PSU Center for Japanese Studies

'Making Shinto Work: Female Priests, Local Shrines, and Divergent Practices' A Presentation by Dr. Dana Mirsalis Pacific University 12:45 PM | Thursday, February 5th, 2026 FMH 333 Free & Open to the Public Use Broadway Entrance More info on our events: pdx.edu/japanese-studies/cjs…

Ten plush teddy bears will be hidden around campus on Wednesday, April 16. Follow the clues in the Teddy Trek tab of this site to find a bear and bring it to the PSU Day of Giving table to earn $50 for the fund of your choice. giving.psuf.org/schools/Port… #PSUDayofGiving2025 #PSU

Japan-related Spring Course for 2025: HST: 422/522: Showa - Wartime and Postwar Japan through Manga Fully online Prof. Ken Ruoff Please visit our website for more info on upcoming Japan-related courses: pdx.edu/japanese-studies/jap… #centerforjapanesestudies #cjs #japanesestudies

His Blade Bore Well Its Name: (S)wordplay and Manhood in 'Eight Dogs' A Lecture by Associate Professor Glynne Walley Univ. of Oregon The sword (as the saying goes) is the soul of the samurai. But what if the sword has its own soul? 5:30 PM | 02/27/25 Thurs SMSU 327/8/9 Free

The Prewar Origins of Japan’s ‘Middle Class Myth’ A Lecture by Professor Louise Young University of Wisconsin-Madison 5:30 PM | 2/11/25 SMSU Room 327/8/9 Free Use the main entrance on SW Broadway More info: pdx.edu/japanese-studies/ #portland #pdx #portlandstateuniversity #cjs

Japan’s Remarkable Meiji Era of Modernization, 1868-1912 - A Presentation by Prof. Carol Gluck, Columbia U 5:30 PM | Thurs, 1/30/2025 SMSU Rm 327/8/9 Free Use the SW Broadway Entrance #portland #pdx #portlandstateuniversity #event #psu #cjs #centerforjapanesestudies #japanese

The Daily Life of Japanese Spider-Man: Seikatsu and Superheroes A Lecture by Professor Jon Holt, Portland State University 5:30 PM | Thurs 01/30/25 SMSU Rm 327/8/9 Free & Public Use entrance on SW Broadway More info: pdx.edu/japanese-studies/ #portland #psu #cjs #japanesestudies

Upcoming Japan-Related Course: UNST 421/306: Senior Capstone - Japanese & Chinese Language Program for Youth Tuesdays 2:00 - 3:50 PM Instructor: Dr. Yoko H. Sakurauchi 3 credits/2 terms

Winter 2025 Course from PSU History Dept: HST 421/521: Topics in Modern Japanese History - Japan in WWII CRN 44453/44454 Prof Ken Ruoff W 11:30 - 1:20 (hybrid) #pdx #psu #portlandstateuniversity #cjs #centerforjapanesestudies #japanesehistory #japanesestudies

Upcoming Course from PSU's History Dept: HST 422/522: Topics in Postwar Japan - The Wrongful Internment of Japanese Americans from a Global Perspective CRN 41398/41414 ProfKen Ruoff W 2:00 - 3:50 PM (hybrid) #pdx #portlandstateuniversity #psu #cjs #centerforjapanesestudies

Going from Student to Company Worker: New-Employee Orientations of Japanese CompaniesA Lecture by Professor Haruko Minegishi Cook, University of Hawai'i Thurs, October 17, 2024 | 5:30 PM Smith Memorial Student Union Room 294 Free & Public Use Broadway Entrance #psu #cjs

Navigating the AI Tsunami: AI's Impact on Japanese Language Learning, A Lecture by Dr. Takako Aikawa of MIT Thurs 10/10/2024 | 5:30 PM Smith Memorial Student Union Room 296/8 Free & Open to the Public Use the Entrance on SW Broadway #cjs #centerforjapanesestudies #pdx #psu

Upcoming Spring 2024 Course HST 421/521: Topics in World History: Japan in World War II Prof Ken Ruoff Wed (Hybrid) | 2:00 - 3:50 PM CRNs: 63760/63761

Upcoming Spring 2024 Course HST 390U Topics in World History: The Wrongful Internment of Japanese-Americans from a Global Perspective Prof Ken Ruoff Wed (Hybrid) | 4:40 - 6:30 PM CRN 61382 *Counts toward Global Perspectives Junior Cluster in University Studies

Upcoming Spring 2024 Course FILM 487: Yakuza Gangster Film Prof Patrick Terry Wed | 6:00 - 9:35PM CRN 61156

Cooperating in Tense Times: Buttressing East Asian Financial Cooperation A Lecture by William Grimes 5:30 - 7:00 PM March 12th , 2024 Smith Memorial Student Union.  Room 387/8/9 For more information on our upcoming events, please visit: pdx.edu/japanese-studies

What We (Don’t) Talk About When We Talk About Literature: The Visual Representation of Language & Why it Matters A Lecture by Dr. Chris Lowy of Carnegie Mellon University Tuesday, November 21, 2023  6:00 - 7:30 PM Smith Memorial Student Union Room 327 Free & Open to the Public

Chinese Characters Across Asia: Using 'Kanji' to Write Japanese, Korean, and Vietnamese A Lecture by Professor Zev Handel THURSDAY | NOVEMBER 9, 2023 | 6:00 - 7:30 PM SMITH MEMORIAL STUDENT UNION ROOM 327/8/9 FREE & OPEN TO THE PUBLIC More info: pdx.edu/japanese-studies/

Wed | 10/25/23 | 6 PM | SMSU 327 CJS will be hosting Professors Naoko Fujii & Iyoko Okano’s lecture on ‘Brushwork in the History of Calligraphy’ about different styles that developed over time in Japanese classics, co-sponsored by the WLL Dept. More Info: pdx.edu/japanese-studies

Dr. Levi McLaughlin will contextualize popular & political reactions to revelations about the Unification Church & its connections to lawmakers as he surveys how religions in Japan exert a decisive impact on policymaking & party politics. 04/20/23 | 6:00 PM SMSU 327/8/9 Free