Ambassador Tsuneo Nishida

Terasaki Center For Japanese Studies

Established in 1991, the UCLA Terasaki Center has been a platform for research on Japan. Our distinguished faculty, students, postdoctoral fellows, visiting scholars, and the board of advisors have been contributing to the field of Japanese studies for over 20 years.

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The Terasaki Center sponsors a vast array of events throughout the year. With its colloquium series, the Center brings academics from diverse fields to UCLA each year. Special workshops and annual conferences bring leading scholars to discuss topics relating to Japan.

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The Center is proud to support our faculty, current and prospective students, and the local community through a variety of grants and fellowships.

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Center programs were established with strong support from the local community to promote research and instruction in Japanese studies, with a recent focus on the profound transformations unfolding in contemporary Japanese society.

UCLA Japanese Studies
Programs by Faculty and Students

Global Japan Initiative
Understanding Japan/Japanese culture within a global context.

The Terasaki Center is actively expanding support for faculty and graduate students, building relationships with other universities as well as Japan and Japanese Studies related organizations, and enhancing its role in the community.

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Global Hub
The Center is dedicated to connecting Japanese communities around the world with those engaged in the study of Japan and the Japanese.

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Ambassador Tsuneo Nishida

Honorary Advisor

After entering the Ministry of Japan's Foreign Affairs in 1970, Ambassador Nishida occupied positions in various countries: as First Secretary at the Embassy of Japan in the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics, as Counsellor at the Embassy of Japan in the United States of America and as Consul-General of Japan in Los Angeles. Furthermore, he served as Deputy Director General of the European and Oceanic Affairs Bureau and as Director General of the Economic Cooperation Bureau in Tokyo. In 2002, Ambassador Nishida was appointed Deputy Vice-Minister of Foreign Policy and Director-General of the Foreign Policy Bureau. From 2005 to 2007, he was the Deputy Minister for Foreign Affairs. Before that Ambassador Nishida was appointed Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Permanent Representative of Japan to the United Nations in June 2010, he served as Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary at the Permanent Mission of Japan to Canada.