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Call for Papers: Utopias on Display: Visions of Past and Future in Modern Japan

Utopias on Display: Visions of Past and Future in Modern Japan (A Global Asias Workshop) Date: April 9, 2016 Venue: Department of Asian Studies, Pennsylvania State University, State College, PA. The trite description of Japan as a modern paradox, simultaneously a … Continue reading

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Book announcement: Manners and Mischief: Gender, Power, and Etiquette in Japan

Laura Miller and Jan Bardsley are pleased to announce the debut of our co-edited volume Manners and Mischief: Gender, Power, and Etiquette in Japan (UC Press, 2011). The book examines etiquette guides, advice literature, and other such instruction for behavior … Continue reading

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