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

Posted on April 28, 2012 by

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

Posted on April 8, 2012 by

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)

Posted on April 4, 2012 by

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

Posted on March 4, 2012 by

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”

Posted on February 18, 2012 by

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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Fun Link Friday: Ideal Japanese Leaders Poll

Posted on February 17, 2012 by

This week’s Fun Link Friday comes from Japan Probe’s posting of an online poll from Sankei Shinbum in a leadership series on January 2nd. The poll asks participants to rate who they thought were ideal leaders and the worst leaders, … Continue reading →

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East-West Center Fellowships on Asia and Japan

Posted on February 6, 2012 by

FELLOWSHIPS IN WASHINGTON, D.C. 2012 http://EastWestCenter.org/dcfellowships The East-West Center is now accepting applications from scholars and analysts who wish to undertake policy-relevant research and writing in Washington, D.C., in two programs. *** JAPAN STUDIES FELLOWSHIP *** This fellowship, funded by … Continue reading →

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Book Announcements: Modernism and Japanese Culture, Politics and Religion in Modern Japan, Rethinking Japanese Modernism

Posted on December 18, 2011 by

Modernism and Japanese Culture By Roy Starrs. New York and London: Palgrave Macmillan, 2011, 344 pages. Paperback: $25, Hardcover: $80. Webpages: UK: http://www.palgrave.com/products/title.aspx?pid=360186; US:http://us.macmillan.com/modernismandjapaneseculture/RoyStarrs Offering an in-depth and comprehensive account of the complex history of Japanese modernism, in this book Roy … Continue reading →

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Book Announcement: Voices of Early Modern Japan. Contemporary Accounts of Daily Life during the Age of the Shoguns

Posted on November 20, 2011 by

Constantine Nomikos Vaporis. Greenwood Press,2012. 254 pages. ISBN 978-0-313-39200-9 eISBN 978-0-313-39201-6. Voices of Early Modern Japan: Contemporary Accounts of Daily Life during the Age of the Shoguns spans an extraordinary period of Japanese history, ranging from the unification of the … Continue reading →

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Call for Papers: The Lessons of Fukushima

Posted on November 17, 2011 by

The Lessons of Fukushima Willamette University February 24-25, 2012 The disastrous earthquake and tsunami that hit northern Japan on March 11, 2011 drew the immediate attention and sympathy of the international community. Successive meltdowns and malfunctions at the Fukushima nuclear … Continue reading →

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