Japanese Studies

2024 AAS Annual Conference in Seattle, Washington

February 28, 2024February 28, 2024

The Japan Self-Defense Forces (JSDF)

January 11, 2024January 11, 2024

Yasuke: African Samurai

December 27, 2023December 27, 2023

Geisha: Past, Present, Future

November 29, 2023November 29, 2023

History and Culture of the Ainu

November 28, 2023

The Story of Sushi: How a Fermented Dish Became a Global Fast Food

November 14, 2023

Meiji History 101: Feudal Island Backwater to Regional Power in 45 Years

November 1, 2023November 2, 2023

Japanese Tea Ceremony

October 25, 2023

The History Of Asia, Pacific War

October 24, 2023November 2, 2023

Meet the Yokai! Monsters From Japanese Folklore

October 12, 2023October 24, 2023

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Learning From Tokyo’s Emergent Urbanism

October 12, 2023October 17, 2023

The History of Meiji and the Japanese Empire

September 29, 2023

Japanese Pop Culture: Paradoxical Nature of the Kawaii Concept

September 29, 2023

Japan-North Korea Relations

September 15, 2023September 28, 2023

An Introduction to Sake

September 15, 2023September 28, 2023

Commercial Music and Intergenerational Community in the Toyama City Center

June 1, 2023June 1, 2023

Landscape Theory: Post-1968 Cinema in Japan

March 22, 2023April 4, 2023

2023 AAS Annual Conference in Boston, MA

March 8, 2023February 27, 2024

Challenges and Opportunities for Global Asias Approaches to Japan Studies

February 14, 2023April 4, 2023

Migration, Identity, and Diasporas at the Intersection of Japan Studies and Global Asias

February 14, 2023April 4, 2023