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October 16, 2024

Reminder: DIJ Forum "Opening to Omnilateralism in an Interpopular World", Oct. 17, 18.30 - 20.00 (JST)

From: Luise Kahlow <kahlow@dijtokyo.org>
Date: 2024/10/15

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Japan's Minimum Wage Miracle

From: RICHARD KATZ <rbkatz@rbkatz.com>
Date: 2024/10/15

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Final reminder: SUSTAINABILITY IN JAPAN, 15-17 November 2024, Berlin

From: Prof. Dr. Harald Conrad <harald.conrad@hhu.de>
Date: 2024/10/14

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Tenure-Track Associate Professor / Assistant Professor in Japanese Studies

From: Japanese Studies (JAS) <japanese-studies@cuhk.edu.hk>
Date: 2024/10/14

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2024 International Conference of Asian Election Studies

From: Naoko Taniguchi <naokot.a8@keio.jp>
Date: 2024/10/13

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"Finding their niche: Unheard stories of migrant women" - Screening & discussion with Megha Wadhwa, 22 October 2024 (Tues) ICC Sophia University X Free University Berlin

From: Megha Wadhwa <wadhwa.megha@gmail.com>
Date: 2024/10/13

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Webinar GEPJ - "Conspiracy theories & the COVID-19 pandemic in Japan: the case of Yamato Q-kai" October 18, 2024 (10:00-12:00 CEST)

From: Ioan Trifu <ioan.trifu@gmail.com>
Date: 2024/10/12

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Japan Zoominar @ UC San Diego: "Eco-Disasters in Japanese Cinema" with Rachel DiNitto

From: Takashi Kiyoizumi (JFIT) <tkiyoizumi@ucsd.edu>
Date: 2024/10/12

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Room change for "Company Retreat" Oct 18th, Sophia University

From: David H. Slater <dhslater@gmail.com>
Date: 2024/10/11

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James Welker at Sophia U., Oct.25th, "Feminists, Lesbians, Boys Love Artists and Fans"

From: David H. Slater <dhslater@gmail.com>
Date: 2024/10/11

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u:japan lectures - Florentine Koppenborg: "Japan's Nuclear Disaster and the Politics of Safety Governance: Why Japan Struggles to Revive Nuclear

From: u:japan lectures : Department of East Asian Studies : University of Vienna <ujapanlectures.ostasien@univie.ac.at>
Date: 2024/10/11

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Reminder: DIJ Panel Discussion (onsite only!) "Knowledge Born in Global Transit? Revisiting Migrants' Histories" October 15, 2024 / 17:30-19:00 (JST)

From: Luise Kahlow <kahlow@dijtokyo.org>
Date: 2024/10/11

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Invitation: [SSJ: 10074] FCCJ Book Break: "Ghosts of the Tsunami" by ... @ Wed 6 Nov 2024 6pm - 7pm (GMT+9) (ssjmod@iss.u-tokyo.ac.jp)

From: Michiyo Nakamoto <michiyo.nakamoto@gmail.com>
Date: 2024/10/10

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October 12, 2024

【GAS Event】 JF-GJS Initiative: Japan Foundation Fellow Conference 2024 (November 8, 2024)

From: Global Asian Studies (GAS) <gas@ioc.u-tokyo.ac.jp>
Date: 2024/10/10

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Invitation to the Workshop "A Critical Analysis of 'Energy Transition' - France, Germany, Japan", Waseda University

From: Adrienne Sala <adrienne.sala@gmail.com>
Date: 2024/10/09

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PM Ishiba's Electionomics

From: RICHARD KATZ <rbkatz@rbkatz.com>
Date: 2024/10/09

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FCCJ Book Break. October 30. 17:45. Naomi Pollock, author of "The Japanese House Since 1945"

From: FCCJ LIBRARY <library@fccj.or.jp>
Date: 2024/10/08

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Autumn Issue DIJ Newsletter

From: Torsten Weber <weber@dijtokyo.org>
Date: 2024/10/08

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October 24 Free Lecture at Lakeland University Japan: "Japan's Momentous Decade"

From: Roger Grabowski <grabowski@japan.lakeland.edu>
Date: 2024/10/08

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October 9, 2024

(Oct 17) Roundtable: Japanese Politics at a Crucial Transition Point ー From Kishida to Ishiba: Where is Japan Heading?

From: Kenneth McElwain <kenneth.mcelwain@gmail.com>
Date: 2024/10/08

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NEW ISSUE Social Science Japan Journal (27/2)

From: Managing Editor SSJJ <ssjrev@iss.u-tokyo.ac.jp>
Date: 2024/10/07

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Visiting Fellowship opportunity at the University of Tokyo

From: Akira Igata <igata@ip.rcast.u-tokyo.ac.jp>
Date: 2024/10/06

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[MJHA] New Books on Japan: "Border of Water and Ice: The Yalu River and Japan's Empire in Korea and Manchuria" Tuesday, October 15, 2024 | 6:00-7:30 PM ET and Wednesday, October 16 | 7:00-8:30AM

From: Dahlberg-Sears, Robert <dahlberg-sears.1@buckeyemail.osu.edu>
Date: 2024/10/03

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(October 11) Symposium - CONVERGE: Forging International Partnerships and Collaboration on AI and Semiconductors

From: Akira Igata <igata@ip.rcast.u-tokyo.ac.jp>
Date: 2024/10/02

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DIJ Panel Discussion (onsite only!) "Knowledge Born in Global Transit? Revisiting Migrants' Histories"October 15, 2024 / 17:30-19:00 (JST)

From: Luise Kahlow <kahlow@dijtokyo.org>
Date: 2024/10/01

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EXTENSION CFP for the online section meeting "Education" (VSJF) on November 15th 2024

From: Lesch, Dr. Vincent Benvoglio <vincent.lesch@zo.uni-heidelberg.de>
Date: 2024/10/01

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【Reminder: Sumitomo Conference 2024】 Japanese Studies in Asia (2): From Cultural Comparisons to Sustainable Developments アジアの日本研究(2):文化の比較から持続的な発展へ (Oct 12, 2024)

From: Global Asian Studies (GAS) <gas@ioc.u-tokyo.ac.jp>
Date: 2024/10/01

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DIJ Forum "Opening to Omnilateralism in an Interpopular World", Oct. 17, 18.30 - 20.00 (JST)

From: Luise Kahlow <kahlow@dijtokyo.org>
Date: 2024/10/01

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2025-26 POSTGRADUATE FELLOWSHIPS IN JAPANESE STUDIES AT HARVARD UNIVERSITY

From: Whitelaw, Gavin Hamilton <whitelaw@fas.harvard.edu>
Date: 2024/10/01

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DIJ Study Group: "The Coordination State: Industrial Policy and Technology Transfer During Japan's Postwar Economic Boom, 1950-76", Oct. 7, 6.30pm (JST)

From: Luise Kahlow <kahlow@dijtokyo.org>
Date: 2024/09/30

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[Waseda IAM] Our upcoming hybrid events in October and November

From: Institute of Asian Migrations Waseda <waseda-iam@outlook.com>
Date: 2024/09/29

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JPOSS October 10 (Thurs) ET/11 (Fri) JST: Kai Zhou (Dartmouth College), "Disclosing Invisible Attributes Is Subject to Discrimination: Conjoint Analysis"

From: Program on U.S.-Japan Relations <usjapan@wcfia.harvard.edu>
Date: 2024/09/28

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Postdoctoral Fellowship Announcement: Harvard University's Program on U.S.-Japan Relations

From: Program on U.S.-Japan Relations <usjapan@wcfia.harvard.edu>
Date: 2024/09/28

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Job alert for two tenure / tenure-track academic positions at ICU

From: Naoko Hashimoto <naokoh@kg8.so-net.ne.jp>
Date: 2024/09/27

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Japan Zoominar @ UC San Diego: "Japan's New Prime Minister: What to Expect in the Upcoming Election" with Ko Maeda

From: Takashi Kiyoizumi (JFIT) <tkiyoizumi@ucsd.edu>
Date: 2024/09/27

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Call for Papers: ASCJ 2025

From: Christopher BONDY <bondy@icu.ac.jp>
Date: 2024/09/26

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New issue of Contemporary Japan 36(2) available online (apologies for cross-posting)

From: Isaac Gagne <me@contemporary-japan.org>
Date: 2024/09/25

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WIAPS Colloquium Series: Is this home? Chinese top graduates' staying aspirations in Japan (October 29)

From: Institute of Asian Migrations Waseda <waseda-iam@outlook.com>
Date: 2024/09/29

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BOJ Postpones Next Rate Hike; Nippon Steel Gets a Reprieve

From: RICHARD KATZ <rbkatz@rbkatz.com>
Date: 2024/09/24

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New Book on East Asian Maritime Conflicts

From: MIDFORD Paul <paulmid@k.meijigakuin.ac.jp>
Date: 2024/09/21

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USJF Scholar Dissertation Award!

From: Sabine Fruhstuck <fruhstuc@ucsb.edu>
Date: 2024/09/21

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October 8, 2024

"Three Lessons from Tohoku Disaster: Preparing for the Next Disaster" by Charles McJilton

From: David H. Slater <dhslater@gmail.com>
Date: 2024/09/19

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VSJF Conference 2024 - SUSTAINABILITY IN JAPAN, 15-17 November 2024, Berlin

From: Prof. Dr. Harald Conrad <harald.conrad@hhu.de>
Date: 2024/09/18

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Being Oddly Nested: Anthropology of the Nuclear Energy Machine views from the margins

From: Ebisu <ebisu@mfj.gr.jp>
Date: 2024/09/18

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Film Screening of "Company Retreat" (w/English subtitles) with discussion after

From: David H. Slater <dhslater@gmail.com>
Date: 2024/09/11

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DIJ Study Group on Sep. 30, 6 pm (JST): "From Providers to Nurturers - Depictions of Male Care Work in Japanese Manga"

From: Luise Kahlow <kahlow@dijtokyo.org>
Date: 2024/09/16

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Japan Zoominar @ UC San Diego: "The Makanai: The Magical Mystery Tour of Maiko Foods on Netflix" with Jan Bardsleyhaede's New Book" with Nobuyuki Oishi

From: Takashi Kiyoizumi (JFIT) <tkiyoizumi@ucsd.edu>
Date: 2024/09/10

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Ericson, Transpacific Tidelands talk at Nichibunken

From: Edward Boyle <tedkboyle@gmail.com>
Date: 2024/09/15

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Meiji Jingu Autumn Lecture 2024: Michiko Suzuki, Internationalism in Crisis: The Fifteenth International Conference of the Red Cross in Tokyo, 1934

From: Michiko Suzuki <misuzuki@e.u-tokyo.ac.jp>
Date: 2024/09/13

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Deterioration In Japanese Companies' Ability To Use New Technologies

From: RICHARD KATZ <rbkatz@rbkatz.com>
Date: 2024/09/13

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