Reischauer Scholars Program (Stanford University)

The Embassy of Japan in Washington, D.C. and Kizuna Across Cultures are offering a free online career webinar on Thursday, July 18, 8:00-9:30pm ET. Four American speakers will introduce their experiences of how Japanese language learning has boosted their careers.

Register here!:

Welcome! You are invited to join a webinar: Japan-US Careers Webinar. After registering, you will receive a confirmation email about joining the webinar. Join us to hear from four professionals in a variety of industries about how your interest in Japan can lead to an amazing career. High school and college students, recent graduates, and parents are all welcome!

Celebrating 20 years of RSP with a few reflections from Naomi and some of our inspiring alumni voices!

20 years of the Reischauer Scholars Program: Reflections and Legacies 20 years of the Reischauer Scholars Program: Reflections and Legacies

The Reischauer Scholars Program (RSP) is now accepting applications from high school sophomores, juniors, and seniors in the United States for its 2024 cohort. This is an online course that takes place from February to June 2024 and offers a creative, intensive, and innovative approach to teaching high school students about Japan and U.S–Japan relations. With unique opportunities to interact with top scholars, experts, and diplomats, the RSP introduces students to both American and Japanese perspectives on many historical and contemporary issues.

The RSP is ideal for students who are not only eager to learn about Japan and U.S.-Japan relations, but who also wish to be part of a diverse community of learners from across the United States and gain insight into a different global perspective.

Please share the attached flyer with your networks and interested students. The application deadline is on October 20, 2023.

More information is available on the RSP website at www.reischauerscholars.org.

Calling all RSP alumni!

The Reischauer Scholars Program, an online course on Japan and U.S.-Japan relations that is taught to high school students across the U.S., recently completed its 20th year!

We are gathering quotes/reflections/testimonials from RSP alumni to include in an article on 20 years of the RSP. If you are an RSP alumnus, please share your reflections with us.

DEADLINE TO SUBMIT: Friday, September 8, 2023

LINK: https://forms.gle/zpvMsYhvVUYwxUCu8

We can’t wait to hear about what you’ve been up to!

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Congratulations to the 2023 RSP and Stanford e-Japan Japan Day honorees!

Applications for the 2023 RSP — our 20th year! — are now open. This class is for any sophomores, juniors, and seniors in the U.S. who want to be part of an exceptional online learning community with peers who have a shared interest in Japan and U.S.-Japan relations.

Please spread the word to the high school teachers and students in your networks!

Spring 2023 Applications Now Open: Stanford Online Courses for High School Students on China, Korea, and Japan SPICE curriculum publications serve as a bridge between FSI and K-14 schools.

Thank you to Evan Wright (RSP 2017) for sharing these thoughtful reflections and furthering the impact of Amb. Reischauer’s legacy. Your leadership in and passion for U.S.-Japan relations inspires us all! 🎌🇺🇸

The Reischauer Legacy: How the RSP Inspired Me to Dedicate My Life to U.S.–Japan Relations SPICE curriculum publications serve as a bridge between FSI and K-14 schools.

RSP alumni gatherings are a highlight of our year, especially when they involve good food! ☺️

Reconnecting Under the Trees: An RSP Alumni Lunch Gathering at Stanford SPICE curriculum publications serve as a bridge between FSI and K-14 schools.

Are you an inquisitive, globally-minded, self-motivated high school sophomore, junior or senior in the United States? Interested in an interactive, engaging online class on Japan and U.S.–Japan relations?

Now accepting applications for the next cohort of Reischauer Scholars!

Spring 2022 Applications Now Open: Stanford Online Courses for High School Students on China, Korea, and Japan SPICE curriculum publications serve as a bridge between FSI and K-14 schools.

We are glad that Kristine applied to the RSP, too! Read about her experience here:

Finding My Place in the RSP & the U.S.–Japan Relationship SPICE curriculum publications serve as a bridge between FSI and K-14 schools.

New webinar recording available! Professor Ethan Segal explores how teachers can use the Olympics to introduce students to topics from East Asian history: youtu.be/ShtOUZ67F-s.

Thanks to the Center for East Asian Studies, Stanford University and the National Consortium for Teaching about Asia for their partnership.

Using the Olympics to Teach Modern East Asian History Recording of the SPICE webinar "More Than Sports: Using the Olympics to Teach Modern East Asian History," featuring Ethan Segal, Associate Professor of Histo...

The 2021 Reischauer Scholars recently had the opportunity to speak with George Takei about his family's World War Two incarceration in Japanese American internment camps, and how the legacy of that experience has shaped his activism and advocacy around civil rights and social justice issues today.

He also kindly signed copies of his new graphic novel, "They Called Us Enemy," for each student. Thank you, Mr. Takei, for your leadership and generosity of time and spirit! Live Long and Prosper. 🖖🏼

Live Long and Prosper… and Stand Back SPICE curriculum publications serve as a bridge between FSI and K-14 schools.

The University of Tokyo - General Library : Free Texts : Free Download, Borrow and Streaming : Internet Archive The University of Tokyo was established in 1877 as the first national university in Japan. As a leading research university, UTokyo offers courses in essentially all academic disciplines at both undergraduate and graduate levels and conducts research across the full spectrum of academic activity....

‘A Japanese Schindler’: The remarkable diplomat who saved thousands of Jews during WWII Chiune Sugihara was told by his superiors not to help Jews fleeing the Holocaust in 1940. He rescued them anyway because, he decided, "this would be the right thing to do."

Join us on (Thursday, December 10) for a teacher workshop featuring human rights scholar Professor Kiyoteru Tsutsui. More info and free registration at stanford.io/3lNKNQD.

Co-hosted with Center for East Asian Studies, Stanford University and Stanford Walter H. Shorenstein Asia-Pacific Research Center.

Thank you to 2020 Reischauer Scholar Koki Mash*ta for sharing these insightful reflections on his RSP experience!

"My favorite part of the Reischauer Scholars Program was the students. The networking opportunities and insightful discussions with students of diverse backgrounds enabled me to understand different values and opinions." In this guest blog, Koki Mash*ta reflects on his experience with the RSP and how it inspired him to start an investing firm.

RSP alumni: I encourage you to check out this Japanese film, AINU MOSIR, set in an indigenous Ainu community in Hokkaido. Join the Netflix watch party on Wednesday, November 18, from 6:00-7:30pm Pacific Time. Advance online registration (free) and your own Netflix subscription are required to participate, as well as installing the Teleparty (formerly Netflix Party) Chrome web browser extension. Register online: http://bit.ly/ainumosirwatchparty.

See below for further details! A Japan Times review of the film is available here: https://www.japantimes.co.jp/culture/2020/10/21/films/film-reviews/ainu-mosir-takeshi-fukunaga/.

The Japan Times also recently released a podcast about the Ainu language, which has been declared critically endangered by UNESCO. Check it out here: https://www.japantimes.co.jp/podcast_category/deep-dive/.

Join us online for a Netflix movie night this Wednesday, November 18, from 6:00pm-7:30pm, as we watch the Netflix release of the Japanese film AINU MOSIR. React and chat with other watchers in our online Netflix Party! Advance online registration (free) and your own Netflix subscription are required to participate, as well as installing the Teleparty (formerly Netflix Party) Chrome web browser extension. Register online: http://bit.ly/ainumosirwatchparty

AINU MOSIR is the award-winning feature film directed and written by Takeshi Fukunaga (“Out Of My Hand”), and is a coming-of-age drama set in Japan’s indigenous Ainu community in Hokkaido. Recognized with a special jury mention at the 2020 Tribeca Film Festival, AINU MOSIR is Fukunaga’s second feature film.

“Perhaps the most valuable lesson I learned through RSP, however, was to challenge my own version of history.”

Thank you to 2015 RSP alumna Rose Adams (Stanford 2020) for writing this thoughtful reflection on her RSP experience and the ways in which it has impacted her perspectives and experiences, which include a summer working with the International Affairs Division of the Hiroshima Prefectural Government.

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Reminder: Applications for the 2021 RSP are due by end-of-day Friday, October 16.

Applications Now Open for Spring 2021: Stanford Online Courses for High School Students on China, Korea, and Japan SPICE curriculum publications serve as a bridge between FSI and K-14 schools.

September 30th: Japan Enters the Post-Abe Era: More of the Same or New Directions?

The Japan Society of Boston and the Japan Society of Northern California will host a webinar with top experts on Japan’s domestic and foreign policy to talk about what the change in leadership means for Japan and for its relationship with the US.

Japan Enters the Post-Abe Era: More of the Same or New Directions? - Japan Society of Northern California Join us to hear three top experts on Japan’s domestic and foreign policy discuss the the opportunities and pitfalls of the post-Abe era.

The 2021 RSP is now accepting applications! If you are (or know of) a high school sophomore, junior, or senior with an interest in Japan, U.S.–Japan relations, or diverse global perspectives, this is the class for you. This online course will run from February to June 2021.

Applications must be submitted by October 16, 2020.

Apply today, and spread the word!

Applications Now Open for Spring 2021: Stanford Online Courses for High School Students on China, Korea, and Japan SPICE curriculum publications serve as a bridge between FSI and K-14 schools.

Acclaimed filmmaker Regge Life and the cast of the film "Cocktail Party" will be the featured guests for EngageAsia's next Film+Makers Series this Friday, 7/17 at 6:30 PM EDT.

Join EngageAsia for a live interactive roundtable that will focus on the film, U.S.-Japan relations, racial tensions, and the continued legacy of World War II and Battle of Okinawa. Cocktail Party is based on the Akutagawa Prize-winning novel of the same name by Tatsuhiro Oshiro.

Details and registration here:
https://www.engageasia.org/engageasiax/2020/7/17/filmmakers-series-featuring-filmmaker-regge-life-cast-of-cocktail-party.

Film+Makers Series Featuring Filmmaker Regge Life + Cast of Cocktail Party — EngageAsia Join EngageAsia for a live interactive roundtable with acclaimed filmmaker Reggie Life and the Cast of Cocktail Party that will focus on the film, U.S.-Japan relations, racial tensions, and the continued legacy of World War II and Battle of Okinawa. Cocktail Party is based on the Akutagawa Prize-win

Resilience Webinar Series — EngageAsia Join EngageAsia on a journey of stories, lessons, and ideas to inspire and build resilience in the face of change and uncertainty.

A few of our 2020 RSP and Spring 2020 Stanford e-Japan students recently reflected on a recent joint virtual class session where they discussed various topics of shared interest, including the impact of COVID-19 upon their local communities. Read their reflections here!

Bridging “Social Distancing” Across the Pacific: Student Reflections on Cross-Cultural Online Exchange The following is Part 2 of a two-article series on facilitating cross-cultural online learning. For Part 1, please go here.Last month, I shared my reflections on a March 20, 2020 virtual class (VC) session that SPICE facilitated for high school students in Japan and the United States to engage in a....

Check out this fascinating webinar series on resilience offered by EngageAsia. The first in the series is “HIROSHIMA’S LESSONS: A CONVERSATION WITH STEVEN LEEPER”

TUESDAY, APRIL 21, 8PM U.S. EDT (1 HOUR)

Join EngageAsia for this first webinar in a series focused on lessons of resilience designed to help participants find meaning, inspiration, and growth. Featuring Steven Leeper, former chair of the Hiroshima Peace Culture Foundation in conversation with David Janes about lessons of growth, resilience, and meaning from the trauma of Hiroshima.

Resilience Webinar Series — EngageAsia Join EngageAsia on a journey of stories, lessons, and ideas to inspire and build resilience in the face of change and uncertainty.

Check out the new blog post about a recent joint virtual discussion between RSP (in the U.S.) and Stanford e-Japan students (in Japan). Students discussed how COVID-19 is impacting their lives, schools, and local communities across the Pacific, among other topics and issues. Facilitating meaningful cross-cultural connections is especially important as we all experience this global pandemic together. 🇺🇸🎌

Bridging “Social Distancing” Across the Pacific: 6 Tips for Facilitating Cross-Cultural Online Learning The following is Part 1 of a two-article series on facilitating cross-cultural online learning.COVID-19 has now extended into most communities around the world, and we are only just beginning to understand the depth and breadth of its impact. Here at SPICE, our hearts and minds are especially focuse...

Youth 13 to 17 years old around the globe are invited to participate in the New York Academy of Sciences Combating COVID19 challenge. Details below! Please share and encourage young people to participate.

Combating COVID-19 | The New York Academy of Sciences The rapid spread of COVID-19 has sparked alarm worldwide. Many countries are grappling with the rise in confirmed cases. It is urgent and crucial for us to discover ways to use technology to contain the outbreak and manage future public health emergencies.

The Coronavirus in the U.S. and Japan: Perspectives from the Health Sector (WEBINAR) - U.S.-Japan Council WhenApril 2, 2020 6:30 pm – 7:30 pm Tags: webinar The Coronavirus in the U.S. and Japan: Perspectives from the Health Sector When: Thursday, April 2 (U.S.) / Friday, April …

Congratulations to 2013 RSP alumna Monica Weller on her recent article in The Diplomat!

Mongolia Braces for Coronavirus Impact Mongolia has shut its border with China and closed down schools, among other efforts to prevent the virus from spreading into the country.