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About the Department of Japanese Studies

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.

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Research and Teaching

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.

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Japan Experience

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.

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Department of Japanese Studies ● 日本研究学科
Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences

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March 5, 2026

New Centre for Computational Social Science and Humanities at NUS to advance interdisciplinary research on complex societal challenges

December 30, 2025

Teaching with heart: The human side of higher education

December 17, 2025

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December 15, 2025

Photos from the Singapore Heritage Roundtable

December 5, 2025

Recording now available: Singapore Heritage Roundtable (11 November 2025)

November 6, 2025

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Department of Japanese Studies
シンガポール国立大学日本研究学科

Department of Japanese Studies
National University of Singapore
Block AS8 Level 5
10 Kent Ridge Crescent
Singapore 119260

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