The Japanese program offers four full years of language study using a communicative approach. You will focus on all four literacy skills (speaking, reading, writing, listening) in order to maximize ...

Introduction to listening, speaking, reading, and writing in Japanese and to the culture of Japanese-speaking regions. This course meets three (3) hours per week in the classroom and requires at least ...

The goal of this course is the development of fundamental communication skills in real-life settings. All four language skills (listening, speaking, reading, and writing) and culture will be ...

The Japanese Studies program will be offering three new courses for the Spring 2024 semester. Professor Johnson will be teaching a version of JAPN 150 (COLL 150) called "Crime Fiction in Japan." The ...

The significance of learning a language in the era of globalization is multifold. Not only does knowing another language expands the range of professional opportunities open to you, it also enriches ...

Over the last century, the Land of the Rising Sun has built more golf courses than the rest of Asia combined. Here’s a timeline of notable developments in Japanese golf, beginning with the country’s ...

Golf has played an outsize role in the relationship between the U.S. and Japan lately, as diplomacy between President Trump and Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe often includes playing 18 holes ...

Foreign students in Shibafuji Elementary School's Japanese language "survival course" follow directions from a teacher, left, as they practice writing hiragana characters on the blackboard, in ...