Classic Japanese Music Study and Performance Project

Pre-modern Japanese Culture and Regional Outreach

Japanese studies at Furman University for the 21st Century

Japanese Literature Position Salary Assistance

Japan in Global Contexts

Combining Japanese Studies with Preparation for a Business Career: A Distinct Model for Higher Education Engagement with Japan

Creation of Triangle Center for Japanese Studies

Bridging Japan and the United States through Culture and Environment

Project Title

Classic Japanese Music Study and Performance Project

2011/9/20-2014/9/19

Project Cost Total

$606,100

$200,809

JF Grant Total

$277,271

$94,585

Outline

Gagaku/Hogaku Master Class (annual)

Ensemble classes taught at Columbia

Mentor/Protége Program - 6 weeks Summer intensive training in Tokyo for Gagaku/Hougaku students

Composers workshop – with new compositions using Japanese

US Outreach tour by Columbia Gagaku Ensemble -one three-day travel by 10 ensemble members per year.

1 Hogaku & 1 Gagaku concert within the US

Summit in New York: "Strategies for Nurturing Japanese Classic Music Genres in the 21st Century" (March 2012)

Project Title

Pre-modern Japanese Culture and Regional Outreach

2011/5/01-2014/4/31

Project Cost Total

$348,887

$86,231

$129,939

$132,717

$60,767

Outline

Search and hiring of pre-modern Japan assistant professor—To begin in the fall, 2012

Regional Outreach Network Initiative- creating a network of local institutions, libraries, museums, Japan America Society, throughout the state of Michigan and into the Midwest. Joint projects would include cultural events, film and lecture series, among others.

Regional Outreach Workshop- Start of an annual workshop to develop regional ties and opportunities.

Pre-modern Japanese Culture Workshop

Project Title

Japanese studies at Furman University for the 21st Century

2011/12/1-2015/7/31

Project Cost Total

$876,869

$194,454

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Outline

This grant supports the hiring of a tenure-track position in Japanese language and literature. In addition, Furman will host an academic conference, and support the expansion of public education programming through a series of public talks and a symposium that explores the future role of Japan in the international arena. The grant also supports interdisciplinary course development on Japan within the university by supporting travel and study trips for students to Japan. Finally, it provides students with support for summer internship opportunities in Japan.

Search and hiring of Japanese language and literature professor—To begin in the fall, 2012

Summer Japan Experience and Launch: faculty led trip to Japan for 12 students

Study tour, ‘May Experience.’ Three week term, which includes exploratory trip by students and faculty to Japan to establish connections with Japanese faculty.

Development of new courses with Japan focus

Need-based scholarships for summer internships in Japan

Project Title

Japanese Literature Position Salary Assistance

2011/12/1-2015/7/31

Project Cost Total

$230,396

$1,800

$73,677

$76,171

$115,197

Year 1

$900

$36,838

Year 3

$38,085

$39,374

Outline

This grant supports the hiring of a tenure-track Assistant Professor in Japanese Literature. This will assist in the development of an undergraduate major in Japanese studies. This expansion is part of a larger development of the Asian Studies program, with the addition of faculty in Chinese language and area studies.

Project Title

Japan in Global Contexts

2011/9/15-2014/5/15

Project Cost Total

$468,070

$137,488

Outline

This grant helps support a three- year project, Japan in Global Contexts. Each year will focus on a different topic: 1) Writing, Translating, Print Culture in Japan and East Asia; 2) Japan and Global Buddhism; and 3) Empire, War, and After. Each year’s events will include at least (i) one seminar or workshop for university and community college faculty; (ii) one guest speaker or workshop for the university community; (iii) one exhibit at both the ASU Art Museum and the Phoenix Art Museum; and (iv) a film series based on the topic for the year for students and a general audience.

Academic seminar hosted by Rio Salado Community College

Film Series hosted by Musical Instrument of Museum

Exhibit of Japanese prints at Phoenix Art Museum

Exhibit of Japanese Prints at ASU Art Museum

Project Title

Combining Japanese Studies with Preparation for a Business Career: A Distinct Model for Higher Education Engagement with Japan

2012/8/1-2015/7/31

Project Cost Total

$586,419

$213,569

Outline

This grant supports the creation of a new interdisciplinary program in East Asian Business with a specialization on Japan. Support will be provided toward the hiring of a new faculty position in East Asian Business with a Japan specialization, including the development of new courses on business and economics and faculty workshops to establish the framework for this curriculum. There will also be faculty study tours to Japan as well as study abroad and field study for students.

Search and hiring of professor in Business/Economics with Japan focus—To begin in the fall, 2012

Outreach to business and academic community

Project Title

Creation of Triangle Center for Japanese Studies

2011/7/1-2014/6/31

Project Cost Total

$615,061

$195,431

Outline

This grant helps support the creation of a Triangle Center for Japanese studies amongst the universities of Duke, North Carolina at Chapel Hill, and North Carolina State. The Center will aim to nurture and develop a leading community of scholars in Japan studies, to offer a comprehensive center of support for the scholarly community throughout the southeast and to provide first-ranked offering to undergraduate and graduate students across the three campuses. This will be accomplished through speaker and study group support, research and travel support, library and web support, and organization of a major conference and related publication

Monthly seminar/study group for Triangle Japan studies community (7 meetings/year)

Invitation to speakers from outside the triangle

Faculty and grad student travel to Japan

Library acquisitions

Project Title

Bridging Japan and the United States through Culture and Environment

2012/1/1-2014/8/31

Project Cost Total

$651,002

$128,818

Outline

This grant helps support an educational pipeline for students in Michigan and Shiga prefecture with a focus on Japan’s culture and environment. This will be accomplished though a visiting scholar program, in which the Japanese scholar will teach a university course and also mentor local high school students. Support will also be given toward study abroad and intern opportunities for students in the Environmental Science in Japan (ESJ) program at JCMU/Hikone. One additional component will be a Career Bridge Internship Program, which will allow Michigan college students the opportunity to intern at a Japanese company.

Visiting Scholar program

Environmental Science in Japan student scholarships

Career Bridge Internship