New Books on Japan: "Mothers Against War: Gender, Motherhood, and Peace Activism in Cold War Japan" YouTube video by Modern Japan History Association

A video of the recent MJHA "New Books on Japan" discussion with Akiko Takenaka regarding her "Mothers Against War: Gender, Motherhood, and Peace Activism in Cold War Japan" is now available on the MJHA YouTube channel!

just in time for #aas2026 I wanted to post a link to my state of the field (of modern Japanese literature) essay updated from 2018 with more data: jabeljabel.github.io/japanese-lit.... For those interested in the AAS data specifically... jabeljabel.github.io/japanese-lit...

Come to my Mentor Session at #AAS2026 to talk about "Traveling a Non-Standard Career Path." 3pm Saturday, Vancouver Convention Ctr, Ocean Foyer, Level 2.

Exhibiting JAPAN: The Japan Pavilions at the New York World's Fairs in 1939-1940 and 1964-1965 Exhibiting Japan explores Japan’s national pavilions at the 1939-40 and 1964-65 New York World’s Fairs, examining how the country presented itself at two of the most iconic cultural events of the 20th...

Wow, wish I'd had this when I was writing about the Japanese Pavilion at the New York World's Fair! www.historyofjapaneseinny.org/exhibiting-j...

Toward a Digital Future in East Asian Studies: Case Studies in Dissimilarity and Possibility Abstract. Despite growing interest in the role of digital humanities (DH) in and beyond East Asian/Asian studies, the breadth of possibilities for DH within area studies is still unclear for many rese...

I am pleased to share that our long-awaited forum in the Journal of Asian Studies, "Digital Humanities in/and Asian Studies," is out! My article examines some case studies of the possibilities DH can offer East Asian Studies. read.dukeupress.edu/journal-of-a...

Announcement for AAS 2026 Annual Conference Orientation on February 26, 2026, from 3 to 4 pm Eastern Time with registration link.

One week from today, get ready for the AAS Annual Conference with our online #AAS2026 orientation session. AAS staff will answer your questions, share their tips for conference attendees, and help you make the most of your time in Vancouver.

https://bit.ly/AAS2026-orientation

Announcement for AAS 2026 conference in Vancouver featuring new Author-Meets-Critics sessions for author discussions.

We have a new Author-Meets-Critics session type at #AAS2026, featuring 11 authors who will respond to analysis of their work. Look for the special 🗯️ icon designating these sessions in our online program!

https://aas2026.eventscribe.net/

I did this in my book _Dream Super-Express_ because I wanted to discuss various aspects of the bullet train that all overlapped chronologically. Whether anyone benefits from my having done that is hard to say, but at least one person did. (Me, I benefitted.)

Volume 52 Issue 1 | The Journal of Japanese Studies | University of California Press

The new issue of the Journal of Japanese Studies is now online! online.ucpress.edu/jjs/issue/52/1

Abby Aldrich Rockefeller Associate Curator for Asian Art

Job Opportunity: Harvard Art Musuems are hiring for a position of Associate Curator for Asian Art, specialising in Japan. Please help us circulate widely!

careers.harvard.edu/job/abby-ald...

Definitely what Tokyo needs!

𝗛𝗼𝘄 𝗱𝗶𝗱 𝗱𝗶𝘃𝗲𝗿𝘀𝗲 𝗴𝗿𝗼𝘂𝗽𝘀 𝗼𝗳 𝗹𝗶𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗻𝗲𝗿𝘀 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗶𝗿 𝗮𝘂𝗱𝗶𝘁𝗼𝗿𝘆 𝗽𝗿𝗮𝗰𝘁𝗶𝗰𝗲𝘀 𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗲 𝘁𝗼 𝗰𝗼𝗻𝘀𝘁𝗶𝘁𝘂𝘁𝗲 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗱𝗮𝗶𝗹𝘆 𝗲𝘅𝗽𝗲𝗿𝗶𝗲𝗻𝗰𝗲 𝗼𝗳 𝗖𝗵𝗶𝗻𝗲𝘀𝗲 𝘀𝗼𝗰𝗶𝗮𝗹𝗶𝘀𝗺?

Come join the Harvard S&T in Asia series for this upcoming talk by Yu Wang (Cornell)!

Zoom registration: seow.scholars.harvard.edu/STinAsia

#histstm #sts #histtech

Oh, this looks like a good book!

Life Stories From Japan | Simon Partner | Substack In these posts, I introduce you to some of the remarkable (though often unknown) Japanese men and women whose stories I found interesting. I think these stories are a great way to learn more about Jap...

Check out Simon Partner's "Life Stories from Japan" simonpartner.substack.com

The Crisis of the Humanities and the Future of Japanese Studies: A Book Launch and Conversation with Seth Jacobowitz & Jonathan E. Abel. Date Tuesday, February 3, 2026

Next week Seth Jacobowitz & Jonathan E. Abel will be launching the new book "Modern Japanese Literary Studies" at the University of Pittsburgh. Register for the virtual conversation at pitt.zoom.us/meeting/regi...

📣Call for graduate students in Japan Studies! Application deadline is this Friday the 23rd at 5pm ET⏳

Looking forward to seeing everyone in Vancouver very soon!

tr.jpf.go.jp/conference-a...

An advertisement split into teal and white backgrounds with an outline of Japan made up of pixel squares (the logo for Digital Humanities Japan). It says "Association for Asian Studies 2026 Meeting-in-Conjunction. Join us to catch up on the latest in digital Japan Studies! Interested in having a few minutes to introduce a new project or idea? Email Paula R. Curtis (prcurtis@g.ucla.edu) before the conference! Since this is the lunch hour, come early and we'll end within an hour. saturday March 14, 12:15pm to 1:15 pm VCC Room 119.

Save the date! We will hold our usual meeting-in-conjunction for Digital Humanities Japan at #AAS2026 in Vancouver in March (3/14). If you would like to have a few minutes to showcase a recent project, please email me prior to the conference! 💻🗾

We are pleased to announce the Digital Humanities and Digitization Workshop for Japanese Materials workshop, which will be held 3/13 during #AAS2026! Learn about text encoding, codicology, & more from field experts. 💻 The workshop is free, but please register by 2/15! docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...

The Great Wall of China at sunset with a call for applications for East & Inner Asia Council small grants, deadline February 2, 2026.

Whether you're conducting short-term research, organizing a conference/seminar, building a website, or digging into a translation project, an AAS EIAC grant can offer support. Apply for one by February 2 and get the resources you need to do the work.

bit.ly/EIAC26

AAS 2026 Call for Mentors - Association for Asian Studies Apply by January 30, 2026 to become a Conference Mentor at AAS 2026 in March! The AAS Conference Mentor Program connects early career Asianists with advanced scholars, teachers, and professionals to b...

Willing to run a mentoring session at #AAS2026? Time to sign up! www.asianstudies.org/aas-2026-cal...

The Islands and the Stars | Stanford University Press The Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) is among the six largest national space agencies in the world, along with China's CNSA, US's NASA, and Russia's Roscosmos. JAXA's budget is more than $1 b...

Subodhana Wijeyeratne has saved me the trouble of writing a history of Japan's space program! And he's published his book with my favorite press @stanfordpress.bsky.social www.sup.org/books/asian-...

What Makes Transportation History: The Rickshaw Past and the Contested Meaning of a Modern Concept Abstract. The idea that societies progress from rickshaw to railroad has been ubiquitous in discourses of colonialism and technological determinism since t

This is exciting ... academic.oup.com/ahr/article-...
#transportation #history

What could go wrong?

_Verge: Studies in Global Asias_ is inviting proposals from potential guest editors. Send us your ideas for a special issue!

Any historians of post-WWII Europe here? What primary sources & scholarship do you use to teach upper-level History majors about legal, intellectual, institutional, cultural (etc) democratization in post-WWII Germany & Italy? #history #democracy

The new issue is out!
#Japan

From Sewage to Clean Water: What Three Global Cities Teach us About Climate Ingenuity - Earth Day Droughts in the Western U.S. are getting worse and worse. Water reclamation, which can turn sewage back into drinkable water, is a step towards a solution.

Climate ingenuity with water: www.earthday.org/from-sewage-...
(Note: the editor added the word "global" to the title; not the author's word choice.)

Leave it to the Finns, man ...

How Cats Control the Climate: Why We Need to Protect Tigers - Earth Day Tigers play an important role for both their ecosystems and the climate. While some conservation has been successful, there is still much more to accomplish.

Happy International Tiger Day! More from Benjamin Abel: www.earthday.org/how-cats-con...

6 Greenwashing Ploys to Watch Out For - Earth Day As consumers become more and more environmentally conscious, greenwashing is running rampant. Here are 6 examples of common methods companies use to trick you.

www.earthday.org/6-greenwashi...