On August 1, 2024 the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Japan announced Jackson School Professor Emerita Marie Anchordoguy as a recipient of the 2024 Foreign Minister’s Commendations; Anchordoguy, whose work focuses on the political economy of Japan, was acknowledged for her 35-year academic career promoting the research of Japan in the United States. “The Foreign

STUDENT SPOTLIGHT: Meet Raechel, a second-year Asian Languages & Cultures MA student. Raechel graduated from UW in 2021 with a Bachelor’s of Arts in Linguistics, Japanese, and Asian Languages & Cultures and has returned to UW to further her studies. Her research interests are how transgender and gender non-conforming people navigate the explicitly gendered aspects

Join us in welcoming Professor Edward (Ted) Mack to the position of Chair of the University of Washington Japan Studies Program. Professor Mack teaches modern Japanese-language prose in the department of Asian Languages and Literature. His research focuses on literary works written and read throughout the world, including in North and South America. His most recent book, Acquired

The UW Japan Studies Program congratulates ALL our students on their hard work this year, particularly those who are graduating! We hope that you take well earned lessons and rewards with you into the next adventure. YOU are what the world needs and we couldn’t be more proud of you. Keep in touch and let us

Martha Walsh, Managing Editor, Journal of Japanese Studies, and Senior Program Associate, Japan Studies Program at the University of Washington has been named the recipient of a UW Award of Excellence 2024. Walsh, who has been with the Japan Studies Program for over 40 years, was the sole person selected for the category of Distinguished Staff for Career Achievement

UW Global Affairs recently released an article examining how study abroad is a high-impact practice. Based on evidence, certain teaching and learning practices make it more likely for students to stay in college and graduate – these practices include study abroad, service learning and internships. You can read the article here. To learn more about

An exhibit curated by Department of Architecture Professor Ken Tadashi Oshima has opened at a new venue in Aomori. An announcement in the Asahi Shimbun (2.13.2024 print issue) stated “‘The Imperial Hotel at 100: Frank Lloyd Wright and the World,’ the major exhibition curated by Professor Ken Tadashi Oshima, opened at its third Japanese venue:  Aomori Museum

50th Seattle International Film Festival MAY 9-19, 2024 Multiple Venues Across Seattle Streaming on the SIFF Channel May 20-27 UW Japan is excited to be co-sponsoring the Seattle International Film Festival as it celebrates 50 years of surprising cinema May 9–19 with three excellent new features from Japan. Use discount code UWJAPAN24 at siff.net/festival for

“Hiroshima Maidens” loosely translates genbaku otome, a phrase first used in early 1950s Japan to refer to young women who had been scarred by injuries received during the atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki in 1945.  Ten years later, 25 such women were flown to New York, where they underwent extensive reconstructive surgery.  The “Maidens”

Young people in Japan are considerably underrepresented in the country’s political institutions, leaving decision-making mostly in the hands of older politicians. This age bias in politics may have profound consequences for the structuring of welfare policies in Japan, which faces a declining birth rate and rapidly aging population. In this talk, Dr. McClean will explore