http://www.wreac.org/ Tue, 10 Nov 2009 07:26:39 +0000 FeedCreator 1.7.2 http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/WREAC/~3/ZFNZkw0Kbgk/281-new-japanese-and-chinese-mas <p><img title="Gain research skills in the area of Chinese and Japanese studies with the White Rose East Asia Centre." src="http://www.wreac.org/images/stories/promotions/adv-ma/japan-china.jpg" alt="Japan and China - two cityscapes." width="220" height="166" /></p> <h2 class="W_Article">New advanced MAs in <a href="http://www.wreac.org/index.php?option=com_content&amp;view=article&amp;id=279&amp;catid=2&amp;Itemid=5">Japanese</a> and <a href="http://www.wreac.org/index.php?option=com_content&amp;view=article&amp;id=277&amp;catid=1&amp;Itemid=4">Chinese</a> Studies now available for enrolment</h2> <h2 class="W_Article">Study with one of Europe's largest and most prestigious centres for Asian Studies</h2><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/WREAC/~4/ZFNZkw0Kbgk" height="1" width="1"/> the webteam Thu, 11 Jun 2009 04:38:00 +0000 http://www.wreac.org/component/content/article/3-news/281-new-japanese-and-chinese-mas http://www.wreac.org/component/content/article/3-news/281-new-japanese-and-chinese-mas http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/WREAC/~3/IZdh8jiyJ5M/278-civilization-cigarettes-capitalism <p style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.wreac.org/index.php?option=com_content&amp;view=article&amp;id=278&amp;catid=2&amp;Itemid=5"><img title="Florian Coulmas is Director of the German Institute for Japanese Studies Tokyo (DIJ). DIJ recently established a research focus entitled, &quot;Happiness in Japan, continuities and discontinuities&quot;." src="http://www.wreac.org/images/stories/profiles/non-wreac/coulmas_f.jpg" alt="Portrait photo of Florian Coulmas. Florian Coulmas is Director of the German Institute for Japanese Studies Tokyo (DIJ). DIJ recently established a research focus entitled, &quot;Happiness in Japan, continuities and discontinuities&quot;." height="312" width="220" /></a></p> <h2 class="W_Article">Florian Coulmas examines the relationship between Japan's rapid economic development and the pursuit of happiness</h2><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/WREAC/~4/IZdh8jiyJ5M" height="1" width="1"/> Florian Coulmas Thu, 04 Jun 2009 12:52:00 +0000 http://www.wreac.org/nijs/278-civilization-cigarettes-capitalism http://www.wreac.org/nijs/278-civilization-cigarettes-capitalism http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/WREAC/~3/ejKuWgwycLI/273-ecardc9-programme <p><img title="Group photo with some of the attendees of the ECARDC Conference." src="http://www.wreac.org/images/stories/group_crop_220.jpg" alt="Photo of attendees of the ECARDC Conference." width="220" height="149" /></p> <h2 class="W_Article">Ninth European Conference on Agriculture and Rural Development in China. Presentations now available.</h2> <span class="W_Article"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/WREAC/~4/ejKuWgwycLI" height="1" width="1"/> the webteam Thu, 30 Apr 2009 09:31:00 +0000 http://www.wreac.org/nics/273-ecardc9-programme http://www.wreac.org/nics/273-ecardc9-programme http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/WREAC/~3/JOtVopVKggA/248-c-dent-wins-japanese-book-prize <p class="W_Article"><img style="margin: 0px 10px 10px 0px;" title="Dr Christopher M Dent" src="http://www.wreac.org/images/stories/copy of chris is the study - 1 small.jpg" alt="copy of chris is the study - 1 small" width="150" height="172" /></p> <h2 class="W_Article"><a href="http://www.wreac.org/index.php?option=com_mtree&amp;task=viewlink&amp;link_id=466&amp;Itemid=">Dr Christopher Dent</a> winner of Masayoshi Ohira Memorial Special Prize for <em>East Asian Regionalism</em>.</h2> <p><span class="W_Article"> </span></p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/WREAC/~4/JOtVopVKggA" height="1" width="1"/> the webteam Wed, 29 Apr 2009 00:00:00 +0000 http://www.wreac.org/component/content/article/3-news/248-c-dent-wins-japanese-book-prize http://www.wreac.org/component/content/article/3-news/248-c-dent-wins-japanese-book-prize http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/WREAC/~3/hNPQhBmbTo0/253-language-tech-powerword-lite <p class="W_Article"><a href="http://www.wreac.org/study/253-language-tech-powerword-lite.html"><img title="Kingsoft PowerWord Lite can be used to lookup Chinese on-the-fly in most applications. It is bundled here with the excellent Google pinyin-based IME." src="http://www.wreac.org/images/stories/chinesespeakers/kingsoft/0.jpg" alt="Kingsoft PowerWord Lite can be used to lookup Chinese on-the-fly in most applications. It is bundled here with the excellent Google pinyin-based IME." width="220" /></a></p> <h2 class="W_Article">Free software from Google and Kingsoft proves excellent aid to Chinese language study and input.</h2> <p><span class="W_Article"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/WREAC/~4/hNPQhBmbTo0" height="1" width="1"/> Ben Caesar Sat, 14 Mar 2009 02:32:00 +0000 http://www.wreac.org/study/253-language-tech-powerword-lite http://www.wreac.org/study/253-language-tech-powerword-lite http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/WREAC/~3/UkZ69xpi5Yk/289-toj-01 <div class="WR_Article"> <p><img src="http://www.wreac.org/images/stories/user/tommcauley/toj_blog/study1.png" alt="study1" height="82" width="128" /></p> <h2>Why the Japanese language's reputation for toughness might not be all that deserved.</h2><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/WREAC/~4/UkZ69xpi5Yk" height="1" width="1"/> Thomas McAuley Fri, 20 Feb 2009 11:22:00 +0000 http://www.wreac.org/nijs/289-toj-01 http://www.wreac.org/nijs/289-toj-01 http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/WREAC/~3/houn7Cs6Kk0/237-from-the-field-japanese-shamanism-itako <p class="W_Article"><a href="http://www.wreac.org/index.php?option=com_content&amp;view=article&amp;id=237:from-the-field-japanese-shamanism&amp;catid=59:study-news&amp;Itemid=6"><img title="On the bank of sai-no-kawara visitors are busy praying and building cairns." src="http://www.wreac.org/images/stories/user/ioannisgaitanidis/20080725/sai-no-kawara.JPG" alt="On the bank of sai-no-kawara visitors are busy praying and building cairns." height="165" width="220" /></a></p> <h2 class="W_Article">The <em>itako</em>, 50 years after Carmen Blacker.</h2> <p> </p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/WREAC/~4/houn7Cs6Kk0" height="1" width="1"/> Ioannis Gaitanidis Wed, 10 Dec 2008 21:26:00 +0000 http://www.wreac.org/study/237-from-the-field-japanese-shamanism-itako http://www.wreac.org/study/237-from-the-field-japanese-shamanism-itako http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/WREAC/~3/Ro96LjfT_3M/216-from-the-field-tibetan-monasteries-photo-essay <p class="W_Article"><a href="http://www.wreac.org/study/216-from-the-field-tibetan-monasteries.html"><img title="Shva rDZong Ri KHrod monastery (Chinese: Xiazong si), Ping’an county, Qinghai province. The founder of the Gelugpa school of Tibetan Buddhism, Tsongkhapa, was ordained at this monastery aged three. The monastery now has four attendant monks." src="http://www.wreac.org/images/stories/user/janecaple/200812_photoessay/6.jpg" alt="Shva rDZong Ri KHrod monastery (Chinese: Xiazong si), Ping’an county, Qinghai province. The founder of the Gelugpa school of Tibetan Buddhism, Tsongkhapa, was ordained at this monastery aged three. The monastery now has four attendant monks." width="220" height="293" /></a></p> <h2 class="W_Article">A Photo Essay: The Diversity of Tibetan Buddhist monasteries in today's Qinghai and Gansu provinces.</h2> <p><span class="W_Article"> </span></p> <p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/WREAC/~4/Ro96LjfT_3M" height="1" width="1"/> Jane Caple Wed, 10 Dec 2008 18:35:00 +0000 http://www.wreac.org/study/216-from-the-field-tibetan-monasteries-photo-essay http://www.wreac.org/study/216-from-the-field-tibetan-monasteries-photo-essay http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/WREAC/~3/fKeqlegalpw/209-nanjing-conference-2008 <p class="W_Article"><a href="http://www.wreac.org/index.php?option=com_content&amp;view=article&amp;id=209&amp;catid=1:nics-news&amp;Itemid=4"><img class="W_Article" src="http://www.wreac.org/images/stories/articles/nanjing_oct_2008.jpg" alt="Professor Christiansen addressing the Nanjing Conference audience." width="220" height="205" /></a></p> <h2 class="W_Article">Affirming the International Importance of Chinese Sociology<br /></h2> <p><span class="W_Article"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/WREAC/~4/fKeqlegalpw" height="1" width="1"/> Flemming Christiansen Thu, 30 Oct 2008 16:27:00 +0000 http://www.wreac.org/nics/209-nanjing-conference-2008 http://www.wreac.org/nics/209-nanjing-conference-2008 http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/WREAC/~3/9Yl3MEYBL-M/46-why-japan-matters <p class="W_Article"><a href="http://www.wreac.org/index.php?Itemid=5&amp;option=com_content&amp;view=article&amp;id=46:why-japan-matters&amp;catid=2:nijs-news"><img class="W_Article" title="Kaneko Masaru is Professor of Economics, Keio University." src="http://www.wreac.org/images/stories/profiles/non-wreac/kaneko_masaru.jpg" alt="Kaneko Masaru is Professor of Economics, Keio University." width="150" height="203" /></a></p> <h2 class="W_Article">Professor Kaneko considers Japan's relevance in a rapidly globalising world.</h2> <p><span class="W_Article"> </span></p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/WREAC/~4/9Yl3MEYBL-M" height="1" width="1"/> Kaneko Masaru Tue, 21 Oct 2008 14:05:00 +0000 http://www.wreac.org/nijs/46-why-japan-matters http://www.wreac.org/nijs/46-why-japan-matters