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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Board of Advisors
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
UCLA FACULTY
The Terasaki center boasts a diverse roster of world-class professors from all across UCLA.
Faculty
Hitoshi Abe
Director; Professor, Architecture & Urban Design; UCLA Terasaki Chair for Contemporary Japanese Studies
Seiji Lippit
Associate Director; Professor, Asian Languages & Cultures
George Abe
Adjunct Assistant Professor, Anderson School of Management
William Bodiford
Professor Emeritus, Asian Languages & Cultures
Michelle Liu Carriger
Assistant Professor, School of Theater, Film and Television
Torquil Duthie
Professor, Asian Languages & Cultures
Michael Emmerich
Associate Professor, Asian Languages & Cultures
Lieba Faier
Associate Professor of Geography
Russell Ferguson
Professor, Art
Katsuya Hirano
Associate Professor, History
Shoichi Iwasaki
Professor, Asian Languages & Cultures
Sanford Jacoby
Distinguished Professor, Management, Public Affairs, and History
Michiko Kaneyasu
Associate Professor, Japanese Linguistics
Kristopher Kersey
Assistant Professor, Art History
William Marotti
Professor, History
Mariko Sakakibara
Professor, Anderson School of Management
Satoko Shimazaki
Associate Professor
Michael Thies
Chair, Global Studies and International & Area Studies Interdepartmental Programs
Sharon Traweek
Associate Professor, Gender Studies, History
Yusuke Tsugawa
Associate Professor of Medicine & Health Policy, School of Medicine & Public Health
Junko Yamazaki
Assistant Professor, Asian Languages & Cultures
Emeritus
Fred G. Notehelfer
Professor Emeritus, History
Herman Ooms
Professor Emeritus, History
Carol Sorgenfrei
Professor Emerita, Theatre
Mariko Tamanoi
Professor, Anthropology