Raison d’etre
The Japan-U.S. Communication Association is primarily a scholarly society dedicated to excellence in teaching, research, and theory about Japanese and U.S. communication interactions. JUCA is dedicated to promoting understanding about and improvement in communication between the people of Japan and the United States.
Further, JUCA wishes to provide a forum for innovative study approaches to understanding indigenous Japanese communication problems as well as understanding the beliefs, attitudes, and misunderstandings of U.S. citizens about Japanese people, traditions and culture.
Today, JUCA consists of more than 130 scholars from the United States, Japan, and all over the globe. JUCA is also supported by an institutional member,Northeastern State University, Tahlequah, Oklahoma.