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About AJJ
AJJ (Anthropology of Japan, in Japan) is an active academic society dedicated to anthropological research on Japan. We bring together scholars engaged in various themes and stages of their research,…
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Related Links: Mark Bookman
Personal Blog Mark Bookman: Disability Historian and Accessibility Consultant The Japan Times New film honors life and legacy of disability pioneer Mark Bookman (PDF) IMDB Mark—A Call to Action
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The Mark Bookman Prize Recipients
2026 Sensing the Frontier: A Response to Emptiness in Namie, Fukushima prefecture Xue Yang, independent scholar Fifteen years on from the 3/11 disaster, the landscape around the crippled Fukushima #1…
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In Memoriam: Mark Bookman (1991–2022)
I well remember the first time I met Mark Bookman. He had come to attend the Anthropology of Japan, in Japan (AJJ) Conference at my home campus, Meiji Gakuin University…
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The Harumi Befu Prize Recipients
2026 Akita University, May 23rd–24th Joint winners: Felix BORTHWICK and JOSH FENG Right to Residence: The (Non)Politics of Public Housing Governance in Contemporary Japan Felix Borthwick, Duke University In this…
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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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