Welcome to Shinpai Deshou!
ようこそ！Feel free to search topics or browse by categories below. Our various resource links will be updated with each blog post. Please check back frequently for new, helpful sites! Contact us with questions or suggestions at shinpai.deshou@gmail.comCategories
- announcements
- applications
- blogs
- conferences
- culture
- CVs and resumes
- embassy
- events
- financial assistance
- fun links
- funding
- graduate school
- greetings
- homestay
- housing
- interviewing
- JET
- JLPT
- job openings
- jobs
- language schools
- living abroad
- main posts
- military service
- program review
- senior year
- site maintenance
- social networking
- study abroad
- study tools
- summer program
- textbooks
- Uncategorized
- undergraduate
- useful links
Tag Archives: Japan
Job Opening: Premodern Japanese Literature
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
Posted in announcements, job openings, jobs
Tagged J. F. Oberlin University, Japan, Japanese literature, job opening, literature, premodern, premodern Japan, Tokyo
Leave a comment
Fun Link Friday: Town Bells
Last week, I had a “you know you’ve lived in Japan when” moment: to my shock, I recognized the song “Love is Blue” (「恋はみずいろ」), which played during the credits of the Mad Men episode ”The Flood,” because I had heard it as a … Continue reading
Posted in fun links
Tagged 5 o'clock bells, 5 pm bells, Alice Gordenker, chimes, 防災無線, fun link friday, Japan, Japan Times, So What the Heck is That?, 五時チャイム
Leave a comment
Working at an Eikaiwa [Part 2]
See Part 1 here. Part 2: What to expect on the job As a rule, eikaiwa contracts generally don’t compare favorably well to JET contracts. That said, there are some hidden benefits, as well. For the right person, an eikaiwa … Continue reading
Posted in jobs, main posts
Tagged education, eikaiwa, English conversation, Japan, job post, jobs, teaching, teaching English, TESL
1 Comment
Job Opening: International Student Coordinator, Go! Go! Nihon [Tokyo]
Via the Japan Exchange and Teaching (JET) Programme and Alumni Association (JETAA) and non-JETAA JET alumni LinkedIn group. Company: Go! Go! Nihon Location: Tokyo, Japan Education: Bachelor’s degree Language: Native English speaker, Japanese not required Posted April 26, 2013 Overview: … Continue reading
Posted in announcements, job openings, jobs
Tagged customer support, education, Go! Go! Nihon, International Student Coordinator, Japan, job, job opening, Tokyo
Leave a comment
Book Announcement: Twelve Views from the Distance
TWELVE VIEWS FROM THE DISTANCE An incandescent memoir of a boy’s coming of age in wartime Japan By Mutsuo Takahashi Translated by Jeffrey Angles University of Minnesota Press | 256 pages ISBN 978-0-8166-7936-2 | paperback ISBN 978-0-8166-7277-6 | cloth | … Continue reading
Posted in announcements, culture
Tagged books book announcement, culture, homosexuality, Japan, Japanese culture, Mutsuo Takahashi, World War II, WWII
Leave a comment
Job Opening: Non-JET Assistant Language Teacher(s), Nagano Prefectural Board of Education [Japan]
Via the JETWit Jobs Mailing List. Job: Assistant Language Teacher Number of Jobs: 2 Location: Matsumoto, Shiojiri, Okaya, Suwa in Nagano Prefecture, Japan Preference: applicants living in Nagano Education: BA or qualified to teach English Deadline: postmarked by Friday, June … Continue reading
Posted in announcements, job openings, jobs
Tagged ALT, education, English, ESL, Japan, job, job opening, Nagano, public school, teaching, teaching English
Leave a comment
Working at an Eikaiwa [Part 1]
Today we return to the subject of teaching in Japan, with the first of several guest articles by Sean Montgomery, who writes on the basics you need to know about eikaiwa and employment experiences with them. – Eikaiwa is vernacular for … Continue reading
Posted in jobs, main posts
Tagged article, education, eikaiwa, English, Japan, Japanese, job hunt, jobs, language, teaching, teaching in Japan
3 Comments
Job Opening: Japanese Studies/Asian Studies, Associate Professor
Institution: University of Tokyo, Institute for Advanced Studies on Asia Location: Japan Position: Associate Professor International applications are invited for the position of Associate Professor, to be based in the Institute for Advanced Studies on Asia, at the University of … Continue reading
Posted in announcements, job openings, jobs
Tagged Asian Studies, associate professor, Japan, japanese studies, job opening, University of Tokyo
Leave a comment
Call for Papers: Association for Modern Japanese Literary Studies
AMJLS is happy to announce the conference and call for papers below. Call for papers: “International Research Conference: Interfaces of Modern Japanese Literature” Application deadline: May 31, 2013 Location: Nihon University, Tokyo, Japan Date: December 1, 2013 [URL] Japanese & English: http://amjls.web.fc2.com/gakkai.html#international-e Chinese:http://amjls.web.fc2.com/international-c.pdf … Continue reading
Job Openings: All Academic Fields, Hakubi Researcher Kyoto University
Institution: Kyoto University, Hakubi Center for Advanced Research Location: Japan Position: Associate Professors and Assistant Professors in all fields Kyoto University Hakubi Center for Advanced Research is recruiting program-specific faculty members (associate professor/assistant professor … Continue reading
