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

Learning Materials

Learning materials to study the Japanese language

Conversation Club

Japanese Conversation Club

Practice your Japanese language skills

Study Abroad

Explore Japan

Learn about cultures and activities in Japan

News

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.

Meeting with Japanese Exchange Students

CWRU Japanese section meets with students from Kinki University.

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.