Japan

Japan

The Torii at Miyajima Island (photo by Anne Haberkern)

Study in Japan

See how a highly traditional society integrates its customs with fast-paced modern development or explore how anime and manga epitomize the increased global influence of Japanese popular culture and Japan’s late 20th-century impact on the international scene. UC students in almost any major field can study, in English or in Japanese, a broad array of disciplines while learning about Japan and its role in the economic and political relationships of the dynamic Asia-Pacific region. In partnership with 13 universities, EAP offers a variety of short-term and year programs, which can be grouped into three types:

Special focus programs in English or combinations of English and Japanese (language and culture, area studies, international studies, and engineering and science)
Broad-based programs in English and Japanese with Japanese language study
Broad-based programs in Japanese requiring advanced Japanese language skills

Program locations include the Tokyo-Yokohama metropolitan area, Kyoto and Osaka in the Kansai area, and Sendai in northern Honshu.

Options in Japan

Contemporary Japanese Culture, International Christian University–UC Joint Program, Tokyo - Fall Term
Intensive Language and Culture Program, Tsuru University – Fall and Spring Semesters
Global Studies Program, Meiji Gakuin University, Yokohama – Fall and Spring Semesters
Programs with Course Work in English and Japanese – Fall, Spring, and Academic Year
   International Christian University, Tokyo
   Sophia University, Tokyo
   Keio University, Tokyo
   Doshisha University, Kyoto (Spring Semester option available)
   University of Tsukuba (Fall Term option available)
Programs Requiring Advanced Japanese Language Skills – Academic Year
   Hitotsubashi University, Tokyo
   Kyoto University (suspended after 2008-09)
   Osaka University
   Tohoku University, Sendai
Engineering and Science Programs in English – Academic Year
Tohoku University, Sendai (JYPE) (Spring Semester-only option also available)
Tokyo Institute of Technology (YSEP) (canceled after 2007-08)
Engineering and Science Programs in Japanese – Academic Year
   Osaka University
   Tohoku University
   Tokyo Institute of Technology (canceled after 2007-08)
   The University of Tokyo (Hongo Campus)

Note for Japanese Citizens

UC students who have Japanese citizenship (or dual Japanese and another citizenship) are required to apply for EAP Japan programs and enter Japan as Japanese citizens. Students who are Japanese citizens and who attend Japanese national universities under EAP may be required to pay certain Japanese university fees and tuition in addition to regular UC fees. Some host universities will not allow students with Japanese citizenship to live in the dormitories for foreign citizens. Students who think they may be affected by this situation should seek advice and specific information from their Campus EAP Office.