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Workshop: 2016 Early Modern Japan Summer Workshop: Reading Kuzushiji

Posted on March 8, 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 13-17. The workshop will be led by Professor Aratake Ken’ichiro of Tohoku University’s Northeast Asia … 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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Workshop: 2016 Kambun Workshop: Reading Tōji Hyakugō Monjo

Posted on February 16, 2016 by Paula

The Project for Premodern Japan Studies in the History Department of the University of Southern California announces this summer’s Kambun Workshop, which will focus on a selection of sources taken from the Tōji Hyakugō Monjo, an archive recently designated as an … Continue reading →

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Resource: Komonjo website

Posted on January 20, 2016 by Paula

One of the premodern document types that receives the least attention in terms of English-language learning resources is komonjo, documents such as letters or official orders that are outside the purview of more narrative works such as diaries or literary … Continue reading →

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Workshop: Graduate Summer School in Japanese Early-modern Palaeography

Posted on November 25, 2015 by Paula

The third Graduate Summer School in Japanese Early-modern Palaeography will run from 1 August to 13 August 2016 at Emmanuel College (Cambridge, UK). We are now accepting applications. The deadline for submitting an application is 31 March 2016. The theme for 2016 is ‘Education and Learning in Early-modern … 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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Job Openings: Teach English in Japan with MeySen Academy

Posted on October 4, 2015 by Paula

Job Title: Teach English in Japan with MeySen Academy Company: MeySen Academy in Japan Are you considering staying in Japan? If you are, you should consider MeySen Academy, in Sendai, Japan! We are interviewing NOW for opportunities that will begin this … Continue reading →

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Job Opening: Assistant Professor, Japanese Literature and Culture

Posted on September 9, 2015 by Paula

The Department of Asian Languages and Cultures at Northwestern University seeks to appoint a full-time faculty member in Japanese Literature and Culture at the assistant professor level. We are especially interested in candidates whose research and teaching complement Northwestern’s strengths … Continue reading →

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