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Center for Japanese Studies (CJS)
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Recent News
MIRS Welcomes the Fall 2025 Cohort
The International Institute (II) is thrilled to welcome the newest cohort of students in the Masters of International and Regional Studies (MIRS) program!
2025 Leadership Appointments at the II and Its Centers and Programs
New director appointments start July 1, 2025.
The Center for Japanese Studies (CJS) promotes and disseminates research on Japan, fosters communication among diverse disciplines, and encourages new approaches in the understanding of Japan and its place in the world.
Founded in 1947, CJS is the oldest interdisciplinary center in the United States with a mission to promote research and teaching in Japanese studies.
CJS is home to faculty and students from a variety of disciplines and professional schools, artists and scholars visiting from near and far, and community organizations engaged in Japan-related activities in Michigan.
Events
Sep
18
CJS Noon Lecture Series | Jet-Age Nationhood: Pan American World Airways as Postwar Japan
Christine R. Yano, Professor Emerita of Anthropology, University of Hawaii; President of the Society for East Asian Anthropology
12:00 PM
Room 555
Weiser Hall
Sep
19
Japanese Music Workshop: "Performance Exploration for Shakuhachi, Koto, and Voice" with David Kansuke Wheeler and Yoko Hiraoka
5:00 PM
Britton Recital Hall
Earl V. Moore Building
Sep
20
“In Honor of William P. Malm: Facilitating Global Musical Encounters,” Christine R. Yano
2:00 PM
Britton Recital Hall
Earl V. Moore Building
Sep
20
Pre-Concert Lecture on Japanese Music & Dance
5:30 PM
Watkins Lecture Hall
Earl V. Moore Building
Sep
20
Concert: "A Celebration of Japanese Music and Dance: The Ethnomusicology Legacy of Professor William P. Malm"
7:00 PM
Britton Recital Hall
Earl V. Moore Building
Sep
25
CJS Noon Lecture Series | THE SOUND OF MANGA: From Erotica to Sitcom in Gengoroh Tagame's Oeuvre
Anne Ishii, Writer, Translator, and Musician; Program Director, United States Artists; Co-founder and Owner, MASSIVE GOODS
12:00 PM
Room 555
Weiser Hall
