The Ninth NAJS Conference on the Study of Contemporary Japanese Society, March 14-15, 2013, Aarhus, Denmark. You are most welcome to the Ninth Annual NAJS Conference. The conference will take place at the Institute of Culture and Society, Aarhus University. There is no particular theme for the conference, but we especially invite abstracts on Japan … Read more
This is to announce that the journal Asian Anthropology will shortly be changing editors and publishers. Asian Anthropology has been published by Chinese University Press for the last eleven years, but is now moving to Routledge, and will be published twice a year in 2013, three times a year in 2014, and four times a … Read more
Due to the issues on the East Coast of the US with the weather disaster, we are extending the deadline for submission to the JAWS 2013 conference in Pittsburgh to 7 January 2013. As of 1 December 2012 or earlier, we will begin assessing the submissions we have and will respond to those who have … Read more
It is with great regret that I pass on the news that, after a long illness, my one-time colleague, co-author, and stubborn comrade-at-arms, Arne Kalland, died on October 18th. He was 67 years old. Many of you will know Arne only by name through his exemplary work on fishing, whaling, and the environment. Those of … Read more
The August 2012 issue of the JAWS Newsletter is now available from the Newsletter page. This edition contains a report on the upcoming 2013 conference, as well as reports from the JAWS officers, a review of recent Ph.D. projects, a listing of current JAWS membership, and more. The JAWS Newsletter submission guidelines document is available … Read more
The 23rd Conference of the Japan Anthropology Workshop (JAWS) will be held from Thursday 07 March 2013 through Saturday 09 March 2013, at the University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh PA, USA. The website for the conference is now live and can be viewed here. The conference theme is “Mobility in Japan” although proposal topics may focus … Read more
In case you have students who need an introductory text, and you are not too bored with it, I thought you might like to know that my book Understanding Japanese Society comes out today in its 4th edtion. I was in Japan updating it during the disaster period so that gets some coverage, including a … Read more
Kyoto Lecture Series presents: Ecological Ghosts: An Anthropological Approach to Occult Experiences in Contemporary Japan by Andrea De Antoni Wednesday, July 11th, 18:00h co-hosted by the International Research Center (Institute for Research in Humanities, Kyoto University) This lecture will be held at the Institute for Research in Humanities (IRH), Kyoto University (seminar room 1, 1st … Read more
Dear Colleagues, Ryokurankai Foundation in cooperation with the Department of Japanese and Korean Studies of Warsaw University would like to invite all interested in the field of classical Japanese theatre to take part in the Japanese Noh theatre workshop which will take place in Warsaw, Poland, between June 27th & July 2nd., 2011. The workshop … Read more
Many Meanings of Cherry Blossoms:Communicative Opacity in Political Spaces Speaker: Emiko Ohnuki-Tierney KYOTO LECTURES 2012Wednesday, June 6th, 18:00h This lecture will be held at the Institute for Research in Humanities (IRH), Kyoto University (seminar room 1, 1st floor). Using a number of visual images, this talk will outline the extraordinarily rich array of meanings, often … Read more