Made a pop up of Japanese childrenโs books in the Asian Library! Video should be out soon ๐โ๏ธ
@nadiakreeft
Subject #Librarian ๐ + #Curator ๐ of Japan ๐ฏ๐ต and Korea ๐ฐ๐ท collections @ #LeidenUniversity Libraries (NL) | coffeeโ๏ธ | chair of #ENKRS | vintage fashion ๐ | opinions are my own ๐ฏ๏ธ | FAFO-ing with #AI |asianlibrarynl.bsky.social ๐ณ๐ฑ | Glory to Ukraine ๐บ๐ฆ!
Made a pop up of Japanese childrenโs books in the Asian Library! Video should be out soon ๐โ๏ธ
So WHERE in the world can you still do a fully funded PhD in Japan Studies?....
...oh yeah, right here! ๐
careers.universiteitleiden.nl/job/PhD-posi...
I don't have enough hands to facepalm myself hard enough to forget I ever saw this headline
Made the frontpage of @unileiden.bsky.social today :)
My article is finally in print! I detail the impact of Japanese colonial policy on Ainu health during the early-mid Meiji period, focusing on the village of Tsuishikari. The article's subtext is the broader question of Indigenous health in historical research.
New acquisition: the oldest known map of Dutch trading post Dejima.
Houses, warehouses, wells, a mooring, and even a stable: this map, created around 1720, shows the tiny island in Nagasaki bay designated as the only place from which Dutch merchants could trade with Japan.
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BIG NEWS! @ubleiden.bsky.social acquired the oldest known map of Dejima. See the blogpost (and video with yours truly and Martijn Storms ) below ๐
www.universiteitleiden.nl/en/news/2026...
The things I cannot unsee now....
When you are Googling "Military Grade Matcha" it is probably time to take a break....
The book on Subject Librarianship in Japan is now also available through University of Tokyo's repository.
"ใใพใใชใใตใใธใงใฏใใปใฉใคใใฉใชใขใณใชใฎใ"
repository.dl.itc.u-tokyo.ac.jp/records/2014...
Sounds like a nice addition to the collection :)
www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/10...
Can confirm, ROYAL pain in the ass. Infinite understanding for making those f*ckers into ๆๆฌ before it was considered 'not cool' to tamper with the format.
Wanna be one of the few people that can (and will) actually tell me what to do? ๐ Come apply now!
sfeerimpressie van de Dam bij de Nationale Hogeronderwijsstaking. #WOinActie @aob.nl
De wereld wordt in steeds grotere mate door large language models (ChapGPT en zo) geregeerd, maar wij schaffen onze wetenschappelijke studie naar en onderwijs in de talen af. Dit is nl. een sterfhuisconstructie. Willen wij als samenleving ook meteen dood of zo?
www.folia.nl/nl/actueel/1...
Finally done sending in 4 funding applications at three different foundations that I have been writing on for at least two months. Bring on Christmas break please.
Todayโs weather be like:
Only last month ordered her book and the Dutch translation by Mattho Mandersloot. Such a loss for the world ๐ข.
Hey hey, free drinks at #Wakuli Leiden today!
Itโs #InternationalMentalHealthDay.
Meanwhile, Takaichi says we should โabandon work-life balance and just work, work, work.โ
Hard pass. Iโll be over here doing something radical - like wrapping up on time to pick my son up from school and go to the park together.
Analyse van de Geopolitieke situatie van Noord Korea door Casper Wits.
Begin van de boekpresentatie van Remco Breuker @ Van Stockum Den Haag.
@remcobreuker.bsky.social #NoordKorea
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Kpop demon hunters ramyun made it to the Korean Embassyโs party
#kpopdemonhunters #ramyun
Ok I guess I will forgive Lidl....
Morgen verschijnt mijn nieuwe boek De wereld volgens Noord-Korea. In dit boek onderzoek ik hoe NK een steeds grotere rol opeist op het wereldtoneel. Pyongyang blijkt actiever en invloedrijker dan velen denken.
Bestel alvast jouw exemplaar hier: www.boekenwereld.com/TT?tt=12322_...
Next up: your aunt texts you to write an article about cleaning your room, taking out the trash without being told and to stay away from drugs.
Japanweek at Lidl supermarket, with ..... Korean panko ๐คฆโโ๏ธ
Busy busy busy