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Call for Papers: The Book in Transition, the East and the West

Posted on July 22, 2017 by Paula

The Book in Transition, the East and the West Symposium Date: 9 December 2017 Place: G-Lab (6-7th floors), East Research Building, Mita Campus, Keio University, Tokyo Deadline: 21 August 2017 (Japan time) Keynote speaker: Dr Paul Needham (Scheide Librarian, Princeton University) Conveners: Mayumi … Continue reading →

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Call for Papers: Crisis? What Crisis? Continuity, and Change in Japan

Posted on July 20, 2017 by Paula

Crisis? What Crisis? Continuity, and Change in Japan British Association for Japanese Studies Conference (BAJS) 2018 Conference – Sheffield, UK 5-7 September 2018 Since the collapse of the Bubble Economy, Japan has often been described as being in demographic, economic … Continue reading →

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Job Opening: British Academy Postdoctoral Fellowships

Posted on July 18, 2017 by Paula

British Academy Postdoctoral Fellowships in the School of Modern Languages & Cultures, Durham University The School of Modern Languages and Cultures invites expressions of interest from outstanding candidates who wish to apply for a prestigious British Academy Postdoctoral Fellowship through Durham University. We welcome … Continue reading →

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Call for Papers: Non-Latin Type Design and Human-Computer Interaction

Posted on July 15, 2017 by Paula

FACE/INTERFACE Type Design and Human-Computer Interaction Beyond the Western World December 1-2, 2017 Stanford University In connection with the Fall 2017 Stanford University Libraries exhibition, “Facing the World: Non-Latin Type Design, 1450 to Now,” we will be holding an international … Continue reading →

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Funding: 2017 Abe Fellowship Program Competition

Posted on July 10, 2017 by Paula

Deadline: Sep. 1, 2017 Webpage: https://www.ssrc.org/fellowships/view/abe-fellowship/ Overview The Social Science Research Council (SSRC) and the Japan Foundation Center for Global Partnership (CGP) announce the annual Abe Fellowship Program competition. Funding for the Abe Fellowship Program is provided by CGP. The Purpose of … Continue reading →

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Job Opening: Postdoc – Japanese Studies, Freie Universität Berlin – GEAS

Posted on July 1, 2017 by Paula

Institution: Freie Universität Berlin, Graduate School of East Asian Studies (GEAS) Location: Germany Position: GEAS PostDoctoral Position, Japanese Studies (Social Sciences) The Graduate School of East Asian Studies at Freie Universitaet Berlin (Germany) is inviting applications for a postdoctoral research fellowship … Continue reading →

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Fellowships: Fulbright Scholar Awards in Japan

Posted on June 12, 2017 by Paula

The Fulbright U.S. Scholar Program offers teaching, research or combination teaching and research awards in over 125 countries for the 2018-2019 academic year. Opportunities are available for college and university faculty as well as for professionals and independent scholars. Awards that … Continue reading →

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Preparing for and Making the Most of Your Research Year(s) Abroad

Posted on May 31, 2017 by Paula

  For those of us pursuing advanced degrees in Japanese, going abroad for graduate research is often an exciting time full of possibilities. If you’re fortunate enough to have obtained substantial funding from a fellowship or your university, finally there … Continue reading →

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Call for Papers: Japan: Pre-modern, Modern and Contemporary. A Return Trip from the East to the West.

Posted on May 9, 2017 by Paula

CALL FOR PAPERS The Faculty of Foreign Languages and Literatures (Japanese Department) at the “Dimitrie Cantemir” Christian University, with the support of its collaborators from Kobe University, Kyoto University and Kanda University of International Studies, will be organizing the fifth international … Continue reading →

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Call for Papers: The 14th Conference of Asian Studies in Israel

Posted on May 2, 2017 by Paula

We are delighted to announce that the 14th Biennial Conference of Asian Studies in Israel (ASI18) will take place at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Mt. Scopus Campus, on Wed-Thu, May 23-24, 2018. We invite proposals on Asian-related topics (Central, … Continue reading →

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