We recently caught up with Erisa Steckler, a second-year graduate student, to chat about her time in the JSIS Japan Studies program. Erisa graduates at the end of winter quarter 2020. Please introduce yourself. My name is Erisa and I am an M.A. student in the JSIS Japan Studies program with an interest in Japan’s

Japan Studies MA student Dylan Plung traveled to Cambridge, Massachusetts in February for the 22nd Annual Harvard East Asia Society Conference. The HEAS Graduate Student Conference is  an interdisciplinary forum for graduate students to exchange ideas and discuss current research on topics related to East Asia. The conference allows young scholars to present their research to both

Please introduce yourself. I’m a doctoral student in Asian Languages and Literature, focusing on pre-modern Japanese literature. I’m a Seattle native and am deeply devoted to my two cats, Bocchan and Robespierre. Why did you choose to study Japan/Japanese? I was lucky enough to grow up in the Seattle Public Schools, where Japanese is taught

2018 Newsletter Now On-Line Over the last year, the distinguished faculty and staff affiliated with the University of Washington’s Japan Studies Program have received numerous awards and recognition for their outstanding achievements in the field. What follows is a brief summary of these commendations.

Please introduce yourself. My name is Daniel White and I am a second year student in the Jackson School Japan Studies MA program at the University of Washington. Born and raised in Washington State, I completed my undergraduate studies at the UW where I also had the opportunity to study for a year at Waseda

The East Asia Library at UW is home to one of the most extensive collections of information about Japan, Korea and China in the USA. It’s also home to one-of-a-kind materials, each with its own unique story of how it was made and how it ended up at the library. This series tells some of

Mark your calendars! The 71st Japan-America Student Conference (JASC) will begin accepting delegate applications on Tuesday, October 2, 2018.  Students from all academic backgrounds are welcome to apply, and no previous experience in Japan studies or Japanese language is required. 2019 Application Information The 71st JASC will bring together Japanese and American college students from

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

Meet the JSIS Japan Studies MA program graduates by reading short interviews with them, below. Tiancui Liu Tiancui came from China where his major at the undergraduate level was international politics. He is interested in Japan’s political party system as well as the change in status of the emperor after the Second World War. Read Tiancui’s

Please Introduce yourself. My name is James Darnbrook and I am a second year MA International Studies – Japan Program student from the UK. I completed my undergraduate education at Loughborough University in the UK with a BA in History/Politics. After living, studying and working in Japan for several years I came to the UW. My areas of interest