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Japanese Program News

Welcome to the Japanese Program here at WCU. In this blog, you will find news about our students, alumni, faculty, program, events, and more. Please enjoy!

Students by cherry blossom tree

Japan with Nanaka - Vol. 6

Monthly Newsletter curated by Nanaka Okamura, a Japan Outreach Initiative (JOI) Coordinator   

Students with masks

Japan with Nanaka - Vol. 5

Monthly Newsletter curated by Nanaka Okamura, a Japan Outreach Initiative (JOI) Coordinator   

Students working on Japanese characters

Japan with Nanaka - Vol. 4

Monthly Newsletter curated by Nanaka Okamura, a Japan Outreach Initiative (JOI) Coordinator   

Students working on Japanese characters

Japan with Nanaka - Vol. 3

Monthly Newsletter curated by Nanaka Okamura, a Japan Outreach Initiative (JOI) Coordinator   

Japanese handwriting flyers

Japan with Nanaka - Vol. 2

Monthly Newsletter curated by Nanaka Okamura, a Japan Outreach Initiative (JOI) Coordinator  

Richard Freeman

Richard Freeman

Follow the adventures of Richard Freeman, our JPN Program alumnus, as he explores places, people and culture while teaching in Japan. gettinglostinjapan.com  

Phillip Warner

Graduate Student Philip Warner

Alumni and Japanese Special Studies Graduate: Philip Warner living his dream in Japan.  

Japanese Woman

Japan with Nanaka - Vol. 1

Monthly Newsletter curated by Nanaka Okamura, a Japan Outreach Initiative (JOI) Coordinator  

WCU Campus

Japanese Program Newsletter - Vol. 9, 2021

Hello everyone, This is the WCU Japanese program newsletter, Fall 2021. It has been such a challenging year and I am sure that we have all struggled. I really hope this academic year will be better in many ways. Here, I am sharing five video messages in Japanese with English subtitles. They were made by the students from JPN452: Advanced Conversation – Oral Proficiency Interview (OPI) prep in spring 21. They talk about themselves regarding studying Japanese language, culture, and MORE. These are their stories. For those who are thinking about starting to study Japanese, those students were there as you are now. For those who have just started Japanese, they struggled a lot as you have. For those who have been studying Japanese for a while, you are heading for the level these students are exemplifying here. They are sharing their stories with you and conveying their messages with care and enthusiasm to encourage you in your studies. I hope you enjoy them. - The Japanese Program   

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