RSVP – Japanese Video Game Culture Crossing the Pacific Wednesday, March 4, 2026 Seminar: 4:30-6:30 p.m.  |  Kane Hall 210  |  Free and open to all – registration required Reception: 7:00-8:30 p.m.  |  Walker Ames  |  Tickets: $25 for members, $40 for non-members, $10 for member students and $15 for non-member students Event location: University

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