Professor Justin Jesty has been a keen observer and researcher into the role of art in social movements in Japan. In this article (Economist Jan 15th 2022 edition) he brings us up to date on recent interactive installations in rural areas of Japan and the impact the artists are having on communities.

The UW Japan Studies Program has scholarships and fellowships available to graduate and undergraduate students for the coming summer and next academic year. Scholarships for Japan studies are available to JSIS and other UW students (unless otherwise noted) including international students.  See our funding page for details on specific scholarships such as amounts and eligibility criteria,

Paul Atkins, Professor of Japanese at the University of Washington, has been awarded the Kyoko Selden Memorial Translation Prize Japanese in Literature, Thought, and Society by the Department of Asian Studies at Cornell University. This is the first time a UW faculty member has been awarded this prize, which comes with a cash award. Atkins

UW Associate Professor Justin Jesty reports on the recent Butoh workshop and series of performances which he attended this past November. Seattle dance collective DAIPANbutoh held their annual butoh festival, November 19-21 at the Yaw Theater in Seattle’s Georgetown neighborhood. Spanning three nights of performance and two afternoon workshops, the festival was a tour-de-force, featuring

You can help us serve the students and communities that need it most during a very challenging year.  Your engagement will not only help our students now but can help our campus community for years to come.  Check out the funds we have for student support at our Giving web page. There are several scholarships and fellowships

Read the annual newsletter of the UW Japan Studies Program! We are excited to share what our faculty, alumni, and students have been doing over the past year. We wish you a safe and healthy holiday season, and appreciate you being a part of our community.

The Japanese government made the decision this week to close its borders to foreign travelers. This is a set-back of huge proportions for Japan, but travelers — students in particular — as well.  The decision was made out of concern about new COVID-19 variants spreading in other parts of the world and intended to prioritize

On Oct 27th, Ken Tadashi Oshima (UW) joined Hitoshi Abe (UCLA) to host Prairie Stuart-Wolff for the third event of JAPAN HOUSE LA’s lecture series on the application of MA (time/space consciousness) in a variety of cultural spheres.  If you missed the event, a recording is now available, along with previous lectures in this series!

Explore your options to study in Japan The UW has over 30 programs and exchange opportunities with institutions in Japan – more than any other country in the world. And the  Study Abroad office is on top of travel, restrictions, and funding options to get you there.  See the resources they have to help you

We are saddened to announce that Kyoko Tokuno, one of the longest serving senior lecturers at the Jackson School with Comparative Religion and Japan Studies, passed away on September 28, 2021, in Seattle. She was 77 years old. Tokuno joined the University of Washington and the Jackson School nearly 20 years ago, and taught courses on Buddhism and world