A first-time MIT/Harvard MOOC, Visualizing Japan opens windows on Japan's transition into the modern world through the historical visual record. Teachers include John Dower (MIT), Andrew Gordon (Harvard), Shigeru Miyagawa (MIT/UTokyo), and Gennifer Weisenfeld (Duke). Begins September 3, 2014.  Nearly 5,000 have already registered (as of July 30, 2014). Register at URL given at the bottom of this announcement.

This MOOC will be followed by Visualizing Postwar Tokyo by Shunya Yoshimi of the University of Tokyo.