We are happy to share the news that today, July 17, 2018, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Japan announced the recipients of the Foreign Minister’s Commendation for 2018. The Japanese Language and Literature Program, Department of Asian Languages and Literature at the University of Washington, Seattle was among those selected for this honor. Since

Robert Pekkanen is co-editor of two new volumes this year. The first is  The Oxford Handbook of Electoral Systems. Contributions from the top scholars in the field cover the design and adoption of election rules, how rules influence representation, policy, and the functions of other institutions, and the emerging horizons of electoral systems research. In

Since 1990, the Blakemore Foundation, with the support of The Freeman Foundation, has awarded over $18 million in grants to college graduates, graduate students and young professionals for an academic year abroad in full-time intensive language study. The fellowships cover tuition and a stipend for related educational expenses, basic living costs and transportation. Superior candidates

The region around the University of Washington is rich in opportunities to learn about and connect with Japan. From cuisine, to arts, fashion, business, history, and friendship the Puget Sound area is home to many organizations dedicated to celebrating Japan and Japanese culture and strengthening ties of business and government through myriad events.  Bookmark our

Janet Heineck, ’70, ’72, studied several languages during her 34 years as a UW employee. Now she has made a lasting investment in future language students with the establishment of an endowment at the Department of Asian Languages and Literature.

Please introduce yourself. I’m a PhD candidate in the Department of Asian Languages and Literature at UW. I came here after doing and MA at Portland State University, and hope to someday become a professor of Japanese language or literature. My passions are teaching, humor, canoeing, pickling, my cats, my dogs, my fish, cooking, and

An article by Henry M. Jackson graduate student Dylan J. Plung was published April 15, 2018 in The Asia-Pacific Journal.  Plung explores a previously unexamined context to the firebombing of Japan. Analysis of the decisions leading up to construction and military testing conducted in 1943 at the Japanese Village at Dugway Proving Ground in Utah

What impact is the Trump administration having on Japan’s role in the world? How is Japan shaping international relations economically and politically as a result? Join us for a talk by Takako Hikotani of Columbia University at the Griffith and Patricia Way Lecture on April 19, 2018 at 7 PM. Hikotani’s recent article “Trump’s Gift

The East Asia Library is the home of various specialist librarians for Japanese, Chinese, Korean, and Tibetan resources. The Japan Studies Subject Librarian is Azusa Tanaka. In addition to curating and caretaking one of the best Japanese library collections in the nation, and ensuring she is available as much as possible to assist students with

Longtime professor Donald Hellmann launched a capstone course to encourage student analysis of a complex global issue. Known as the Task Force Program, it has become a cornerstone of the Jackson School’s undergraduate experience. Thanks to a recent endowment from Hellmann’s son and daughter-in-law, the program will continue to grow — and give students valuable