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Modern Japan History Association @modernjapanhist.bsky.social · 7h

A fully referenced, full-text version of Andrew Gordon's 2025 MJHA Distinguished Annual Lecture "After the Pandemic: Revising a Textbook and Rethinking History" can now be found on the MJHA website!

Click here: tinyurl.com/32z6mzmr

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Modern Japan History Association @modernjapanhist.bsky.social · 1d

In one week!

高媛 (Ko En/Gao Yuan, Komazawa U) on a new book, 帝国と観光―「満洲」ツーリズムの近代 (Empire and Tourism: Modern Japanese Tourism in Manchuria), with Ken Ruoff (Portland State U), 蘭信三 (Araragi Shinzo, Sophia U), and Tadashi Ishikawa (U of Central Florida).

Register for Zoom here: mjha.org/event-6206315

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Modern Japan History Association @modernjapanhist.bsky.social · 6d

A video of this year's Distinguished Lecture, "After the Pandemic: Revising a Textbook and Rethinking History," given by Andrew Gordon is now available on the MJHA YouTube channel.

Please have a look, and feel free to share with anyone who might be interested

youtu.be/EN8tx8J8KzA

2025 Annual Lecture: Andrew Gordon, "After the Pandemic: Revising a Textbook and Rethinking History"

YouTube video by Modern Japan History Association

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Tadashi Ishikawa 石川匡 @tadashiishikawa.bsky.social · 14d

On October 14/15, we @modernjapanhist.bsky.social
invite Prof. Ko En/Gao Yuan (Komazawa Univ.) to a book talk about the #Japanese #empire, #Manchuria, and #tourism. We will be joined by two discussants, Ken Ruoff and Araragi Shinzo. Mark your calendars!

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Modern Japan History Association @modernjapanhist.bsky.social · 6d

A video of this year's Distinguished Lecture, "After the Pandemic: Revising a Textbook and Rethinking History," given by Andrew Gordon is now available on the MJHA YouTube channel.

Please have a look, and feel free to share with anyone who might be interested

youtu.be/EN8tx8J8KzA

2025 Annual Lecture: Andrew Gordon, "After the Pandemic: Revising a Textbook and Rethinking History"

YouTube video by Modern Japan History Association

youtu.be

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Modern Japan History Association @modernjapanhist.bsky.social · 13d

On October 2nd!

Barak Kushner (Cambridge U) on his new book “The Geography of Injustice: East Asia's Battle between Memory and History” in conversation with Daqing Yang (George Washington U) and Emer O’Dwyer (Oberlin College).

Register for Zoom here: mjha.org/event-6314066

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Modern Japan History Association @modernjapanhist.bsky.social · 18d

A video of the recent MJHA "New Books on Japan" discussion with Angus Lockyer on "Exhibitionist Japan: The Spectacle of Modern Development" is now available on the MJHA YouTube channel!

youtu.be/mWQ7WlcpBCQ

New Books on Japan: Angus Lockyer on "Exhibitionist Japan: The Spectacle of Modern Development"

YouTube video by Modern Japan History Association

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Modern Japan History Association @modernjapanhist.bsky.social · 18d

A video of the recent MJHA "New Books on Japan" discussion with Angus Lockyer on "Exhibitionist Japan: The Spectacle of Modern Development" is now available on the MJHA YouTube channel!

youtu.be/mWQ7WlcpBCQ

New Books on Japan: Angus Lockyer on "Exhibitionist Japan: The Spectacle of Modern Development"

YouTube video by Modern Japan History Association

youtu.be

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Nick Kapur @nickkapur.bsky.social · 22d

Thrilled to finally get my hands on this brand new treatment of postwar Japanese history by one of the leading experts in our field, Simon Avenell!

Can't wait to read this one!

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Modern Japan History Association @modernjapanhist.bsky.social · 22d

Thanks again to Andrew Gordon and our moderator, Daniel Botsman, for a fantastic event yesterday!

Stay tuned in the next few weeks for a video version of Prof. Gordon's talk, and a text version with citations.

Modern Japan History Association @modernjapanhist.bsky.social · Aug 12

Mark your calendars!

The 2025 MJHA Distinguished Annual Lecture will be given by Andrew Gordon (Harvard) on Monday, September 15, 2025, and is titled "After the Pandemic: Revising a Textbook and Rethinking History."

REGISTER FOR ZOOM HERE: mjha.org/event-6201539

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Modern Japan History Association @modernjapanhist.bsky.social · 23d

Today!!!

Modern Japan History Association @modernjapanhist.bsky.social · Aug 12

Mark your calendars!

The 2025 MJHA Distinguished Annual Lecture will be given by Andrew Gordon (Harvard) on Monday, September 15, 2025, and is titled "After the Pandemic: Revising a Textbook and Rethinking History."

REGISTER FOR ZOOM HERE: mjha.org/event-6201539

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Modern Japan History Association @modernjapanhist.bsky.social · 28d

Next Monday!!!

Modern Japan History Association @modernjapanhist.bsky.social · Aug 12

Mark your calendars!

The 2025 MJHA Distinguished Annual Lecture will be given by Andrew Gordon (Harvard) on Monday, September 15, 2025, and is titled "After the Pandemic: Revising a Textbook and Rethinking History."

REGISTER FOR ZOOM HERE: mjha.org/event-6201539

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Modern Japan History Association @modernjapanhist.bsky.social · 28d

Next Monday!!!

Modern Japan History Association @modernjapanhist.bsky.social · Aug 12

Mark your calendars!

The 2025 MJHA Distinguished Annual Lecture will be given by Andrew Gordon (Harvard) on Monday, September 15, 2025, and is titled "After the Pandemic: Revising a Textbook and Rethinking History."

REGISTER FOR ZOOM HERE: mjha.org/event-6201539

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Nick Kapur @nickkapur.bsky.social · Sep 3

For those who understand German, you might enjoy this podcast about thefascinating history of Kyu Sakamoto's 1961 song "Ue o Muite Arukō," also known as "Sukiyaki" outside of Japan, for which I was interviewed (along with Michael Bourdaghs) for Austrian National Radio:

sound.orf.at/podcast/oe1/...

100 Songs - Geschichte wird gemacht - "Sukiyaki" - Kyu Sakamoto (Japan, 1961)

"Sukiyaki" ist der einzige Song aus Japan, der jemals eine Nummer Eins in den USA war. Ein britischer Radio-DJ hatte sich den einfach zu merkenden Titel einfallen lassen, der nichts mit dem Inhalt des...

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Modern Japan History Association @modernjapanhist.bsky.social · Sep 1

On Monday!

Angus Lockyer (Rhode Island School of Design) on his new book “Exhibitionist Japan: The Spectacle of Modern Development”, in conversation with Jordan Sand (Georgetown University) and Joseph Seeley (University of Virginia).

Register for Zoom here: mjha.org/event-6239996

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Modern Japan History Association @modernjapanhist.bsky.social · Aug 12

Mark your calendars!

The 2025 MJHA Distinguished Annual Lecture will be given by Andrew Gordon (Harvard) on Monday, September 15, 2025, and is titled "After the Pandemic: Revising a Textbook and Rethinking History."

REGISTER FOR ZOOM HERE: mjha.org/event-6201539

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Modern Japan History Association @modernjapanhist.bsky.social · Aug 13

A video of the recent MJHA "Research Exchange Seminar" discussion of the book 『帝国大学の朝鮮人：大韓民国エリートの起源』("Koreans in the Imperial University: The Origin of South Korean Elites") is now available on the MJHA YouTube channel!

youtu.be/SdJ_FkionpE

Research Exchange Seminar #4: 帝国大学の朝鮮人 (Koreans in the Imperial University)

YouTube video by Modern Japan History Association

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Modern Japan History Association @modernjapanhist.bsky.social · Aug 13

A video of the recent MJHA "Research Exchange Seminar" discussion of the book 『帝国大学の朝鮮人：大韓民国エリートの起源』("Koreans in the Imperial University: The Origin of South Korean Elites") is now available on the MJHA YouTube channel!

youtu.be/SdJ_FkionpE

Research Exchange Seminar #4: 帝国大学の朝鮮人 (Koreans in the Imperial University)

YouTube video by Modern Japan History Association

youtu.be

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Modern Japan History Association @modernjapanhist.bsky.social · Aug 12

Mark your calendars!

The 2025 MJHA Distinguished Annual Lecture will be given by Andrew Gordon (Harvard) on Monday, September 15, 2025, and is titled "After the Pandemic: Revising a Textbook and Rethinking History."

REGISTER FOR ZOOM HERE: mjha.org/event-6201539

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Modern Japan History Association @modernjapanhist.bsky.social · Aug 5

On Monday!

Pieter Van Lommel (Tokyo Keizai U) on his new book "The Age of the ‘Country Teacher’: Japanese Literature, Education and Media in the Second Half of the Meiji Period", in conversation with 鈴木貴宇 (Suzuki Takane, Waseda U).

Register for Zoom here: www.mjha.org/event-6259090

A screenshot of the event information with text in English and Japanese, featuring an image of a green-and-ivory book cover with Japanese text and several images related to Meiji era scholarship.

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Modern Japan History Association @modernjapanhist.bsky.social · Aug 8

A video of the recent "New Books from Japan" event on 朝鮮映画の時代: 帝国日本が創造した植民地表象 ("The Age of Korean Cinema: Colonial Representations Created by Imperial Japan") by 梁仁實 (Yang Insil, Iwate University) is now available on our YouTube channel!

Please share with anyone interested!

youtu.be/qtdmixdYgSw

New Books from Japan #9: Yang Insil on 朝鮮映画の時代 ("The Age of Korean Cinema")

YouTube video by Modern Japan History Association

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Modern Japan History Association @modernjapanhist.bsky.social · Aug 5

On Monday!

Pieter Van Lommel (Tokyo Keizai U) on his new book "The Age of the ‘Country Teacher’: Japanese Literature, Education and Media in the Second Half of the Meiji Period", in conversation with 鈴木貴宇 (Suzuki Takane, Waseda U).

Register for Zoom here: www.mjha.org/event-6259090

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Modern Japan History Association @modernjapanhist.bsky.social · Jul 1

Happening soon!

Modern Japan History Association @modernjapanhist.bsky.social · Jun 27

On Tuesday, July 1st!

梁仁實 (Yang Insil, Iwate University) on his new book 朝鮮映画の時代: 帝国日本が創造した植民地表象 (The Age of Korean Cinema: Colonial Representations Created by Imperial Japan) in conversation with Jonathan Glade (University of Melbourne).

Register for Zoom here: www.mjha.org/event-6183687

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Modern Japan History Association @modernjapanhist.bsky.social · Jun 27

On Tuesday, July 1st!

梁仁實 (Yang Insil, Iwate University) on his new book 朝鮮映画の時代: 帝国日本が創造した植民地表象 (The Age of Korean Cinema: Colonial Representations Created by Imperial Japan) in conversation with Jonathan Glade (University of Melbourne).

Register for Zoom here: www.mjha.org/event-6183687

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Modern Japan History Association @modernjapanhist.bsky.social · Jun 16

FINAL CALL: nominations for the 2026 MJHA Book Prize and F. Hilary Conroy First Book Prize are due July 1.

Prizes will honor books in Japan Studies with a 2024 copyright year.

Publishers and MJHA members can nominate books here: mjha.org/Book-Prize

Please share widely!

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