Kent E. Calder, Director
Japan is changing, both in security and economic affairs, after a generation of drift. The Japan Studies Program, with accomplished scholars, policy-experienced professionals and real-world work opportunities for students, is catching the wave.
The Edwin O. Reischauer Center for East Asian Studies supports these efforts, conducts policy-relevant research and provides links to Asian Studies in general.
Academic Requirements
Students concentrating in Japan Studies take four Japan Studies courses and two courses from any of the other Asian Studies programs, including Asia Regional course offerings, and must pass the -Japanese language proficiency examination.
Internships
Japan Studies offers summer internship opportunities to work in Japanese and American organizations in Japan, involving travel and other financial support. This program allows interns to cultivate their Japanese-language proficiency, develop professional working skills and enhance their cultural understanding of Japan.
For more information about the Japan Studies internship program, click here.
Research Opportunities
The Japan Studies Program offers the opportunity to work personally, in small-group settings, with experienced scholars and practitioners.
One highlight traditionally has been for students to undertake travel-study and publish their findings in a U.S.-Japan yearbook unique in its field, with a quarter-century tradition. The volume is circulated, in both English and Japanese, to the U.S. Congress and the Japanese Diet and to think tanks, universities and experts on U.S.-Japan relations in both nations.
Co-curricular Activities
Japan Studies offers field trips every fall and spring term. Destinations include U.S.-Japan related government, business and mass media offices in Washington, D.C., and meetings with distinguished alumni.
Other Opportunities
Japan Studies provides at least some fellowship support to all its concentrators.
Ph.D. Program
The Japan Studies Program accepts Ph.D. students.
Typical Japan Studies Courses
(See www.sais-jhu.edu/courses for course descriptions.) - Asian Energy Security
- The History of Japan’s Emergence as a World Power
- Japanese Economy
- The Japanese Model and International Development
- Japanese Politics, Public Policy and Foreign Relations
- Northeast Asia and the Islamic World
- Northeast Asia and the Middle East
- U.S.-Japan-China Strategic Triangle: -Alliance and -Antagonism
- U.S.-Japan Relationship in the Global –Context
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