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JAPN 1First-Year Japanese

5 creditsUndergraduateStudent Option

Students carry out beginning-level tasks that involve listening, speaking, reading, and/or writing, and learn how to read and write Japanese scripts (hiragana, katakana, and about 14 kanji).

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When it runs

Fall 2026Open Fall 2026

SectionTypeWhenWhereInstructorSeats
01Lecture
Mon Wed Fri 10:40am–11:45am
Steven Acad 151N. YamamotoClosed 25/25
02Lecture
Mon Wed Fri 12:00pm–1:05pm
Steven Acad 151N. YamamotoClosed 25/25
03Lecture
Mon Wed Fri 1:20pm–2:25pm
Soc Sci 2 159K. YukawaOpen 16/25
04Lecture
Mon Wed Fri 2:40pm–3:45pm
Soc Sci 2 159K. YukawaOpen 13/25
05Lecture
Mon Wed Fri 4:00pm–5:05pm
Soc Sci 2 159K. YukawaOpen 13/25

Fall 2025Open Fall 2025

SectionTypeWhenWhereInstructorSeats
01Lecture
Mon Wed Fri 1:20pm–2:25pm
Soc Sci 2 165K. YukawaOpen 23/25
02Lecture
Mon Wed Fri 8:00am–9:05am
Hum & Soc Sci 259N. YamamotoOpen 24/28
03Lecture
Mon Wed Fri 9:20am–10:25am
Hum & Soc Sci 259N. YamamotoOpen 26/28
04Lecture
Mon Wed Fri 2:40pm–3:45pm
Steven Acad 152M. TakeuchiOpen 26/28
05LectureAsynchronousStaffClosed 0/0

Who teaches it

InstructorRatingDifficultyWould take againReviews
Naoko Yamamoto4.6 / 52.7 / 583%24
Keiko Yukawa4.9 / 53.1 / 5100%7
Miyuki Takeuchi5.0 / 53.5 / 5100%2

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