (0) 3 5520 2800 E-mail: zaidan@nisshoiwai.co.jp Proprietor: Nissho Iwai Foundation Contact: Kazuhiro Watanabe Secretary General Frequency: Biannual, application deadline … Continue reading →

Posted in announcements, financial assistance, funding, graduate school, study abroad, undergraduate | Tagged funding, graduate, international exchange, Japan, Nissho Iwai Foundation, research, scholarship, study abroad, undergraduate | Leave a comment

Book Announcement: Japan Emerging: Premodern History to 1850

Posted on March 18, 2012 by Paula

http://www.westviewpress.com/book.php?disc=5&isbn=9780813344836 Karl Friday (Editor) March 2012 Trade Paperback · 496 Pages $49.00 U.S. · $56.50 CAN · £32.99 U.K. ISBN 9780813344836 Description Japan Emerging provides a comprehensive survey of Japan from prehistory to the nineteenth century. Incorporating the latest scholarship … Continue reading →

Posted in announcements, culture, graduate school, undergraduate | Tagged books, history, Japan, Japanese culture, Japanese history, premodern Japan | Leave a comment

Call for Papers: 3rd Mechademia Conference on Anime, Manga and Media Theory from Japan

Posted on March 15, 2012 by Paula

“World Renewal – Counterfactual Histories, Parallel Universes, and Possible Worlds” November 29 – December 2, 2012 Dongguk University, Seoul Deadline for submissions: May 15 In the wake of the disasters and tragedies of 3.11, the cry “Another world is possible” … Continue reading →

Posted in announcements, conferences, culture, graduate school | Tagged animation, anime, comics, conference, culture, Dongguk University, Japan, Japanese culture, Korea, manga, Mechademia, media, pop culture, popular culture, science fiction, Seoul, SF, theory | Leave a comment

Mellon Postdoc in Japanese Religions at USC (2012-2013)

Posted on March 12, 2012 by Paula

The Center for Japanese Religions and Culture (CJRC) and the School of Religion at the University of Southern California invite applications for an Andrew W. Mellon Postdoctoral Teaching Fellowship, beginning Fall 2012. The fellowship is subject to a renewal process … Continue reading →

Posted in announcements, funding, graduate school | Tagged Andrew W. Mellon Postdoctoral Teaching Fellowship, culture, fellowship, Japan, Japanese culture, Japanese religion, postdoc, religion, University of Southern California | Leave a comment

Remembering 3/11

Posted on March 11, 2012 by Paula

Much thanks to Tony, Katie, and Danielle, who provided us three wonderful articles this week about 3/11: Resource: Digital Archive of Japan’s 2011 Disasters How I Remember 3/11: Japan Cat Network Sent to Sendai: Reflections of an ALT after the … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged 311, disaster, earthquake, Japan, memories, Tohoku, Tohoku earthquake, Tohoku tsunami, tsunami | 2 Comments

Sent to Sendai: Reflections of an ALT after the Tohoku Earthquake

Posted on March 11, 2012 by reedda02

On March 11, 2011, I had no idea that I would be moving to Sendai, Japan in less than half a year. When the earthquake happened at 2:46PM in Japan, it was 12:46AM in Washington, D.C. and I was asleep. I … Continue reading →

Posted in living abroad, main posts | Tagged 311, ALT, disaster, disaster relief, earthquake, Japan, JET, Sendai, teaching, Tohoku, Tohoku disaster, Tohoku earthquake, Tohoku tsunami, tsunami, volunteering | 6 Comments

Tsunami debris mapped out

Posted on March 9, 2012 by Paula

Almost a year after the Japanese Tohoku earthquake and mega-tsunami, the Pacific Ocean is still dealing with the consequences of the catastrophe. In remembrance of the 3/11 diaster, there will be no Fun Link Friday today. Instead, we suggest you … Continue reading →

Posted in useful links | Tagged earthquake, International Pacific Research Center, Japan, Tohoku, Tohoku earthquake, Tohoku tsunami, tsunami | Leave a comment

Resource: Digital Archive of Japan’s 2011 Disasters

Posted on March 5, 2012 by tnguyen3729

It’s been almost one year since the March 11, 2011 magnitude 9.0 earthquake and tsunami disaster devastated parts of northeastern Japan. As of February 25th, 2012, the death toll is currently confirmed at 15,853 people while 3,283 remain missing. … Continue reading →

Posted in study tools, useful links | Tagged digital archive, Digital Archive of Japan's 2011 Disasters, disaster relief, earthquake, Harvard University, Japan, resource, tsunami | 2 Comments