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Tag Archives: japanese studies
Book Announcement: Flowers Blooming on a Withered Tree: Giun’s Verse Comments on Dōgen’s Treasury of the True Dharma Eye
Flowers Blooming on a Withered Tree: Giun’s Verse Comments on Dōgen’s Treasury of the True Dharma Eye Steven Heine OVERVIEW This book provides a translation and critical bilingual edition on the Verse Comments on the Treasury of the True Dharma Eye. … Continue reading
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Tagged Buddhism, Dogen, Japan, japanese studies, religious studies, translation
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Open Access Special Journal Issue: Narratological Perspectives on Premodern Japanese Literature
Narratological Perspectives on Premodern Japanese Literature Edited by Sebastian Balmes With articles by Sonja Arntzen, Jinno Hidenori, Midorikawa Machiko, Simone Müller, Takeuchi Akiko, Michael Watson, Robert F. Wittkamp, and myself. This special issue comprises eight studies that deal with Japanese … Continue reading
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Tagged Japanese literature, japanese studies, journal, literature
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Funding: Tanaka & Green Academic Scholarships
The Japan-America Society of Washington DC is pleased to announce the opening of the Tanaka and Green Academic Scholarship for the 2020-2021 school year. Applicants should fill out the online application form and submit the following documents with the application form before … Continue reading
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Tagged fellowships, Japan, japanese studies, research
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Job Opening: News Assistant – Pentagon/Foreign Affairs
Location: Washington, D.C. Sector: Commercial Experience: Early Career Position description Company: The Asahi Shimbun Position: News Assistant – Pentagon/Foreign Affairs Salary: $36,000 to $40,800 The Asahi Shimbun is Japan’s leading national daily newspaper. Based in Tokyo, it has a … Continue reading
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Tagged Asahi Shimbun, Japan, japanese studies, job opening, journalism, news assistant, Washington DC
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Funding: Hakuhodo Foundation Japanese Research Fellowship
16th Hakuhodo Foundation Japanese Research Fellowship With the goals of further strengthening the fundamentals of international research into and deepening understanding of Japan, the Hakuhodo Foundation Japanese Research Fellowship invites leading international researchers of the Japanese language, Japanese language education, … Continue reading
Resource: Videos on careers related to Japan
Anybody here interested in what you do with a degree in Japanese Studies? 😛 Justine Wiesinger, an assistant professor at Bates College, has recently been collecting videos from a wide variety of people who use Japanese in their careers to … Continue reading
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Tagged Asian Studies, career choices, career path, careers, Japan, japanese studies, jobs
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Recommendations for Employment Seekers in and Beyond Academia
Today’s guest post is by Philip C. Brown, Professor of Japanese history at The Ohio State University. This is a complementary article to his submission to Round 2 of the “The ‘Rebirth’ of Japanese Studies” virtual roundtable for the Association … Continue reading
Book Announcement: Masculinity and Body Weight in Japan
Masculinity and Body Weight in Japan: Grappling with Metabolic Syndrome By Genaro Castro-Vázquez Drawing on the concept of the somatic self, Castro-Vázquez explores how Japanese men think about, express and interpret their experiences concerning bodyweight control. Based on an extensive … Continue reading
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Tagged book announcement, culture, gender, gender studies, health, Japan, Japanese culture, japanese studies, medicine, modern Japan
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Funding: JUSFC-NEH Fellowships for Advanced Social Science Research on Japan
The National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) is accepting applications for the Fellowships for Advanced Social Science Research on Japan program. The program aims to promote Japan studies in the United States, to encourage U.S.-Japanese scholarly exchange, and to support … Continue reading
Life after Japanese Studies (Part 2): Reconnecting with Professional Networks and Seeking Jobs after JET
This guest series features Danielle Reed, who launched her own consulting practice PinPath, LLC in November 2019. Previously she worked as the Senior Program Director of S&R Foundation, a private family foundation with the mission of supporting talented individuals with high … Continue reading
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Tagged bilingual jobs, Japan, japanese studies, job search, networking, US
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