Apr 20 2011

Scholarly Articles on Japan Earthquake Posted

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The Tohoku Geographical Association 東北地理学会 has posted articles about the recent Tohoku Earthquake. They are now available on their website:

English-language articles
Japanese-language articles

See the Earthquake and Tsunami Resources page and the Nuclear Crisis Resources page for more links to more resources on the disaster.

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Apr 18 2011

Kokushi Daijiten Now Available at UBC

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UBC Library has just started to subscribe to the web-based Kokushi Daijiten (Encyclopedia of Japanese History). Users can search the full-text of all 54,000 entries included in this resource, which contains the entire content of the 15-volume print edition. To access the database:
1) go to the information page
2) click on “via the web”
3) click on the ログイン button

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Apr 18 2011

New Japanese e-books

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We have recently purchased the following new e-books, available through NetLibrary. To browse the Japanese-language e-book collection within NetLibrary, go to the previous blog entry on this topic.

Meiji Culture
明治文化全集. 第十四巻, 時事小説編
Meiji bunka zenshū. Vol 14 (Jiji shōsetsu hen) 
明治文化全集. 第二十巻, 風俗編
Meiji bunka zenshū. Vol 20 (Fūzoku hen)
明治文化全集. 第二十七巻, 婦人問題編
Meiji bunka zenshū. Vol 27 (Fujin mondai hen) 

Language
Eigo, Nihongo 英語・日本語
Kenkyūsha Nihongo hyōgen katsuyō jiten 研究社日本語表現活用辞典
Nihongo journal Jan 2007 (日本語ジャーナル. 2007年 1月号)
Nihongo journal Feb 2007 (日本語ジャーナル. 2007年 2月号)
Nihongo journal Mar 2007 (日本語ジャーナル. 2007年 3月号)
Nihongo journal Apr 2007 (日本語ジャーナル. 2007年 4月号)
Nihongo ruigi hyōgen tsukaiwake jiten 日本語類義表現使い分け辞典
Ruigigo tsukaiwake jiten 類義語使い分け辞典

Kabuki
御浜御殿綱豊卿
Ohama goten Tsunatoyokyō 
鏡山旧錦絵. 加賀見山再岩藤
Kagamiyama kokyō no nishikie. Kagamiyama gonichi no iwafuji
籠釣瓶花街酔醒. 神明恵和合取組
Kagotsurube sato no eizame ; Kami no megumi wagō no torikumi
勧進帳. 毛抜. 暫. 鳴神. 矢の根
Kanjinchō. Kenuki. Shibaraku. Narukami. Ya no ne 
桐一葉. 鳥辺山心中. 修禅寺物語
Kiri hitoha. Toribeyama shinjū. Shuzenji monogatari
傾城反魂香 ; 嫗山姥 ; 国性爺合戦 ; 平家女護島 ; 信州川中島合戦
Keisei hangonkō ; Komochi yamauba. Kokusenʾya kassen ; Heike Nyogo no shima ; Shinshū Kawanakajima kassen
天衣紛上野初花
Kumo ni magō Ueno no hatsuhana 
五大力恋緘 ; 桜門五三桐
Godairiki koi no fūjime ; Sanmon gosan no kiri
新版歌祭文
Shinpan utazaimon
菅原伝授手習鑑
Sugawara denju tenarai kagami
蔦紅葉宇津谷峠 ; 青砥稿花紅彩画
Tsutamomiji Utsunoyatōge ; Aoto-zōshi hana no nishikie
東海道四谷怪談
Tōkaidō Yotsuya kaidan
舞踊集
Butōshū
伽羅先代萩. 伊達競阿国戯場
Meiboku sendaihagi. Datekurabe Okuni kabuki
義経千本桜
Yoshitsune senbonzakura

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Apr 15 2011

Nuclear Crisis Resources Page

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I’ve created a Nuclear Crisis Resources page on the blog. The page includes links to information on Japan’s nuclear reactor situation, and to resources on radiation levels in the country. I will still post links to general pages related to the March 11 disaster, as well as earthquake and tsunami-specific news sources to the Earthquake & Tsunami Resources page.

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Apr 14 2011

New Japanese Titles – April

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Art
秋田蘭画の近代 Akita ranga no kindai
浮世絵は語る Ukiyoe wa kataru
江戸絵画の不都合な真実 Edo kaiga no futsugō na shinjitsu
江戸の書 Edo no sho
画家たちの「戦争」 Gakatachi no “sensō”
北澤美術館所蔵日本画名品集 Kitazawa Bijutsukan shozō nihonga meihinshū
日本イラストレーション史 Nihon irasutorēshon-shi

Cinema
黒澤明 「七人の侍」創作ノート Kurosawa Akira “Shichinin no samurai” sōsaku nōto
現代映画思想論の行方 Gendai eiga shisōron no yukue

Culture
妖怪文化の伝統と創造 Yōkai bunka no dentō to sōzō

Economics
企業城下町の形成と日本的経営 Kigyō jōkamachi no keisei to Nihon-teki keiei
伝統産業の成立と発展 Dentō sangyō no seiritsu to hatten
戦後日本経済論 Sengo Nihon keizairon

History
海を渡ったアイヌ Umi o watatta Ainu
中世結城氏の家伝と軍記 Chūsei Yūki-shi no kaden to gunki
ケンペルとシーボルト : 「鎖国」日本を語った異国人たち Kenperu to Shīboruto: “sakoku” Nihon o katatta ikokujintachi
京都の近代と天皇 Kyōto no kindai to tennō
写真でみる実録日露戦争 Shashin de miru jitsuroku Nichi-Ro Sensō
詳細図説信長記 Shōsai zusetsu Nobunaga ki
都市を区切る Toshi o kugiru
日中韓歴史大論争 Nichi-Chū-Kan rekishi daironsō
風俗図説 Fūzoku zusetsu
歴史としての日米安保条約 Rekishi to shite no Nichi-Bei anpo jōyaku
歴博フォーラム戦後日本の大衆文化 Rekihaku fōramu Sengo Nihon no taishū bunka
歴博フォーラム占領下の民衆生活 Rekihaku fōramu senryōka no minshū seikatsu

Language & Literature
芥川賞はなぜ村上春樹に与えられなかったか Akutagawa-shō wa naze Murakami Haruki ni ataerarenakatta ka
移動する女性たちの文学 : 多文化時代のジェンダーとエスニシティ Idōsuru joseitachi no bungaku: tabunka jidai no jendā to esunishiti
伊勢物語の表現を掘り起こす Ise monogatari no hyōgen o horiokosu
和泉式部 : 和歌と生活 Izumi Shikibu: waka to seikatsu
Midorikawa.
江戸のことわざ遊び : 幕末のベストセラーで笑う Edo no kotowaza asobi: Bakumatsu no besuto serā de warau
江戸時代の古文書を読む : 幕末の動乱 Edo jidai no komonjo o yomu : bakumatsu no dōran
漢文と東アジア : 訓読の文化圏 Kanbun to Higashi Ajia: kundoku no bunkaken
日本の翻訳論 Nihon no honʼyakuron
日本語と日本語教育のための日本語学入門 Nihongo to Nihongo kyōiku no tame no Nihongogaku nyūmon
「源氏物語」英訳についての研究 “Genji monogatari” Eiyaku ni tsuite no kenkyū
幕末明治傑物伝 Bakumatsu Meiji ketsubutsuden
複数のテクストへ : 樋口一葉と草稿研究 Fukusū no tekusuto e: Higuchi Ichiyō to sōkō kenkyū
能楽研究講義録 Nōgaku kenkyū kōgiroku
万葉集を訓んだ人々 Manʼyōshū o yonda hitobito
夢を見るために每朝僕は目覚めるのです : 村上春樹インタビュー集1997-2009 Yume o miru tame ni maiasa boku wa mezameru no desu

Manga
戦後エロマンガ史 Sengo ero mangashi
サラリーマン漫画の戦後史 Sararīman manga no sengoshi

Political Science
脱グローバリズムの世界像 Datsu gurōbarizumu no sekaizō
小泉改革の政治学 Koizumi kaikaku no seijigaku
参議院とは何か, 1947-2010 Sangiin to wa nani ka, 1947-2010

Religion & Philosophy
「おのずから」と「みずから」 “Onozukara” to “mizukara”
現代人の死生観と葬儀 Gendaijin no shiseikan to sōgi
仏教と差別 Bukkyō to sabetsu
躍動する中世仏教 Yakudōsuru chūsei Bukkyō

Women’s & Gender Studies
思想と文化 Shisō to bunka (Jendā-shi sōsho series ジェンダー史叢書)
少女領域 Shōjo ryōiki
女性学入門 : ジェンダーで社会と人生を考える Joseigaku nyūmon: jendā de shakai to jinsei o kangaeru

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Apr 03 2011

災害後の相互支援ミーティング Japanese Emergency Support Team Meetings

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Please see the following notice from the Japanese Emergency Support Team (JEST) regarding additional meetings for those in the UBC community that have been affected by the disaster in Japan.

Informal group sessions are available to anyone wishing to share their thoughts, feelings, and experiences related to the recent earthquake and tsunami disaster in Japan. Meetings will be held in Japanese every Wednesday on UBC campus, facilitated by professionally trained Japanese-speaking bilingual counsellors who are volunteering their time and expertise. Students, faculty, staff, and their friends are welcome to attend these small group sessions on a drop-in basis.

• Every Wednesday (5pm – 6.30pm)
• Dates: March 30, April 6, April 13, April 20, and April 27, 2011
• Room 304A in Scarfe Building (3rd floor, Scarfe Faculty of Education Building), 2125 Main Mall (west of University Bookstore), 10-min. walk from UBC Bus Terminal
• Free, open to all, drop-in basis
• Language: Japanese

For more information, please contact us in English or Japanese at ubcsupport@hotmail.co.jp. No prior reservation is necessary.

Offered by: Japanese Emergency Support Team (JEST) – UBC
Leader-in-Charge: Dr. Ishu Ishiyama, associate professor of counselling psychology, Faculty of Education, UBC.

[Announcement in Japanese]

災害後の相互支援ミーティング(日本語)の開催のお知らせ

このたびの東北関東大震災で、ご家族、ご友人をお亡くしになられた方々へ心より御悔み申し上げます。

この地震と津波の大災害で、海外在住の方々は多大なるショックと不安を覚えておられることと思います。このような状況に際しまして、大学院レベルで臨床カウンセリングの専門教育を受けた有志がボランティアグループとしてJapanese Emergency Support Team (JEST) – UBCを立ち上げました。こちらにおられる日本人の留学生や教職員やお知り合いの方々に話し合いと相互支援のための集談会の場を提供することを目的としております。3月23日に行われた第1回目に引き続き、毎週水曜日午後5時から6時半まで下記の場所にて集談会を開催いたします。開始時間に遅れて来た人も参加できます。

• 日時:毎週水曜日 5.00pm-6.30pm(3月30日、4月6日、4月13日、4月20日、4月27日)
• 場所: UBC Scarfe Bldg. (Room 304A) 教育学部スカーフビル3階(UBCバス停より徒歩約10分:UBC Bookstoreからさらに西に1ブロック)Address: 2125 Main Mall, Vancouver, BC V6T 1Z4
• 無料、どなたでも歓迎、予約不要、言語は日本語

さらにまた、悲しみ、不安、無力感、ストレス、学業・業務への集中力低下、家族の方の抱えるストレス、などの悩みや心配事について話し合ったり相談をする機会を希望する方の要望にこたえて、上記の集談会のほかに、必要に応じてサポートグループや短期の個人相談も無料にて行います。

お問い合わせは ubcsupport@hotmail.co.jp まで日本語か英語でご連絡ください。
Japanese Emergency Support Team (JEST) – UBC
(支援チーム責任者・UBC教育学部カウンセリング心理学講座准教授・石山一舟)

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Mar 23 2011

Japan’s Media Coverage Sparks Criticism

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A UBC alum currently residing in Tokyo has passed along the following links to recent sites and articles which are critical of the coverage of the nuclear situation in Japan by the non-Japanese press.

JPQuake
a wiki created by “various people … who are sick of the sensationalist, overly speculative, and just plain bad reporting that has gone on since the Tohoku quake in Japan last Friday (March 11)”
“Wall of Shame: Media Slammed for Japan Crisis Coverage”
from The New Zealand Herald
“Foreign media take flak for fanning fears”
from The Japan Times

Look in the Earthquake & Tsunami Resources Page for more about the issues related to the disaster.

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Mar 21 2011

災害後ミーティング Support Group Meetings for Japanese Students Affected by Recent Disaster in Japan

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The first support meeting of UBC’s Japanese Emergency Support Team (JEST) will be held on March 23. Please see below for details. Future meetings will be posted under “Discussions” in the Earthquake & Tsunami Resources page.

An informal and supportive meeting will be held in Japanese and facilitated by Japanese-speaking professional counsellors and counsellors-in-training at UBC who are volunteering their time and expertise. There will be a short information session followed by a group discussion.

Wed., March 23, 2011 (5pm – 7pm)
Room 310 in Scarfe Building (3rd floor, Education Building, 2125 Main Mall)
Cost: Free
Open to all (max. 24 participants)

Contact: ubcsupport@hotmail.co.jp (English or Japanese)
Leader-in-Charge: Dr. Ishu Ishiyama, associate professor of counselling psychology, Faculty of Education, UBC

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Mar 21 2011

After the Quake Panel Discussion

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After the Quake: Japan Researchers Discuss Japan’s Current Catastrophe and Considerations for Canada
Bruce White, Anthropologist from Doshisha University in Japan joins UBC and Vancouver based panel of Millie Creighton, Kozue Matsumoto, Dada Docot, Larissa Dziubenko, and Greg Masuda to discuss Japan’s earthquake, tsunami and radiation disaster and researching on a fault line.

Date & Time: Tuesday, March 22nd, 11:30 – 1:00 pm
Venue: Anso 134
see poster for details

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Mar 18 2011

New Japanese Titles – Spring

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Anime
アニメ作品事典 Anime sakuhin jiten

Art and Architecture
出雲大社の建築考古学 Izumo Taisha no kenchiku kōkogaku

失われた近代建築 Ushinawareta kindai kenchiku

九相図資料集成 死体の美術と文学 Kusōzu shiryō shūsei: shitai no bijutsu to bungaku

戦争と広告 Sensō to kōkoku

日本近代建築大全 Nihon kindai kenchiku taizen

秀吉の御所参内・聚楽第行幸図屏風 Hideyoshi no gosho sandai, Jurakudai gyōkōzu byōbu

芳年月百姿 Yoshitoshi tsuki hyakushi

History
太平洋侵略史 Taiheiyō shinryakushi

写真記録 占領下の時代 Shashin kiroku, senrōyka no jidai

日本中世社会の形成と王権 Nihon chūsei shakai no keisei to ōken

藤原道長「御堂関白記」 : 全現代語訳 Fujiwara no Michinaga “Midō kanpaku ki” : zen gendaigo yaku

図説明治百年の児童史 Zusetsu Meiji hyakunen no jidōshi

律令制国家と古代宮都の形成 Ritsuryōsei kokka to kodai kyūto no keisei

Japanese Language Proficiency Test
新日本語能力試験完全攻略ガイド Shin Nihongo nōryoku shiken kanzen kōryaku gaido

短期マスター 日本語能力試験ドリル (N1-N5) Nōryoku shiken doriru

にほんごチャレンジ かんじ (N4-5) Nihongo charenji: Kanji

日本語パワードリル (文字・語彙 N1-N3) Nihongo pawā doriru

パターン別徹底ドリル 日本語能力試験 (N1&N2) Patān-betsu tettei doriru

Language Learning
上級学習者のための日本語読解ワークブック Jōkyū gakushūsha no tame no Nihongo dokkai wākubukku

使って、身につく! 漢字 x 語彙 1 Tsukatte mi ni tsuku! Kanji x goi 1 (Basic Kanji Workbook 1)

Literature
「戦時下」の女性文学 “Senjika” no josei bungaku

占領期雑誌資料大系 文学編 Senrōyki zasshi shiryō taikei

徒然草 詳密彩色大和絵本 Tsurezuregusa: shōmitsu saishoku yamato ehon

日本 SF 精神史 : 幕末・明治から戦後まで Nihon SF seishinshi: Bakumatsu, Meiji kara sengo made

日本 SF 全集 Nihon SF zenshū

変体仮名で読む源氏物語全和歌 Hentaigana de yomu Genji monogatari zenwaka

歴史・時代小說登場人物索引 Rekishi jidai shōsetsu tōjō jinbutsu sakuin

Political Science & Urban Planning
2009年、なぜ政権交代だったのか 2009-nen, naze seiken kōtai datta no ka

天下りの研究 Amakudari no kenkyū

伝統都市 Dentō toshi series

戦後日本資本主義と平成金融 “恐慌” Sengo Nihon shihon shugi to Heisei kinʼyū “kyōkō”

日本政治思想史, 十七–十九世紀 Nihon seiji shisōshi, jūshichi – jūkuseiki

Religion
真宗史料集成 Shinshū shiryō shūsei

自然と神道文化 Shizen to Shintō bunka

Women’s & Gender Studies
ジェンダー平等と多文化共生 (Gender equality and multicultural conviviality in the age of globalization) Jendā byōdō to tabunka kyōsei

新編日本のフェミニズム Shinpen Nihon no feminizumu

「主婦」の誕生 “Shufu” no tanjō

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