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Modern Japan History Association @modernjapanhist.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

On Thursday, October 8! Don't miss Jordan Sand's 2026 MJHA Distinguished Annual Lecture, "The Stuff of Japanese History: Materialist Approaches". From 7:00-8:30 pm ET (Friday, 10/9, 8:00-9:30 am JST)! Register for Zoom here: mjha.org/event-6695701

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Modern Japan History Association @modernjapanhist.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

In one week! Holly Stephens (U of Edinburgh) on her new book “Empire by Association: Agriculture and the Reorganization of the Rural Economy in Colonial Korea”, in conversation with Jun Uchida (Stanford U) and Joseph Seeley (U of Virginia). Register for Zoom here: mjha.org/event-6787760

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Modern Japan History Association @modernjapanhist.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

In a week! 河西棟馬 (Kawanishi Toma, Inst. of Science Tokyo) on his new book “Research and Development in a 'Late Developer' Japan: Telecommunications, Engineers, and Nationalism”, with Hiromi Mizuno (U of Minn. Twin Cities) and Sayaka Chatani (Nat'l U of Singapore). Register: mjha.org/event-6741356

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Konrad Lawson @kml.muninn.net · 21/09/2026

Started a new resource page mostly for students on Frog in a Well: Primary Sources: Modern Japanese History The main event is a searchable database of over 3,000 books and pamphlets etc. in western languages from 1850-1955 open access online. froginawell.net/reference/mo...

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Nick Kapur @nickkapur.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

Another version of my book's cover, now with 100% more OBI

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Nick Kapur @nickkapur.bsky.social · 08/09/2026

The Japanese translation of my book has a cover! Coming this October from @misuzu_shobo

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Modern Japan History Association @modernjapanhist.bsky.social · 03/09/2026

On September 10! Thomas Conlan (Princeton) on his new book “Kinkakuji and Kitayama: Space, Place, Monuments and Memory in Japan 1222-1994”, in conversation with Mimi Yiengpruksawan (Yale) and Nick Kapur (Rutgers U Camden). Register for Zoom here: mjha.org/event-6756506

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Modern Japan History Association @modernjapanhist.bsky.social · 01/09/2026

Mark your calendars!!! Jordan Sand (Georgetown) will give the Modern Japan History Association's 2026 Distinguished Annual Lecture, "The Stuff of Japanese History: Materialist Approaches," on Thursday, Oct. 8 (Oct. 9 in Japan). REGISTER FOR ZOOM HERE: mjha.org/event-6695701

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Modern Japan History Association @modernjapanhist.bsky.social · 30/07/2026

A video of the recent MJHA "New Books on Japan" discussion with Sandra Wilson and Robert Cribb regarding their recent "Twelve Japanese War Criminals and One Who Got Away" is now available on the MJHA YouTube channel!

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New Books on Japan: "Twelve Japanese War Criminals and One Who Got Away"

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Modern Japan History Association @modernjapanhist.bsky.social · 24/07/2026

For future viewing, a video of the recent ANU Japan Institute / MJHA co-sponsored "New Books on Japan" discussion with Peter Mauch regarding his recent "Tojo: The Rise and Fall of Japan's Most Controversial World War II General" is now available on the MJHA YouTube channel!

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New Books on Japan: "Tojo: The Rise and Fall of Japan's Most Controversial World War II General "

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Modern Japan History Association @modernjapanhist.bsky.social · 19/07/2026

A video of the recent MJHA "New Books on Japan" discussion with Sayaka Chatani on her recent "A Nation Within: North Korean Zainichi in Postimperial Japan" is now available on the MJHA YouTube channel! Please have a look or share with anyone else who might be interested

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New Books on Japan: Sayaka Chatani on "A Nation Within: North Korean Zainichi in Postimperial Japan"

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Modern Japan History Association @modernjapanhist.bsky.social · 14/07/2026

July 21! 鶴園裕基 (Tsuruzono Yūki, Kagawa U) on his new book 『「人の移動」の国際政治―東アジア冷戦体制の形成と日本華僑』(Internat'l Politics of Migration: Overseas "Chinese" in Japan and the Cold War Regime in E. Asia), with Evan Dawley (Goucher) and Tadashi Ishikawa (U of Ctrl Florida). Register for Zoom: mjha.org/event-6611093

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Modern Japan History Association @modernjapanhist.bsky.social · 11/07/2026

For future viewing, or if you were unable to join us, a video of the recent MJHA "New Books on Japan" discussion with Hannah Shepherd regarding her recent "The Narrowing Sea: Fukuoka, Pusan, and the Rise and Fall of an Imperial Region" is now available on the MJHA YouTube channel!

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New Books on Japan: "The Narrowing Sea: Fukuoka, Pusan, and the Rise and Fall of an Imperial Region"

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Modern Japan History Association @modernjapanhist.bsky.social · 07/07/2026

On July 14th! Peter Mauch (U of Western Sydney) on his new book “Tojo: The Rise and Fall of Japan's Most Controversial World War II General”, in conversation with Andrew Levidis (Australian National U) and Simon Avenell (Australian National U). Register for Zoom here: mjha.org/event-6712444

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Modern Japan History Association @modernjapanhist.bsky.social · 15/06/2026

A video of the recent MJHA "New Books on Japan" discussion with Kristin Roebuck regarding her new "Japan Reborn: Race and Eugenics from Empire to Cold War" is now available on the MJHA YouTube channel!

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New Books on Japan: Kristin Roebuck, "Japan Reborn: Race and Eugenics from Empire to Cold War"

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Modern Japan History Association @modernjapanhist.bsky.social · 09/06/2026

In one week! Sandra Wilson (Murdoch U) and Robert Cribb (Australian National U) on their new book “Twelve Japanese War Criminals and One Who Got Away”, in conversation with Sarah Kovner (Columbia U) and Kirsten Ziomek (Adelphi U). Register for Zoom here: mjha.org/event-6693624

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Ben Waber @bwaber.bsky.social · 01/06/2026

First was a great talk (in Japanese) by Matsuzawa Yusaku on the social history of Japan during the Meiji era, with commentary (in English) from @msanders.bsky.social at @modernjapanhist.bsky.social www.youtube.com/watch?v=oLAK... (2/5)

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New Books from Japan #13: Matsuzawa Yusaku (Keio) on 日本近代社会史 ("A Social History of Modern Japan")

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Modern Japan History Association @modernjapanhist.bsky.social · 21/05/2026

For anyone interested, MJHA's recent roundtable on the history behind myths about the ninja and the samurai is now available on the MJHA YouTube Channel! Featuring Ran Zwigenberg (Penn State), Polina Barducci (Cambridge), Rob Tuck (ASU), and Oleg Benesch (York University). Link in the replies!

Modern Japan History Association Roundtable #4: Ninja vs. Samurai - Warrior Icons in History, Popular Culture, and the Martial Arts

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Modern Japan History Association @modernjapanhist.bsky.social · 01/06/2026

A video of the recent MJHA "New Books from Japan" discussion with Matsuzawa Yusaku regarding his recent「日本近代社会史」("A Social History of Modern Japan") is now available on the MJHA YouTube channel! Please have a look, and feel free to share this link with anyone else who might be interested.

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New Books from Japan #13: Matsuzawa Yusaku (Keio) on 日本近代社会史 ("A Social History of Modern Japan")

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Modern Japan History Association @modernjapanhist.bsky.social · 27/05/2026

In a week! Sayaka Chatani (National University of Singapore) on her new book “A Nation Within: North Korean Zainichi in Postimperial Japan”, in conversation with Yumi Kim (University of California Berkeley) and Joseph Seeley (University of Virginia). Register for Zoom here: mjha.org/event-6602790

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Modern Japan History Association @modernjapanhist.bsky.social · 21/05/2026

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Modern Japan History Association @modernjapanhist.bsky.social · 21/05/2026

May 28! 松沢裕作 (Matsuzawa Yusaku, Keio U) on his new book 『日本近代社会史 -- 社会集団と市場から読み解く 1868-1914』(A Social History of Modern Japan: Social Groups and a Market Economy), in conversation with M. Anderson (Smith College) and 池田真歩 (Ikeda M., Tokyo Metropolitan U). Register here: mjha.org/event-6654259

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Modern Japan History Association @modernjapanhist.bsky.social · 14/05/2026

On May 20! Midori Ogasawara (U of Victoria) on her new book "Colonial Surveillance: Technologies of Identification and Control in Japan’s Empire", in conversation with Miriam Kingsberg Kadia (U of Colorado) and Nick Kapur (Rutgers U Camden). Register for Zoom here: mjha.org/event-6614303

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Modern Japan History Association @modernjapanhist.bsky.social · 13/05/2026

A video of the recent MJHA "New Books on Japan" discussion with Jung Lee regarding her "Renaming Plants and Nations in Japanese Colonial Korea" (Routledge, 2025) is now available on the MJHA YouTube channel!

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New Books on Japan: Jung Lee, "Renaming Plants and Nations in Japanese Colonial Korea"

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Modern Japan History Association @modernjapanhist.bsky.social · 05/05/2026

In one week! MJHA presents a roundtable on “Ninja vs. Samurai” featuring Polina Barducci (U of Cambridge), Oleg Benesch (U of York), Robert Tuck (Arizona State U), and moderated by Ran Zwigenberg (Pennsylvania State U). Register for Zoom here: mjha.org/event-6617253

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Modern Japan History Association @modernjapanhist.bsky.social · 27/04/2026

On May 4! Hannah Shepherd (Yale U) on her new book “The Narrowing Sea: Fukuoka, Pusan, and the Rise and Fall of an Imperial Region”, in conversation with Tessa Morris-Suzuki (Australian National U) and Joseph Seeley (U of Virginia). Register for Zoom here: mjha.org/event-6433046

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Modern Japan History Association @modernjapanhist.bsky.social · 27/04/2026

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Nick Kapur @nickkapur.bsky.social · 24/04/2026

For anyone interested, there will be a conference in honor of the retirement of historian Andrew Gordon at Harvard on May 8, featuring scholars from around the world. The conference is free and open to the public, and there will also be a livestream for people tuning in remotely.

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Modern Japan History Association @modernjapanhist.bsky.social · 25/04/2026

Mark your calendars! MJHA will host a roundtable on the historical truth behind ninjas and samurai on Tuesday, May 12! Featuring Polina Barducci, @OlegBenesch, Robert Tuck, and Ran Zwigenberg!

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Oleg Benesch @olegb.bsky.social · 22/04/2026

I'm thrilled to announce "Global Samurai I" - a special issue of Japan Review, featuring 11 open-access articles and with a wonderful cover by Tetsuya Noguchi. This research feeds into and builds upon the "Samurai" exhibition now on at the British Museum 1/12 nichibun.repo.nii.ac.jp/search?searc...

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Victor Seow @eastasiascitech.bsky.social · 23/04/2026

𝗛𝗼𝘄 𝗺𝗶𝗴𝗵𝘁 𝗮𝗻 𝗲𝘅𝗮𝗺𝗶𝗻𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗼𝗳 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗵𝗶𝘀𝘁𝗼𝗿𝘆 𝗼𝗳 𝗠𝗮𝗻𝗰𝗵𝘂𝗿𝗶𝗮'𝘀 𝗹𝗮𝗿𝗴𝗲𝘀𝘁 𝘀𝘆𝗻𝘁𝗵𝗲𝘁𝗶𝗰 𝗳𝗲𝗿𝘁𝗶𝗹𝗶𝘇𝗲𝗿 𝗺𝗮𝗻𝘂𝗳𝗮𝗰𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗲𝗿 𝗲𝗻𝗿𝗶𝗰𝗵 𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝘂𝗻𝗱𝗲𝗿𝘀𝘁𝗮𝗻𝗱𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗼𝗳 𝗮𝗴𝗿𝗶𝗰𝘂𝗹𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗲 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗶𝗻𝗱𝘂𝘀𝘁𝗿𝘆 𝗶𝗻 𝗶𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗿𝘄𝗮𝗿 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝘄𝗮𝗿𝘁𝗶𝗺𝗲 𝗝𝗮𝗽𝗮𝗻? Upcoming S&T in Asia talk by Hiromi Mizuno (UMN)! Zoom registration: seow.scholars.harvard.edu/STinAsia #histstm 🧪

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Modern Japan History Association @modernjapanhist.bsky.social · 20/04/2026

A video of the recent MJHA "New Books on Japan" discussion with Hilary Holbrow regarding her "The Future Is Foreign: Women and Immigrants in Corporate Japan" (@CornellPress) is now available on the MJHA YouTube channel!

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New Books on Japan: Hilary Holbrow, "The Future Is Foreign: Women and Immigrants in Corporate Japan"

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sakura christmas @prof-christmas.bsky.social · 21/04/2026

Trinity College is hiring a VAP in Japanese History to teach a pre-1868 survey and a natural disasters seminar for 2026-27. Search committee asks for a cover letter, including a brief explanation of their teaching experience, CV, and names of two referees to lidija.petrus@trincoll.edu by May 4.

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New Books on Japan: Hilary Holbrow, "The Future Is Foreign: Women and Immigrants in Corporate Japan"

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Modern Japan History Association @modernjapanhist.bsky.social · 10/04/2026

A video of the recent MJHA "New Books on Japan" discussion with Akiko Takenaka regarding her "Mothers Against War: Gender, Motherhood, and Peace Activism in Cold War Japan" is now available on the MJHA YouTube channel!

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New Books on Japan: "Mothers Against War: Gender, Motherhood, and Peace Activism in Cold War Japan"

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New Books on Japan: "Mothers Against War: Gender, Motherhood, and Peace Activism in Cold War Japan"

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