{"id":9967,"date":"2026-08-11T15:55:28","date_gmt":"2026-08-11T20:55:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.winona.edu\/academics\/?page_id=9967"},"modified":"2026-08-11T15:55:29","modified_gmt":"2026-08-11T20:55:29","slug":"japanese-studies","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.winona.edu\/academics\/colleges\/liberal-arts\/global-studies-world-languages-department\/programs\/japanese-studies\/","title":{"rendered":"Japanese Studies Minor"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Set yourself apart with Winona State&#8217;s Japanese minor. Through this program, you&#8217;ll learn about the Japanese language, culture, and history both on-campus and through international study opportunities.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">This program will allow you to gain extensive knowledge about a culture that has been thriving for more than 2,000 years. In addition, you&#8217;ll learn how to communicate with citizens of one of America\u2019s strongest and most reliable trading partners in the far east.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">From reading Manga to watching anime, you&#8217;ll be able to understand Japanese media in its original language.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">View the <a href=\"https:\/\/w3.winona.edu\/DataServices\/WSUCatalog\/4151\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/w3.winona.edu\/DataServices\/WSUCatalog\/4151\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">course descriptions<\/a> for Japanese courses.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">If you have studied Japanese before and wish to enroll at a level suitable for you, you can take the free\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.winona.edu\/student-life\/support\/advising-services\/determine-course-placement\/language-course-placement\/\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/docs.google.com\/forms\/d\/e\/1FAIpQLScr7zdcSxGrhHGiYbZo_qmk_R4P3Gz1ca20JDhceMQC0bx7QQ\/viewform\">Japanese placement exam<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">If you haven&#8217;t studied Japanese before, enroll in Beginning Japanese 1.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Study Abroad Opportunities<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Receive training for study abroad at one of 3 universities in Japan.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Take the short-term plunge with a faculty-led travel program \u201cSurvival in Tokyo!\u201d&nbsp;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Take the long-term plunge and study for a semester in Japan.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n    <div class=\"panel panel--white\">\n        <div class=\"panel__container\">\n            <div class=\"panel__intro\">\n                            <div class=\"h3\">Contact the Global Studies &amp; World Languages Department\u00a0<\/div>\n                        <\/div>\n            \n\n<div class=\"wsu-block grid grid--50\">\n    <div class=\"wsu-block contact-card mb-1\">\n   <div class=\"contact-card__content\">\n       <div class=\"contact-card__title h4\">\n           Global Studies &amp; World Languages Department \n       <\/div>\n       <div class=\"contact-card__subtitle h4\">\n           Minn\u00e9 120\n       <\/div>\n       <div class=\"contact-card__description\">\n           <p style=\"font-weight: 400\">507.457.5500<\/p>\n\n       <\/div>\n       <a class=\"wsu-link contact-card__link\"><\/a>\n   <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"wsu-block contact-card mb-1\">\n   <div class=\"contact-card__content\">\n       <div class=\"contact-card__title h4\">\n           Meghan Guernica\n       <\/div>\n       <div class=\"contact-card__subtitle h4\">\n           Office Manager\n       <\/div>\n       <div class=\"contact-card__description\">\n           \n       <\/div>\n       <a class=\"wsu-link contact-card__link\" href=\"mailto:meghan.guernica@winona.edu\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Email Meghan Guernica\">Email Meghan Guernica<\/a>\n   <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n        <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>WSU&#8217;s Japanese minor will give you the opportunity to learn about Japanese language and culture both in the classroom and studying abroad in Japan itself.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":12,"featured_media":0,"parent":9939,"menu_order":2,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_tec_requires_first_save":true,"_EventAllDay":false,"_EventTimezone":"","_EventStartDate":"","_EventEndDate":"","_EventStartDateUTC":"","_EventEndDateUTC":"","_EventShowMap":false,"_EventShowMapLink":false,"_EventURL":"","_EventCost":"","_EventCostDescription":"","_EventCurrencySymbol":"","_EventCurrencyCode":"","_EventCurrencyPosition":"","_EventDateTimeSeparator":"","_EventTimeRangeSeparator":"","_EventOrganizerID":[],"_EventVenueID":[],"_OrganizerEmail":"","_OrganizerPhone":"","_OrganizerWebsite":"","_VenueAddress":"","_VenueCity":"","_VenueCountry":"","_VenueProvince":"","_VenueState":"","_VenueZip":"","_VenuePhone":"","_VenueURL":"","_VenueStateProvince":"","_VenueLat":"","_VenueLng":"","_VenueShowMap":false,"_VenueShowMapLink":false,"_tribe_blocks_recurrence_rules":"","_tribe_blocks_recurrence_description":"","_tribe_blocks_recurrence_exclusions":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[418],"tags":[352],"class_list":["post-9967","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry","category-global-studies-world-languages","tag-legacy"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.winona.edu\/academics\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/9967","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.winona.edu\/academics\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.winona.edu\/academics\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.winona.edu\/academics\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/12"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.winona.edu\/academics\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=9967"}],"version-history":[{"count":6,"href":"https:\/\/www.winona.edu\/academics\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/9967\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":19570,"href":"https:\/\/www.winona.edu\/academics\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/9967\/revisions\/19570"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.winona.edu\/academics\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/9939"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.winona.edu\/academics\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=9967"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.winona.edu\/academics\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=9967"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.winona.edu\/academics\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=9967"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}