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Tag Archives: Japanese culture
Book Announcement: Yoshino
Now available: a brand-new anthology of poetry and prose about Yoshino in Nara prefecture, ranging from Kakinomoto Hitomaro to Tanizaki Junichiro; taking in Saigyo, Matsuo Basho and Ueda Akinari, and followed by a lively travel story which asks whether history can ever be separated from myth in … Continue reading
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Tagged book announcement, books, Japan, Japanese culture, poetry, prose, Yoshino
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Theatre Nohgaku 2013 Writer’s Workshop
Hosted at the 92nd St Y, New York, NY Since 2003, Theatre Nohgaku has hosted workshops for poets, playwrights, musicians and performers to help them better understand Japanese noh and to assist them in using noh in their own artistic … Continue reading
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Tagged Japan, Japanese culture, noh, Nohgaku, theater, theatre, workshop
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Book Announcement: Twelve Views from the Distance
TWELVE VIEWS FROM THE DISTANCE An incandescent memoir of a boy’s coming of age in wartime Japan By Mutsuo Takahashi Translated by Jeffrey Angles University of Minnesota Press | 256 pages ISBN 978-0-8166-7936-2 | paperback ISBN 978-0-8166-7277-6 | cloth | … Continue reading
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Tagged books book announcement, culture, homosexuality, Japan, Japanese culture, Mutsuo Takahashi, World War II, WWII
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Call for Papers: publication projects on the subject of manga for girls/women
In attempting to analyze the discursive aspects of shôjo or josei bunka (cultures created by and for girls/women) in contemporary Japan, we initially should reconfirm that shôjo manga have generally been regarded as a central force in the “discovery ” … Continue reading
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Tagged call for papers, comics, gender, girls, globalization, Japanese culture, josei bunka, localization, manga, shojo, women
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Fun Link Friday: JAPAN THIS!
Ever wondered how Japanese places got their names? In his blog “JAPAN THIS!“, Marky Star shares some wonderfully brief, witty, well-researched, and picture-filled posts on why Tokyo neighborhoods like Ochanomizu, Shibuya, and Nogizaka are called what they are. This is … Continue reading
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Tagged chimei, culture, fun link friday, geography, Japan, Japanese culture, local culture, names, placenames, shinbashi, Tokyo
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Book Announcement: Making Tea, Making Japan: Cultural Nationalism in Practice
By Kristin Surak “Elegantly written and extraordinarily argued.” –John A. Hall, James McGill Professor of Comparative Historical Sociology, McGill University “This is the tea book for which we have been waiting. Surak introduces the embodied practice of making tea, but … Continue reading
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Volunteer Opportunities: Washington DC National Cherry Blossom Festival Events
As many Washingtonians may already know, the National Cherry Blossom Festival of Washington DC will be running this year from March 20th to April 14th and there are still plenty of events to get involved with for those looking to … Continue reading
Fun Link Friday: deep kyoto & Kyoto Baths
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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Tagged art, culture, Japan, Japanese culture, Kyoto, music, onsen, restaurants, tourism, travel
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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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Job Opening: Japanese Language and Culture, Assistant Professor (tenure-track)
Institution: University of the South, Asian Studies Program Location: Tennessee, United States Position: Tenure-track assistant professor, Japanese language and culture The Asian Studies Program of Sewanee: The University of the South seeks applications for a tenure-track assistant professorship of Japanese … Continue reading
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