Center for Japanese Studies

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The Center for Japanese Studies supports and promotes an encyclopedic array of research and teaching related to Japan; we also support the study of historic and contemporary connections between Japan and Japanese Americans. Throughout the year, we host a regular lecture series, colloquia, and symposia bringing to campus a stimulating and always-changing community of intellectuals and public figures, including journalists, performers, artists, and business leaders. Our nearly forty faculty, one hundred graduate students and two thousand undergraduates engage in study and original research that the Center supports with fellowships and grants. The Center also serves as a home for specialists from throughout the world who come to Berkeley as Visiting Scholars. We invite you to join us at our many activities as we strive to cultivate innovative and ever-richer study of Japan.

"An Invitation to Kabuki" A History and Demonstration of Kabuki with Kyozo Nakamura (November 7, 2019)

"An Invitation to Kabuki" A History and Demonstration of Kabuki with Kyozo Nakamura (November 7, 2019)

Simona Lazzerini (Shinjo Ito Postdoctoral Fellow) presents her research (April 9, 2025)

Simona Lazzerini (Shinjo Ito Postdoctoral Fellow) presents her research (April 9, 2025)

Panel Discussion with Documentary Filmmaker Hanayo Oya (November 19, 2019)

Panel Discussion with Documentary Filmmaker Hanayo Oya (November 19, 2019)

Visiting Scholar Activity - Trip to Angel Island (April 19, 2025)

Visiting Scholar Activity - Trip to Angel Island (April 19, 2025)

Hua Hsu Graduate Student Seminar (February 8, 2025)

Hua Hsu Graduate Student Seminar (February 8, 2025)

Yu Miri, award-winning novelist, receives the Berkeley Japan Prize (September 30, 2022)

Yu Miri, award-winning novelist, receives the Berkeley Japan Prize (September 30, 2022)

Students present Japan America Student Conference program and CJS scholarships (November 18, 2019)

Students present Japan America Student Conference program and CJS scholarships (November 18, 2019)

CJS Graduate Student Meeting "BAKAI" (September 4, 2020)

CJS Graduate Student Meeting "BAKAI" (September 4, 2020)

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