https://bsky.app/profile/jjs-jrnl.bsky.socialhttps://bsky.app/profile/jjs-jrnl.bsky.social/post/3molh3hk7mc2rThe Journal of Japanese Studies publishes first Special Virtual Issue! Special Virtual Issues draw from the journal's archive and are curated around current-day topics and concerns. The Changing Landscape of Japanese Security Policy is out and available now! https://www.japanesestudies.org/news/the-changing-landscape-of-japanese-security-policy18 Jun 2026 18:22 +0000at://did:plc:jsfpdsrcpisspic463arka3n/app.bsky.feed.post/3molh3hk7mc2rhttps://bsky.app/profile/jjs-jrnl.bsky.social/post/3mnzqnyv7sc26Kenneth B. Pyle Prize Honorable Mention for Best Article in JJS 2025 Reut Harari, “Regimenting the Skin: Kanpu Masatsu and the History of Medical Popularization" https://online.ucpress.edu/jjs/article/51/2/309/212462/Regimenting-the-Skin-Kanpu-Masatsu-and-the-History?searchresult=111 Jun 2026 17:26 +0000at://did:plc:jsfpdsrcpisspic463arka3n/app.bsky.feed.post/3mnzqnyv7sc26https://bsky.app/profile/jjs-jrnl.bsky.social/post/3mnzqko7rdc26Kenneth B. Pyle Prize for Best Article in JJS 2025 Eugenia Bogdanova-Kummer, "Zen Violence: The Legacy of Nantenbō Tōjū’s Calligraphy in the Postwar Avant-Garde" https://online.ucpress.edu/jjs/article/51/1/1/205904/Zen-Violence-The-Legacy-of-Nantenbo-Toju-s?searchresult=111 Jun 2026 17:24 +0000at://did:plc:jsfpdsrcpisspic463arka3n/app.bsky.feed.post/3mnzqko7rdc26https://bsky.app/profile/jjs-jrnl.bsky.social/post/3meondurhsk2lJJS Winter 2026 analyzes an imperial palace reconstruction, an art installation, rōnin significance, the Port Arthur Massacre, and tackling exam hell, and it reviews 29 new books on Japan. online.ucpress.edu/jjs12 Feb 2026 18:40 +0000at://did:plc:jsfpdsrcpisspic463arka3n/app.bsky.feed.post/3meondurhsk2lhttps://bsky.app/profile/jjs-jrnl.bsky.social/post/3m53em7jzl22oPlease note: The December manuscript-submission workshop is scheduled at a time that is hopefully convenient for scholars in Africa, Europe, and the Middle East. We will offer a similar workshop sometime next year timed to be convenient for scholars in Asia.08 Nov 2025 00:47 +0000at://did:plc:jsfpdsrcpisspic463arka3n/app.bsky.feed.post/3m53em7jzl22ohttps://bsky.app/profile/jjs-jrnl.bsky.social/post/3m52yg4uzdk22JJS invites you to the following live, online event: Workshop on Submitting a Manuscript to JJS. Dec 3, 2025, 09:45 AM EST Coeditors Sabine Frühstück and Morgan Pitelka will present about things to keep in mind when preparing a manuscript. Register in advance: https://unc.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_CFg7iMUeQZmHv2fOWdOQcA07 Nov 2025 21:09 +0000at://did:plc:jsfpdsrcpisspic463arka3n/app.bsky.feed.post/3m52yg4uzdk22https://bsky.app/profile/jjs-jrnl.bsky.social/post/3lvlosssph22rExplore JJS's Summer 2025 issue: https://online.ucpress.edu/jjs?searchresult=1. Discover new book reviews and articles by Reut Harari, Edwin Michielsen, Andre Haag, Melek Ortabasi, Brian Hurley, and Satoru Hashimoto’s timely Perspectives article “Repairing a Form of Life: Ritual in Ibuse Masuji’s Black Rain.”04 Aug 2025 17:11 +0000at://did:plc:jsfpdsrcpisspic463arka3n/app.bsky.feed.post/3lvlosssph22rhttps://bsky.app/profile/jjs-jrnl.bsky.social/post/3llcszjpksc24Alexander Murphy won the 2024 Pyle Prize for his essay on rumor and radio in interwar Japan, praised for its innovative approach and concept of "paranoid listening." Keisuke Yamada and Andrew Niess received an honorable mention for their essay on factory music and labor management in Japan.26 Mar 2025 22:20 +0000at://did:plc:jsfpdsrcpisspic463arka3n/app.bsky.feed.post/3llcszjpksc24https://bsky.app/profile/jjs-jrnl.bsky.social/post/3lhjkzw6rdc2qThe Journal of Japanese Studies’ Winter 2025 volume is now live! In addition to new-book reviews, find essays by Eugenia Bogdanova-Kummer, Samuel Yamashita, David Atherton, Christopher Smith, Andrea Germer, and Andrew Elliott. Visit online.ucpress.edu/jjs for more information.06 Feb 2025 17:05 +0000at://did:plc:jsfpdsrcpisspic463arka3n/app.bsky.feed.post/3lhjkzw6rdc2q