Established in 1974, the Journal of Japanese Studies is a multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary forum for communicating new information, interpretations, and research on Japan. Its core objective is to maintain an enduring record of highest-quality scholarship through publication of empirical and interpretive work on Japan.
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September 4, 2024
Posted by: Madison Anne Morgan
On Aug. 1, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Japan announced Jackson School Professor Emerita Marie Anchordoguy as a recipient of the 2024 Foreign Minister’s Commendations; Anchordoguy, whose work focuses
July 3, 2024
Posted by: Madison Anne Morgan
There is a longtime debate among historians as to whether or not they should refrain from making moral judgments on controversial issues. August 6, 1945, when the United States dropped
May 17, 2024
Posted by: Monique Thormann
Martha Walsh, Managing Editor, Journal of Japanese Studies, and Senior Program Associate, Japan Studies Program at the University of Washington has been named the recipient of a UW Award of
April 14, 2021
Posted by: Monique Thormann
The Journal of Japanese Studies (JJS), a twice yearly publication by the Society for Japanese Studies and housed at the University of Washington, has announced a new annual award in honor of
January 28, 2020
Posted by: Monique Thormann
Professor Emeritus Ken Pyle’s “The Making of Postwar Japan: A Speculative Essay” appears in the winter 2020 issue of the Journal of Japanese Studies, a publication founded by Pyle and housed in
November 3, 2015
Posted by: Monique Thormann
Leading-edge in international studies Professor Kenneth B. Pyle may be retiring this year after 51 years of full-time teaching at the Jackson School of International Studies, but his influential role on