Tag Archives: Japanese culture

Fun Link Friday Reblog: Body Tattoo Marketing

Posted on August 2, 2013 by Paula

Just a quickie FLF this week with some links, as I’m still drowning in a sea of kanbun getting my medieval on this month at a workshop! Several articles have been floating around my Facebook these past couple weeks since The Guardian put … Continue reading →

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Fun Link Friday: Monsters from the Kaibutsu Ehon

Posted on July 19, 2013 by Paula

We’ve already had a few posts on ghosts and monsters, particularly because late summer is the time for haunted houses (or trains), but maybe you’ve got more monsters on the mind from going to go see Pacific Rim. So here’s … Continue reading →

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Job Opening: Program Coordinator (Japanese Language), The Japan Foundation, Sydney [Australia]

Posted on July 2, 2013 by LM

Via JETWit.com jobs mailing list. Job title: Program Coordinator (Arts & Culture) Institution: The Japan Foundation Location: Sydney, Australia Deadline: July 16, 2013 Commencement: August 2013 Work type: Full-time Ongoing The Japan Foundation, Sydney, aims to promote cultural exchange between Japan and Australia … Continue reading →

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Job Opening: Japanese Studies or comparative cultural (including Japanese Culture in a world context)

Posted on June 29, 2013 by Paula

Institution:   Nagoya City University, The Graduate School of Humanities and Social Sciences Location:   Japan Position:   Associate Professor or Lecturer of Japanese Studies or comparative cultural (including Japanese Culture) , Nagoya City University, Graduate School of Humanities and … Continue reading →

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Resource: Black Tokyo

Posted on June 26, 2013 by Travis

I was going to post this originally as a Fun Link Friday link, but while there’s definitely a lot of fun stuff on here, such as a recently posted video jokingly “hating” on tiny Japanese beer cans, Black Tokyo | … Continue reading →

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Book Announcement: Manga Girl Seeks Herbivore Boy: Studying Japanese Gender at Cambridge

Posted on June 23, 2013 by Paula

http://www.lit-verlag.de/isbn/3-643-90319-8 Contents 1       Introduction: Gender Matters (Angelika Koch and Brigitte Steger) 2       Manga Girls: Sex, Love, Comedy and Crime in Recent Boys $B  (B Anime and Manga (Hattie Jones) 3       Absent … Continue reading →

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Fun Link Friday: 400th Anniversary of Japan-British Relations

Posted on June 21, 2013 by Paula

Although 2013 is already half over, the history nerd in me still feels the need to promote this fabulous factoid and fun link, which came to me earlier this year as a website announcement: 2013 marks the 400th anniversary of … Continue reading →

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Fun Link Friday: Bag End Bonsai Trayscape

Posted on June 14, 2013 by LM

地面の穴のなかに、ひとりのホビットが住んでいました。 Bag End meets bonsai: English artist Chris Guise has recreated the Baggins’ home in the Shire in (even more) miniature through the Japanese craft of bonsai. See the full set and more about the process at his Flickr page or … Continue reading →

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Internship Opportunity: Tofugu

Posted on May 28, 2013 by LM

Company: Tofugu Location: Portland, OR Education: not listed Type: unpaid Deadline: May 31, 2013 It is that time of the year again…An internship opportunity is available at Tofugu. Tofugu is a start-up for Japanese culture and language web applications The … Continue reading →

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Call for Contributions: “The Japanese Yakuza – Tattooed gangsters, modern Robin Hoods or sex-addicted gamblers?

Posted on May 28, 2013 by Paula

The Japanese Yakuza – Tattooed gangsters, modern Robin Hoods or sex-addicted gamblers? is the title of a planned anthology. The Japanese yakuza and especially their image in popular culture has not been part of any detailed research about the Yakuza … Continue reading →

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