USC Dornsife News

Peter Berton grew up in Harbin, China, studied violin in Japan and moved to the U.S. to become an internationally known expert in Japanese politics and foreign policy.

New faculty member Duncan Williams brings his expertise in Japanese Buddhism to his roles as the director of the USC School of Religion and the founder and co-director of the USC Center for Japanese Religions and Culture.

As a result of the March 2011 earthquake and tsunami in Japan, USC Dornsife students get an international experience on their home turf.

This summer, the East Asian Studies Center based in USC College offers its second Global East Asia study-abroad program to South Korea and Japan, and third to China. The application deadline is Feb. 11. The program is possible through a Freeman Foundation grant.

Undergraduates laugh, cry and learn during USC College and Norman Topping's summer program in Japan.

Japanese historians Masao Kawashima of Ritsumeikan University and Ikuyo Matsumoto of Yokohama City University taught the workshop, which focused on passages of the Gyokuyō involving religious themes.

USC College neuroscientist, known for exploring the role of emotion in decision-making, is honored with major international prize for scientific achievement.

USC College's American Studies and Ethnicity is hosting a blog chronicling the experiences of students and faculty in a summer immersion program in Japan. See for yourself.