Eligibility Requirements:

* 2.75 GPA
* 2 semesters of Japanese
* Sophomore standing

For several decades after the end of World War II, Japan was seen as an inscrutable nation, which had somehow managed to combine centuries-old traditions and high technology.

Japan's "miraculous" economic performance made the country an object of interest and academic study throughout the world, with both scholars and business people eager to unravel the secrets of its success. In the last decade or so, however, since the bursting of the Japanese economic bubble, the eagerness to learn from Japan has undeniably faded somewhat, with attention increasingly turning to its neighbors in East Asia. Japan remains, however, the world's second largest national economy and one of the most important constituents of this region.

The Kwansei Gakuin University Japan and East Asia Studies Program (JEASP) is designed both to explain the reality of this country, to set it in the wider East Asian context, and to increase awareness of the East Asian region in general.
Aiming to promote a better understanding of the cultural, religious, social, economic, and political aspects of Japan and its neighbors, the JEASP invites selected students from partner institutions around the world to join a program based firmly in the study of the Japanese language and supported by a wide variety of options. These courses in Japanese and East Asian studies offer our exchange students an almost unrivalled opportunity to choose the study program that best suits their needs, either concentrating mainly on Japan and its language, culture and society, or widening their perspective to embrace the language and society of China or Korea.