The Japanese Program is excited to host Saneyuki Hondo, President of US Nisshin Shokai, Inc. at the Language Center Oasis on the 1st floor of Curtin Hall. Mr. Hondo is involved in international agricultural trade, particularly between the United States...
Join us as program alum Timothy MacKenzie shares with us his experience of the perils of translating, localizing, and adapting Japanese video games, animation, and manga for an English speaking audience.
Would you like to read Japanese as fluently as you read English? You can! it is painless and your language skills will improve by leaps and bounds beyond your textbook if you practice the art of tadoku. Sharon Domier, East...
Come join us for a truly memorable and enlightening talk by Sharon Domier from the University of Massachusetts, Amherst. Learn more about the history of Japanese toilets and their appearance throughout the literary and visual history tradition of Japan! Free...
Join us for a talk and stargazing session at the Manfred Olson Planetarium! Free and open to the public
We are thrilled to welcome Nakamura Gankyo, kabuki actor of the most prestigious kabuki family in Japan, to perform a selection of kabuki dances from Musume Dojoji and Echigo Jishi. Nakamura-san will demonstrate how different interpretations of a dance play...
Join us for a talk by Brigid E. Vance, Assistant Professor in the History Department at Lawrence University. In this talk, Professor Vance asks what happens to dreams after they are dreamed? How was such knowledge about dreams disseminated in...
The students from the Japanese program at UWM will be presenting their term projects. Come see their work and enjoy other cultural activities. Most of the presentations will be done in Japanese with English subtitles.
You are invited to the social book review event, "Bibliobattle" by students who are currently taking Extensive Reading in Japanese. There are going to introduce their favorite books written in Japanese. Come and vote which book you want to read...
今日会話テーブルがあります。日本語と英語でおしゃべりを楽しみましょう。ぜひ来てください。 We have a conversation table today. Let's enjoy conversation in Japanese and English! Please join us. Time: 12:00-12:50 Place: Curtin 187 (Language Oasis) You may bring your lunch. Light snack and tea will be served.