{"id":57,"date":"2013-05-28T14:57:38","date_gmt":"2013-05-28T19:57:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wp.stolaf.edu\/japanese\/?page_id=57"},"modified":"2025-11-07T14:18:05","modified_gmt":"2025-11-07T20:18:05","slug":"japanese-program","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/wp.stolaf.edu\/japanese\/","title":{"rendered":"Japanese Program"},"content":{"rendered":"<div data-modular-content-collection><h3 style=\"text-align: left;\">\u30bb\u30f3\u30c8\u30aa\u30e9\u30d5\u5927\u5b66\u65e5\u672c\u8a9e\u30d7\u30ed\u30b0\u30e9\u30e0<\/h3>\n<p>\u3088\u3046\u3053\u305d\uff01 At St. Olaf, you can pursue your interest in Japan and the Japanese language in the following ways:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>You can <a href=\"https:\/\/wp.stolaf.edu\/japanese\/files\/2020\/08\/Japanese-Major-Planning-Worksheet-2020-21-1.pdf\">major<\/a> in Japanese.<\/li>\n<li>You may take Japanese language courses to fulfill the College\u2019s\u00a0 World Languages and Cultures r<a title=\"Foreign Language Requirement\" href=\"https:\/\/wp.stolaf.edu\/asian-studies\/foreign-language-requirement\/\">equirement<\/a>\u00a0or to major in Japanese or Asian Studies.<\/li>\n<li>We offer four years of\u00a0<a title=\"Japanese Language Courses\" href=\"https:\/\/wp.stolaf.edu\/japanese\/language-courses\/\">language courses<\/a>. Students not only develop skills in the language, but also gain knowledge of Japan in all of the language courses by using various authentic materials.<\/li>\n<li>We offer various <a title=\"Japan-related Courses\" href=\"https:\/\/wp.stolaf.edu\/japanese\/japan-related-courses\/\">Japan-related courses<\/a> via the Asian Studies department as well as from other departments such as Art &amp; Art History, History, Philosophy, Political Science, Psychology, and Religion.<\/li>\n<li>You can enroll in the <a title=\"Asian Conversations\" href=\"https:\/\/wp.stolaf.edu\/asian-studies\/asian-conversations\/\">Asian Conversations Program <\/a>to broaden your understanding of Asia while studying Japanese and traveling to Japan for our January Interim.<\/li>\n<li>You can choose from three different campuses to\u00a0<a title=\"Japan Study Abroad\" href=\"https:\/\/wp.stolaf.edu\/japanese\/japan-study-abroad\/\">study abroad\u00a0for a semester or entire year<\/a>: Waseda University in Tokyo, Nagoya University in Nagoya, or Hokusei Gakuin University in Sapporo.<\/li>\n<li>You can apply for one of our summer\u00a0<a title=\"Internships in Asia\" href=\"https:\/\/wp.stolaf.edu\/asian-studies\/internship-opportunities\/\"> Internship in Japan, <\/a>at Education First (EF), an international education company in their Tokyo office in Shibuya, or at The KIKAI institute for Coral Reef Sciences on the small island of Kikaijima.<\/li>\n<li>You can apply to live in the <a href=\"https:\/\/wp.stolaf.edu\/asian-studies\/language-houses\/\">Japanese Language House<\/a>.<\/li>\n<li>You can participate in various extracurricular activities, such as the Japanese Conversation Table, movie nights\/film series, or <a title=\"Asia-related clubs\" href=\"https:\/\/wp.stolaf.edu\/asian-studies\/clubs2\/\">taiko drumming.<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Some of our graduates have received <a href=\"https:\/\/us.fulbrightonline.org\/\">Fulbright scholarships<\/a>, been accepted to the <a href=\"https:\/\/jetprogramusa.org\/\">JET Program<\/a>, and continued studying Japan in various graduate programs.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>For more information, contact:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Dr. Joanne Quimby, Section Head of Japanese, at <a href=\"mailto:quimby2@stolaf.edu\">quimby2@stolaf.edu<\/a>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Japanese program alumni: keep up with the department by liking our <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/groups\/133929213312113\/\">Facebook page<\/a>!<\/p>\n<h1><div class=\"soliloquy-outer-container\" data-soliloquy-loaded=\"0\"><div aria-live=\"polite\" id=\"soliloquy-container-1403_1\" class=\"soliloquy-container soliloquy-transition-fade soliloquy-fade soliloquy-controls-active soliloquy-arrows-active  soliloquy-theme-base no-js\" style=\"max-width:600px;margin:0 auto 20px;\"><ul id=\"soliloquy-1403_1\" class=\"soliloquy-slider soliloquy-slides soliloquy-wrap soliloquy-clear\"><li aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"soliloquy-item soliloquy-item-1 soliloquy-id-61 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