Research

• The Sasakawa Fellowship
  College of Letters and Science: Humanities
  Approximately 15 fellowships of up to $7,000 each will be awarded to continuing UCLA graduate students pursuing advanced degrees in Japanese Studies. Categories of funding include, but are not limited to, fieldwork in Japan, tuition and fees, dissertation writing support, and other research-related travels.
  Project Contact:

  Project website			Hitoshi Abe
  (Updated: Apr 27 2021)

• Open Edo: Diverse, Ecological, and Global Perspectives on Japanese Art, 1603–1868
  College of Letters and Science: Humanities
  In an effort to countervail the enduring stereotypes of early modern Japanese art, Open Edo will present a suite of conferences addressing three themes: the representation and agency of marginalized groups, the ecological horizons of artistic production, and the need to counter the myth that early modern Japan was disconnected.
  Project Contact:

  Project website			Kristopher Kersey
  (Updated: Feb 15 2023)

• General AntiParticle Spectrometer (GAPS)
  College of Letters and Science: Physical Sciences
  The General AntiParticle Spectrometer (GAPS) is a balloon-borne experiment to search for signatures of dark matter annihilations in the cosmic rays. GAPS received funding from NASA, Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) and Istituto Nazionale Di Fisica Nucleare (INFN), Italy, with the initial launch of the scientific instrument scheduled for 2020.
  Project Contact:

  Project website			Rene Ong
  (Updated: Apr 07 2023)

• Postwar Tokyo: Capital of a Ruined Empire
  College of Letters and Science: Humanities
  This project examines the cultures of decolonization in Tokyo in the wake of empire’s collapse.
  Project Contact:

  Project website			Seiji M. Lippit
  (Updated: May 10 2023)

• The Yanai Initiative for Globalizing Japanese Humanities
  College of Letters and Science: Humanities
  Ever since it was first established in 2014 as a collaborative project of the University of California, Los Angeles, and Waseda University in Tokyo, the Yanai Initiative has been working to realize a sustainable, equitable, globally interconnected future for the Japanese humanities.
  Project Contact:

  Project website			Michael Emmerich
  (Updated: May 18 2023)

• Center for Buddhist Studies
  International Institute
  The Center's mission is to educate American academe and the broader Buddhist community about Buddhist religion and culture in all its diversity. The Center is primarily research-oriented and sponsors regular colloquia, symposia, workshops, and conferences in Buddhist studies.
  Project Contact:

  Project website			Torquil Duthie
  (Updated: Jun 15 2023)

• Terasaki Center for Japanese Studies
  International Institute
  Established in 1991, the UCLA Terasaki Center has been a platform for research on Japan. Our distinguished faculty, students, postdoctoral fellows, visiting scholars, and the board of advisors have been contributing to the field of Japanese studies for over 20 years.
  Project Contact:

  Project website			Hitoshi Abe
  (Updated: Jun 22 2023)

• TUFS Inter-University Exchange Project (COIL)
  International Institute
  UCLA collaborates with Tokyo University of Foreign Studies to implement inter-university exchange projects to promote collaborative online international learning in Japanese and East Asian studies. The COIL program at TUFS connects accredited courses online and links classrooms with institutions of higher education in the United states.
  Project Contact:

  Project website			Katsuya Hirano
  (Updated: Jun 26 2023)

• UCLA-Kitasato Nursing School Exchange Program
  School of Nursing
  Every other year, Kitasato University School of Nursing invites faculty and graduate students from UCLA to conduct lectures to mainly third and fourth year undergraduate nursing students, graduate nursing students, and faculty at Kitasato University School of Nursing, as well as clinical nurses at the University hospital and other communities.
  Project Contact:

  Project website			Cynthia James
  (Updated: Aug 09 2023)

• IRIS Instrument
  College of Letters and Science: Physical Sciences
  IRIS is a first generation near-infrared instrument being designed to sample the diffraction limit of the Thirty Meter Telescope. It will be the highest angular resolution near-infrared instrument in the world. IRIS is a multi-institutional collaboration from USA, Canada, and Japan.
  Project Contact:

  Project website			James Larkin
  (Updated: Sep 05 2023)

• Healthcare Rationing and the Ethnic Boundaries of Indigenous People: the Making of Californian Indians, the Ainus, and the Manchu People
  College of Letters and Science: Social Sciences
  This collaborative project seeks to identify the historical factors that established the role of medical policies relating to drawing and enforcing the ethnic and cultural boundaries for indigenous people within the state, and further analyzing such boundaries as to their effect on conditional and/or customized healthcare, especially in preventive medicine.
  Project Contact:

  Project website			Chien-Ling Liu
  (Updated: Nov 03 2023)

Education/Training

• The Sasakawa Fellowship
  College of Letters and Science: Humanities
  Approximately 15 fellowships of up to $7,000 each will be awarded to continuing UCLA graduate students pursuing advanced degrees in Japanese Studies. Categories of funding include, but are not limited to, fieldwork in Japan, tuition and fees, dissertation writing support, and other research-related travels.
  Project Contact:

  Project website

  Hitoshi Abe

• UCLA Global Classroom
  International Institute
  UCLA Global Classroom provides international high school students with the opportunity to gain skills and engage with UCLA instructors in university-level education. It reflects UCLA’s commitment to student learning and development by identifying and recruiting lecturers with strong academic backgrounds and extensive teaching experience.
  Project Contact:

  Project website

  Justin Zackey

• Center for Buddhist Studies
  International Institute
  The Center's mission is to educate American academe and the broader Buddhist community about Buddhist religion and culture in all its diversity. The Center is primarily research-oriented and sponsors regular colloquia, symposia, workshops, and conferences in Buddhist studies.
  Project Contact:

  Project website

  Torquil Duthie

• Terasaki Center for Japanese Studies
  International Institute
  Established in 1991, the UCLA Terasaki Center has been a platform for research on Japan. Our distinguished faculty, students, postdoctoral fellows, visiting scholars, and the board of advisors have been contributing to the field of Japanese studies for over 20 years.
  Project Contact:

  Project website

  Hitoshi Abe

• TUFS Inter-University Exchange Project (COIL)
  International Institute
  UCLA collaborates with Tokyo University of Foreign Studies to implement inter-university exchange projects to promote collaborative online international learning in Japanese and East Asian studies. The COIL program at TUFS connects accredited courses online and links classrooms with institutions of higher education in the United states.
  Project Contact:

  Project website

  Katsuya Hirano

• UCLA-Kitasato Nursing School Exchange Program
  School of Nursing
  Every other year, Kitasato University School of Nursing invites faculty and graduate students from UCLA to conduct lectures to mainly third and fourth year undergraduate nursing students, graduate nursing students, and faculty at Kitasato University School of Nursing, as well as clinical nurses at the University hospital and other communities.
  Project Contact:

  Project website

  Cynthia James

School of Law

• Keio Law School
  ExchangeProgram
  UCLA School of Law partners with Keio Law School in Tokyo, Japan to provide a foreign exchange program for their students. The vast majority of classes at Keio are taught in Japanese. Some English courses have included Comparative Corporate Law, International Intellectual Property, and International Dispute Resolution.
  Project Contact:

  Project website			Frances Olsen
  (Updated: Mar 16 2023)

College of Letters and Science: Humanities

• The Sasakawa Fellowship
  Research| Education|
  Approximately 15 fellowships of up to $7,000 each will be awarded to continuing UCLA graduate students pursuing advanced degrees in Japanese Studies. Categories of funding include, but are not limited to, fieldwork in Japan, tuition and fees, dissertation writing support, and other research-related travels.
  Project Contact:

  Project website			Hitoshi Abe
  (Updated: Apr 27 2021)

• Open Edo: Diverse, Ecological, and Global Perspectives on Japanese Art, 1603–1868
  Research|
  In an effort to countervail the enduring stereotypes of early modern Japanese art, Open Edo will present a suite of conferences addressing three themes: the representation and agency of marginalized groups, the ecological horizons of artistic production, and the need to counter the myth that early modern Japan was disconnected.
  Project Contact:

  Project website			Kristopher Kersey
  (Updated: Feb 15 2023)

• Postwar Tokyo: Capital of a Ruined Empire
  Research|
  This project examines the cultures of decolonization in Tokyo in the wake of empire’s collapse.
  Project Contact:

  Project website			Seiji M. Lippit
  (Updated: May 10 2023)

• The Yanai Initiative for Globalizing Japanese Humanities
  Research|
  Ever since it was first established in 2014 as a collaborative project of the University of California, Los Angeles, and Waseda University in Tokyo, the Yanai Initiative has been working to realize a sustainable, equitable, globally interconnected future for the Japanese humanities.
  Project Contact:

  Project website			Michael Emmerich
  (Updated: May 18 2023)

School of Nursing

• UCLA-Kitasato Nursing School Exchange Program
  Research, Education
  Every other year, Kitasato University School of Nursing invites faculty and graduate students from UCLA to conduct lectures to mainly third and fourth year undergraduate nursing students, graduate nursing students, and faculty at Kitasato University School of Nursing, as well as clinical nurses at the University hospital and other communities.
  Project Contact:

  Project website			Cynthia James
  (Updated: Aug 09 2023)

International Institute

• UCLA Global Classroom
  Education
  UCLA Global Classroom provides international high school students with the opportunity to gain skills and engage with UCLA instructors in university-level education. It reflects UCLA’s commitment to student learning and development by identifying and recruiting lecturers with strong academic backgrounds and extensive teaching experience.
  Project Contact:

  Project website			Justin Zackey
  (Updated: Mar 01 2023)

• Center for Buddhist Studies
  Research, Education
  The Center's mission is to educate American academe and the broader Buddhist community about Buddhist religion and culture in all its diversity. The Center is primarily research-oriented and sponsors regular colloquia, symposia, workshops, and conferences in Buddhist studies.
  Project Contact:

  Project website			Torquil Duthie
  (Updated: Jun 15 2023)

• Terasaki Center for Japanese Studies
  Research, Education
  Established in 1991, the UCLA Terasaki Center has been a platform for research on Japan. Our distinguished faculty, students, postdoctoral fellows, visiting scholars, and the board of advisors have been contributing to the field of Japanese studies for over 20 years.
  Project Contact:

  Project website			Hitoshi Abe
  (Updated: Jun 22 2023)

• TUFS Inter-University Exchange Project (COIL)
  Research, Education
  UCLA collaborates with Tokyo University of Foreign Studies to implement inter-university exchange projects to promote collaborative online international learning in Japanese and East Asian studies. The COIL program at TUFS connects accredited courses online and links classrooms with institutions of higher education in the United states.
  Project Contact:

  Project website			Katsuya Hirano
  (Updated: Jun 26 2023)

College of Letters and Science: Physical Sciences

• General AntiParticle Spectrometer (GAPS)
  Research|
  The General AntiParticle Spectrometer (GAPS) is a balloon-borne experiment to search for signatures of dark matter annihilations in the cosmic rays. GAPS received funding from NASA, Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) and Istituto Nazionale Di Fisica Nucleare (INFN), Italy, with the initial launch of the scientific instrument scheduled for 2020.
  Project Contact:

  Project website			Rene Ong
  (Updated: Apr 07 2023)

• IRIS Instrument
  Research|
  IRIS is a first generation near-infrared instrument being designed to sample the diffraction limit of the Thirty Meter Telescope. It will be the highest angular resolution near-infrared instrument in the world. IRIS is a multi-institutional collaboration from USA, Canada, and Japan.
  Project Contact:

  Project website			James Larkin
  (Updated: Sep 05 2023)

College of Letters and Science: Social Sciences

• Healthcare Rationing and the Ethnic Boundaries of Indigenous People: the Making of Californian Indians, the Ainus, and the Manchu People
  Research
  This collaborative project seeks to identify the historical factors that established the role of medical policies relating to drawing and enforcing the ethnic and cultural boundaries for indigenous people within the state, and further analyzing such boundaries as to their effect on conditional and/or customized healthcare, especially in preventive medicine.
  Project Contact:

  Project website			Chien-Ling Liu
  (Updated: Nov 03 2023)

UCLA International Education Office

• Engineering and Science
  EducationAbroadProgram
  Conduct research at Tohoku University, known for developing innovations and hands-on learning. Guided by a faculty supervisor, work in a lab with international and Japanese students on the new Aobayama campus.
  Project Contact:

  Project website			Robert Rodriguez
  (Updated: May 09 2023)

• Global Studies, Japan
  EducationAbroadProgram
  Delve into the challenges faced by modern society through project-based learning and research at Meiji Gakuin University in the green hills of Yokohama. One of the largest multinational communities in Japan, Yokohama is ideal to explore world issues and globalization.
  Project Contact:

  Project website			Robert Rodriguez
  (Updated: May 10 2023)

• Hitotsubashi University
  EducationAbroadProgram
  Attend an intimate university in suburban Tokyo. Courses are offered in the social sciences and humanities with an emphasis on undergraduate research. Enjoy continued Japanese language study and campus activities with international and local students.
  Project Contact:

  Project website			Robert Rodriguez
  (Updated: May 10 2023)

• International Christian University
  EducationAbroadProgram
  Tokyo is a city of dichotomies where suited-up techies zoom by graceful geisha in Japanese kimonos. In one of the busiest metropolises in the world, Mitaka is an older, more established suburb of Tokyo.
  Project Contact:

  Project website			Robert Rodriguez
  (Updated: May 10 2023)

• Japanese in Kyoto
  EducationAbroadProgram
  Acquire well-balanced language skills as you live and study among the temples, shrines and other historic sites in Kyoto, Japan’s former capital city. Courses on Japanese society and culture (anime, manga and ikebana) enrich your understanding of traditional and modern Japan.
  Project Contact:

  Project website			Robert Rodriguez
  (Updated: May 10 2023)

• Japanese in Osaka
  EducationAbroadProgram
  Earn up to a year of Japanese language proficiency in just 8 weeks and begin to understand anime without subtitles! Classes average 15 students and feature topics such as pop culture, media, performing arts, tea culture and genre painting.
  Project Contact:

  Project website			Robert Rodriguez
  (Updated: May 10 2023)

• Keio University
  EducationAbroadProgram
  In the heart of exciting and energetic Tokyo is Keio University, notable for research, business, and economics. While improving Japanese is a key component of this program, courses are taught in English from professors with experience in both public and private sectors.
  Project Contact:

  Project website			Robert Rodriguez
  (Updated: May 10 2023)

• International & Area Studies: Business Leadership and Communication
  TravelStudyProgram
  The overall program objectives are to nurture your growth as an effective, multicultural leader in global business, as well as to increase your knowledge about business and leadership across Asian cultural contexts. In this program, we will place special emphasis on cultural diversity and local models of leading and understanding
  Project Contact:

  Project website			Robert McCann
  (Updated: May 11 2023)

• Waseda University
  EducationAbroadProgram
  Want to become a social innovator? A leader in global politics? Or a master of multicultural communication? Develop a global outlook, delve into the Japanese lifestyle, and hone your Japanese language skills at Waseda University.
  Project Contact:

  Project website			Robert Rodriguez
  (Updated: May 12 2023)

• Engineering: Internships in Osaka
  GlobalInternshipProgram
  Students will have the opportunity to explore the many temples and historical sites there on the weekends, and some placements even take place in Kyoto. Internship placements are approximately 8 weeks long.
  Project Contact:

  Project website			Andrew Bottom
  (Updated: May 25 2023)