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The Super Power of Japanese Soft-Power

2021/02/24 (Wed) 14:30 by eajrs
The Super Power of Japanese Soft-Power
International conference
6 and 7 March 2021

As the aim of this project is to raise public awareness of the new horizons ensured by Japanese soft power policies, the main event is focused on providing a platform for experts in the field to share their ideas, communicate different views and search for important and insightful solutions for the successful promotion of cultural products in a global world.
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NDL Digital Collections and the Digitized Contents Transmission Service

2021/02/24 (Wed) 14:24 by eajrs
The NDL will hold a web event introducing the NDL Digital Collections and the Digitized Contents Transmission Service for Libraries on March 4 from 1:30 to 4:30 p.m. JST.
Guest speakers from different libraries will talk about the use of the service at their libraries. A discussion of the service will follow.

This event will be held in Japanese and broadcast via Cisco Webex events.

To register, please send an email to digi-soshin@ndl.go.jp no later than noontime JST on February 26.
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Japan Search web event

2021/02/24 (Wed) 14:16 by eajrs
Japan Search is a national platform for aggregating metadata from digital resources on a wide variety of subjects.
Operated by the NDL, Japan Search incorporates functionality to promote the use of digital content.

The NDL will hold a web event introducing the use of this functionality on March 3 from 3:00 to 5:00 p.m. JST.
Following an explanation of the functionality by an NDL employee, guest speakers will discuss how to use Japan Search in education, research, and community activities.
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Open Access Publishing in Asian Studies

2021/02/24 (Wed) 13:55 by eajrs
Open Access Publishing in Asian Studies

Register for the Open Access Publishing in Asian Studies event and learn more about the rich tradition of Asian Studies scholarship and publishing at the University of Michigan.

Friday, February 26, 1-5 p.m. ET (US) | Free Zoom event, registration required

Recording will be available. Please register if you wish to receive the notice when the recording becomes available.

U-M Press has Open books in Japanese Studies
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Kuzushiji workshop 2021 accepting applications

2021/01/15 (Fri) 16:47 by eajrs
The 2021 online Kuzushiji workshop is now accepting applications. If you have any questions about the workshop you can contact Mr. Akira Hirano of the Sainsbury Institute for the Study of Japanese Arts and Cultures directly: a.hirano@sainsbury-institute.org

Details of the workshop

Application form
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Kinoden on popular Japanese language learning related titles

2021/01/15 (Fri) 16:30 by eajrs

Kinokuniya invites you to an online event they would be having on 20th and 25th January, both days from 6pm and 10pm GMT (CET 7pm and 11pm).
Hiro Kano and Mako Uemura are going to give some presentation on some popular Japanese language learning related titles we have on KinoDen.
The event would be in Japanese.

Please register to the event from here:
https://www.eventbrite.com/e/135339687649

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Survey: training librarians and researchers in Japanese studies outside Japan (NDL)

2020/11/20 (Fri) 17:13 by eajrs
Dear Colleagues,

We are conducting a survey on our training plans for librarians and researchers in Japanese studies outside Japan.
Please fill out the survey and inform any relevant colleagues of it.

There are two versions of the questionnaire, Japanese and English.
-Japanese [ https://enquete.ndl.go.jp/697739?lang=ja ] -English [ https://enquete.ndl.go.jp/697739?lang=en ]
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Visas for Life: The Story of Sugihara Chiune

2020/11/20 (Fri) 17:05 by eajrs
‘Visas for Life’: The Story of Sugihara Chiune

This is to bring to your attention a Webinar event organised by Japan House scheduled on 25th November, honours the memory of the Japanese diplomat Chiune Sugihara,
who was vice-consul of the Japanese Empire in Kaunas, Lithuania during WWII.

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New digital resource: William Adams in Japan (BL)

2020/11/20 (Fri) 16:57 by eajrs
From the British Library:
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Kuzushiji workshop 2021 in preparation

2020/10/14 (Wed) 13:17 by eajrs
We are pleased to announce that we are preparing to hold the NIJL/EAJRS Kuzushiji Workshop in online format in the spring of 2021. As this Workshop series has never been held in online, we are having rigorous discussion with NIJL to be able to deliver the most effective means of the workshop in these pandemic circumstances. Detailed information such as the schedule, contents, and method of the workshop will be notified when we reach a final decision by early 2021.
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