Shin Takahashi

Call for Papers : ASAH Inaugural Conference 2026 Join us for the Australian Society for Asian Humanities Inaugural Conference in 2026 at the University of Sydney.

Spread the word! Australian Society for Asian Humanities invites all scholars & PGs from around the world in any fields of Asian Humanities to send their paper abstracts to celebrate the launch of the NEW chapter of our field! See you in Sydney July 2026!

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The 2026 Australian Society for Asian Humanities (ASAH) Emerging Scholar Award

We invite entries from eligible applicants.

We are looking forward to receiving your entry.

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New Books on Japan: "The Translocal Island of Okinawa: Anti-Base Activism & Grassroots Regionalism" YouTube video by Modern Japan History Association

Thank you, @modernjapanhist.bsky.social, for offering me a chance to talk about my recent publication. Your very generous invitation was much appreciated.

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My third year chairing @asah-sydney.bsky.social's Emerging Scholar Award. Great papers from across AUS/NZ ECRs. My deep gratitude goes to this year's judging panel members (Dr @emeraldlking.bsky.social, Dr Lewis Mayo and Professor Robert Cribb) for their commitment.
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Yes!!!

November 2023 Read the November issue of Perspectives on History.

The November issue of Perspectives on History is now available to read online! From transimperial experience to trouble in Texas, lost refuges, and the city's edge, this issue is full of border stories. 🗃️

Tekapo.

I’ve started reading this masterpiece by our colleague, @manjeetsp.bsky.social, with great interest!

The Once and Future World Order: Why the West Needs to Work with 'the Rest' | Te Pokapū Take Rautaki Aotearoa / Centre for Strategic Studies | Te Herenga Waka—Victoria University of Wellington A public lecture by the 2025 Sir Howard Kippenberger Visiting Chair in Strategic Studies.

Looking forward to having Amitav Acharya as the 2025 Sir Howard Kippenberger Visiting Chair in Strategic Studies at the Centre for Strategic Studies @vicuniwgtn.bsky.social @davidcapie.bsky.social! Do join us (& register) for his exciting public lecture on 3 April! www.wgtn.ac.nz/strategic-st...

Grief, Gender, and Loss in a Late Ming Séance (Prof Nicole Richardson) Australian Society for Asian Humanities Seminar Series

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“Turf War”, at The Art of Banksy.

Thinking of my family and friends in South Korea.

Re-articulating the war and the occupation. Gabe Satoshi.

今週の本棚：鼎談　台湾の文化と文学　評者・池澤夏樹、川本三郎、新井一二三 | 毎日新聞 ◆台湾の文化と文学　鼎談（ていだん） 　■評者　池澤夏樹（作家）　川本三郎（評論家）　新井一二三（明治大教授、中文コラムニスト） 　■推薦・川本氏 　◆歩道橋の魔術師　呉明益・著、天野健太郎・訳（河出文庫・1078円）

【書評】11/30毎日新聞「鼎談書評　台湾の文化と文学」で新井一二三さんが『台湾、あるいは孤立無援の島の思想』をご紹介くださいました。
「政治学の本で、なかなか歯ごたえはあるが、…「なぜ」と思うことの答えが全て書かれている。」
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Our dear colleague, Em Prof Sekhar Bandyopadhyay's new edited volume.

こうして、なし崩し的に事態が進んで行く。

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Before Identity

Before Identity: The Question of Method in Japan Studies

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試し読み | 『虚空へ』谷川俊太郎 | 新潮社 「夥しい言葉の氾濫に、小さくてもいいから詩の杭を打ちたい」デビュー以来つねに第一線にありつづける国民的詩人、谷川俊太郎。70年の詩作を経て至った、瑞々しく自由なる新境地。誕生の不思議、いま触れている感覚、死の向こう……老

Anyone, please translate this book.
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Shuntaro Tanikawa, giant of Japanese poetry, dies aged 92 The poet also wrote the lyrics for the Astro Boy theme song and translated Peanuts into Japanese

His last work was to reduce the word count when writing poetry.

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This was an absolutely terrific lecture with a great turnout. Honestly, I didn't expect to be joined by so many people for a summer event. Thank you all for attending the lecture. For those who missed it, I will try to make the recording publicly available online.

Starting in 40 minutes!

Victoria University of Wellington, SLC Research Seminar

“Whales, South Sea Islanders and the Japanese discovery of the Pacific”

By Prof. Tessa Morris-Suzuki

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My favourite bakery, cafe, and community space in Yomitan, Okinawa: The Commons.

The Virtual Museum of Balinese Painting has undergone a major make-over. We're still fixing some things (like the bibliography link), but thanks to the Systemik team, I've been able to add a lot more: heurist-usyd.cloud.edu.au/heurist/?db=...

Please share with your Japan gender studies grad student networks! Last year’s was so
fun.

SLC Research Seminar - Tessa Morris-Suzuki | Te Kura o ngā Reo me ngā Tikanga-ā-iwi / School of Languages and Cultures | Te Herenga Waka—Victoria University of Wellington This seminar explores stories of Pacific Islanders who arrived in Japan via whaleships and Japanese castaways rescued by whalers before Japan's 1853 'opening'.

Listen up, Asian studies folks! Our research seminar with a wonderful guest, Prof Tessa Morris-Suzuki, TOMORROW! Zoom link is available on the website. Check it out!
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