Tag Archives: technology

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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Japan-America Student Conference 2014

Posted on March 11, 2014 by LM

Deadline: March 31, 2014 (rolling admissions) Location: Conference convenes in Des Moines, Iowa, and travels to San Francisco, New York City, and Washington, DC Education: About JASC: “An Introduction to the Japan-America Student Conference (JASC)” From July 30th to August 24th … Continue reading →

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Conference: International Conference on Asian Food Security (ICAFS)

Posted on February 20, 2014 by Paula

2014 Towards Asia 2025: Policy and Technology Imperatives, 21 22 August 2014, Singapore Asia faces serious challenges to its food security. Changing demographics and consumption patterns, productivity decline in agriculture, degradation of natural resource base, food price volatility, rising input costs, … Continue reading →

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Call for Papers: New Horizons in the History of Modern East Asian Science and Technology

Posted on February 1, 2014 by Paula

Call for workshop participants Modern East Asian Science and Technology Harvard University, June 3-5, 2014 Workshop on  New Horizons in the History of Modern East Asian Science and Technology As a preparatory first step toward a tenure-track faculty search in the … Continue reading →

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Funding: Soon-Young Kim Award in the History of East Asian Science and Technology

Posted on December 30, 2013 by Paula

http://www.nri.org.uk/Kim_studentship.html *The Soon-Young Kim Award in the History of East Asian Science and Technology* The Trustees of the Needham Research Institute invite applications from suitably qualified candidates for a Soon-Young Kim Award in the History of East Asian Science and … Continue reading →

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Book Announcement: Technology, Ideology, and Empire in Japan’s Wartime Era, 1931-1945

Posted on September 22, 2013 by Paula

Technology, Ideology, and Empire in Japan’s Wartime Era, 1931-1945 (Stanford University Press, 2013) For more information: http://www.sup.org/book.cgi?id=22812 Table of contents: http://www.sup.org/pages.cgi?isbn=0804785392&item=Contents_pages&page=1 The conventional understanding of Japanese wartime ideology has for years been summed up by just a few words: anti-modern, … Continue reading →

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Job Opening: Executive Assistant, DENSO

Posted on September 1, 2013 by LM

Company: DENSO Location: Kalamazoo, Michigan Area Education: high school / GED Posted: August 23, 2013 Job Description Seeking a bilingual professional fluent in both English and Japanese for high level company executive in Battle Creek, MI, needed to assist with … Continue reading →

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Call For Papers: Revisiting the Emancipatory Potential of Digital Media in Asia

Posted on August 27, 2013 by Paula

Call for Papers: Revisiting the Emancipatory Potential of Digital Media in Asia (23-25 January 2014 at Leiden University) The academic journal Asiascape – Digital Asia (DIAS), in collaboration with the Goto-Jones VICI project “Beyond  Utopia” funded by the  Netherlands Organization for Scientific Research … Continue reading →

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Call for papers ACSET 2013: Asian Conference on Society, Education and Technology, Osaka, October 23-27, 2013

Posted on April 11, 2013 by Paula

CFP for Asian Conference on Society, Education and Technology 2013 Location: Japan Call for Papers Deadline: 2013-07-01 The International Academic Forum in partnership with Waseda University (Japan), Birkbeck University of London (UK), The National Institute of Education (Singapore), The National … Continue reading →

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Job Opening: Technology and Information Coordinator, Japan Information Center

Posted on December 31, 2012 by LM

Via JETWit jobs mailing list. Institution: Japan Information Center, Consulate General of Japan at Chicago Position Available: Technology and Information Coordinator Location: Chicago, IL Posted Dec. 24, 2012 Deadline: Jan. 18, 2013 Education: not listed Responsibilities: Under the direct supervision … Continue reading →

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