Good news for foreign nationals who want to visit Japan. Foreign nationals newly entering Japan for short-term tourism have been allowed to enter Japan since June 10, 2022, but only when a travel agency in Japan, (among other organizations), serves as the receiving organization of the applicants. This is in addition to Japan nationals, relatives,

The UW Japan Studies Program extends its congratulations to Azusa Tanaka who is recipient of the 2022 Distinguished Librarian Award. Through her expertise, creativity, and relationship-building with donors, she has not only greatly expanded the collections of Japanese language materials available from the UW Libraries, but also expanded access through offering information sessions to students

May 15, 2022 marks the fiftieth anniversary of the ‘reversion’ of Okinawa to Japan by the United States. To commemorate this historic event the UW Japan Studies Program has invited an interdisciplinary and international group of Okinawa Studies scholars to present research that reflects on the reversion movement and its aftermath at a two-day workshop

Video for this event is now available Join us for a special evening with Michael J. Green, senior vice president for Asia, Japan Chair, and Henry A. Kissinger Chair at the Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS) and director of Asian Studies at the Edmund A. Walsh School of Foreign Service at Georgetown University. He

Renovation of the Tateuchi East Asia Library (TEAL) in Gowen Hall is greatly anticipated. Here is the timeline for access to materials during closer. APRIL 15 – JUNE 10, 2022 Between April 15 and June 10, users can check out books from TEAL reference collection to use during TEAL closure. Beginning March 21, current issues

Spring is here! Yoshino shimashou!  The UW webcams bring the beauty of the Seattle campus to you wherever you have an internet connection. Keep watch on the quad yoshino cherry trees as they bloom over the next several weeks, and enjoy the season. The UW Seattle campus has an impressive and well known stand of

Has American foreign policy been a reflection of a desire to promote democracy, or a simple product of hard-nosed geopolitics? Jennifer Miller visits us from Dartmouth and will address this question focusing on the assumption that democratic ideals were crucial, but not in the way most defenders claim.  Go to our events page to register

Tuesday, March 8, 2022 1:00 – 2:00 PM Supported by the Seattle Colleges Performing Arts Fund, the Artist as Storyteller speakers series welcomes BIPOC artists, performers, and activists to share their work and connect with students about what it means to be an artist in today’s social and cultural climate. The series emphasizes the art-making

On Feb 1st, filmmaker Ryūsuke Hamaguchi joined Professors Hitoshi Abe of UCLA and Ken Oshima of Washington University, hosts of the Rethinking of MA series, in an engaging conversation that explored the role of MA in the making of his most recent film Drive My Car, with reference also to some of his earlier works.

A new book by Robert and Saadia Pekkanen (editors) was published last month: the Oxford Handbook of Japanese Politics (Oxford University Press 2021). This handbook is the first / hardback edition. It’s also online through the UW libraries subscription to the Oxford Handbook Online platform. Robert authored a chapter on “Populism in Japan” and Saadia