Welcome to the SAIS Japanese Language Program! The language program here at SAIS has been specially designed, through many years of instructing students with similar backgrounds and interests, to meet your needs for professional development in international studies. While solidifying the grammatical foundation of the Japanese language, students are introduced to a unique program with a special emphasis on politics, economics, finance, diplomacy and foreign policy, environment and energy, and regional and global security, which we call "SAIS Topics." If you are interested in improving your Japanese dealing with these topics in reading and discussion, we have an excellent program for you. For those of you who will be majoring in Japan Studies as well as those who will be taking Japanese courses to pass the Proficiency Exams, we will offer, through the Reischauer Center, financial aid to assist you in your Japanese language studies. To further improve your Japanese language skills, the Reischauer Center also offers internship programs through which you can work in Japanese corporations in Tokyo and other parts of Japan. Also, if you want to get an early start before you matriculate at SAIS or if you want to continue your Japanese study after the first year, we have a Japanese language program during the summer. Please contact the Reischauer Center or the Office of Summer Programs for more information. The following is a brief overview of our program. If you have any questions or if you want to have more details, we invite you to come to talk to us about our program. In the meantime, however, if you have any questions please contact us at 202-663-5763 or by e-mail hfwagner@mail.jhuwash.jhu.edu.
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