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

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

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

Ken Tadashi Oshima (UW) will join 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. This talk will cover the application of MA in Japanese cuisine. Full event description at JAPAN HOUSE LA’s website. This event is hosted by JAPAN HOUSE Los Angeles and supported

Libraries  offer more than books. Azusa Tanaka, Japanese collection librarian gives us tips on finding Japanese films. “The best way to search for the Japanese films would be to use Library of Congress subject headings such as ‘Motion pictures — Japan’ or ‘Motion pictures, Japanese’ in your UW Library Catalog Search” instructs Tanaka,  “But, you can

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

The needle is moving back to the normal range. Suzzallo/Allen library is set to reopen September 22. Odegaard is opening on September 20.  See other library reopening dates as they are posted throughout the summer at the UW Library Blog. The University of Washington is committed to a safe return to campus. Get helpful information

UW Japan Studies professor of architecture Ken Tadashi Oshima will join Hitoshi Abe (UCLA) to host the second event of JAPAN HOUSE LA’s lecture series on the application of MA (time/space consciousness) in a variety of cultural spheres. This webinar in the Rethinking of MA Webinar Series will examine MA in Japanese contemporary architecture. Manabu Chiba, Professor of Tokyo University and Principal