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.

Jackson School News: Journal of Japanese Studies

New Kenneth B. Pyle Prize for Best Article in The Journal of Japanese Studies announced

April 14, 2021

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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

Ken Pyle on the making of postwar Japan // Journal of Japanese Studies

January 28, 2020

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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

Prof. Ken Pyle: influencer, scholar, leader

November 3, 2015

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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