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Call For Papers: Bundan Snark: Writing and Fighting in Modern Japan Workshop Conference

Posted on December 23, 2013 by Paula

University of Iowa, May 10-11, 2014 Proposal Submission Deadline: January 15, 2014 This workshop conference, which will result in an edited volume, will examine key instances in modern Japanese literary history (nineteenth through twenty-first centuries) in which personal arguments changed the face … Continue reading →

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Book Announcement: Tokyo Vernacular: Common Spaces, Local Histories, Found Objects

Posted on December 1, 2013 by Paula

Tokyo Vernacular: Common Spaces, Local Histories, Found Objects, written by Jordan Sand, is now available. About the book: Preserved buildings and historic districts, museums and reconstructions have become an important part of the landscape of cities around the world. Beginning … Continue reading →

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Funding: 20th Century Japan Research Award for 2013-2014

Posted on November 8, 2013 by Paula

20th Century Japan Research Award for 2013-2014 Location: Maryland, United States The Nathan and Jeanette Miller Center for Historical Studies and the University of Maryland Libraries invite applications for two $1,500 grants to support research in the librarys Gordon W. … Continue reading →

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Funding: Japan Research Award Grant, Univ of Maryland

Posted on October 21, 2013 by Paula

20th Century Japan Research Award Grant for 2013-2014, The Nathan and Jeanette Miller Center for Historical Studies and the University of Maryland Libraries Gordon W. Prange Collection and East Asia Collection on topics related to the period of the Allied … Continue reading →

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Job Opening: Modern Japanese History, Assistant Professor (tenure-track)

Posted on October 10, 2013 by Paula

Institution: Michigan State University, History Location: Michigan, United States Position: Assistant Professor, Modern Japanese History Modern Japanese History. Assistant, tenure system. Michigan State University’s Department of History seeks a historian with research expertise in modern Japan. Candidates … Continue reading →

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Book Announcement: Negotiating Censorship in Modern Japan

Posted on September 29, 2013 by Paula

http://www.routledge.com/books/details/9780415520782/ ed. Rachael Hutchinson, Routledge Contemporary Japan Series no. 45 Censorship in Japan has seen many changes over the last 150 years, with each successive system of rule possessing its own censorship laws, regulations, and methods of enforcement. Yet what … Continue reading →

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Resource: Portal Site of Official Statistics of Japan

Posted on September 18, 2013 by tnguyen3729

Are you a numbers junkie and interested in learning all about Japan? Look no further and explore the Portal Site of Official Statistics of Japan. About The Portal Site of Official Statistics of Japan, also known as e-Stat, first launched in … Continue reading →

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Book Announcement: Japan Since 1945 From Postwar to Post-Bubble

Posted on September 8, 2013 by Paula

Does Japan really matter anymore? The challenges of recent Japanese history have led some pundits and scholars to publicly wonder whether Japan’s significance is starting to wane. The multidisciplinary essays that comprise Japan Since 1945 demonstrate its ongoing importance and relevance. Examining … Continue reading →

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Job Opening: Modern/Contemporary Japanese Literature, Film, Cultural Studies, Assistant Professor

Posted on August 15, 2013 by Paula

Institution: Princeton University, East Asian Studies Location: New Jersey, United States Position: Assistant Professor, Modern/Contemporary Japanese Literature, Film, Cultural Studies Princeton University, East Asian Studies Assistant Professor, Modern/Contemporary Japanese Literature, Film, Cultural Studies The Department of East Asian … Continue reading →

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Book Announcement: Beriberi in Modern Japan: The Making of a National Disease

Posted on July 28, 2013 by Paula

Beriberi in Modern Japan: The Making of a National Disease University of Rochester Press In modern Japan, beriberi (or thiamin deficiency) became a public health problem that cut across all social boundaries, afflicting even the Meiji Emperor. During an age … Continue reading →

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