A misogi handwashing font with dippers and a stone basin of water at Usa Jingu

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  • Pardon our dust! Website renovations underway

    We appreciate your patience as we make improvements to our website.

  • 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…

  • 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,…

  • 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…

  • ANNOUNCING THE WINNERS OF THE 2024 BEFU AND BOOKMAN PRIZES

    The 2024 AJJ Conference was held on the weekend of November 30 to December 1 at the Aobayama campus of Tōhoku University. For the second year, we were delighted to…

  • Details on 2024 Meeting, Tohoku University

    Deadline for Submissions has been extended to Sunday 3 November. See previous blog posts for details on the conference. Click the titles below to go to the entry forms for…

  • AJJ

    ******* SUBMISSION DEADLINE EXTENDED! ******* ANTHROPOLOGY OF JAPAN, IN JAPAN 2024 CONFERENCE TOHOKU UNIVERSITY, SENDAI, NOVEMBER 30~DECEMBER 1 Dear friends,    The deadline for submissions for the AJJ conference at Tohoku…

  • New Book Announcement

    We would like to announce the publication of Teaching Japan: A Handbook. This should be an ideal reference book for university libraries, and everyone teaching a course related to Japan and…