Japanese History / Studies

Please join us for the next meeting of the Modern Japan History Workshop on Friday, December 4th at 6 pm JST.  Our presenter this month will be Lieven Sommen (KU Leuven), who will present his work on mediatization and interwar Japanese propaganda (details below).

This month’s session will be held online through ZOOM, and can be accessed using the following sign-in information:

Meeting link: https://zoom.us/j/94820567972

Consequence of hometown regiment: the Japanese case during the WWII

War sometimes made a huge gender imbalance in certain cohort and in certain areas. While it is a common idea that such gender imbalance may have moved the trajectory of economic development, the controversy is still inconclusive, because the market economy has a strong restoring force. We intend to contribute to this literature by introducing the Japanese experience during the second world war. Japan lost more than 2 million soldiers between 1938 and 1945.

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Webinar/virtual lecture:

The Center for East Asian Studies at the University of Chicago (CEAS) is pleased to announce the CALL FOR NOMINATIONS for The William F. Sibley Memorial Subvention Award for Japanese Translation.
   

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Dear Colleagues,

The International Center for Korean Studies (ICKS) of the Kyujanggak Institute for Korean Studies (KIKS) announces its fellowship programs for the year 2021.

The International Center for Korean Studies (ICKS) of the Kyujanggak Institute for Korean Studies (KIKS) announces its fellowship programs for the first half of year 2021.

The Center for Okinawan Studies (University of Hawai'i at Manoa) presents a Virtual Book Talk:

Transnational Identities on Okinawa’s Military Bases: Invisible Armies by Dr. Jonhanna Zulueta

The call for applications for the 44th Southeast Asia Seminar, organized by CSEAS, is now open: