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Japanese Studies


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The Japanese Studies Program

As the world’s third largest economy and one of the United States’ most important allies and trading partners, Japan is critical to an understanding of global issues. Japanese is spoken by 120 million people world-wide. It is also a language in which the US State Department has identified a critical need. In addition, Japanese writers and artists have long exerted an influence over popular culture internationally-an influence evident in the borderless appeal of Japanese film, manga, and anime.

The Japanese Studies Program enables students to explore all aspects of language and culture. We offer four levels of language instruction. We have summer, one-semester, and year-long study-abroad programs at several top universities in Japan. We also offer courses in English on Japanese literature, film, and popular culture. We encourage students to develop individual research projects, which can focus on anime, music, fashion, foodways, politics, and more.  Students also enjoy opportunities to teach in closely-mentored relationship with faculty in both language and content courses.

Our program offers a minor in Japanese Studies. Students can also pursue a self-designed major through the Charles Center or a Global Studies major with an East Asian concentration through the interdisciplinary Asian and Middle-Eastern Studies program.

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