The Modern Japan Module for International Students at JIU/JU
A cluster of courses taught in English by instructors from both Josai InternationalUniversity (JIU) and Josai University (JU), the Modern Japan Module introduces international
students to both local and global aspects of contemporary Japanese society. Course content ranges
from uniquely Japanese subject matter, such as the Kabuki theater and the tea ceremony, formsof artistic expression which continue to be appreciated today, to issues common to most advanced
industrialized societies, such as the need to accept immigrants to augment a shrinking labor force
caused by rapid population aging.
The Modern Japan Module is intended to respond to both the academic goals of students
hoping to pursue careers in Japanese Studies as well as to the personal interests of those who havecome to Japan to deepen their understanding and appreciation of a society different from theirown. A list of Module courses offered at JIU and JU in the Spring and Fall semesters of 2020 isprovided below:

Japanese to English translation
Translating fiction and non-fiction aimed at intermediate to advanced learners of Japan proficient in English.
Andrew Horvat
English Project Education Newspaper Writing I
An introductory course to journalism focusing on the work of foreign correspondents writing from and aboutJapan.

Andrew Horvat

Special Lecture in International Culture
The impact of globalization on education, migration, labor, and societal attitudes in Japan and otherindustrialized societies.

Andrew Horvat

Japan from an International Perspective
World War II, experience and memory with a primary focus on Japan and the Asia-Pacific. Andrew Horvat
Selected Topics in Japanese Manga and Animation
Readings in prose and poetry from 1945 to the present. Jordan Smith

Corporate Studies IIA course on International Marketing Theory of Japanese Companies.

Rika Kashiwagi

Tourism II
A course on Company Strategies in Japan and USA. Shigeru Matsumoto
Case Studies I
Tourism Economics.

Hidekazu Iwamoto

Modern European Society
A course on Policy Design, how is a policy formation made in Japan? Takahiro Suzuki

Financial Theory I
Students learn about theory of Foreign Direct Investment as well as analyze flows of FDI from Asian countries
to the world,

Sylwia Matusiak

Variable Topics in Culture and Society in Japan
Reading from the works of Natsume Soseki, Mori Ogai, Kawabata Yasunari, Oe Kenzaburo, in English
translation. Koichi Haga
English Project Education Newspaper Writing II
Students learn how to write breaking news, features, and opinion stories; the course focuses primarily on
reporting about Japan. Andrew Horvat
Tradition in Contemporary Japanese Society
Students observe and participate in traditional cultural activities and discuss reasons for their continuing
popularity. Andrew Horvat
Japanese Culture d: Popular Culture (Anime)
Use of visual arts in the cutting edge of digital arts, with an eye to interactive experience design, computer
graphics, projection mapping, artificial intelligence, virtual reality, augmented reality, 3D art, hologram art,
simulations, etc. Jordan Smith

Special Topics in Contemporary Japan
Series of lecturers by guest speakers to overview the contemporary Japanese society and culture. NobuhiroShiba
International Studies IIntroductory course of to the field of International Relations. Toake Endo
International studies III
A course on European Studies including Japan-European relations. Nobuhiro Shiba
International Studies V
A course on North American Studies including Japan-USA relations. Toake Endo
Corporate Studies V
A course on Marketing and Brand Management in Japan and USA. Jordan Smith
Tourism I
A course on Development of Tourism Sites in Japan. Hideaki Iwamoto

International Relations
An introductory course into the field of international relations theory. Boštjan Bertalanič
Global Politics
An introductory course on international political history since 1945. Boštjan Bertalanič

Financial Theory II
Students learn about theory of Foreign Direct Investment as well as analyze characteristics of Japanese FDI
and its flows to the world, Sylwia Matusiak