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Japanese Studies at George Mason

Gross National Cool

You make may be familiar with the term GNP—Gross National Project— but what about GNC?  From Samurai to Anime, from Pokemon to PlayStation, Japan has been called the world's leader in Gross National Cool. 

You will find out why through minoring in Japanese studies at Mason. This minor works well with any major —history, government and international politics, management, and more.

With a minor in Japanese studies, you will acquire the language skills and cultural understanding to function successfully in social settings, intercultural organizations, and a variety of careers available to bilingual Japanese and English speakers. You will also gain a sound understanding of Japanese culture and history. Which is cool.

Where will Japanese Take You?

Discover New Worlds

Discover New Worlds

Our majors and minors develop their language skills traveling worldwide. With so many speakers of foreign languages at Mason and in the DC metro area, you can also just walk out your front door.

Find Your Voice

Find Your Voice

Join a community of dedicated teachers and enthusiastic language learners in the classroom, in language clubs and in the community. At Mason, we learn together.

Explore Our Community

Explore Our Community

Located in one of the most linguistically diverse areas of the US and close to Washington, DC, language study at Mason offers fantastic opportunities or foreign language study and preparation for employment.

Meet some of our students

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