The Japan Times named “Japan Decides 2014: The Japanese General Election” (Palgrave Macmillan), a collection of 21 essays by prominent specialists on Japan and edited by Jackson School Professor Robert Pekkanen, Steven Reed and Ethan Scheiner, in its recommended reading for the holidays and beyond article published on Dec. 19.

A guest speaker for the UW Japan Studies program and the Simpson Center for the Humanities was denied a visa to speak at a three-day conference on Socially Engaged Art in Japan, according to a press release from the Simpson Center. Fram Kitagawa, a Japanese curator who espouses art’s return to slow, rural values as

Leading-edge in international studies  Professor Kenneth B. Pyle may be retiring this year after 51 years of full-time teaching at the Jackson School of International Studies, but his influential role on international studies at the University of Washington and beyond continues to draw crowds. On Oct. 27, over 160 Jackson School and University of Washington students,

Ph.D. student Christopher Pearson wrote an article for The Diplomat about how a Japanese party split could signal a new round of mergers and alliances.

In her latest contribution to Forbes, Professor Saadia Pekkanen writes that the “U.S.-Japan Military Space Alliance Promises To Grow In ‘New Ways.’”

Kenneth B. Pyle is retiring after 51 consecutive years of teaching at the University of Washington. In his honor, the Jackson School will host a keynote speech on “U.S. and the Rise of Asia” on Tuesday, Oct. 27 at 3:30 p.m. in the Walker-Ames Room. U.S. and the Rise of Asia A program in celebration

By Muyang Chen The rise of Asia in the space industry brings both challenges and opportunities to the United States. The Pacific Northwest will play a further proactive role in facilitating the continued development of space industry and reinforcing cooperation between the US and Asia. The emergence of space industry brings Seattle, a city of

Jackson School Associate Director Saadia Pekkanen‘s monthly post for Forbes explores how Japan has used the problem of orbital debris to develop new technologies that can also serve military purposes.

Jackson School Associate Director and Professor Saadia Pekkanen focuses her latest Forbes article on Japan and its outer space program.

Over 30 Seattle area K-12 teachers learned the latest on “Global Asia: Yesterday, Today and Tomorrow” this year, thanks to a unique, decade-long collaboration between The Seattle Times and the Henry M. Jackson School of International Studies. On April 29, 2015, a group of educators gathered for this “Newspapers In Education” event at The Seattle