The Japan Foundation/British Association for Japanese Studies PhD Workshop 2024 On Friday 2nd February, we hosted our 9th JF/BAJS Postgraduate Workshop at the University of Sheffield. This year, we were joined by 27 PhD students from universities all over the UK. Our attendees all research a wide range of topics, and it was illuminating to hear what current postgraduate students are interested in studying. Seven academics also joined us for the day’s events: Dr Jamie Coates, Prof Jennifer Coates, Dr Thomas McAuley, Dr Martyn Smith and Dr Anna-Viktoria Vittinghoff (University of Sheffield); Dr Christopher Hayes (Teesside University); and Prof Peter Kornicki (University of Cambridge). ...

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