Tag Archives: Japanese

Workshop: 2016 Reading Kuzushiji Workshop

Posted on April 14, 2016 by Paula

The Japan Committee of the University of Chicago is pleased to announce the 2016 Early Modern Japan Summer Workshop: Reading Kuzushiji. The workshop will meet from June 13th-17th and will be led by Professor Ken’ichiro Aratake of Tohoku University’s Northeast Asia … Continue reading →

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Job Opening: Research/Assistant Correspondent (full time), Mainichi

Posted on March 31, 2016 by Paula

Position: Researcher / Assistant Correspondent (full time) General Description: The Mainichi Newspapers Los Angeles Bureau seeks a full time Researcher / Assistant Correspondent. The Mainichi Newspapers is a major daily Japanese newspaper printed in Japan with over 4 million readers. … Continue reading →

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Funding: Isaac Alfred Ailion Foundation Fellowship

Posted on March 7, 2016 by Paula

We are happy to announce that the Isaac Alfred Ailion Foundation now accepts applications for fellowships at Leiden University’s Asian Library. All information can be found on the website at http://library.leiden.edu/special-collections/scaliger-institute/research/isaac-alfred-ailion-fellowship.html The closing date for applying for the Isaac Alfred … Continue reading →

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Funding: Scholarships Available to Study Intensive Chinese or Japanese this Summer

Posted on February 22, 2016 by Paula

Scholarships are available to study intensive Chinese or Japanese at Washington University in St. Louis this Summer with the ALLEX Foundation: http://www.allex.org/summer-chinese-or-japanese/ The WUSTL-ALLEX Intensive Chinese and Japanese Institute will offer intensive beginning level classes in Japanese and Mandarin Chinese at … Continue reading →

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Kuzushiji Reading Resources

Posted on February 17, 2016 by Paula

If you are researching premodern Japan or simply pursuing calligraphy for fun, you should become familiar with kuzushiji 崩し字, or cursive characters, in your primary resources. This is a highly specialized skill that takes a great deal of time to … Continue reading →

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Job Opening: Assistant Professor in Japanese

Posted on December 22, 2015 by Paula

Assistant Professor in Japanese, Department of Linguistics, Languages and Cultures , Faculty of Arts, University of Calgary Position Description The Faculty of Arts, Department of Linguistics, Languages and Cultures invites applications for a tenure track position at the rank of … Continue reading →

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Job Opening: Lecturer in Japanese

Posted on December 17, 2015 by Paula

The University of Queensland, School of Languages and Comparative Cultural Studies Lecturer in Japanese SCHOOL OF LANGUAGES AND CULTURES THE UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND, BRISBANE, AUSTRALIA The School of Languages and Cultures (SLC) has grown rapidly in recent years and now … Continue reading →

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Job Opening: Japanese Language, Bowling Green State University

Posted on December 1, 2015 by Paula

Institution: Bowling Green State University Location: Ohio, United States Position: Assistant Professor of Japanese Chief Responsibilities: The chief duties of the person in this position are to provide high quality teaching in the Japanese program as well as … Continue reading →

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Job Opening: Japanese Language, Oberlin College (visiting position)

Posted on November 19, 2015 by Paula

Institution: Oberlin College, East Asian Studies Location: Ohio, United States Position: Japanese Language Instructor and Lecturer in Japanese The Program in East Asian Studies at Oberlin College invites applications for a full-time, non-continuing position of Japanese Language Instructor … Continue reading →

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What can you do with a BA in Japanese? Welcome to the Wonderful World of Patent Law

Posted on November 18, 2015 by Paula

[Today’s post is by a graduate of Gettysburg College who spent several years working in the patent field. Here she introduces the various opportunities that graduates with skills in Japanese and a variety of other fields can take advantage of to … Continue reading →

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