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On Thursday! Thomas Conlan (Princeton University) on his new book “Kings in All but Name: The Lost History of Ouchi Rule in Japan, 1350-1569” in conversation with Adam Clulow (University of Texas). Register for Zoom here: mjha.org/event-5866859

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CFP for an edited collection: “Japanese Video Games and Critiques of the Western Aesthetic Tradition.” call-for-papers.sas.upenn.edu/cfp/2025/02/... If interested, send abstract (300 words) & CV to DA Hall & Austin Anderson ([email protected]) by 31 March 2025. Please share!

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I got to know the main presenter, Mr. Kawashima, for some project and I was so impressed by how much work he does to generate pedagogy and share knowledge with Japanese high school history teachers. He's amazing. Join us to learn what is going on in classrooms from him.

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In a week! Research Seminar #3: The Future of High School History Education in Japan with Mr. Kawashima Keiichi (Doshisha High School), Prof. Narita Ryuichi (Emeritus Prof., Nihon Women's U), and Sayaka Chatani (Associate Prof., Nat'l U of Singapore). Register for Zoom here: mjha.org/event-5974354

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In a week! Research Seminar #3: The Future of High School History Education in Japan with Mr. Kawashima Keiichi (Doshisha High School), Prof. Narita Ryuichi (Emeritus Prof., Nihon Women's U), and Sayaka Chatani (Associate Prof., Nat'l U of Singapore). Register for Zoom here: mjha.org/event-5974354

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MJHA is thrilled to announce that the 2025 Modern Japan History Association Book Prize has been awarded to Ryo Morimoto's book "Nuclear Ghost: Atomic Livelihoods in Fukushima's Gray Zone"! @ucpress.bsky.social mjha.org/Book-Prize

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A video of the recent MJHA "New Books from Japan" conversation between Ko Youngran (高榮蘭, Nihon University) and Nayoung Aimee Kwon (Duke) about Prof. Ko's new book "The Publishing Empire at War: A Cultural History of Defiance" (出版帝国の戦争：不逞なものたちの文化史) is now up! youtu.be/fShzy50Z9Qw

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A video of the recent MJHA "New Books from Japan" conversation between Ko Youngran (高榮蘭, Nihon University) and Nayoung Aimee Kwon (Duke) about Prof. Ko's new book "The Publishing Empire at War: A Cultural History of Defiance" (出版帝国の戦争：不逞なものたちの文化史) is now up! youtu.be/fShzy50Z9Qw

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MJHA is thrilled to announce that the 2025 Modern Japan History Association Book Prize has been awarded to Ryo Morimoto's book "Nuclear Ghost: Atomic Livelihoods in Fukushima's Gray Zone"! @ucpress.bsky.social mjha.org/Book-Prize

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A video of the recent "New Books on Japan" conversation between Kerry Smith (Brown) and Eiko Maruko Siniawer (Williams) about Smith's new book "Predicting Disasters: Earthquakes, Scientists, and Uncertainty in Modern Japan" is now available on the MJHA YouTube channel! youtu.be/iCkMDVwSgc0

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In one week! Michiko Suzuki (University of Tokyo) on her new book “Humanitarian Internationalism Under Empire: The Global Evolution of the Japanese Red Cross Movement, 1877–1945”, in conversation with Jessamyn Abel (Pennsylvania State University). Register for Zoom here: mjha.org/event-5763612

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MJHA is thrilled to announce the three finalists for the 2025 Modern Japan History Association Book Prize! Congratulations to Matthew Augustine, Ryo Morimoto, and Jun Uchida for their excellent work! @ucpress.bsky.social

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Interested in #humanitarianism, #internationalism, #empire, #war, or #Japan? Come hear Michiko Suzuki talk about her excellent book on the Japanese Red Cross Society. Register for the Zoom event in the posted link below.

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In one week! Michiko Suzuki (University of Tokyo) on her new book “Humanitarian Internationalism Under Empire: The Global Evolution of the Japanese Red Cross Movement, 1877–1945”, in conversation with Jessamyn Abel (Pennsylvania State University). Register for Zoom here: mjha.org/event-5763612

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MJHA is thrilled to announce the three finalists for the 2025 Modern Japan History Association Book Prize! Congratulations to Matthew Augustine, Ryo Morimoto, and Jun Uchida for their excellent work! @ucpress.bsky.social

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A video of the recent "New Books on Japan" conversation between Kerry Smith (Brown) and Eiko Maruko Siniawer (Williams) about Smith's new book "Predicting Disasters: Earthquakes, Scientists, and Uncertainty in Modern Japan" is now available on the MJHA YouTube channel! youtu.be/iCkMDVwSgc0

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こちらも大変楽しみです。「歴史総合」で高校生は何を学んでるんだろ、の問いを考えてるうちに、その実践のど真ん中にいらっしゃるお二人にお話ししてもらえることになりました。ふるってご参加ください。

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We are delighted to announce that MJHA's inaugural F. Hilary Conroy First Book Prize has been awarded to Hannah Gould (University of Melbourne) for her book "When Death Falls Apart: Making and Umaking the Necromaterial Traditions of Contemporary Japan"!

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Do you need more time to get your abstract in? now due 3rd February 2025! Deadline Extended to 3 February* CFP: Japanese Studies Association of Australia Conference 2025. #japanesestudies #history #language #flows #identities #anaiwancountry @modernjapanhist.bsky.social @apjjf.bsky.social

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We are delighted to announce that MJHA's inaugural F. Hilary Conroy First Book Prize has been awarded to Hannah Gould (University of Melbourne) for her book "When Death Falls Apart: Making and Umaking the Necromaterial Traditions of Contemporary Japan"!

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I am pleased to announce the publication of my book, Geographies of Gender, on January 23, from @cambridgeup.bsky.social. You can use GGOG2024 as a promo code to have a copy from their website. It will be also available on Amazon and elsewhere.

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My essay with Matthew Booker, "Seed Oyster Inspection, Matsushima Bay, Circa 1958," is now online in Environmental History! It's a first step in our project to rethink Northeastern Japan and the North American Pacific Northwest in aquacultural terms. www.journals.uchicago.edu/doi/10.1086/...

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Tomorrow!!!

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On Tuesday, next week! Fang Yu Hu (Cal Poly Pomona) and Tadashi Ishikawa (Central Florida) on their new books “Good Wife, Wise Mother” and “Geographies of Gender”, respectively, in conversation with Seiji Shirane (City College of New York). Register for Zoom here: mjha.org/event-5838693

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Reminder! MJHA members, please vote by January 24.

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This Friday!!

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Very honored to be a finalist for the Modern Japan History Association dissertation prize! Kudos to my fellow new PhDs for your winding roads, journeys, and stories ☺️ 日本史の団体から博論の賞のファイナリストにしていただきました。ありがとうございます！

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We are delighted to announce that the 2025 Charlotte J. Conroy Dissertation Prize has been awarded to John Kanbayashi for his dissertation "Hydraulic Taiwan: Colonial Conservation under Japanese Imperial and Chinese Nationalist Rule, 1895-1964"!

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We are thrilled to announce the three finalists for MJHA's 2025 Charlotte J. Conroy Dissertation Prize! Congratulations to finalists Michelle Hauk, John Kanbayashi, and @eriktd.bsky.social!

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Next week! MJHA presents New Books from Japan #8: "The Publishing Empire at War: A Cultural History of Defiance," featuring author Ko Youngran (Nichidai) in conversation with Naiyoung Aimee Kwon (Duke)! Register for Zoom here: mjha.org/event-5974323

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Official ballots for the 2025 MJHA Distinguished Annual Lecturer are now available to MJHA members! Each MJHA member gets one vote and votes are anonymous. Vote here (member login required): mjha.org/Sys/Poll/58701

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MJHA bilingual series is hosting another exciting book talk from Japan! (トークは日本語でどなたでも参加できます） January 17 (Friday): 9pm Japan Time. 出版帝国の戦争：不逞なものたちの文化史 The Publishing Empire at War: A Cultural History of Defiance Presenter: 高榮蘭 Discussant: Nayoung Aimee Kwon (Duke University) #MJHA #Japan

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In case it's useful for teaching or research, a text version of Carol Gluck's recent 2024 MJHA Distinguished Annual Lecture, titled "Thirteen Ways of Looking at Modern Japanese History: Time Past, Present, Future," is now available here: tinyurl.com/yktc58py

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I'll be back in Vancouver for the first time in far too long on Jan 30 give a talk on how samurai became a global icon and how societies around the world also searched their own supposedly medieval pasts to find similar symbols and ideals (livestream also available) asia.ubc.ca/events/event...

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In case it's useful for teaching or research, a text version of Carol Gluck's recent 2024 MJHA Distinguished Annual Lecture, titled "Thirteen Ways of Looking at Modern Japanese History: Time Past, Present, Future," is now available here: tinyurl.com/yktc58py

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For anyone interested, a video of the recent "New Books on Japan" conversation between Susan Westhafter Furukawa (Beloit College) and Rebecca Copeland (Wash U) about Furukawa's new book "The Afterlife of Toyotomi Hideyoshi" is now available on the MJHA YouTube channel! youtu.be/QOxhU0qlKmA

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For anyone interested, a video of the recent "New Books on Japan" conversation between Susan Westhafter Furukawa (Beloit College) and Rebecca Copeland (Wash U) about Furukawa's new book "The Afterlife of Toyotomi Hideyoshi" is now available on the MJHA YouTube channel! youtu.be/QOxhU0qlKmA

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For anyone interested, a video of Carol Gluck's 2024 MJHA Distinguished Annual Lecture "Thirteen Ways of Looking at Modern Japanese History: Time Past, Present, Future" is now up on the MJHA YouTube Channel! youtu.be/q9HuvWHlhhc

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For anyone interested, a video of Carol Gluck's 2024 MJHA Distinguished Annual Lecture "Thirteen Ways of Looking at Modern Japanese History: Time Past, Present, Future" is now up on the MJHA YouTube Channel! youtu.be/q9HuvWHlhhc

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Happening now!!!

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Today!!!

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This Thursday! MJHA presents Kerry Smith (Brown) on his new book "Predicting Disasters: Earthquakes, Scientists, and Uncertainty in Modern Japan," in conversation with Eiko Maruko Siniawer (Williams), Dec. 12, 7-8:30 pm ET! Sign up for Zoom here: mjha.org/event-5768180

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Thanks to all who came out to Carol Gluck's MJHA Distinguished Annual Lecture yesterday! For those who missed it, a recording will go up on the MJHA YouTube channel soon! And as a reminder, nominations for the 2025 Lecturer are open now (member login required): mjha.org/Distinguishe...

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This should be illegal and impossible.

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