A must-read! Australia’s Asia Education Imperative: Trends in the Study of Asia and Pathways for the Future asaa.asn.au/wp-content/upl… ASAA - Asian Currents Elly Kent Edward Aspinall @MelissaACrouch

It was an honour to help organise this with Dr Wes Robertson and Levi Durbidge. Best Wishes to RSB in her well earned retirement! Monash Linguistics and Applied Linguistics Monash Arts #JapaneseStudies surl.li/dzhhw

asianstudies.org/mark-ross-book… Mark Bookman #JapaneseStudies #Disability #DisabilityTwitter #DisabilityInclusion

A fully hybrid conference is possible! #DisabilityInclusion

A short sound byte by yours truly towards the end of the interview 😊

We are jump starting Japanese Studies Association of Australia HDR Hangout Sessions again for 2023! This is an open invite any Postgrad student (incl. Honours, Masters and PhD) or ECR in Japanese Studies in Australia. We meet on the first Friday of every month to workshop research ideas and share advice👩‍💻

Wonderful to remember Mark Bookman at the Association for Asian Studies 2023 Virtual Meeting

Asked ChatGPT to describe academia in Philomena Cunk’s words, wasn’t disappointed #PhilomenaCunk #AcademicChatter

New article on #Disability and #COVID19 in #Japan and #Australia with Mark Bookman 🥲tinyurl.com/yruerve9 #Monash_Arts

Jason Jones and Ali Alizadeh discuss cross cultural horror at the #JapaneseStudies Centre Monash Arts - rated R for *scream*

Job opening for Lecturer B/C! #JapaneseStudies #AcademicTwitter #Monash_Arts careers.pageuppeople.com/513/cw/en/job/…

Once again, the last link was wonky! #JapaneseStudies #AcademicTwitter careers.pageuppeople.com/513/cw/en/job/…

Fair pay safe workloads and secure jobs now! #NTEU

Disability advocates, parents with prams and the elderly have staged a rally in Brunswick demanding improved public transport along busy Sydney Road. They are fighting for "accessible" tram stops to enable people with mobility challenges to safely get around. Emily Rice #9News

Commuters in Melbourne’s north have rallied with angry elderly and disabled travellers to have no way to catch public transport for up to 18 months. Brunswick locals say there's no accessible tram stops. youtu.be/f9AuTpQBUec Sarah Jane Bell #7NEWS

Sora loved participating in this protest 🙂

Thrilled to share that my book is finally out. Special thanks to everyone who supported me on this journey, including ⁦Carolyn S. Stevens⁩ and those who’ve nourished our souls with delicious meals at local Japanese restaurants. ⁦Routledge Books⁩

Our visiting scholar Prof. Yoshikazu Shiobara presenting a paper on migration policies in Japan through the lens of ‘kyōsei’ (co-living) at Japanese Studies Centre Monash Arts