page last updated August 8, 2025

The Center for Japanese Studies sponsors a series of public lectures by faculty members and visiting scholars on various topics from recent research to personal impressions of current events in Japan. The Center also provides workshops on topics of interest to graduate students focusing on Japan, including careers in Japanese studies, scholarships, and overseas study programs.

For accessibility access, please contact the Center at 956-2665 or at cjs@hawaii.edu. For information on visitor parking at UHM, please visit the campus commuter services page here.

Event Archive: AY 2024-25 | AY 2023-24 | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 | 2020 | 2019 | 2018

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Fall 2025

CJS Seminars 

Sept. 4 (Thurs.) / 1:30-3:00pm / Moore Hall 319 (Tokioka Room) / “Yūjomono—The Voices of Indentured Women in Jiuta Sōkyoku Lyrics” by Christopher Blasdel

Sept. 18 (Thurs.) / 1:30-3:00pm / Moore Hall 319 (Tokioka Room) / “Incorporating Project-Based Language Learning into an English-to-Japanese Translation Course” by Yumiko Tateyama, PhD

Co-sponsorships and Other Events

Oct. 8 (Wed.) / 3:00pm-4:00 pm / How Should Japan Act in Enhancing Regional Security and Deterrence in the Advent of New Global Reality?, by Admiral (ret.) Tomohisa Takei / Webinar hosted by UHM Center for Indo-Pacific Affairs and the Consulate-General of Japan in Honolulu / RSVP here

Oct. 17 (Fri.) / 3:00pm-4:30pm / Art Building room 308 / Manga Drawing & Storytelling Workshop with Kofi Bazzell-Smith / EALL Talk Series co-sponsored by CJS / RSVP here by Oct. 13 

Nov. 12 (Wed.) / 3:00pm – 4:00pm / Moore Hall 258 and Zoom / The Counterespionage Novel and the Fostering of Wartime Subjectivity in Imperial Japan and Korea / EALL Talk Series co-sponsored by CJS 

Nov. 15 (Sat.) / 10:00am – 1:00pm / Discover UH Mānoa Open House / Click here for more information and to register

Nov. 18 (Tues.) / 11:45am-12:45pm / JSPS Fellowships Virtual Info Session / UHM Graduate Division event co-sponsored with CJS / RSVP online