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TUJ hosted its first summer program for National Taipei University students
November 19, 2015
Temple University, Japan Campus (TUJ) welcomed 19 National Taipei University (NTPU) students from August 10 to 14 for its first summer program at TUJ. The program was the initial implementation of the collaboration laid out in the Memorandum of Understanding signed between TUJ and NTPU in May 2014.
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Temple University's Ph.D. in Music Therapy will now be offered also at the Japan Campus
November 13, 2015
Starting in Spring, 2016, Temple University's Ph.D. in Music Therapy and its Ph.D. courses will be offered at Temple University, Japan Campus in English along with master's courses in advanced research and clinical practice (medical music therapy and music psychotherapy), supervision and ethics. The Ph.D. will be offered in a convenient format for working music therapists with intensive classes offered for a 1-2-week period during the spring or summer along with online learning throughout the year.
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Temple students learn how to build networks for Life after TUJ
November 11, 2015
"Please tell them how you got there from here."
Professor William J. Swinton, Director of International Business Studies, asked the group of alumni presenters, pointing to 100+ current TUJ students gathered in Mita Hall for the fifth annual “Life After TUJ” event on October 7.
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"Work in Japan Using Your English" Sophia-TUJ Career Fair 2015 in English—supporting job hunting for global talent
November 4, 2015
Sophia University and Temple University, Japan Campus (TUJ) will hold the third joint English-only career fair entitled "Work in Japan Using Your English" on Friday, November 13 at Sophia University.
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Temple University, Japan Campus staying on track—Continuous strong enrollment to all-time record high in fall 2015
October 23, 2015
Enrollment in the undergraduate program at Temple University, Japan Campus (TUJ) hit an all-time record high with 940 in fall 2015. Several factors contribute to this trend: resurgence of the Japan brand in recent years, and other economic factors, especially the weakened yen. However, it also indicates that TUJ's more than 30 years of commitment to quality higher education as the only four-year American university in Japan has gained wider recognition.
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TUJ in the Media
Kawaii International Episode #43: Kawaii Creators of Tomorrow (UG student Aminah Johnson featured)
January 2, 2016 / NHK World
Faculty Quotes
Später Trost für die „Trostfrauen“ (Robert Dujarric quoted)
December 28, 2015 / Handelsblatt
Will Japan and Russia finally resolve their territorial dispute? (James Brown quoted)
January 5, 2016 / Deutsche Welle
Comfort for whom? (Jeff Kingston quoted)
January 3, 2016 / The Korea Times
Comfort Women Criticize Japan, South Korea Settlement (Jeff Kingston quoted)
December 29, 2015 / Voice of America
Japan and South Korea ‘settle’ wartime sex slaves dispute (Robert Dujarric quoted)
December 29, 2015 / The Independent
Japan, South Korea Foreign Minsters Set for `Comfort Women’ Talk (Robert Dujarric quoted)
December 28, 2015 / Bloomberg Business
Abe Offers Apology, Compensation to South Korean `Comfort Women’ (Robert Dujarric quoted)
December 28, 2015 / Bloomberg Business
In South Korea, a renegade academic who raised questions about the ‘comfort women’ saga (Jeff Kingston quoted)
December 28, 2015 / Los Angeles Times
Japan considering ‘comfort women’ fund after decades-long dispute with South Korea (Robert Dujarric quoted)
December 26, 2015 / The Telegraph
Abe Bids to Reconcile With Park by End of Anniversary Year (Robert Dujarric quoted)
December 25, 2015 / Bloomberg Business
A Bad Year for Asian Democracy (Jeff Kingston quoted)
December 23, 2015 / Barron's Asia
Japan PM faces make-or-break test three years later (Robert Dujarric quoted)
December 23, 2015 / Yahoo! News - AFP
Yearender: Abe’s revisionism summons old ghosts to haunt Japan’s future (Jeff Kingston quoted)
December 19, 2015 / Global Post - Xinhua News Agency
Japan’s curious passion for the business novel (Mariko Nagai quoted)
December 18, 2015 / BBC News
Are South China Sea tensions triggering an arms race? (James Brown quoted)
December 18, 2015 / Deutsche Welle
Abe’s tax compromise raises odds of twin summer polls (Jeff Kingston quoted)
December 14, 2015 / The Japan Times
Is Japanese Culture Traumatized By Centuries of Natural Disaster? (Mariko Nagai quoted)
December 11, 2015 / Nautilus
DODDS students get creative at Far East fest in Tokyo (TUJ mentioned and Kaoru Sakurai quoted)
December 15, 2015 /The Stars and Stripes
来夏に衆参ダブル選挙の見方も-安倍政権、軽減税率で公明に譲歩 (1) (Jeff Kingston quoted)
December 14, 2015 / ブルームバーグ
Abe's Tax Compromise Raises Odds of Twin Japan Summer Polls (Jeff Kingston quoted)
December 14, 2015 / Bloomberg Business - The Japan Times
Former Japanese prime minister Junichiro Koizumi accuses Shinzo Abe of ‘railroading everything’ (Jeff Kingston quoted)
December 11, 2015 / South China Morning Post
Two Koreas hold talks, but expectations are low (Jeff Kingston quoted)
December 11, 2015 / Deutsche Welle
Japanese PM's Website Targeted in Anonymous Takedown Protesting Whaling (Jeff Kingston quoted)
December 10, 2015 / Hacked
Japan's Tangle of Ideology and Diplomacy (Robert Dujarric quoted)
December 10, 2015 / The Diplomat
"Girl's band" do ditador norte-coreano atua na China (Jeff Kingston quoted)
December 9, 2015 / Jornal de Noticias
Kim Jong-un's pop propaganda girl group to perform in China (Jeff Kingston quoted)
December 9, 2015 / The Telegraph
India and Japan to deepen defense, trade ties (James Brown quoted)
December 8, 2015 / Deutsche Welle
Japan’s Military Is Recruiting More Women for Its Growing Global Role (Robert Dujarric quoted)
December 3, 2015 / Defense One
India and Japan to deepen defense, trade ties (Jeff Kingston quoted)
December 8, 2015 / Deutsche Welle
Faculty Essays / Books
"In Abe’s Japan, a woman’s place is on the margins" by Jeff Kingston
January 2, 2016 / The Japan Times
"Asia’s person of the year and the death of a giant" by Jeff Kingston
December 26, 2015 / The Japan Times
"Recommended reading for the holidays and beyond" by Jeff Kingston
December 19, 2015 / The Japan Times
"トルコ南東部で治安悪化:多数の住民が避難" by Masaki Kakizaki
December 16, 2015 / 日本エネルギー経済研究所中東研究センター
"トルコ:新内閣が成立" by Masaki Kakizaki
December 2, 2015 / 日本エネルギー経済研究所中東研究センター
"Gerald Curtis, the ultimate insider in Japanese politics, retires" by Jeff Kingston
December 12, 2015 / The Japan Times
Other
再発見!埼玉:外国人から見た日本文化/3 十文字学園女子大で着物文化を教える シーラ・クリフさん=英国出身 /埼玉 (TESOL alumna シーラ・クリフ featured)
January 4, 2016 / 毎日新聞
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