Other NC Resources
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NC Business Organizations
The Economic Development Partnership of North Carolina (EDPNC)
https://edpnc.com/about-the-edpnc/
800-228-8443 (Monday thru Friday, 8 am - 50m)
15000 Weston Parkway
Cary, NC 27513-2118
North Carolina Department of Commerce
https://www.nccommerce.com/it/international-regions/japan
(919)814-4600
The State of North Carolina Japan Office(ノースカロライナ州政府日本事務所)
03-3435-9301
東京都港区虎ノ門３−20−4
虎の門鈴木ビル５階
NC Education
North Carolina Educational Organizations and Institutions.
For Japanese Nationals
The Japanese Language School of Raleigh (ローリー日本語補習学校）
http://www.japanschoolraleigh.com/english.html
Saint Mary’s School
900 Hillsborough Street, Raleigh, NC 27603
919-787-1300
The Japanese Language School in Charlotte（シャーロット日本語補習校）
https://www.jlscharlotte.org/
Charlotte, NC
Universities (with Japanese Language or Japanese/Asian Studies)
Appalachian State University
https://dllc.appstate.edu/undergraduate/japanese
LS Dougherty Hall, Room 101, 261 Locust Street, Boone, NC 28608
(828) 262-3095
Asian/Pacific Studies Institute at Duke University
https://asianpacific.duke.edu/
Durham, NC
Duke University
https://asianmideast.duke.edu/undergraduate/language-studies/japanese
John Hope Franklin Center, 2204 Erwin Road, Durham, NC 27705
(919) 684-4309
Elon University
https://www.elon.edu/u/academics/arts-and-sciences/world-languages-cultures/
Carlton Building, Department of World Languages & Cultures
Mailing Address: Campus Box 2125, Elon, NC 27244
Physical Address: Elon University, 100 Campus Dr, Elon, NC 27244
(336) 278-5620
INSITE Asia at UNC Chapel Hill
https://asia.unc.edu/
FedEx Global Education Center, McCauley St, Chapel Hill, NC 27516
NC State University
https://wlc.chass.ncsu.edu/undergraduate/japanese/
Department of World Languages and Cultures
Withers Hall, Room 310, 101 Lampe Dr, Raleigh, NC 27695
(919) 515-2475
NC Japan Center at
NC State University
705 Barbour Dr, Raleigh, NC 27603
Japanese language school (online classes available)
UNC Charlotte
https://languages.charlotte.edu/programs/undergraduate-majors-and-minors/japanese-major-and-minor/
Department of Languages, Cultures and Translation, Mebane Hall, Room 453
9201 University City Blvd, Charlotte, NC 28223
704-687-8754
UNC Greensboro
https://catalog.uncg.edu/courses/jns/
Department of Languages, Literatures, and Cultures
Moore Humanities and Research Administration (MHRA) Building, Room 2321, 1111 Spring Garden Street, Greensboro, NC 27412
(336) 334-5655
Wake Forest University
https://admissions.wfu.edu/academics/majors-minors/japanese-language-culture/
Department of East Asian Languages and Cultures
Wake Forest University, P.O. Box 7457, Winston-Salem, NC 27109
Western Carolina University
https://www.wcu.edu/learn/departments-schools-colleges/cas/humanities/world-languages/index.aspx
Department of World Languages, Western Carolina University, 1 University Drive, Cullowhee, NC 28723
(828) 227-7241
Public Schools
CMS Choice: World Languages & Immersion
South Academy of International Language
8300 Nations Ford Road
Charlotte, NC 28217
Serves students in grades K–8
https://sailk8.cmsk12.org/
Private Japanese Language Schools
Japan Culture Exchange (Japanese language school)
Takenoko Japanese Language School LLC
The Triangle Center for Japanese Studies
Government
Consulate-General of Japan in Atlanta
404-240-4300
Phipps Tower, Suite 850, 3438 Peachtree Road, Atlanta, Georgia 30326
NC Japanese Associations
The Chapel Hill Durham Japanese Association
https://cdnihonnjinkaijp.wixsite.com/my-site
The Japanese Association in Charlotte
NC Cultural Clubs
Carolina Kendo Kai
https://unc.trianglekendoiaido.org/
Charlotte Kendo Club
Japanese Cultural Association of the Carolinas (JCAC)
(Website coming soon!)
NC Kitsuke Group
- the art of dressing in Kimono
https://linktr.ee/northcarolinakitsuke
Nippon Club of the Triangle
https://trianglejapanclub.org/
Triangle Kendo & Iaido
http://www.trianglekendoiaido.org/membership-info/
NC Japanese Food & Grocery
NC Publications
National Japanese Scholarships
Japanese Society for the Promotion of Science
Value of Award:
Maintenance Allowance (￥534,000), Airfare, Research Support Allowance and Overseas Travel and Accident Insurance Policy are provided.
Fulbright Award - Japan
- Open Study/Research Award for Graduate Students
- Open Study/Research Award for Graduating Students
Blakemore Foundation
- Blakemore Freeman Fellowships - Language Grants
- Blakemore Kingfisher Fellowships - Art History Grants
Japanese Government (MEXT) Scholarship Program for U.S. Citizens
JET PROGRAM USA
The JET Program is a competitive employment opportunity that allows young professionals to live and work in cities, towns, and villages throughout Japan. Being a JET is an opportunity to work and to represent the United States as cultural ambassadors to Japan. Most participants serve as Assistant Language Teachers (ALTs) and work in public and private schools throughout Japan; some work as Coordinators for International Relations (CIRs) as interpreters/translators.
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Japanese Tea Gatherings
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Spring & Summer Camps
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And more!
