Tag Archives: Japanese culture

Fun Link Friday: the Salt Sculptures of Motoi Yamamoto

Posted on January 6, 2017 by Paula

Sorry for the lack of Fun Link Fridays, everyone! It was a busy holiday season and I hope you all enjoyed it. Today is a quickie fun link, something that I had saved and meant to put up around New … Continue reading →

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Online Workshop: Japanese Culture Through Rare Books

Posted on December 22, 2016 by Paula

Japanese Culture Through Rare Books–Second offering, organized by Prof. Takahiro Sasaki of the Shido Bunko 斯道文庫, Keio University in Tokyo. Three parts offering, first part starting on January 9, 2017 Explore the important roles that books have played in the … Continue reading →

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Call for Papers: CIR Seminar for the Study of Japanese Culture and Religion 2017

Posted on December 17, 2016 by Paula

Center for Information on Religion (hereafter CIR) host a seminar for the Study of Japanese Culture and Religion in Japanese for non-Japanese-native graduate students coming June in Tokyo.  The seminar calls for the papers of the well-motivated students who hope … Continue reading →

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Job Opening: Japanese Language and Culture, Oberlin College

Posted on December 15, 2016 by Paula

Institution:      Oberlin College, Location:         Ohio, United States Position:          Visiting Assistant Professor of Japanese Language and Culture The East Asian Studies Program at Oberlin College invites applications for a one-year, full-time non-continuing faculty position in Japanese Language … Continue reading →

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Fun Link Friday: Videos of Japan’s Traditional Artisans

Posted on November 25, 2016 by Paula

Maybe it’s because of my research, maybe because I love art, or maybe because making things with your hands is so dang cool, but I am totally obsessed with a YouTube playlist recently highlighted by Open Culture on production processes … Continue reading →

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Book Announcement: Japan’s Cuisines: Food, Place and Identity

Posted on October 30, 2016 by Paula

Japan’s Cuisines: Food, Place and Identity Eric C. Rath (Reaktion Books, 2016) Cuisines in Japan have an ideological dimension that cannot be ignored. In 2013, ‘traditional Japanese dietary cultures’ (washoku) was added to UNESCO’s Intangible Cultural Heritage list. Washoku’s predecessor … Continue reading →

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Call for Participants: Ise and Japan Study Program 2017

Posted on October 27, 2016 by Paula

Dear all, Applications are open for a fully funded study program (lectures and field trips) for researchers (graduate or post-graduate) that is sponsored by Kogakkan University and Ise City. It will be held in and around Ise, which is home to … Continue reading →

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Job Opening: Traditional Japanese history & culture, University of Hawai’i

Posted on October 22, 2016 by Paula

Traditional Japanese Culture and History.  The Department of History at the University of Hawai`i, Mānoa, seeks applications for the position of associate professor of traditional Japanese history and culture.  This position is known as the Dr. Soshitsu Sen XV Distinguished … Continue reading →

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Book Announcement: A History of Japanese Theatre

Posted on October 16, 2016 by Paula

We are  delighted to announce the publication by Cambridge of A History of Japanese Theatre, edited by Jonah Salz. Featuring chapters by fifty international experts, including fifteen Japanese scholars, this book is the first in English since Benito Ortolani’s 1991 … Continue reading →

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Call for Applicants: Saitama University MA program in Japanese & Asian Culture

Posted on October 15, 2016 by Paula

Saitama University’s Graduate School of Humanities and Social Sciences is excited to announce that we are now accepting applications for admission to our MA program in Japanese & Asian Culture, for the Spring 2017 semester. The program centers on interdisciplinary … Continue reading →

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