East Asian age reckoning is a concept and practice that originated in China and is widely used by other cultures in East Asia.People begin life at the age of one (instead of “zero”), and on New Year’s Day, one year is added to their age.

The culture of Asia encompasses the collective and diverse customs and traditions of art, architecture, music, literature, lifestyle, philosophy, politics and religion that have been practiced and maintained by the numerous ethnic groups of Asia since prehistory.

Providing leadership, coordination and support for East Asian studies at the University of Southern California.

This is the webpage for the Department of Near Eastern Languages and Cultures at Indiana University, Bloomington. On this website, you can find information on our undergraduate and graduate programs, our departmental faculty, and other resources for study of the Near East.

The Department of East Asian Languages and Cultural Studies is dedicated to the study of the civilizations of China, Japan and Korea in all their richness and diversity.

Welcome to the Department of Modern Languages, Literatures and Cultures at The Citadel, where our faculty is dedicated to offer our men and women knowledge of language and culture which is now a fundamental and essential tool on the road to leadership and success.

Explore the languages, literature, and cultures of Asia through coursework, research, and study abroad. Meet our award-winning faculty and see what’s happening in …

SEAsite contains a vast amount of information about the languages and cultures of Southeast Asia, concentrating on interactive language lessons which include audio, pictures, and interactive exercises.

The Department of Middle Eastern, South Asian, and African Studies(MESAAS) is a leading center for the study of the culture, history, and politics of the Middle East…

The Department of Russian and East Asian Languages and Cultures (REALC) is an interdisciplinary department dedicated to the study of languages and cultures in the geographic continuum from Eastern Europe through Eastern Asia.