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Fun Link Friday: Nihon no Kaomoji

Posted on March 14, 2014 by Travis

Today’s FLF Link is JapaneseEmoticons.net, or 日本の顔文字. I’ve been looking for a site like this for a long time. There are quite a few of them out there, to be sure, but this is probably the cleanest, most nicely organized … Continue reading →

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Fun Link Friday: Wasei-Eigo Poll

Posted on February 21, 2014 by LM

Check out the results of the “‘English’ words Japanese don’t realise aren’t English” poll on What Japan Thinks for a list of useful wasei-eigo words. I actually think these lists are great for learning the correct way to use these terms … Continue reading →

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Workshop: IUC Intensive Kanbun Workshop

Posted on February 18, 2014 by Paula

The Inter-University Center for Japanese Language Studies, Yokohama (administered by Stanford University), wishes to draw the attention of pmjs members to our offering of a three-week intensive course in reading kanbun in the summer of 2014. The course is intended … Continue reading →

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Workshop: USC Kambun workshop

Posted on February 6, 2014 by Paula

A KAMBUN WORKSHOP this summer at USC in Los Angeles Reading the Shôyûki of Fujiwara Sanesuke July 14 to August 8, 2014 The Project for Premodern Japan Studies in the History Department of the University of Southern California announces this … Continue reading →

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Job Opening: Nippon.com

Posted on January 18, 2014 by Travis

The Nippon Communications Foundation (the fellows behind Nippon.com, formerly of Japan Echo) is hiring a Japanese-to-English translator. I have recently posted about Nippon.com my own blog, the awkwardly-titled A Man With Tea. The site contains articles on a wide range … Continue reading →

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Funding: David L. Boren Fellowships

Posted on November 25, 2013 by Paula

Application for the 2014-15 David L. Boren Fellowships for International Study, funded by the National Security Education Program, is now available on the Boren website.  This fellowship may be used to study in Japan.  US citizenship required. Deadline: January 28, 2014. … Continue reading →

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Funding: Applications for 2014 Critical Language Scholarship (CLS) Program

Posted on October 28, 2013 by Paula

2014 Critical Language Scholarship (CLS) Program  Deadline: November 15, 2013 The U.S. Department of State is pleased to announce the scholarship competition for the 2014 Critical Language Scholarship (CLS) Program in thirteen critical foreign languages. The CLS Program provides fully-funded group-based … Continue reading →

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Workshop: Edo-period written Japanese: an intensive course

Posted on October 23, 2013 by Paula

江戸時代の書き言葉   集中セミナー Emmanuel College (The University of Cambridge – Dr Laura Moretti) and Nishōgakusha University (Tokyo – Prof Yamabe Susumu) will offer a two-week intense course that teaches comprehensively the written languages and the written styles used in early-modern … Continue reading →

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What can you do with a BA in Japanese? How one linguist carved out a niche using Japanese

Posted on October 16, 2013 by Paula

Today we will be featuring a guest article by Joel Challender, a professional translator and interpreter who will discuss a bit about his career path and the process from the BA onward in the professional field. — Although Japanese language … Continue reading →

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Call for Papers: 67th Annual Kentucky Foreign Language Conference

Posted on October 15, 2013 by Paula

April 10-12, 2014 University of Kentucky Lexington, Kentucky CALL FOR PAPERS East Asian (Chinese, Japanese, and Korean) Studies Deadline for Abstract Submission: November 11, 2013 The Kentucky Foreign Language Conference is proud to open sessions devoted to the presentations of scholarly … Continue reading →

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