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Study Abroad
The Study Abroad in Japan program is held every spring term. Students live and study in Kyoto, taking regular excursions to see sights of historical and cultural significance.
Japan Internships
The Japan Business Internship gives students the opportunity to gain valuable hands-on work experience in Japan.
Internships typically take place during Spring/Summer with companies in Japan, though Fall/Winter internships and internships with companies in the US that work with Japan are also possible.
Japan House
Language Immersion Student Residence (LISR) program at BYU provides an immersion environment in a number of languages, including Japanese. In the Japan House, residents live in an on-campus housing facility with others studying Japanese. Residents speak only Japanese in the living areas, participate in a weekly study session, and attend four weekly dinners with other residents. Most school years, the LISR hosts 1 apartment for men and 1 apartment for women (with 6 residents per apartment in shared rooms). One of the residents in each apartment is a native or highly proficient speaker of Japanese and helps to model correct language use. 2 credits of Japanese 311R is available as part of the program.
News & Events
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Intensely prepared, BYU Japanese majors make perfect candidates for Japanese companies
BYU humanities courses set students up for success in job interviews Highly formalized and conservative, Japanese business culture can be challenging for Americans to navigate. Interviewees at a Japanese company need to know, for example, to wait by the door until invited in and to then say the ritualized phrase “shitsurei shimasu,” meaning “excuse me,…
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Nations, Kindreds, Tongues, and Peoples
Have you received a mission call to a foreign language mission, but have some time before you enter the Missionary Training Center (MTC)? Are you worried about how well you’ll be able to master the language or navigate a new culture? The Humanities Center event, Nations, Kindreds, Tongues, and Peoples (NKTP), can help you and…
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A mother, a mission, a major, two minors and a lot of plants
How chemical engineering student Alyssa Bagoyo paid tribute to her late mother through her Brigham Young University education. Alyssa Bagoyo fondly remembers attending the Education Week workshop: “So Your Daughter Wants to Change the World: How an Engineering Degree Can Make It Possible.” The class struck a chord with Bagoyo; it felt like a heavenly…
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