1a. UHM Emeriti and Retired Members in Japanese Studies

George Akita, PhD, Professor Emeritus of History
Chizuko T Allen, PhD, Retired Coordinator of Fellowships and Institutional Research, SPAS
Helen Baroni, PhD, Retired Professor of Religion
Tokiko Yamamoto Bazzell, MLS/MA, Librarian Emerita, Japan Collection
Haruko Cook, PhD, Retired Profesor Emerita of Japanese
William Wayne Farris, PhD, Professor Emeritus of History
John H Haig, PhD, Retired Professor of Linguistics
Kyoko Hijirida, PhD, Professor Emerita of Japanese and Education
Robert N. Huey, PhD, Professor Emeritus of Japanese Literature
Ken Ito, PhD, Professor Emeritus of Japanese Literature
Gisaburo Kiyose, PhD, Professor Emeritus of Japanese
Mary Grace McDonald, PhD, Retired Professor of Geography, Former Director of CJS
Kazuo Nishiyama, PhD, Professor Emeritus of Speech
Nobuko Ochner, PhD, Professor Emerita of Japanese
Katsue Reynolds, PhD, Professor Emerita of Japanese
Gay Satsuma, PhD, Japanese History, former Associate Director of CJS
Leon Serafim, Retired Professor of Japanese (EALL) and former director of the UH Center for Okinawan Studies
Patricia Steinhoff, PhD, Professor Emerita of Sociology, Former Director of CJS
George J. Tanabe Jr., PhD, Professor Emeritus of Religion
Willa Jane Tanabe, PhD, Professor Emerita of Art History
Arthur Thornhill, PhD, Retired Professor of Japanese Literature
Christine Yano, PhD, Retired Professor Emerita of Anthropology

1b.  UHM Faculty with academic interests in Japan

Christopher Yohmei Blasdel, MFA, Lecturer in Music, Ethnomusicology
Stewart Curry, PhD, Japanese Language Instructor
Saori Doi, PhD, Chair of International Programs at UHM Outreach College
Elina G. Asato Hamilton, PhD, Assistant Professor of Music
Tomoko Iwai, PhD, Japanese Language Instructor
Masaru Mito, MA, Japanese Language Instructor
Emi Murayama, PhD, Japanese Language Instructor
Miki Ogasawara, MA, Japanese Language Instructor
Akiko Ono Riley, BA, Way of Tea Practicum Instructor
Grace Ray, MA, Japanese Language Instructor
Yumiko Tateyama, PhD, Japanese Language Instructor
Hiromi Uchida, MA, Japanese Language Instructor
Yuka Wada, MA, Japanese Language Instructor
C K Patrick Woo, PhD, Japanese Language Instructor

1c.  Japanese Studies Faculty at other institutions

Masahiro Fujita, PhD, Professor of Law and Psychology, Faculty of Sociology, Kansai University
Timothy George, PhD, Professor Emeritus of History, University of Rhode Island
Kathryn Ibata-Arens, PhD, Vinent de Paul Professor of Political Science, DePaul University (effective 12/1/2024 to 6/30/2026)
Glenda S. Roberts, PhD, Professor, Graduate School of Asia-Pacific Studies (GSAPS), Waseda University

1d. Former Affiliates (beginning from AY 2023-2024)