As more people achieve the opportunity to receive a higher education, universities are implementing more dynamic programs that allow students to learn and master their craft outside of the classroom.

I spent a year teaching English in Japan. The experience was thrilling and a total culture shock. Living in Japan as an American is a 24-hour immersive learning experience. I returned to the US for my ...

“It all started in my Japanese class. The second day, a random person sat next to me. We discovered we were in similar majors, and had similar interests. The second week of classes, he asked me if I ...

CU Boulder Education Abroad has great semester program options in Japan. Here's a quick overview of some key differences between programs: ...

Japan is familiar with foreign franchises. McDonald’s arrived in 1971 (PDF) and began like many chains as a high-end fad (in Ginza, nonetheless) before becoming a ubiquitous part of local culture. One ...

Overall, it was an amazing experience, topped off with walking by wild deer in Miyajima! Honors made this trip possible for me, providing advising and scholarship opportunities. I went on a study ...

“The professor and TA did a really good job of teaching different cultural values, and they connected us with different alumni who work in Japan, so it was really cool to engage in different things in ...

A record six Blue Hens earned the prestigious Benjamin A. Gilman International Scholarship this fall and will be pursuing their dreams of studying or working abroad in Japan, Hungary, Tanzania and ...

Minohara (right) decided to study abroad in Japan from 1994 to improve his language skills and learn more about Japanese history and foreign policy while pursuing his master’s degree under Iokibe ...

Having grown up and lived in the US my entire life, my first night in Tokyo as a fresh college graduate was a full-on culture shock. I couldn't read the restaurant menu, so I had to point at pictures ...