Join us in early December as we discuss Yukio Montoya's collection of short stories, THE LONESOME BODYBUILDER -- winner of the Akutagawa Prize and Kenzaburo Oe Prize. "In this delightful collection, realistic setups turn magical and surreal to illuminate deeper themes of marriage, gender and love." ―The New York Times Book Review, Editors’ Choice The JETAANY Book Club is open to anyone ...READ MORE »

Come celebrate the end of the year with us at our traditional bonenkai spot - ShabuZen, "Boston’s home for personal, authentic, Asian "Hot-Pot" cuisine." Appetizers are on us! See you at 6:00 PM at ShabuZen, 80 Brighton Ave, Allston, MA 02134 December 14th! Nijikai to follow (karaoke anyone?)! We will also be playing White Elephant Gift Exchange! To participate, please bring a ...READ MORE »

The 2020 Annual Spring Conference of the American Association of Teachers of Japanese (AATJ) will be held in Washington, DC, on Thursday, March 19, 2020, in conjunction with the annual meeting of the Association for Asian Studies. Proposals are invited for individual papers and panels in the following areas/categories: (1) pedagogy, (2) linguistics, (3) literature, (4) second language acquisition, (5) language and ...READ MORE »

We are pleased to announce that the 26th Princeton Japanese Pedagogy Forum (PJPF) will take place on May 9-10, 2020 at Princeton University. The theme of the Forum is "Power of Language Education: The Role of Language (First, Second, and Foreign Language) in Education" Two keynote speakers, Professor Ittoku Tomano (Kumamoto University) and Professor Seiichi Makino (Princeton University) have been ...READ MORE »

The Department of Asian Languages and Cultures at Macalester College (Saint Paul, MN) is pleased to announce the 28th Conference of the Central Association of Teachers of Japanese (CATJ) on May 30- 31, 2020. We are excited to carry on the tradition of bringing together Japanese language professionals from across the US and Canada to network and share their research ...READ MORE »