Dear faculty, staff, students, and members of our broader community, Welcome to the 2024-2025 academic year! I hope your autumn quarter was smooth and productive, and that you’re as enthusiastic as we are about the upcoming winter and spring quarters. So far this academic year, we have already hosted (in-person or virtually) the author Shibasaki

Join us in welcoming Professor Edward (Ted) Mack to the position of Chair of the University of Washington Japan Studies Program. Professor Mack teaches modern Japanese-language prose in the department of Asian Languages and Literature. His research focuses on literary works written and read throughout the world, including in North and South America. His most recent book, Acquired