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Job Openings at the Consulate General of Japan at Chicago

Via JETWit.com. A. Administrative assistant to the Consul General B. Assistant to General and Political Affairs Institution: The Consulate General of Japan Location: Chicago, IL Type: Full-time Education: Bachelor’s degree Deadline: June 24, 2013 Consulate General of Japan at Chicago TWO JOB OPENINGS: … Continue reading

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Job Opening: Asian Politics, Berea College, Postdoc Teaching Fellowship

Institution: Berea College Post-Doctoral Teaching Fellowship in Asian Politics Location: Kentucky, United States Position: Post-Doctoral Fellow The Asian Studies Program and the Political Science Program at Berea College, with the support of the ASIANetwork-Luce Teaching Fellow Program, invite applications for … Continue reading

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Book Announcement: Religion and Politics in Contemporary Japan: Soka Gakkai Youth and Komeito

Fisker-Nielsen, A. M. (2012) Religion and Politics in Contemporary Japan: Soka Gakkai Youth and Komeito London and New York: Routledge (Japan Anthropology Workshop Series). Book description: Presenting a study of politics at grassroots level among young Japanese, this book examines … Continue reading

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Call for papers/panels: 2013 Association for Asian American Studies National Conference

The 2013 Association for Asian American Studies National Conference in Seattle, Washington April 17-21, 2013 Program Co-Chairs Rick Bonus and Moon-Ho Jung Call for Papers Deadline for Submission: October 15, 2012 THE AFTERLIVES OF EMPIRE Claimed by multiple empires for … Continue reading

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Postdoc/Research Fellow: Informal Life Politics in the Remaking of Northeast Asia: From Cold War to Post-Cold War

Institution: Australian National University, School of Culture, History and Language Location:   Australia Position:   Fellow, Post-Doctoral Fellow, Research Professional Applications are invited from suitably qualified scholars for a Postdoctoral Fellowship to work with Professor Tessa Morris-Suzukis ARC Laureate Fellowship … Continue reading

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Conference open to the public: Medicine, Politics, and Culture in the Japanese Empire

On May 10-11th, the Japan Committee of the University of Chicago is sponsoring the Tenth Japan at Chicago Conference on the theme of “Medicine, Politics, and Culture in the Japanese Empire.”  The three panels will explore the circulation of medical … Continue reading

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Book Announcement: Australia, Japan and their relations with Asia

edited by Stephen Alomes, Peter Eckersall, Ross Mouer and Alison Tokita. Available through the Custom Book Centre at Melbourne University. http://www.bookshop.unimelb.edu.au/cbc/?9781921775819 Cover note: The essays in Outside Australia: Japanese and Australian Encounters & Identities in Flux originated when the authors … Continue reading

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Job Opening: Politics (Southeast Asia or Japan)

Institution:   University of London, School of Oriental and African Studies, Politics Location:   United Kingdom Position:   Assistant Professor, Associate Professor, Southeast Asia or Japan School of Oriental & African Studies, University of London – Department of Politics and … Continue reading

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Book Announcement: Russo-Japanese Relations, 1905-17: From enemies to allies

Russo-Japanese Relations, 1905-17: From enemies to allies (Routledge Studies in the Modern History of Asia) Peter Berton (Author) http://www.routledge.com/books/details/9780415598996/ Book Description One surprising outcome of the Russo-Japanese War of 1904-1905 was that, although Russia was humiliatingly defeated, by 1916 Russia and … Continue reading

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Call for Papers: “The United States in East Asia”

Location: Seoul, South Korea, September 21-22, 2012 “The United States in East Asia” The 47th International Conference Organized by The American Studies Association of Korea (ASAK) Seoul, South Korea September 21-22, 2012 The American Studies Association of Korea (ASAK) is … Continue reading

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