日本研究专业负责协调涉及日本语言，历史，文化和政治经济的各种校园课程。该计划在日本近代和现代领域特别强大。除了人类学，经济，历史，语言学，文学，音乐，政治学和社会学系的课程外，合格的本科生还可以在教师的同意下在全球政策与战略学院注册与日本相关的课程。
The Program in Japanese Studies coordinates a variety of campus offerings dealing with the language, history, culture, and political economy of Japan. The program is especially strong in the area of modern and contemporary Japan. In addition to courses available in the Departments of Anthropology, Economics, History, Linguistics, Literature, Music, Political Science, Sociology, Theatre and Dance and Visual Arts, qualified undergraduates may also enroll in Japan-related courses in the School of Global Policy and Strategy (GPS) with the consent of the instructors.