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October 31, 2023

New Job Announcement: Seikei University Faculty of Global Interdisciplinary Studies

From: MASAKO EGAWA <masako-egawa@board.seikei.ac.jp>
Date: 2023/10/30

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13 November 2023 at 18:30: Céline Pajon: France and the Indo-Pacific at Temple University Japan

From: Robert Dujarric <robert.dujarric@tuj.temple.edu>
Date: 2023/10/30

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9 Nov 2023 Sven Saaler:From historical revisionism to "post truth": History and Memory in Heisei Japan at Temple University Japan

From: Robert Dujarric <robert.dujarric@tuj.temple.edu>
Date: 2023/10/30

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Update* Nov 4th Misawa event is Now a Hybrid event w/ zoom! Mongolia and its Constructive Contributions to Northeast Asian Security

From: John Bradford <johnfbradford@gmail.com>
Date: 2023/10/30

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INNOVCARE Annual Forum - 15 November 2023

From: Céline Caliaro <celine.caliaro@ehess.fr>
Date: 2023/10/27

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u:japan lectures - Hirohisa Takenoshita: "Immigrant Integration in Japan: Barriers and Challenges"

From: u:japan lectures : Department of East Asian Studies : University of Vienna <ujapanlectures.ostasien@univie.ac.at>
Date: 2023/10/27

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AJJ 2023 CONFERENCE IN TOKYO: CALL FOR PAPERS -- SUBMISSION DEADLINE IMMINENT, CASH PRIZES

From: GILL Thomas P. <gill@k.meijigakuin.ac.jp>
Date: 2023/10/26

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Japan Zoominar @ UC San Diego: "Japan's Quiet Leadership - Reshaping the Indo-Pacific" with Mireya Solis

From: Takashi Kiyoizumi (JFIT) <tkiyoizumi@ucsd.edu>
Date: 2023/10/26

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Adjunct lecturer in Introduction to Area Studies

From: MIDFORD Paul <paulmid@k.meijigakuin.ac.jp>
Date: 2023/10/24

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Adjunct Lecturer in East Asian Politics and Society

From: MIDFORD Paul <paulmid@k.meijigakuin.ac.jp>
Date: 2023/10/24

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Seminar: Japan's FOIP History w. CAPT Aizawa, Yokosuka

From: John Bradford <johnfbradford@gmail.com>
Date: 2023/10/23

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Japan History Group, ISS, University of Tokyo, 22 November 2023

From: Naofumi NAKAMURA <naofumin@iss.u-tokyo.ac.jp>
Date: 2023/10/23 

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Symposium: "Reality and the Modern Japanese Language: Linguistics, Literature, and Film" (TUFS, December 10, 2023)

From: Iris Haukamp <haukamp@tufs.ac.jp>
Date: 2023/10/22

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Assistant Professor - Modern and Contemporary Japanese literary and cultural studies

From: Kyung Hee Ha <nh12277@gmail.com>
Date: 2023/10/20

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October 18, 2023

CFP: Japan's Borders - ECR Writing Workshop, Sapporo, Feb 2024

From: Edward Boyle <tedkboyle@gmail.com>
Date: 2023/10/18

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(Oct.27) Symposium: Understanding Disinformation and Transnational Repression: Case studies of Ukraine, Uyghurs, and Hong Kong

From: Akira Igata <igata@ip.rcast.u-tokyo.ac.jp>
Date: 2023/10/18

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Online-Section-Meeting: Education (VSJF) (Fri: Nov 03, 2023)

From: Lesch, Dr. Vincent Benvoglio <vincent.lesch@zo.uni-heidelberg.de>
Date: 2023/10/17

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Japan Zoominar @ UC San Diego: "USTR and the Current State of U.S.-Japan Trade Relations" with Scott Wilbur

From: Takashi Kiyoizumi (JFIT) <tkiyoizumi@ucsd.edu>
Date: 2023/10/16

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Reminder: DIJ International Symposium "Mediated Social Touch. Interdisciplinary Exploration of Digital Touch to Connect Humans", Oct. 18 at OAG Hall

From: Luise Kahlow <kahlow@dijtokyo.org>
Date: 2023/10/16

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Invitation to the 2023 Fieldwork Workshop

From: David H. Slater <dhslater@gmail.com>
Date: 2023/10/15

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Online Meeting: Technology & Society in Japan (Fri: Nov 03, 2023, VSJF Section)

From: Brucksch, Susanne <brucksch@teikyo-u.ac.jp>
Date: 2023/10/15

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Temple University Japan/ICAS 31 October 2023 at 18:30: Kevin Maher: Changes in Japanese security policy and US expectations

From: Robert Dujarric <robert.dujarric@tuj.temple.edu>
Date: 2023/10/13

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2024-25 KCJS Postdoctoral Fellow

From: Whitelaw, Gavin Hamilton <whitelaw@fas.harvard.edu>
Date: 2023/10/13

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FCCJ Book Break. November 6. 18:00. Alex Kerr, author of "Hidden Japan: An Astonishing World of Thatched Villages, Ancient Shrines and Primeval Forests"

From: FCCJ Library <library@fccj.or.jp>
Date: 2023/10/13

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New article "Rituals Within Walls: Thinking Post-War Japan's History through Cinematic Allegories of Everyday Life"

From: Ferran de Vargas <ferranidus@gmail.com>
Date: 2023/10/12

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Modern Japan History Association Roundtable on "The State of Our Field" with Sabine Frühstück (UCSB), Carol Gluck (Columbia), Andrew Gordon (Harvard), and Laura Hein (Northwestern) - Next Tues. (10/17) 7p ET on Zoom

From: Nick Kapur <nickkapur@gmail.com>
Date: 2023/10/12

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2024-25 Postgraduate Fellowships in Japanese Studies at Harvard University

From: Whitelaw, Gavin Hamilton <whitelaw@fas.harvard.edu>
Date: 2023/10/12

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How China's Troubles Could Hurt Japan

From: RICHARD KATZ <rbkatz@rbkatz.com>
Date: 2023/10/11

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Registration open ! 2023 VSJF Annual Conference 3rd-5th Nov. in Berlin (JDZB)

From: Helena Hof <hof.helena@gmail.com>
Date: 2023/10/11

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New Special Issue "The multifaceted relations between Europe and Japan - taking stock and building the future"

From: Patrik Ström <Patrik.Strom@hhs.se>
Date: 2023/10/10

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October 10, 2023

New Books on Japan: "In Close Association" author Marnie Anderson (Smith) in conversation with Anne Walthall (UC Irvine) - THIS WEDS October 11 at 7pm ET/4pm PT/8am Thurs. JST on Zoom

From: Nick Kapur <nickkapur@gmail.com>
Date: 2023/10/10

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Temple University Japan: 16 Oct 2023 at 18:30 Lt.Col John Wright: US-Japan defense update

From: Robert Dujarric <robert.dujarric@tuj.temple.edu>
Date: 2023/10/ 08

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u:japan lectures - Gerald Groemer: "The Grand Festivals of Edo (tenka matsuri): Religion, Performance, and Politics in the Shogun's Capital during the Early Modern Period"

From: u:japan lectures : Department of East Asian Studies : University of Vienna <ujapanlectures.ostasien@univie.ac.at>
Date: 2023/10/06

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New Issue of Contemporary Japan 35(2) Available Online (apologies for cross-posting)

From: Isaac Gagne <gagne@dijtokyo.org>
Date: 2023/10/06

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Japan Review: Early Access Articles

From: Edward Boyle <tedkboyle@gmail.com>
Date: 2023/10/06

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Househusbands and Breadwinning Mothers: (Un)doing, Displaying and Challenging Gender in Japan on Oct. 13 at Sophia ICC

From: Sophia University Institute of Comparative Culture Office <i-comcul@sophia.ac.jp>
Date: 2023/10/06

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GAS-Sumitomo Conference 2023 "Japan Studies in Asia (1): Approaches from History and Comparative Studies"

From: Global Asian Studies (GAS) <gas@ioc.u-tokyo.ac.jp>
Date: 2023/10/05

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Sophia University ICC and SIIR presents Challenges to Taiwan's Defense on Oct. 18

From: Sophia University Institute of Comparative Culture Office <i-comcul@sophia.ac.jp>
Date: 2023/10/05

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FACULTY OPENING: Tenure-track or Tenured Professor in Japanese Religions | Harvard University

From: Whitelaw, Gavin Hamilton <whitelaw@fas.harvard.edu>
Date: 2023/10/05

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Japan Is Joining "De-Risk From China" Coalition

From: RICHARD KATZ <rbkatz@rbkatz.com>
Date: 2023/10/04

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October 3, 2023

Japan Zoominar @ UC San Diego: "Silver Democracy: How Japan's Aging Politicians Affect Policy Choices" with Charles T. McClean

From: Takashi Kiyoizumi (JFIT) <tkiyoizumi@ucsd.edu>
Date: 2023/10/03

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AP position in Japanese Politics/International Relations, Oxford University

From: Hugh Whittaker <hugh.whittaker@nissan.ox.ac.uk>
Date: 2023/10/02

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DIJ International Symposium "Mediated Social Touch. Interdisciplinary Exploration of Digital Touch to Connect Humans", Oct. 18 at OAG Hall

From: Luise Kahlow <kahlow@dijtokyo.org>
Date: 2023/10/02

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Autumn Issue DIJ Newsletter

From: Torsten Weber <weber@dijtokyo.org>
Date: 2023/10/02

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Reminder: FCCJ Book Break. October 10. 18:00. Colin P.A. Jones, editor of "The Annotated Constitution of Japan: A Handbook"

From: FCCJ Library <library@fccj.or.jp>
Date: 2023/10/02

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Cancellation of a talk at ICC, Sophia on October 5th "The German-Japanese Military Alliance in World War 2"

From: Sophia University Institute of Comparative Culture Office <i-comcul@sophia.ac.jp>
Date: 2023/09/29

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