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

Join us for the 2024 Griffith and Patricia Way Lecture Thursday, April 25 5:30 – 7:00 PM Kane Hall 225 Walker-Ames Room Reception to follow What was the moment of death supposed to look like for people living in premodern Japan? While most people surely envisioned seeing the Buddha and his retinue descend at this

‘More Untold Stories: Women Printmakers in Post-war Japan’ MAR 9, 2024 10 AM – 11:30 AM SEATTLE ASIAN ART MUSEUM EMMA BAILLARGEON STIMSON AUDITORIUM Jeannie Kenmotsu, Ph.D., is the Arlene and Harold Schnitzer Curator of Asian Art at the Portland Art Museum. She is a specialist in the art of early modern Japan, with a

WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 21, 2024 3:30 – 5:00 PM TEAL Reading Room, GOWEN HALL Open House / Grand Re-opening Celebration: The library completed the reading room renovation late last year, and it was the first ever renovation since the library moved to Gowen Hall in 1976. To celebrate this milestone, and to introduce the library to those

Students with any Japanese background (including no Japanese language background at all), are welcome at this workshop on manga language. Japanese manga are well known for their expressive illustrations, but less apparent to language learners is how the Japanese language contributes to the vividness of character development via yakuwariko ‘role language’ (Kinsui 2003) and hatsuwa