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Japan America Society of St. Louis

Flush with honors and job offers, Kristy Gammill credits UMSL’s holistic approach to Japanese education

The new graduate had two great career opportunities come her way this spring and was also recently inducted into the Japanese National Honor Society....

UMSL seminar to focus on Japan’s post-earthquake economy

March 11 will mark the third anniversary of the earthquake and tsunami that struck Japan, killing thousands of people and causing extensive and severe structural damage. The University of Missouri–St....

Looking for a free trip to Japan? UMSL sociologist has you covered

The 2014 St. Louis/Ishinomaki Friendship Program is open to middle and high school students, 7th-11th grade, who are at least 12 years old at the time they apply. ...

Global trade scholar to discuss US policy in Asia

An international business leader who recently joined a prominent Washington, D.C., think tank as a global trade scholar will discuss U.S. policy in Asia Jan. 31 at the University of...

Japanese studies professor to hold film screening, discussion

Ever wonder what it’s like to be a Japanese teenager? If so, “Japan Drama Night” at the University of Missouri–St. Louis can help. “Japan Drama Night” will begin at 5...

Scholar to discuss right-wing activism in Japan

Right-wing activism in contemporary Japan is characterized by confrontational politics, motivated by religious zeal and steeped in underworld criminality, according to sociocultural anthropologist Nathaniel M. Smith. Smith, a doctoral student...