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UMA Undergraduate Guide 2026-2027 Next Level Academic Departments and Programs Next Level Languages, Literatures, and Cultures Next Level East Asian Languages & Cultures Next Level Japanese

Japanese Program

440 Herter Hall

Degree: Bachelor of Arts

Contact: Stephen Forrest
Office: 441 Herter Hall
Phone: (413) 545-4950
Email: sforrest@asianlan.umass.edu

OR

Contact: Reiko Sono
Office: 331 Herter Hall
Phone: (413) 545-4947
Email: rsono@asianlan.umass.edu

Website: https://www.umass.edu/east-asia/japanese/japanese-language-and-literature

Director of Program: Professor Bruce Baird. Professor: Seaman; Senior Lecturers: Forrest, Koyama-Hartsfield, Shiomi, Sono, Yoshimura.

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