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From Deauville to NO-ville
Following on from his visit to the jointly held G8 and G20 summits in Canada last summer, Professor Hugo Dobson also attended the G8 Summit in May 2011, hosted by ...
Posted 9 Nov 2011 02:01 by Web Admins (Ben Caesar)
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The Great East Japan Earthquake
Thomas McAuley offers a personal and academic view on the recent turmoil in Japan in two new articles in his blog, 'Thoughts on Japan'.
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Posted 8 Jun 2011 22:55 by Web Admins (Ben Caesar)
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Spiritual Advisors in Japan
Japan's spiritual advisors for hire.4 tomatoes, 500g of chicken, is my husband cheating on me?, 1kg of oranges ... - Wednesday, 8 October 2008The other day, on my way ...
Posted 23 May 2011 00:01 by Web Admins (Ben Caesar)
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The First Days of Field-work
The trials of PhD field-work in JapanConducting qualitative-based field research in Japan presents unique challenges to the fledgling social sciences researcher: maintaining a relationship with a native ...
Posted 22 May 2011 23:50 by Web Admins (Ben Caesar)
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Let's Get Personal!
Author: Dr Thomas McAuley
This past week has been Intro Week here in Sheffield, when the new students come up to register and begin to find their way around the ...
Posted 29 Sep 2011 02:13 by Thomas McAuley
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The Great East Japan Earthquake – An Academic View
Author: Dr Thomas McAuley
While the extent of the disaster in Tōhoku is such that the immediate response has to be at the level of offering whatever humanitarian and other ...
Posted 25 Jul 2011 04:25 by Thomas E McAuley
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The Great East Japan Earthquake – A Personal View
Author: Dr Thomas McAuley
Like so many other people throughout the world on 11 March this year, I woke up to news of an unfolding disaster underway in Japan. I ...
Posted 8 Jun 2011 07:20 by Thomas McAuley
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Why Japanese Sociology Matters
Professor Patricia Steinhoff examines Japan's significance in sociological studies
Patricia Steinhoff is Professor of Sociology at the University of Hawaii at Manoa. Her research interests include social movements, conflict ...
Posted 23 May 2011 02:23 by Web Admins (Ben Caesar)
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Japanese History: Civilization, Cigarettes and Capitalism
Professor Florian Coulmas examines the relationship between Japan's rapid economic development and the pursuit of happiness.
Florian Coulmas is Director of the German Institute for Japanese Studies Tokyo (DIJ ...
Posted 23 May 2011 02:18 by Web Admins (Ben Caesar)
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International Marriage
Chizu discusses the challenges of international marriage.
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Posted 23 May 2011 01:45 by Web Admins (Ben Caesar)
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Introducing 'Practice With Chizu'
Welcome to 'Practice with Chizu' - this audio blog aims to help you practise listening to the different modes of Japanese.As part of the mission of the National Insitute of ...
Posted 23 May 2011 01:42 by Web Admins (Ben Caesar)
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