January 11, 2026 at 11:32 AM
For anyone interested, a video of Carol Gluck's 2024 MJHA Distinguished Annual Lecture "Thirteen Ways of Looking at Modern Japanese History: Time Past, Present, Future" is now up on the MJHA YouTube Channel!
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2024 MJHA Distinguished Annual Lecture: Carol Gluck, "13 Ways of Looking at Modern Japanese History"
YouTube video by Modern Japan History Association
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December 16, 2024 at 11:13 PM
For anyone interested, a video of Carol Gluck's 2024 MJHA Distinguished Annual Lecture "Thirteen Ways of Looking at Modern Japanese History: Time Past, Present, Future" is now up on the MJHA YouTube Channel!
youtu.be/q9HuvWHlhhc
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MJHA bilingual series is hosting another exciting book talk from Japan! (トークは日本語でどなたでも参加できます）
January 17 (Friday): 9pm Japan Time.
出版帝国の戦争：不逞なものたちの文化史
The Publishing Empire at War: A Cultural History of Defiance
Presenter: 高榮蘭
Discussant: Nayoung Aimee Kwon (Duke University)
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January 17 (Friday): 9pm Japan Time.
出版帝国の戦争：不逞なものたちの文化史
The Publishing Empire at War: A Cultural History of Defiance
Presenter: 高榮蘭
Discussant: Nayoung Aimee Kwon (Duke University)
#MJHA #Japan
January 6, 2025 at 3:45 AM
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April 15, 2025 at 7:43 PM
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For anyone who is interested, a video recording of the recent Modern Japan History Association roundtable discussion on "Shōgun" is now available on the MJHA YouTube channel!
Here is the link: youtu.be/w9s3D4HXlU8
Here is the link: youtu.be/w9s3D4HXlU8
MJHA Roundtable "Remaking Shōgun: Historians Assess"
In the wake of the latest television remake of James Clavell's celebrated novel Shōgun, a panel of distinguished historians of early modern Japan and England...
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May 7, 2024 at 10:29 PM
For anyone who is interested, a video recording of the recent Modern Japan History Association roundtable discussion on "Shōgun" is now available on the MJHA YouTube channel!
Here is the link: youtu.be/w9s3D4HXlU8
Here is the link: youtu.be/w9s3D4HXlU8
MJHA is excited to announce that MJHA members have voted Jordan Sand (Professor of Japanese History, Georgetown University) the 2026 MJHA Distinguished Annual Lecturer!
Professor Sand will give his lecture via Zoom in October 2026 - stay tuned for more details!
Professor Sand will give his lecture via Zoom in October 2026 - stay tuned for more details!
February 27, 2026 at 11:36 PM
MJHA is excited to announce that MJHA members have voted Jordan Sand (Professor of Japanese History, Georgetown University) the 2026 MJHA Distinguished Annual Lecturer!
Professor Sand will give his lecture via Zoom in October 2026 - stay tuned for more details!
Professor Sand will give his lecture via Zoom in October 2026 - stay tuned for more details!
July 12, 2025 at 11:52 AM
A video of the recent MJHA "New Books on Japan" discussion with Barak Kushner on "The Geography of Injustice: East Asia's Battle between Memory and History" is now available on the MJHA YouTube channel!
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New Books on Japan: Barak Kushner (Cambridge) on "The Geography of Injustice"
YouTube video by Modern Japan History Association
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November 14, 2025 at 10:59 AM
A video of the recent MJHA "New Books on Japan" discussion with Barak Kushner on "The Geography of Injustice: East Asia's Battle between Memory and History" is now available on the MJHA YouTube channel!
youtu.be/EJlYhPWELpk?...
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MJHA is thrilled to announce that the 2025 Modern Japan History Association Book Prize has been awarded to Ryo Morimoto's book "Nuclear Ghost: Atomic Livelihoods in Fukushima's Gray Zone"!
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February 1, 2025 at 12:41 AM
MJHA is thrilled to announce that the 2025 Modern Japan History Association Book Prize has been awarded to Ryo Morimoto's book "Nuclear Ghost: Atomic Livelihoods in Fukushima's Gray Zone"!
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Nominations are open for the MJHA Book Prize, the F. Hilary Conroy First Book Prize, and the Charlotte J. Conroy Dissertation Prize! For full details, see: mjha.org/Prizes
MJHA members or presses can make nominations at mjha.org. Authors do not necessarily have to be MJHA members to be considered.
MJHA members or presses can make nominations at mjha.org. Authors do not necessarily have to be MJHA members to be considered.
Modern Japan History Association - Prizes
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March 2, 2026 at 6:05 AM
Nominations are open for the MJHA Book Prize, the F. Hilary Conroy First Book Prize, and the Charlotte J. Conroy Dissertation Prize! For full details, see: mjha.org/Prizes
MJHA members or presses can make nominations at mjha.org. Authors do not necessarily have to be MJHA members to be considered.
MJHA members or presses can make nominations at mjha.org. Authors do not necessarily have to be MJHA members to be considered.
MJHA is delighted to announce that the 2026 Modern Japan History Association Book Prize has been awarded to Simon Partner (Duke University) for "Koume's World: The Life and Work of a Samurai Woman Before and After the Meiji Restoration" (Columbia University Press, 2024)!
January 31, 2026 at 4:46 AM
MJHA is delighted to announce that the 2026 Modern Japan History Association Book Prize has been awarded to Simon Partner (Duke University) for "Koume's World: The Life and Work of a Samurai Woman Before and After the Meiji Restoration" (Columbia University Press, 2024)!
Mark your calendars!
Carol Gluck's 2024 MJHA Distinguished Annual Lecture, titled "Thirteen Ways of Looking at Modern Japanese History: Time Past, Present, Future," will be Thursday, 12/5 from 7:00-8:30 pm ET (Friday 12/6 9:00-10:30 am JST)!
REGISTER FOR ZOOM HERE: mjha.org/event-5944148
Carol Gluck's 2024 MJHA Distinguished Annual Lecture, titled "Thirteen Ways of Looking at Modern Japanese History: Time Past, Present, Future," will be Thursday, 12/5 from 7:00-8:30 pm ET (Friday 12/6 9:00-10:30 am JST)!
REGISTER FOR ZOOM HERE: mjha.org/event-5944148
November 12, 2024 at 5:53 AM
Mark your calendars!
Carol Gluck's 2024 MJHA Distinguished Annual Lecture, titled "Thirteen Ways of Looking at Modern Japanese History: Time Past, Present, Future," will be Thursday, 12/5 from 7:00-8:30 pm ET (Friday 12/6 9:00-10:30 am JST)!
REGISTER FOR ZOOM HERE: mjha.org/event-5944148
Carol Gluck's 2024 MJHA Distinguished Annual Lecture, titled "Thirteen Ways of Looking at Modern Japanese History: Time Past, Present, Future," will be Thursday, 12/5 from 7:00-8:30 pm ET (Friday 12/6 9:00-10:30 am JST)!
REGISTER FOR ZOOM HERE: mjha.org/event-5944148
FINAL CALL: nominations for the 2026 MJHA Book Prize and F. Hilary Conroy First Book Prize are due July 1.
Prizes will honor books in Japan Studies with a 2024 copyright year.
Publishers and MJHA members can nominate books here: mjha.org/Book-Prize
Please share widely!
Prizes will honor books in Japan Studies with a 2024 copyright year.
Publishers and MJHA members can nominate books here: mjha.org/Book-Prize
Please share widely!
June 16, 2025 at 9:48 AM
FINAL CALL: nominations for the 2026 MJHA Book Prize and F. Hilary Conroy First Book Prize are due July 1.
Prizes will honor books in Japan Studies with a 2024 copyright year.
Publishers and MJHA members can nominate books here: mjha.org/Book-Prize
Please share widely!
Prizes will honor books in Japan Studies with a 2024 copyright year.
Publishers and MJHA members can nominate books here: mjha.org/Book-Prize
Please share widely!
In case it's useful for teaching or research, a text version of Carol Gluck's recent 2024 MJHA Distinguished Annual Lecture, titled "Thirteen Ways of Looking at Modern Japanese History: Time Past, Present, Future," is now available here: tinyurl.com/yktc58py
December 30, 2024 at 9:44 PM
In case it's useful for teaching or research, a text version of Carol Gluck's recent 2024 MJHA Distinguished Annual Lecture, titled "Thirteen Ways of Looking at Modern Japanese History: Time Past, Present, Future," is now available here: tinyurl.com/yktc58py
Mark your calendars!
The 2025 MJHA Distinguished Annual Lecture will be given by Andrew Gordon (Harvard) on Monday, September 15, 2025, and is titled "After the Pandemic: Revising a Textbook and Rethinking History."
REGISTER FOR ZOOM HERE: mjha.org/event-6201539
The 2025 MJHA Distinguished Annual Lecture will be given by Andrew Gordon (Harvard) on Monday, September 15, 2025, and is titled "After the Pandemic: Revising a Textbook and Rethinking History."
REGISTER FOR ZOOM HERE: mjha.org/event-6201539
August 12, 2025 at 7:13 AM
Mark your calendars!
The 2025 MJHA Distinguished Annual Lecture will be given by Andrew Gordon (Harvard) on Monday, September 15, 2025, and is titled "After the Pandemic: Revising a Textbook and Rethinking History."
REGISTER FOR ZOOM HERE: mjha.org/event-6201539
The 2025 MJHA Distinguished Annual Lecture will be given by Andrew Gordon (Harvard) on Monday, September 15, 2025, and is titled "After the Pandemic: Revising a Textbook and Rethinking History."
REGISTER FOR ZOOM HERE: mjha.org/event-6201539
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!
New Books on Japan: Jung Lee, "Renaming Plants and Nations in Japanese Colonial Korea"
YouTube video by Modern Japan History Association
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May 13, 2026 at 1:36 AM
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!
MJHA is thrilled to announce the three finalists for the 2025 Modern Japan History Association Book Prize!
Congratulations to Matthew Augustine, Ryo Morimoto, and Jun Uchida for their excellent work!
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Congratulations to Matthew Augustine, Ryo Morimoto, and Jun Uchida for their excellent work!
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January 25, 2025 at 4:22 AM
MJHA is thrilled to announce the three finalists for the 2025 Modern Japan History Association Book Prize!
Congratulations to Matthew Augustine, Ryo Morimoto, and Jun Uchida for their excellent work!
@ucpress.bsky.social
Congratulations to Matthew Augustine, Ryo Morimoto, and Jun Uchida for their excellent work!
@ucpress.bsky.social
A video of the recent MJHA "Research Exchange Seminar" discussion of the book 『帝国大学の朝鮮人：大韓民国エリートの起源』("Koreans in the Imperial University: The Origin of South Korean Elites") is now available on the MJHA YouTube channel!
youtu.be/SdJ_FkionpE
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Research Exchange Seminar #4: 帝国大学の朝鮮人 (Koreans in the Imperial University)
YouTube video by Modern Japan History Association
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August 13, 2025 at 2:19 PM
A video of the recent MJHA "Research Exchange Seminar" discussion of the book 『帝国大学の朝鮮人：大韓民国エリートの起源』("Koreans in the Imperial University: The Origin of South Korean Elites") is now available on the MJHA YouTube channel!
youtu.be/SdJ_FkionpE
youtu.be/SdJ_FkionpE
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!
New Books on Japan: "Mothers Against War: Gender, Motherhood, and Peace Activism in Cold War Japan"
YouTube video by Modern Japan History Association
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April 10, 2026 at 3:30 AM
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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