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Japanese Studies is now on Instagram!

Follow us on Instagram to stay up to date with our program updates, activities, events, jobs, scholarships, and more!

2025-2026 Japanese Studies Student Ambassadors:

• Elianna Arroyo
• Jessica Leon
• Logan Mengotto

Check out this 4-minute promotional YouTube video which they created for the Japanese Studies Program!

Check out the on-campus student organizations and clubs!

• Japanese Student Association (JSA)
• UCSD Nikkei Student Union (NSU)
• UCSD Kendo Club
• Asayake Taiko
• UCSD Karate Club
• Shogi Club

If you would like to have your student org/club added to this list, please email the information to japan@ucsd.edu.

Recommended by our Japanese Studies Alumni

Teaching English in Japan

• JET Program 
• AEON 
• ALTIA CENTRAL

Recruiters

• Pasona
• STS Careers
• JAC Recruitment
• IKIGAI Connections
• Aston Carter
• Mynavi Co., Ltd.

If you know any recruiters that you would like to recommend, please email the information to japan@ucsd.edu. 

Japanese Studies on YouTube

Check out the official Japanese Studies YouTube Playlist to find our promotional videos, past events and colloquium, and more!

• Hamako Ito Chaplin Memorial Award (Apply here)
• American Association of Teachers of Japanese 
• Association for Asian Studies
• American Counsil on the Teaching of Foreign Languages
• Japan Business Association of Southern California