In this new book, Ted Mack brings the writings of Japanese who emigrated to Brazil in the pre-war era to English language readers.  Aquired Alerity: Migration, Identity, and Literary Nationalism (UCPress 2022) is the first book-length study in English of the Japanese-language literary activities of early Japanese migrants to Brazil. It provides a detailed history

Professor Justin Jesty has been a keen observer and researcher into the role of art in social movements in Japan. In this article (Economist Jan 15th 2022 edition) he brings us up to date on recent interactive installations in rural areas of Japan and the impact the artists are having on communities.

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

On Oct 27th, Ken Tadashi Oshima (UW) joined 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.  If you missed the event, a recording is now available, along with previous lectures in this series!

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

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

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

The new Kenneth B. Pyle Prize for Best Article in the JJS honors the founding editor of the Journal of Japanese Studies.  The prize —  accompanied by $250 — will be awarded annually for a JJS research article published in the previous year.  The winner of the 2020 prize will be announced in the summer

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