With the pandemic has come a break in most everyone’s routine. We reached out to some of our students and alumni to see what that break looks like in their part of the world. As expected, people are responding to the evolving situation with flexibility and adaptation.  Not only the UW is teaching coursework on-line,

On April 28, 2020, Artist Kota Takeuchi screened and spoke about his short film “Blind Bombing, Filmed by a Bat” (32 min., 2019), which explores how balloon bombs were created, propagandized, and used in Japan during World War II. The film addresses the uses of remote technology for military purposes and proposes contrasts and continuities between

The Japan Studies Program continues to pursue its mission to foster greater understanding of Japan and its relationship with the global community.  Spring quarter classes are being taught remotely, operations have moved online, and staff are working remotely as of March 9, 2020. For the most up-to-date information about the UW’s COVID-19 response, please consult

Professor Saadia Pekkanen was recently interviewed for the Whole U’s “Faculty Friday” column. “After twenty or thirty years, something you are interested in, you find that others may become interested in it as well. I always tell my own graduate students to never, ever go for something that others think is important. Don’t try to

The UW has announced a $6 million gift from the Atsuhiko and Ina Goodwin Tateuchi Foundation to the East Asia Library. In recognition of this gift, the library will be renamed the Atsuhiko and Ina Goodwin Tateuchi East Asia Library. In announcing the gift, Dan Asher of the Tateuchi Foundation said that more than the

We recently caught up with Erisa Steckler, a second-year graduate student, to chat about her time in the JSIS Japan Studies program. Erisa graduates at the end of winter quarter 2020. Please introduce yourself. My name is Erisa and I am an M.A. student in the JSIS Japan Studies program with an interest in Japan’s

“Japan Studies at the University of Washington continues to thrive as a university-wide, interdisciplinary research and teaching collaboration to promote a deeper understanding of Japan and Japanese within a global context. Its strategic position on the Pacific Rim supports important partnerships, locally, regionally, and internationally. It is our great privilege to bring together a tremendous

On November 3, 2019, the Government of Japan announced that Dr. Donald C. Hellmann, Professor Emeritus of the Henry M. Jackson School of International Studies at the University of Washington, has been awarded the Order of the Rising Sun, Gold Rays with Neck Ribbon, in recognition of his contributions in promoting academic exchanges and mutual

Justin Jesty, associate professor of Japanese language and literature, was recently awarded the 2019 ASAP (Association for the Study of the Arts of the Present) Book Prize for his book titled Art and Engagement in Early Postwar Japan (2018). In assessing the work, ASAP wrote “A virtuosic study of the intersection of art and politics,

Interested in studying abroad? The Study Abroad office provides many services for those interested in spending a year in Japan! Funding Direct exchanges are a great way to study abroad – and you could be eligible for a guaranteed scholarship to participate. Washington state residents receiving a Federal Pell Grant through the Office of Student Financial