Welcome to the Japanese program at Case Western Reserve University
In addition to offering three levels of Japanese language courses, we have expanded our English language courses on Japanese literature, culture, and linguistics. New course offerings include Love and Loss: Reading the Tale of Genji, The World of Manga, Constructing the Samurai, and Origins of Anime. Students majoring/minoring in Japanese Studies develop the ability to understand, speak, read, and write the language and acquire an understanding of the culture, including literature, film, and theatre.
Highlighted Courses
Japanese Studies Courses
Learning Japanese
Conversation Club
Study Abroad
News
Japanese Cultural Exchange
CWRU Japanese section meets with students from Kindai University and Chukyo University.
Meeting with Japanese Exchange Students
CWRU Japanese section meets with students from Kindai University.
JASCO Speech Contest at CWRU
Chih-Cheng Lin wins first place in the 2025 JASCO Speech Contest.
International Multilingual Poetry Festival
DMLL hosts yearly poetry festival: Poetry for Hope.
Meeting with Japanese Exchange Students
CWRU Japanese section meets with students from Kinki University.
JASCO Speech Contest Winner
The 2024 JASCO Speech Contest was held at the University of Cincinnati on March 23, 2024.
Newsletter
We publish Japanese Studies Program Newsletter every semester. Would you like to write your own article to share your love of Japan, its culture and society? Do you want to share your favorite anime, manga, video games, novels, sports, etc.? Or share student activities, events and other interesting information? Please do!
Here are back number archives you can read.