Links
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Click here for links relating to Japanese language.
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Japanese Studies Organisations and Networks
The British Association for Japanese Studies
European Association for Japanese Studies
The Sainsbury Institute for the Study of Japanese Arts and Cultures
The Japan Research Centre at the School of Oriental and African Studies, London
Universities offering Japanese Studies
Universities offering Japanese/Japanese Studies as a Single Honours undergraduate degree:
Birkbeck, University of London: Department of Film, Media and Cultural Studies
University of Cambridge: Faculty of Asian and Middle Eastern Studies
Durham University: School of Modern Languages and Cultures
University of East Anglia: Centre for Japanese Studies
University of Edinburgh: School of Literatures, Languages and Cultures
University of Leeds: School of Languages, Cultures and Societies
University of Manchester: School of Arts, Languages and Cultures
Newcastle University: School of Modern Languages
University of Oxford: Faculty of Oriental Studies
University of Oxford: Nissan Institute of Japanese Studies
Oxford Brookes University: Department of English and Modern Languages
University of Sheffield: School of East Asian Studies
SOAS, University of London: Department of the Languages and Cultures of Japan and Korea
Please note that some of the above universities also offer opportunities to study Japanese/Japanese Studies as a component of a Joint/Combined Honours degree.
Universities offering Joint/Combined Honours undergraduate degrees with Japanese Studies:
Cardiff University: School of Modern Languages
University of Central Lancashire: School of Humanities, Language and Global Studies
University of Edinburgh: School of Literature Languages and Cultures
University of Leeds: School of Languages, Cultures and Societies
Please note that this list is based on the research of the Japan Foundation and may not be comprehensive. Please contact the Japan Foundation if you wish to add a University to this list.
Universities offering Japanese Language or Translation/Interpreting Degrees only
University of Birmingham: School of Languages, Cultures, Art History and Music
University of Essex: Languages and Linguistics
University of Hertfordshire: School of Humanities
London Metropolitan University:Guildhall School of Business and Law
Manchester Metropolitan University: Humanities, Languages and Social Science
University of Portsmouth: School of Languages and Applied Linguistics
Queen Mary, University of London: School of Languages and Applied Linguistics
University of Reading: School of Literature and Languages
University of Southampton: Modern Languages and Linguistics
University College London: SELCS
University of Warwick: School of Modern Languages and Cultures
York St John University: School of Education, Language and Psychology
Study in Japan
Embassy of Japan in the UK’s Education and Scholarships Page
Other Funding for Japanese Studies in the UK
The British Association for Japanese Studies
European Association for Japanese Studies
The Daiwa Anglo-Japanese Foundation
The Great Britain Sasakawa Foundation
The Japan Foundation Endowment Committee
The Japan Society for the Promotion of Science London
The Japan World Exposition 1970 Commemorative Fund (万博記念基金事業)