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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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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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.
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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
CHAIR IN US-JAPAN RELATIONS
The Paul I. Terasaki Endowed Chair in U.S.-Japan Relations is devoted to a distinguished teaching program designed to bring experts in the field of Japanese studies and U.S.-Japan relations to UCLA.
Members
Yasuko Takezawa
2023-2024 Terasaki Chair in U.S.-Japan Relations
Yasuaki Onoda
2022-2023 Tohoku University
Edward Kamens
2022-23 Sumitomo Professor Emeritus of East Asian Languages & Literatures
Christopher Nelson
2018-19 Terasaki Chair in U.S.-Japan Relations
Christina Laffin
2018-19 Terasaki Chair in U.S.-Japan Relations
Takashi Fujitani
2018-19 Terasaki Chair in U.S.-Japan Relations
Kojin Karatani
2016-2017 Terasaki Chair in U.S.-Japan Relations; Professor/Author/Literary and Cultural Critic
Hiroshi Hara
2016-2017 Terasaki Chair in U.S.-Japan Relations; Professor Emeritus, University of Tokyo
Hirokazu Toeda
2014-2015 Terasaki Chair in U.S.-Japan Relations
Shinji Yamashita
2014 - 2015 Terasaki Chair in U.S.-Japan Relations; Professor of Cultural Anthropology and Human Security Program, University of Tokyo
Hiroko Hara
2013-2014 Terasaki Chair in U.S.-Japan Relations; Professor at the Graduate School of Humanities, Josai University
Stefan Tanaka
2010-2011 Terasaki Chair in U.S.-Japan Relations; Professor, Department of History, University of California, San Diego
Daniel Foote
2009-2010 Terasaki Chair in U.S.-Japan Relations; Professor of Law, University of Tokyo
Shigeru Nakayama
2008-2009 Terasaki Chair in U.S.-Japan Relations; Professor Emeritus, School of International Business Administration, Kanagawa University
Thomas Rimer
2005-2008 Terasaki Chair in U.S.-Japan Relations; Professor, University of Pittsburgh
Hiroshi Yoneyama
2001 - 2004 Terasaki Chair in U.S.-Japan Relations; Associate Professor, Ritsumeikan University
Ronald Morse
2001-2004 Terasaki Chair in U.S.-Japan Relations; Professor, Reitaku University
Akimasa Mitsuta
2000 Terasaki Chair in U.S.-Japan Relations; Professor, Obirin University
Sam Jameson
2000 Terasaki Chair in U.S.-Japan Relations; Tokyo Bureau Chief, LA Times