Center for Japanese Studies
Fall 1997 Newsletter

Contents

From the Director

As we plan celebrations for the 50th Anniversary of the Center for Japanese Studies, we look back on a storied history of Asian studies at the University. In the 1870s University of Michigan President James B. Angell served as a special envoy to China, and, around the same time, Michigan’s Law School played a major role in training Japanese legal scholars. In 1936 the Oriental Civilization Program was organized, and in 1942 the U.S. Army’s Japanese Language School began. More than 150 American soldiers were trained by Joseph K. Yamagiwa and his associates, lending an invaluable strength to the Allied war effort. The establishment of the Center for Japanese Studies in 1947 by Robert B. Hall, its first director, followed the foundation built by the Army language program.

On March 18, 1950 four Michigan families--those of faculty members Robert Hall, Robert E. Ward, and Richard K. Beardsley and graduate student J.D. Eyre--moved to the newly established Center for Japanese Studies’ Okayama Field Station. According to Hall, Okayama was chosen because of its location on the Seto Inland Sea, its scenic beauty, its excellent transportation network, and the richness of its historical resources. Niike, a small, rice-growing community, was under continual observation until July 1954, and the Field Station closed in June 1955 despite the vigorous pleas and petitions by Okayama residents to keep it open. By then, twenty scholars, including their family members, made use of the facilities and resources at the Field Station in a comprehensive, inter-disciplinary study of the village, covering the areas of anthropology, geography, history, political science, economics, religion, and linguistics. Each Center faculty member and student later published some work related to this experience, and in 1959 the seminal work Village Japan was published.

The Center’s leadership in Japanese studies was also promoted by its publications program which was inaugurated a few months prior to the establishment of the field station. Book series in the disciplines of history, economics, and geography were developed, along with an Occasional Papers and Reference series. Joseph Yamagiwa’s famous series of Readings followed in the mid-1960s.

Fifty years hence, what has changed? Professor Sumio Taniguchi, past president of Okayama University and current president of Kurashiki Art and Science University, who in the 1950s was the Center for Japanese Studies resident researcher collaborating primarily with John W. Hall, muses that "In 1953 I was paid $3,000 by the University of Michigan, an extremely generous stipend compared to salaries offered in Japan. The situation now is often reversed; it seems difficult for an American scholar to get by in Japan." Meanwhile, the publication program continues to this day and has become a world-renown press in the field of Japanese studies.

In the spirit of celebration, the Center will feature alumni/ae in our weekly Noon Lecture Series and in the Commemorative Symposium held on Nov. 6-8. Our Friday Film Series will present fifty years of "Japanese male idols" (nimaime) in its double-feature bill on Friday nights. Please join us in celebrating the Big Event in the Center’s history.

Hitomi Tonomura

From Publications

The Publications Program unfortunately has lost a valuable member of its team with the departure of Carol Shannon. Carol has been the Assistant Editor for over six years, supervising distribution and inventory and handling marketing and editorial work. She has also been involved in the design of our award-winning covers and dust jackets. The quality of our books is in part due to her artistic sensitivity and background in Asian art history. Everyone at the Center wishes Carol well in her new endeavor as a graduate student in the School of Public Health at the University of Michigan. Thanks Carol; we'll miss you.

The Center is pleased to announce the publication of four books. The first, published early in the summer, is Child of Darkness: Yôko and Other Stories, by Furui Yoshikichi, translated with an introduction and critical commentaries by Donna George Storey (vii + 205 pp.; $38.95 cloth; $16.95 paper). Furui Yoshikichi (b. 1937) was the leading writer of the "Introverted Generation" of authors in 1970s Japan who focused on the apparently unremarkable dramas of ordinary people and, in so doing, undertook a search for the extraordinary, the "unreal," and the irrational that lurks beneath the surface of ordinary life. Yôko (winner of the Akutagawa Prize in 1971) is the story of a sensitive young man’s relationship with the title character, a beautiful young woman who is suffering from a mental illness that defies precise prognosis but is linked to the traumatic transition from carefree child to responsible adult. Through Yôko’s vivid but distorted perceptions of the world, Furui highlights the process by which reality and identity are created. The other two short stories in this collection, "The Plain of Sorrows" and "The Doll," depict characters coming to terms with aging and death. Together, these stories make the work of this important contemporary writer available to an English-reading audience.

The Kagerô Diary, in a new translation with introduction and notes by Sonja Arntzen (xv + 415 pp.; $56.95 cloth; $19.95 paper), commands attention as the first extant work of the rich and brilliant tradition of classical women writers of Japan. The author, known to posterity as Michitsuna’s Mother, a member of the middle-ranking aristocracy of the Heian period, wrote the diary as an account of twenty years of her life and marriage (954-974). This new translation of the diary conveys the long, fluid sentences, the complex polyphony of voices, and the floating temporality of the original. It also pays careful attention to the poems of the text, rendering as much as possible their complex imagery and open-ended quality. The translation is accompanied by running notes on facing pages and an introduction that places the work within the context of contemporary discussions of feminist literature and the genre of autobiography and provides detailed historical information as well as a description of the stylistic qualities of the text.

The latest installment in the Center’s classic reprint series is Natsume Sôseki’s And Then, translated with an afterword and selected bibliography by Norma Moore Field (viii + 280 pp.; $15.95 paper only). Nagai Daisuke, the central character of And Then, sees clearly the conflicts between old and new in modern Japan but is paralyzed by his inability to find new values. Modern society, he contends, imposes inactivity upon him because it precludes the possibility of meaningful action. This inactivity is challenged when circumstances compel Daisuke to choose his fate in life. The translation of this classic Sôseki novel, the second in a trilogy, includes Norma Field’s analytical afterword and commentary on Sôseki, his life, and his place in Japanese literature.

Finally, the Center has published Studies in Modern Japanese Literature: Essays and Translations in Honor of Edwin McClellan, edited by Dennis Washburn andAlan Tansman (xiii + 429 pp.; $67.50 cloth only). The field of Japanese literary studies in the United States is barely half a century old, and the number of scholars whose work has had a lasting impact on the contours of the field is still very small. As a translator and critic, Edwin McClellan has indelibly marked the sensibilities of all scholars of Japanese literature; as a teacher, his contribution to the field has no equal. In Studies in Modern Japanese Literature twenty-one students honor their mentor with essays and translations focusing on literature from the late nineteenth through late twentieth centuries. The authors discussed are varied: from Natsume Sôseki to the contemporary Murakami Haruki. Subjects considered include the flourishing of literary forms in response to the Ansei earthquake, modern poetry, and the impact of Western styles on Japanese literature. Taken together with the translations of short stories, fables, and a critical essay, these articles provide an overview of modern Japanese literary history. Contributors include: Paul Anderer, Carole Cavanaugh, Robert Lyons Danly, Etô Jun, Susanna Fessler, Elaine Gerbert, Ken K. Ito, Phyllis I. Lyons, Andrew Markus, Minae Mizumura, James R. Morita, Christopher Michael Rich, Jay Rubin, William F. Sibley, Stephen Snyder, Tomi Suzuki, Alan Tansman, Richard Torrance, John Whittier Treat, Dennis Washburn, and Angela Yiu. Titles in production for later this year include Righteous Cause or Tragic Folly: Changing Views of War in Modern Japanese Poetry, by Steve Rabson, and Writing and Renunciation in Medieval Japan: The Works of the Poet-Priest Kamo no Chômei, by Rajyashree Pandey.

For more information on these or any of our other books, please contact the Publications Program at 734-998-7265; fax: 734-998-7982; or by mail at: 1080 S. University Ave., The University of Michigan,Ann Arbor, MI 48109-1106; e-mail: bew@umich.edu; on the World Wide Web at: http://www.umich.edu/~iinet/cjs/pubs/CJSpubs.html.

Bruce Willoughby

From the Librarian

The Asia Library of the University of Michigan, founded in 1948, has now grown to be one of the great library resources in North America both in terms of quality and size. The Library has a long tradition of providing services not only to the University community but also to the entire North American continent and beyond. As of June 1997, the total holdings for the Asia Library reached approximately 635,000 volumes (microfilms and microfiches included), with more than 267,000 volumes in its Japanese Collection. The Japanese Collection has steadily grown with the development of academic programs of the Center for Japanese Studies and has been maintained as the second largest research collection in North America owing to the enduring support from the Center as well as the from the University Library and the U.S. Department of Education Title VI Program.

The bibliographic information of the Asia Library holdings should be reflected in MIRLYN-MCAT, online catalog of the University Library. More than one-third of the collection, however, is kept in the storage facility indicated as Buhr in MIRLYN-MCAT. Those Buhr materials may be recalled for circulation at the Circulation Department of the Graduate Library located on the first floor.

Following earlier issues, some of the new acquisitions in the Japanese Collection are introduced below.

Periodicals: Genji kenkyû, no.1, 1996-; Kazoku, shakai to hô, no.11, 1995-; Kenchiku zasshi, no.1394, 1996-; Kikan shakai hoshô kenkyû, v.32, no.1, 1996-; Kinema junpô, no.1202, 1996-; Kyôiku shakaigaku kenkyû, 1996-; Nihongo kyôiku, 1997-; Shûkan kin’yôbi, Jan. 1997-.

Reference material: Kindai eiga engeki ongaku shôshi, 8v. (Yumani Shobô); Kindai kokugogaku shomoku kaidaisen, 14v (Yumani Shobô); Kindai Nihon shakai undôshi jinbutsu daijiten, 5v (Nichigai Asoshietsu); Meijiki kankôbutsu shûsei bungaku gengo sômokuroku, 2v. (Yushôdô); Meiji shinbun Zasshi Bunko shozô mokuji sôran, 91v. (Ôzorasha).

Sets/Series: Iwanami kôza gendai shakaigaku, 27v.; Kankoku heigôshi kenkyû shiryô, 16v. (Ryûkei Shôsha); Kenshi, 47v. (Yamakawa Shuppansha); Nihon no kotoba shirîzu, 48v. (Meiji Shoin); Sakka no jiden, 60v. (Nihon Tosho Sentâ); Sôsho gendai no shûkyô, 16v. (Iwanami); Sôsho zen to Nihon bunka, 10v. (Perikansha); Tsûshô sangyô seisakushi, 17v. (Tsûshô Sangyô Chôsakai).

Collected Works: Abe Kôbô zenshû, 30v. (Shinchôsha); Ibuse Masuji zenshû, 30v. (Chikuma Shobô); Ôe Kenzaburô shôsetsu, 10v. (Shinchôsha); Ôhara Tomie zenshû, 8v. (Ozawa Shoten); Hasegawa Machiko zenshû, 34v. (Asahi Shinbunsha); Honda Katsuichi shû, 30v. (Asahi Shinbunsha); Honda Yasuji chosakushû (Nihon no dentô geinô), 13v. (Kinseisha); Satomura Kinzô chosakushû, 13v. (Ôzorasha); Terada Torahiko zenshû, 1st series, 17v. (Iwanami); Tsuboi Sakae zenshû, 12v. (Bunsendô).

The following two titles were also added to our microfilm collection: Meijiki fujin mondai bunken shûsei, 72 reels (Nihon Tosho Sentâ); Nihon no kaishashi, Group II & IV, 125 reels (Maruzen).

Faculty and students are welcome to recommend titles for acquisition. Book Purchase Request forms are available in the Asia Library Office. For Japanese bibliographic information you may have access to a national database of books and periodicals of Gakujutsu Jôhô Center (NACSIS), Tokyo. The NACSIS Webcat (http://webcat.nacsis.ac.jp) has become available through the Internet since this spring.

Yasuko Matsudo

Japan at UM Online

To find out more about the Center for Japanese Studies’ (CJS) 50th anniversary events and activities, explore our Web-site. This site provides information on the 50th schedule of events, special exhibits, and lecture and film series. Additionally, the site provides information on the center and its staff, funding opportunities, academic programs and faculty, upcoming events, recent publications, and resources on Japan available at the University and elsewhere. The electronic version of our newsletter is also available on our page. Our Web-site is: http://www.umich.edu/~iinet/cjs/.

The Japanese School of Detroit has a new Web-site: http://www.jsd.org/. The site is also linked to the Japan Business Society of Detroit and the Consulate General in Detroit. The site provides a Japanese-language Web-based chat room, where you can converse real-time with others in Japanese or English from any type of computer that can access the Web.

Faculty and Associate News

The Center for Japanese Studies is pleased to welcome T. R. Reid, correspondent for the Washington Post, to the University of Michigan campus as the Fall 1997 Toyota Visiting Professor. Professor Reid will teach a not-for-credit seminar titled "Change in Japan: Oxymoron or Ongoing Truth?"

For Winter 1998 Toyota Visiting Professorship, the Center, along with the Institute for the Humanities, will welcome Norma Field, Professor, Department of East Asian Languages, University of Chicago. Professor Field will teach a mini-course titled "Insects, Nature, and Modernity: The Case of Jean-Henri Fabre in Japan."

Professor Andrew Goble, University of Oregon, will be visiting the History Department during Winter 1998. He will be teaching History 450 and an undergraduate course.

CJS bids a fond farewell to Keiko Unedaya, ALC, who has taken a position at Kanazawa University in the Department of Engineering and to Minoru Aizawa, ALC, who is also moving back to Japan. We have enjoyed working with both Ms. Unedaya and Mr. Aizawa.

Congratulations to the following recipients of the 1997 Center for Japanese Studies Faculty Fellowships: Ruth Campbell, Institute of Gerontology, "Developing Assessment, Eligibility, and Care Management in Kaigo Hoken"; Michael Fetters, Family Practice, and Seonae Yeo, Nursing, "Japanese Couples’ Experiences with the Birthing Process in the United States"; Sadashi Inuzuka, School of Art & Design, "Beyond Tradition: Contemporary Japanese Ceramics"; Mayumi Yuki Johnson, ALC, "A Clarified Theory of Modality in Japanese Linguistics"; Jonathan Reynolds, History of Art, "Constructing ‘Tradition’: Modern Japanese Architecture and the Formation of a Viable Past"; Mark Nornes, Film and Video Studies Program, presentation in Nihon Eizo Gakkai conference; and Jennifer Robertson, Anthropology, "Making Japanese Colonial Cultures."

Leslie Pincus, History, coordinated a post-Association for Asian Studies workshop titled "Publics, Spheres, Representations-Postwar Japan 1945-1968," June 27-28, to prepare papers for publication.

Esperanza Ramirez-Christensen, ALC, is coordinating a conference of the Midwest Association for Japanese Literary Studies titled "The New Historicism and Japanese Literary Studies" to be held October 24-26 at the Michigan League. The conference will spotlight the fundamental question of the relationship between literature and history, particularly as the relationship is formulated in the contemporary critical movement called "the new historicism." The conference is sponsored jointly by International Institute, OVPR, CJS, ALC, LS&A, and the Association for Asian Studies. For information on registration for the conference, please contact Professor Ramirez-Christensen or Lili Selden at 313-764-8286 or e-mail: MAJLS97@umich.edu.

John Campbell, Mary Yoko Brannen, and Mark Fruin were awarded Abé Fellowships by the SSRC-ACLS-Japan Foundation Center for Global Partnership Program. Abé Fellows are eligible for up to twelve months of full time support for individual research and fieldwork and it is expected that an award holder will spend at least one-third or more of the Fellowship abroad in Japan. Congratulations to these exemplary faculty!

Professor Emeritus William P. Malm lectured on Asian music to Henry Luce Fellows on August 22 at Princeton and will lecture to Foreign Service Institute programs in Washington, D.C. on November 24-26. He speaks on Michigan ethnomusicology in Pittsburgh on October 22 and on "Japanese Noh Drama and Benjamin Britten" at the Japan Society in New York on October 24. This fall he is teaching a LS&A First Year Seminar at Michigan on "Japanese Theater and its Music." His latest Oklahoma University videotape is "Music of the Noh Drama."

Former Toyota Visiting Professor, Hideo Kojima will be at the Netherlands Institute for Advanced Study in the Humanities and Social Sciences (NIAS) from September 1997 until June 1998. Four historians and four developmental researchers will gather to work on "Historical Developmental Psychology."

Former Toyota Visiting Professor, Shuhei Hosokawa, was awarded a Toyota Foundation 2-year award for his project "A Study of the Transmission of Performing Arts and Acculturation in the Japanese-Brazilian Community." Professor Hosokawa now has a position at the Tokyo Institute of Technology.

Student News

Welcome to the new Center for Japanese Studies M.A. students and area studies students. Thomas Blackwood, Vincent Fike and Naomi Hagiwara are new CJS M.A. students. New area students are Marnie Anderson (History),Jenny Diamond (Political Science),Peter Shapinsky (History),Kyu Huang Hwang (History), Ema Jitsukawa (ALC), Brian Newman (ALC), and Jing Jiang (Comparative Literature).

Exchange students to the University of Michigan campus include Makiko Watanabe from Tôhoku Fûkushi University studying at the Center for Human Growth and Development. Mie Nakayama and Daiki Tanaka are from Tokyo University and Tomoko Ikeda is a visitor from Kyûshu University.

Takahiko Masuda and Natsuko Hayashi are Fulbright scholars from Japan doing research with Professor Nesbitt in the Psychology department and in the Political Science department respectively.

The Center for Japanese Studies awarded FLAS fellowships to three students for the 1997-98 academic year. Awards were made to Marnie Anderson, Ph.D. student in History, Brian Newman, Ph.D. student in Asian Languages and Cultures, and Michelle Plauché, Ph.D. student in Asian Languages and Cultures. The Center also awarded Summer FLAS fellowships to Jonathan Crow, CJS M.A. student, Sherry Martin, Ph.D. student in Political Science, Jacqueline Treml, M.S.W. student in Social Work, and T. Harrison Frost, CJS M.A. student. In addition to the FLAS awards, the Center also awarded fellowships to Aundrea Almond, CJS M.A./M.B.A student, Heather Bowen-Struyk, Ph.D. student in Comparative Literature, Patrick McGuire, Ph.D. student in Economics, James Raymo, Ph.D. student in Sociology, and Richie Sakakibara, Ph.D. student in Asian Languages and Cultures. A new CJS M.A. student, Thomas Blackwood, was awarded a Rackham Non-Traditional Student Fellowship, CJS Block Grant, and an award from the International Institute.

Ruth Keyso finished a summer internship at J. Walter Thompson Japan Limited, one of the world’s largest multinational advertising companies, established offices in Tokyo, Japan in 1956. Ruth was a member of the Account Management Division. She participated in formal meetings with clients as well as internal brainstorming sessions with Thompson executives. She also translated product descriptions from Japanese to English and analyzed competitors’ television commercials for staff use. Another fascinating aspect of the job for Ruth was viewing the creation of a commercial from its original animatic version to its final cut.

Last November, Todd Elwyn, Medical School, gave a presentation on "Attitudes of Japanese Physicians Toward Truth Telling: Current Trends and Historical Comparisons with the United States" at a research-oriented medical conference, the North American Primary Care Research Group (NAPCRG) in Vancouver, BC. He received a Fulbright grant for 1997-98 to spend a year in Tokyo researching patient participation in medical decision making.

David Rosenfeld, Asian Languages and Cultures, will hold the first Rackham Dean’s Graduate Student Fellowship in the Institute for the Humanities whose 1997-98 theme is, "Narrative." His project, "The Politics of Memory," examines how Japanese writers and literary work popular during World War II were dealt with in the postwar period. He examines the work of Hino Ashihei, Japan’s most popular wartime writer and one of few who refused to repudiate his wartime activities after the war ended.

Glen Hoetker, International Business, presented "Listening In: Using Industry Associations and their Publications" at the fifth annual conference on "Japanese Information in Science, Technology and Commerce," July 31 in Washington, D.C.

Rodney Wallace and Patrick McGuire, both in Economics, received Fulbright Fellowships to study in Japan in 1997-99.

Patricia Welch, Asian Languages and Cultures, is now teaching at the University of Iowa.

Conferences

This year the Center for Japanese Studies will celebrate its 50th Anniversary with a symposium "Japan in the World; the World in Japan" to be held from November 6-8. Please see the insert for more details on the symposium schedule of events and registration.

As noted in the previous faculty news section, the University of Michigan will be hosting the Midwest Association for Japanese Literary Studies conference, "The New Historicism and Japanese Literary Studies" on October 24-26.

The 8th Annual University of Michigan Asian Business Conference Organizing Committee had its kick-off meeting September 17 in the Business School. MBA, BBA, and Asian area studies students interested in working on or participating in the Conference may contact Robert Wilson at rgwilson@umich.edu for further information.

The 46th Annual Meeting of the Midwest Conference on Asian Affairs will be hosted by the Center for Southeast Asian Studies and College of Liberal Arts and Sciences of Northern Illinois University, DeKalb, IL. Several associations and conferences will be meeting in conjunction with the MCAA this year: The "New Ideas" Conference for Teachers (9/26), The China Seminar (9/27), The Japan Seminar (9/27), and The Council on Thai Studies (9/28). For more information, visit their Web-site: http://www.niu.edu/depts/ext_prog/mcaa.html or call 1-800-345-9472.

The Association for Asian Studies Annual Meeting will be held from March 26-29, 1998 at the Washington Hilton in Washington, D.C. Pre-registration for the conference closes March 1. Participants who wish to be listed in the annual meeting program must pre-register by December 1, 1997. Changes to a submitted abstract for publication must reach the secretariat in hard copy form by November 1, 1997. Due to the large number of requests for meetings in conjunction, assignments from now on will be on a first-come, first-served basis. Special student rates are available. Abstracts for the 1998 meeting will be available electronically prior to the March meeting on the World Wide Web at http://www.easc.indiana.edu/~aas. The printed volume of abstracts will not be sent to all registrants, but will be available on-site in Washington at the special "show price" and can be purchased at registration or at the AAS publications booth. They will also be available by mail at the regular price plus postage. For further information, please contact the AAS office at: 1 Lane Hall / 204 S. State Street University of Michigan Ann Arbor, MI 48109 tel: 313-665-2490; fax: 313-665-3801; e-mail: Postmaster@AASianst.org.

The 1997-98 Global Education Workshops for K-12 and community college teachers on Religions in the World will explore the diversity of religions and religious expressions in the following regions: Africa, South and Southeast Asia, East Asia, Latin America and the Caribbean, the former Soviet Union, Eastern Europe, and the Middle East. The presentation by area specialists on Japan and China will be made October 25 in the Lane Hall Commons Room, Lane Hall. The workshop will meet from 8:00 a.m. until 3:00 p.m. and is limited to 25 participants. Cost of the workshop is $25 per participant per workshop. For further information, contact: Joshua Greenbaum Workshop Coordinator, CMENAS 144 Lane Hall/204 S. State St. Ann Arbor, MI 48109-1290 tel: 313-764-0350 or via e-mail at jsgreen@umich.edu

Asian Summer Language Institute

The Department of Asian Languages and Cultures will again offer summer intensive courses in Japanese and other Asian languages from mid-June to mid-August 1998. These courses are designed for rapid language acquisition with high-quality, intensive training. This is a wonderful opportunity for U-M students to fulfill language requirements or get a head start on next year’s coursework. Classes meet three hours a day, five days a week. They are held during the day with additional language laboratory work required outside of class. Each course is worth ten academic credits. The Asian Summer Language Institute offers an enriched environment for a well-rounded language study experience. Currently enrolled University of Michigan students must still apply for admission to the program. Students from other institutions, professionals, and interested persons from the community may apply as non-degree seeking students. High school students must be graduating seniors to apply. Applicants must take a placement test for placement in an appropriate course. For information and an application, contact: Asian Summer Language Institute University of Michigan Dept. of Asian Languages & Cultures 3070 Frieze Building Ann Arbor, MI 48109-1285 tel: 313-764-8286 or 313-647-0157 e-mail: um-asli@umich.edu Web-site: http://www.lsa.umich.edu/asnl/summer. html

Japan and Business

The East Asia Business Program and the Japan Technology Management Program wish to announce their move to North Campus. The new location for both programs will be:
2761 Industrial and Operations
Engineering Building
University of Michigan
Ann Arbor, MI 48109-2117.

JTMP participated with past and present interns in the 4th annual Japan Industry and Management of Technology Conference/ Workshop in Gifu, Japan on July 12. John Campbell, John Shook, and Hiedi Tietjen visited with the following U-M students and alumni working in Japan: Warren Fernandez, Ruth Keyso, Zareen Modi, Aundrea Almond, Heather Clement, Keith Truelove, Heather Montgomery, and Andrew Filip.

The East Asia Business Program will sponsor a seminar on "Negotiating with the Japanese" October 1-3, 1997, and February 4-6, 1998. This intensive executive seminar emphasizes problem solving and hands-on experience. The seminar features lecture and discussion, videotapes, and a simulated negotiating situation with Japanese counterparts. Contact the East Asia Business Program, 313-936-2188.

Interested in a summer internship in Japan? Two- to four-month internships are available at companies in Japan for engineering and management students. Please send a resumé and cover letter detailing your professional interests to the Japan Technology Management Program. Application deadline: November 30.

For longer internships, six- to twenty four-month internships are available at companies and corporate research laboratories in Japan, which seek primarily engineers and scientists. The internships are offered through a program sponsored by MITI and JETRO. Apply through the Japan Technology Management Program. Application deadline: October 13.

Japan Technology Management Program offers fellowships for summer language training and academic year Japan language and area studies training. Undergraduate and graduate students in science, engineering and management are eligible for the summer training. Academic year awards are offered to graduate students in science, technology, or social sciences, specializing in technology management. Application deadline: January 30. Contact JTMP at 313-763-3258.

The JTMP Executive Seminar on Lean Manufacturing will be held November 17-21. This highly interactive seminar helps production executives and managers develop a systems-level understanding of lean manufacturing by focusing on the flow of materials and information throughout the enterprise, and implementation of lean systems on the shop floor. Contact JTMP at 313-763-2349.

JTMP makes small grants for faculty research on Japanese technology, industry and manufacturing. These awards are intended to assist faculty with research on areas of technology and business in which Japanese are leaders or major competitors. Application deadline: December 5. Contact JTMP at 313-763-3258.

Fellowships and Deadlines

CJS M.A. Program Admission, Jan 3
FLAS (Foreign Language Area Studies), Jan 7: for both summer 1998 and academic year 1998-99
CJS Fellowships, Feb 1

The following deadlines are approximations based on the previous year’s Rackham announcement. For current information, please check Rackham’s Web-site: http://www.umich.edu/~rackband/Final/ Fellowships/rackhamf.htm

Barbour Scholarship, Jan 7
Rackham Pre-Doctoral Fellowship, Jan 17
Rackham Regents Award, Feb 14
Rackham Merit Fellowship, Feb 21
Rackham Non-Trad Fellowship, Mar 14

The Blakemore Foundation awarded twelve to eighteen Blakemore fellowship grants for the advanced study of modern Japanese, Chinese, Korean, and Southeast Asian languages during the 1997/1998 academic year. Grants cover tuition, related educational expenses, basic living costs, and transportation for a year of language study. Grants do not include dependent expenses. The fellowships are for individuals pursuing professional, business, or academic careers involving Asia.

Eligibility: Graduate or professional school student, teacher, professional, or business person working towards a specific career objective involving the regular use of an Asian language, at or near an advanced level in the language; ability to devote oneself exclusively to the language study during the term of the grant; a U.S. citizen or permanent resident of the U.S. Grants are neither for undergraduates nor for graduate students whose principal purpose is to fulfill a language or internship requirement. Grants are not for part-time study or for research. Interested individuals should contact the Foundation to request application materials at:

Application deadline: January 15, 1998.

Social

The Zatsudan Club, a Japanese conversation group for native and non-native speakers, meets more or less regularly to chat over coffee in Ann Arbor. They are always seeking new friends to join them. For more information, contact: Carolyn Anderson, tel. 810-412-, e-mail: cjanders@dns1.webbernet.net or Anne Hooghart; tel. 616-965-2326; e-mail: Anne_M._Hooghart@glfn.org.

In Remembrance

Robert Lyons Danly

The Center for Japanese Studies plans to initiate a lecture series named for Robert Lyons Danly. Contributions toward funding this series may be made payable to the University of Michigan and sent to: