Tag Archives: Tokyo

Fun Link Friday: Superheroes in the Subway

Posted on September 6, 2013 by Paula

With all the buzz in the last few years about real-life people putting on costumes and declaring themselves superheroes (they even have their own Wiki page these days), it was interesting to stumble across this NTDV report on a local … Continue reading →

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Fun Link Friday: Musical Kitchenware

Posted on August 23, 2013 by Paula

Maybe this fascinated me even more because it was so late at night when I stumbled across it, but these guys Sou and Kumama in Tokyo are making music with everyday kitchenware like spoons and cheapo dishes, and it is … Continue reading →

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Fun Link Friday: Suica Stickers

Posted on August 9, 2013 by LM

If you’ve traveled in Tokyo, you’ve likely used a Suica card to make train and subway trips simpler. Today’s fun link over at the Japanese design blog Spoon & Tamago showcases stickers to personalize your Suica penguin, from astronauts to, I … Continue reading →

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International Invitation Program: Animation Artist in Residence, Tokyo 2014

Posted on August 6, 2013 by LM

Via Art Radar. International Invitation Program for Animation Artists Animation Artist in Residence Tokyo 2014 Application Guide Deadline: Sept 9, 2013 1. Aims of the project: This project, organized by the Agency for Cultural Affairs (Bunka-cho / Government of Japan), … Continue reading →

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Job Opening: Assistant to Company President, IT Company [Tokyo]

Posted on July 22, 2013 by LM

Via Tempstaff Universal Office Job Update mailing list. Company: IT company Location: Tokyo, Japan Type: contract Education: not listed *** TW010404 Assistant to Company President *** ———– — Description — * Assistant and secretarial duties for president of IT company … Continue reading →

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Job Opening: Japanese Teaching Material Development, Innovative Language Learning [part-time] [Tokyo]

Posted on July 16, 2013 by LM

Thank you to Peyton at JapanesePod101.com for sending us this job description! Company: Innovative Language Learning Location: Akasaka, Tokyo Type: part-time Posting Received July 11, 2013 Education: not listed Deadline: not listed Innovative Language Learning, the maker of JapanesePod101.com and … Continue reading →

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Job Opening: Developer, UNU Publications Repository [Tokyo]

Posted on July 12, 2013 by LM

For those with experience and education in computer science: Institution: UNU Publications Repository Job posted by: United Nations University Office of the Rector (Tokyo) Location: Tokyo, Japan (local applicants only) Posted on: July 3, 2013 Start date: August 5, 2013 … Continue reading →

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CFN Tokyo Summer Career Forum 2013

Posted on June 18, 2013 by LM

Dates: June 29 (Sat.) & 30 (Sun.), 2013 Location: Tokyo Big Sight, West Hall 1F, 3-11-1 Ariake Koto-ku, Tokyo 135-0063 Career Forum is a job fair organized by DISCO International, where companies recruit their future employees. Likewise, candidates, primarily graduating students … Continue reading →

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Book Announcement: An Edo Anthology: Literature from Japan’s Mega-City, 1750-1850

Posted on May 19, 2013 by LM

Via the University of Hawai’i Press: http://www.uhpress.hawaii.edu/p-8943-9780824837402.aspx An Edo Anthology: Literature from Japan’s Mega-City, 1750-1850 Editor: Jones, Sumie; Watanabe, Kenji; 528pp. February 2013 Paper – Price: $30.00 ISBN: 978-0-8248-3740-2 Cloth – Price: $70.00 ISBN: 978-0-8248-3629-0 During the eighteenth century, Edo … Continue reading →

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Job Opening: Premodern Japanese Literature

Posted on May 18, 2013 by Paula

J. F. Oberlin University The College of Arts and Sciences at J. F. Oberlin University, Tokyo, invites applications for a tenure-track/tenured position in the field of Premodern Japanese Literature. Appointment will be at the rank of Assistant or Associate Professor, … Continue reading →

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