Terasaki Center For Japanese Studies
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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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Chair in US-Japan Relations
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Dr. Paul I. Terasaki
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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Learn more and apply for Center funding here.
External Funding
Funding sources in this section are not administered by the Center.
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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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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About
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.
Faculty
Board of Advisors
Chair in US-Japan Relations
Postdoctoral Fellows
Alumni
Students
Visitors
Staff
Supporters
Dr. Paul I. Terasaki
THE BOARD
The Board of Advisors have been selected to develop, maintain and enhance the on-going relationship among the Center, its students and alumni, the professional community, and the global Japanese community at large.
Advisors
Dr. Keith Terasaki
Board Chair
Mr. Ryuji "Rick" Watanabe
Board Co-chair
Ms. Suzanne Basalla
Partner, Geodesic Capital
Ms. Yuko Kaifu
Board Advisor
Mr. Herb Kawahara
Board Advisor
Mr. Yoshikazu Kitahara
Board Advisor
Mr. Yukihisa Kitamura
Board Advisor
Dr. Kiyoshi Kurokawa
Board Advisor
Judge Carl Moor
Board Advisor
Mr. Kunihiko Murai
Board Advisor
Mr. Masaru "Vic" Murai
Board Advisor
Ambassador Tsuneo Nishida
Honorary Advisor
Mr. Ralph Shapiro
Board Advisor
Mr. Motoatsu Sakurai
Board Advisor
Mr. George Takei
Board Advisor
Mr. Tomohiro Tohyama
Board Advisor
Mr. Yuji Tsutsumi
Board Advisor
Ms. Stephanie Yonekura
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