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Annual High School Japanese Speech Contest a success!

The annual High School Japanese Speech Contest was held in conjunction with the Japan-America Society of Pennsylvania in the William Pitt Union on Friday, March 2.

EALL seeks part-time Chinese language instructors

The Chinese Program of the East Asian Languages & Literatures Department is looking for part-time instructors of language classes for Fall 2018. Candidates must have native language proficiency, have at least a bachelor’s degree and be authorized to work for the University.

The Japan Documentary Film Award Welcomes Submissions!

The Japan Council of the University of Pittsburgh invites submissions for the first University of Pittsburgh Japan Documentary Film Award. The first award winner will be announced Sep 15, 2018.  This biennial prize will be awarded to one exemplary documentary film promoting the understanding of Japan and Japanese culture.

Pitt Japanese student wins New Year card contest

Azize Altay Harvey, who is currently in 2nd year Japanese, has won the 3rd place prize for Most Artistic in the American Association of Teachers of Japanese (AATJ) Nengajo contest at the university/college level. The AATJ Nengajo Contest is a nationwide contest for students in elementary school, middle school, high school, and university.