Tag Archives: Japan

Drawing Contest for K-12 Students in the Atlanta Area

Posted on October 19, 2011 by Laura

Attention high school Japanese students and teachers! The Consulate-General of Japan in Atlanta is holding a drawing contest for students K-12 who live in Alabama, Georgia, North Caroline, South Carolina and Virginia. The drawings should hold a message to school … Continue reading →

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Resource: Networking with Japan Societies

Posted on October 12, 2011 by Paula

As our previous article on maintaining relationships in Japanese Studies emphasized, networking and getting to know the field is very important. Whether you decide to go on to an academic career or stick with other types of employment, like any … Continue reading →

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Book Announcement: Dealing With Disaster in Japan: Responses to the Flight JL123 Crash

Posted on October 9, 2011 by Paula

Just as the sinking of the Titanic is embedded in the public consciousness in the English-speaking world, so the crash of JAL flight JL123 is part of the Japanese collective memory. The 1985 crash involved the largest loss of life … Continue reading →

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Job Opening: Japanese and East Asian History, Assistant Professor

Posted on October 6, 2011 by Paula

Institution: McGill University, History and Classical Studies Location:   Quebec, Canada Position:   Japanese and East Asian History, Assistant Professor,Tenure Track Faculty McGill University invites applications for a tenure-track position at the rank of Assistant Professor in Japanese History, a … Continue reading →

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Funding: Twentieth Century Japan Research Award for 2011-2012

Posted on October 4, 2011 by Paula

Twentieth Century Japan Research Award for 2011-2012 The Nathan and Jeanette Miller Center for Historical Studies and the University of Maryland Libraries invite applications for one $1,500.00 grant to support research in the library’s Gordon W. Prange Collection and East … Continue reading →

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Internships at the Japan America Society of Washington, D.C. (Winter/Spring Semester)

Posted on October 3, 2011 by LM

Interning at a Japan America Society is a great way to prepare for a job in the field of cultural exchange. The Japan America Society of Washington, D.C., has five internships open for the winter/spring semester (minimum of 10 weeks). … Continue reading →

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Intrax International Internships in Tokyo (Undergraduate)

Posted on October 3, 2011 by Nyssa

Undergraduates searching for an internship opportunity may be interested in Intrax International’s 8-week summer internship program in Tokyo. The program is designed for university students and recent graduates, 18-25 years old. The Japan-Tokyo page lists over 20 summer internship opportunities … Continue reading →

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Book announcement: Japan’s Postwar

Posted on October 2, 2011 by Paula

Edited by Michael Lucken, Anne Bayard-Sakai, Emmanuel Lozerand Translated by J. A. A. Stockwin Historical surveys of postwar Japan are usually established on the grounds that the era is already over, interpreting “postwar” to be the years directly proceeding World … Continue reading →

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Funding: Anne van Biema Fellowship in Japanese Visual Arts, Freerand Sackler Galleries

Posted on September 27, 2011 by Paula

Now taking for applications: The 2012 competition for the Anne van Biema Fellowship to support  excellence in research and publication in the Japanese visual arts, at the Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery of the Smithsonian Institution … Continue reading →

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Job Opening: Japanese Collection Librarian, University of California -Berkeley

Posted on September 27, 2011 by Paula

Institution:   University of California – Berkeley Location:   California, United States Position:   Librarian for Japanese Collection University of California, Berkeley C. V. STARR EAST ASIAN LIBRARY LIBRARIAN FOR THE JAPANESE COLLECTION Hiring range: Associate Librarian I  Associate Librarian … Continue reading →

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