Monthly Archives: September 2010

Another Phase

It has been 5 weeks since I started my research in Tokyo. After writing my last post I went into a new phase in which I was obsessed with reading primary sources — mainly old books, journal articles, and official … Continue reading

Posted in Research

Secondary Sources in Japan

This is not interesting or new information for those who’ve been doing dissertation research in Japan. But there is an incredible amount of previous studies on almost any issue on East Asian history here. While I was in the US, … Continue reading

Posted in My Grad School Life, Research