JSAC
The purpose of the Japan Studies Association of Canada (JSAC)
is to promote Japan Studies in Canada and to contribute
towards increase in knowledge about Japan and Canada-Japan
relations by:
- Encouraging Canadian scholars and other interested
persons to conduct research on Japan in all academic
fields;
- Sponsoring conferences and publishing proceedings of the
conferences and other papers;
- Encouraging Japanese scholars and any person interested
in Japan studies to share their knowledge with the members
of the Association.
Bulletin
The
2018 JSAC membership
fee is now payable (period of January 1 -
December 31, 2018): Link
JSAC 31st Annual Conference October
11-14, 2018 at the University of
Alberta, hosted
by Prince Takamado Japan Centre for
Teaching and Research at the
University of Alberta in collaboration
with the University of Calgary
Theme: “Japan’s World / The World’s
Japan: Images, Perceptions and
Reactions”
Call for Papers Deadline: 1 June 2018
Conference website: Link
Newsletter: Fillable
information template
Honours: Congratulations!
- Professor Fumiko Ikawa-Smith was awarded
the Order of the Sacred Treasure, Gold
Rays with Rosette in 2003: Link
- Norio Ota was honoured with the title of
'Profesor Invitado' by Universidad de La
Habana, Cuba in 2013: Link
- Professor Ken
Coates and Professor Jacob
Kovalio received 2014 Japanese
Foreign Minister's Commendation: Link (Coates) Link (Kovalio)
- Professor
Michael W. Donnelly was awarded
The Order of the Rising Sun in
2014: Link
- Norio Ota receives
2015 Japanese Foreign Minister's
Commendation: Link1
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Link4
- Professor Ken
Coates elected to be fellow of the Royal
Society of Canada: Link
- Norio Ota commended by York University
as a 2016 York U Research Leader: Link
- Professor X. Jie
Yang, University of Calgary, received
Order of the Rising Sun, Gold Rays with
Rosette in the Imperial Decorations,
spring 2016: Link1
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Link3
Link4
- Professor Carin
Holroyd received the University of
Saskatchewan J.W. George Ivany
Internationalization Award.
- Ambassador Joseph
Caron received 2017 Order of the Rising
Sun, Gold and Silver Star: Link
- Professor Fumiko
Ikawa-Smith, McGill University receives
the
Award for Lifetime Service to the
Japan Studies Association of Canada
(JSAC) in 2017: This award is made
to honour an outstanding
contribution to the mission of the
Japan Studies Association of Canada
(JSAC): Initiated in 2017, the award
recognizes exceptional service and
commitment to JSAC and to the study
of Japan in Canada. The award
acknowledges and publicly celebrates
these outstanding contributions and
the integrity and dedication the
recipient has brought to the
association.
- Ms. Natasha Fox and
Mr. Evan Koike (runner-up) received
the 2017 Pringsheim Award for
excellent papers among graduate
students.
JSAC Publication:
- JSAC2012-13
Proceedings publication:
Link
- JSAC2014
Proceedings: Link
- JSAC2015
Japan and Canada in
Comparative Perspective:
Economics: Link
- JSAC/JACS/JCERN2015
Culture,
Identity and Citizenship in Japan and
Canada: Link
- JSAC2016 Globalizing
Japan: Issues in Language, Linguistics
and Japanese Society: Link
Photos
- Please
send photos.
Older
photos can be found in the Database.
- JSAC2014_photos (Google Drive): Link
- JSAC2015_photos
(Google Drive): Link
- JSAC2016_photos
(Google Drive): Link
- JSAC2017_photos
(Google Drive): Link
Events &
Opportunities:
- (CFP) Journal of
International and Advanced
Japanese Studies 2018-19: Link
- Position:
Jarislowsky CAPI East Asia (Japan)
Chair, University of Victoria: Link
- Position: University Of
Toronto Political Science (deadline
October 9, 2018): Link
- Conference: 'The
Nonhuman in Japanese Culture and
Society: Spirits, Animals, Technology',
University of Victoria, Victoria, BC,
September 21-24, 2018: Link
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