The Department was founded in 1981 and is one of the largest area studies departments devoted to the study
of Japan in the Asia-Pacific region.
Department faculty have research and teaching expertise in socio-linguistics, business management,
sociology, anthropology, history, literature and literary theory, manga and anime studies, gender studies,
traditional performance, cultural geography, and tourism studies.of Japan in the Asia-Pacific region.
Students can experience Japan in diverse ways, including studying in Japan on short- or long-term exchange,
interning in Japan-related organizations and companies in Singapore, and interacting with visitors from Japan.
We also offer scholarships for study in Japan.
Department of Japanese Studies ● 日本研究学科
Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences
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