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The Center for Japanese Studies (CJS) is a coordinating unit at the University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa (UHM), dedicated to fostering the study of Japan across academic disciplines. Our responsibilities include coordination and outreach, the dissemination of Japan-related academic opportunities, public seminars, administering travel awards and scholarships, and overseeing the Way of Tea Center. We are housed among other interdisciplinary area studies units within the School of Pacific & Asian Studies (SPAS) in the College of Arts, Languages, and Letters (CALL). SPAS supports faculty and student development, instruction, research and publication in Pacific and Asian Studies throughout UHM.
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The Center for Japanese Studies (CJS) is a coordinating unit at the University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa (UHM), dedicated to fostering the study of Japan across academic disciplines. Our responsibilities include coordination and outreach, the dissemination of Japan-related academic opportunities, public seminars, administering travel awards and scholarships, and overseeing the Way of Tea Center. We are housed among other interdisciplinary area studies units within the School of Pacific & Asian Studies (SPAS) in the College of Arts, Languages, and Letters (CALL). SPAS supports faculty and student development, instruction, research and publication in Pacific and Asian Studies throughout UHM.
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ようこそ
The Center for Japanese Studies (CJS) is a coordinating unit at the University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa (UHM), dedicated to fostering the study of Japan across academic disciplines. Our responsibilities include coordination and outreach, the dissemination of Japan-related academic opportunities, public seminars, administering travel awards and scholarships, and overseeing the Way of Tea Center. We are housed among other interdisciplinary area studies units within the School of Pacific & Asian Studies (SPAS) in the College of Arts, Languages, and Letters (CALL). SPAS supports faculty and student development, instruction, research and publication in Pacific and Asian Studies throughout UHM.
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News
Fall '26 Course: Research Resources for Asian Studies Collections
CJS faculty members Mitsutaka Nakamura and Lynette Teruya will teach a part of LIS 645/ASAN 705: Research Resources for Asian Studies Collections this semester.
2027-2028 Crown Prince Akihito Scholarship Application and Orientation Session
The Crown Prince Akihito Scholarship Foundation (CPASF) is now accepting scholarship applications for the 2027-2028 academic year.
2026 EPIC Summer Interns Update
The 2026 EPIC Summer Interns, Leilah Eusebio and Taiga Ikeda, are wrapping up their 2.5 months internship program. Their recent activities have been featured in Ehime prefectureʻs local media.
Tateuchi Memorial Endowed Scholarship Fund
The UHM CJS is thrilled to announce that we have received a $3 million gift from the estate of the late Ina Goodwin Tateuchi of Seattle, Washington.