Japan Specialization
Professors Takeo Hoshi, Ellis Krauss, and Ulrike Schaede lead the Japan concentration, and conduct cutting-edge academic research on Japanese economics, politics, business, and management.
Features
- A large group of academics on the UC San Diego campus, and a joint lecture series with the UC San Diego Japanese Studies Program
- Seminars, workshops, and public lectures
- Interaction with mid-career executives from Japan
- Visitors from the Japanese government and large corporations
- Internships in Japan or with Japanese companies and organizations
- A premier library for contemporary Japan, including a large number of Japanese databases, newspaper archives, journals and magazines, as well as the East Asia Film Collection
- Student Organization: Asameshikai
Language
Japan specialists must satisfy the MPIA language requirement in Japanese. At IR/PS, Japanese language instruction is headed by Yashy Tohsaku and Eiko Ushida. Undergraduate level training is available at the UC San Diego Japanese Studies Program. Advanced Japanese is required for IRGN 469 Corporate Restructuring in Japan.
Required Courses
IRGN 411 - Business and Management in Japan
IRGN 416 - Postwar Politics in Japan
Electives
IRGN 471 - Japanese Economy
IRGN 469 - Corporate Restructuring in Japan
IRGN 460 - Politics of U.S.-Japan Economics Relations
IRGN 478 - Japanese Foreign Policy
