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The Harumi Befu Prize Recipients
2025 Hyogo University, April 4th–6th (joint JAWS/AJJ conference) Marta FANASCA (University of Bologna, Hosei University) Ritualizing Intimacy: Gender, Female Agency, and the Commodification of Desire in Contemporary Japan’s Pink Economy…
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In Memoriam: Harumi Befu (1930–2022)
We are bereft of two members in 2022, Harumi Befu and Mark Bookman, memorialized here thanks to Tom Gill: In Memoriam Harumi Befu 1930 – 2022 I first met Harumi…
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Announcing the winners of the 2025 Befu and Bookman prizes
At the joint JAWS/AJJ conference held at Hyogo University held in Kobe April 4-6, judging was conducted to award the third edition each of the Harumi Befu prize and the…
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Pardon our dust! Website renovations underway
We appreciate your patience as we make improvements to our website.
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Details on JAWS/AJJ conference logistics
In 2025, the Japan Anthropology Workshop/ Anthropology of Japan in Japan joint Conference will be held in Kobe. Here is some information from the onsite organizer, Dr. Carmen Tamas. The…
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2025 JAWS/AJJ Conference CFP Extension
The deadline for submitting a proposal for the joint JAWS/ AJJ Conference has been extended. Please check the details below and the previous call for papers. Conference dates: April 4~6,…
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An opportunity to feature Japan Anthropologists on Japanese Television!
We have been requested to share the following opportunity: “Hi everyone! I’m Greg Tulchin, a TV director currently working on the NHK program「最深日本研究 〜外国人博士の目〜」 a new documentary series which began…