Jackson School Professor Mark Metzler co-hosted Episode 22 of the University of British Columbia’s “The Meiji at 150 Podcast Series”. In observance of the 150th anniversary of the Meiji Restoration, the project highlights the recent research and pedagogical approaches of specialists of Japanese history, literature, art, and culture. In the podcast, Professor Metzler discusses with host

Jackson School Professor Saadia Pekkanen is interviewed for the cover story “The US-Japan Space Alliance — the Most Critical Bilateral Relationship for Peace & Prosperity” of Japan Spotlight, a Japan Economic Forum journal. In her interview, Professor Pekkanen, an expert in outer space security, law, and policy, says that as the most important bilateral space relationship, the United

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

Jackson School Japan Studies and International Studies professor Saadia Pekkanen, an expert in outer space governance, security and policy, comments on the venture of a new Seattle-based startup EarthNow, that plans to build a network of several hundred camera satellites to monitor the Earth. Pekkanen says that “while they are certainly promising to revolutionize business and economic intelligence as never before,

Each year Jackson School students work in teams on real-world issues as part of the Donald C. Hellmann Task Force Program, a program that has become a cornerstone of the Jackson School’s undergraduate experience. Task Force is the capstone project undertaken by students in the International Studies Program. Groups of students work with a faculty advisor as

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

On January 19, 2018, Japan Studies Program professors Donald Hellmann and Marie Anchordoguy received special commendations from the Consulate-General of Japan in Seattle. Consul General Yoichiro Yamada acknowledged both professors by awarding them each the official Consul General’s Commendation. The awards are given in recognition of outstanding achievements and of both professors’ contributions to Japan-US

Professor Ken Tadashi Oshima, Chair of Japan Studies and UW Professor of Architecture, has co-curated two major exhibitions in New York and Tokyo. At the Museum of Modern Art (MoMA) in New York, Professor Oshima featured Frank Lloyd Wright’s legendary Imperial Hotel (1923) in “Frank Lloyd Wright at 150: Unpacking the Archive” (June-October 2017). This

In late 2015 UW Japan Studies co-sponsored a symposium entitled Socially Engaged Art in Japan. This 3-day event drew artists, academics, and museum and gallery curators from all over the world. A two-part special issue of the journal FIELD: A Journey of Socially Engaged Art Criticism has been published that was developed from presentations given

Professor Emeritus Don Hellmann, a Korea specialist, is interviewed by KOMO Radio to discuss President Trump’s 12-day visit to Asia. Hellmann says the visit is important for the U.S. because Asia is now one of the most important regions in the world.