Languages & Cultures

East Asian Studies Major (B.A.) | Business Emphasis | Humanitie Emphasis | Languages & Cultures Emphasis | East Asian Studies Minor | Japan Club | Study Abroad & International Students from Japan | Study Abroad & International Students from Japan

Japanese

Careers that use Japanese include:

Foreign & Civil Service
Linguistics
International business
Banking
Law
Travel & Tourism
Accounting
Translation and many more

Why Learn Japanese:

Become part of a global community
Employment opportunities
Cultural awareness
Travel

Japanese Language Facts:

There are around 134 million speakers of Japanese.
Japanese uses 3 distinct systems of writing: kanji, hiragana, and katakana.
Japanese uses 4 different ways of addressing people: kun, chan, san and sama. Kun is somewhat condescending, chan is used for intimates and children, san is the universal mode and sama is deferential.
There is no distinction between singular and plural. Gender, too, is not indicated grammatically.

Faculty:

Dr. Takanori Mita, Chair
Dr. Chizuko Shastri