Catherine Phipps

Edited volume Documenting Mobility in the Japanese Empire and Beyond is now out. Hardcover to follow soon. Grateful to series editors, peer reviewers, and of course all contributors- @cl_phipps, Wu Liang, Stefanie Affeldt, Hiro Matsusaka, Takano Asako, Na Jihyun, and @msherzodm.

@tyamamotohist @msherzodm Taka--thanks for everything you did to make this happen--from start to finish!!

If you care about international research and education, you want to save the Social Science Research Council's International Dissertation Research Fellowship. This fellowship is crucial for young scholars. Sign the petition to ask SSRC to reinstate it. actionnetwork.org/petitions/ask-…

My grandparents' hometown in Japan now has trains painted in blue and yellow in a show of solidarity with #Ukraine. Japan is with you, Ukraine. 💙💛

I'm glad to announce a live-streamed presentation by the wonderful @dfedman about his work on the fire bombings of Tokyo and the new documentary, "Paper City." Please join us! Wednesday at 530pm (Pacific time).

Tsutenkaku tower in Osaka lit up in red as hospitalization numbers reached Osaka Model’s red level. 🚨

The “sailor aesthetic” FB group gets me every time. Something I think we could hear more 😌

My colleagues @UEA_History are organizing a book launch for my forthcoming book next Wednesday (24 Nov) at 1pm UK time (10 pm Japan). The event will be on Zoom - please email (J.Gifford@uea.ac.uk) the brilliant @JayneGifford, who also designed the poster, for Zoom link/passcode

Some preliminary thoughts on a project that I will be working on in the coming years. If you'd like to join the discussion, get in touch with me or @Bondage_Asia and we can send you the login details. Thanks to the organizers @EURICS1 @IAO_Lyon @ASIEs_Inalco!

I'm excited to announce that the Meiji Japan in Global History workshop articles that originally appeared in Japan Forum--including from @hannahjshepherd, @ulrichBburg, and @ericson_steven--are now available in one hardcover volume, edited by yours truly. routledge.com/Meiji-Japan-in…

My book’s paperback is out! It came out before it’s first anniversary that is on 30th October! #indianmigrantsintokyo #routledge

@astanley711 Clearly I'm doing it all wrong!

meet Satō Takuo (佐藤卓夫), the man who can transport you to a train ride in japan using just his voice! check out his exquisite rendition of the Osaka Metro Midōsuji Line train announcements AND sounds from Nakatsu to Umeda (sound on!)

Free for one day only! Ian Ruxton's "Correspondence of Sir Ernest Satow, British Envoy in China" until April 16 on the amazon: amzn.to/3sphMhb #ernestsatow #china #diplomat #boxerrebellion #russojapanesewar

@astanley711 Hooray! So well-deserved. Congratulations!!

@dfedman Wow. I had no idea this existed. Immediately brings Gunkanjima to mind.

Should the re-created Nagoya castle have elevators or not? This is one of the main issues in the mayoral election of Nagoya. It is actually an interesting debate. chunichi.co.jp/article/227156…

The article is depressing but accurate. The service issue is a huge one that isn't emphasized enough here and mention of microaggression would be warranted. I'd like to see a breakdown of pay disparity, too.

"Eleven Winters of Discontent" now has a cover and a page on Amazon (though not yet available for pre-order) Forthcoming from @Harvard_Press amazon.com/gp/product/067…