The 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! www.japanesestudies.org/news/the-cha...
Kenneth B. Pyle Prize Honorable Mention for Best Article in JJS 2025 Reut Harari, “Regimenting the Skin: Kanpu Masatsu and the History of Medical Popularization"
Regimenting the SkinKanpu Masatsu and the History of Medical Popularization
This article investigates the history of a seemingly simple health-maintenance practice as a prism for understanding processes of medical popularization. Kanpu masatsu, rubbing one’s skin with a towel...
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Kenneth 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"
Zen ViolenceThe Legacy of Nantenbō Tōjū’s Calligraphy in the Postwar Avant-Garde
Rinzai Zen priest Nantenbō Tōjū (1839–1925), an important figure in modern Japanese Buddhism, was also a prominent calligrapher. His eccentric large-scale works inspired avant-garde artists of the Gut...
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JJS 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/jjs
Please 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.
JJS 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: unc.zoom.us/webinar/regi...
Explore JJS's Summer 2025 issue: online.ucpress.edu/jjs?searchre.... 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.”
Alexander 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.
The 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.
