05/05/2026
Are you interested in studying in Japan? Japan’s Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science, and Technology (MEXT) offers scholarships for international students who want to further their studies at a Japanese college or university.
The Consulate-General of Japan in Seattle is now accepting applications for the 2027 MEXT Scholarships for students (U.S. citizens) of Alaska, Idaho, Oregon, Montana, and Washington State. The deadline to apply is May 29, 2026.
Learn more or apply: https://www.seattle.us.emb-japan.go.jp/itpr_en/scholarship.html
04/27/2026
Happening next week 🗓️
Join us Monday, May 4 as researcher Tobias Harris examines this question and more during the 2026 Griffith and Patricia Way Lecture
In-person | 5:30 - 7 p.m.
Kane Hall 225 (with reception to follow)
More details: bit.ly/japan-harris
Register now at bit.ly/waylecture-2026
Jackson School of International Studies at University of Washington
University of Washington College of Arts & Sciences
University of Washington
Asian Languages and Literature - University of Washington
04/24/2026
Join us for a film screening of “Black Box Diaries” featuring a discussion with the film’s director, Shiori Itō. “Black Box Diaries” represents Itō’s directorial debut and depicts her seven-year investigation of the sexual violence she experienced. These events helped spark the rise of the Me Too movement in Japan.
🗓️ May 1, 2026
🕑 3:15 p.m. – 6p.m.
📍 UW Campus, MGH 389
🔗 https://jsis.washington.edu/japan/news/film-screening-and-director-discussion-black-box-diaries/
04/03/2026
How have relations between the U.S. and Japan fared during rapid changes of power and worsening frictions, and how does this impact Taiwan? Join us on April 23 for 'The U.S.-Japan Alliance and Taiwan' with Adam Liff!
🗓️ Thursday, April 23
🕐 1 - 2:30 p.m.
📍THO 317
🎟️ Registration required at bit.ly/REGISTER-LIFF
📌 Free and open to all - registration required. Students encouraged to attend.
Learn more at bit.ly/Liff-April23
📌 Co-sponsored by UW Taiwan Studies UW Center for Japanese Studies Japan Foundation 国際交流基金
03/27/2026
Discover the work of Akutagawa Prize-winning author Hirano Keiichiro next Friday, April 3. Hirano will discuss ideas he has been developing during his career on how to establish a social identity amid the destabilizing forces of Neoliberal economics.
4 – 5:30 p.m. | Thomson Hall (THO) 317
Learn more: bit.ly/cjs-hirano
Jackson School of International Studies at University of Washington
Asian Languages and Literature - University of Washington
University of Washington College of Arts & Sciences
University of Washington
UW Cinema and Media Studies
