AP Japanese Language and Culture Development Committee
2022-23 Development Committee Members
These dedicated educators play a critical role in the preparation of the Course and Exam Description and exam for AP Japanese Language and Culture. They represent a diversity of knowledge and points of view in their fields and, as a group, are the authority when it comes to making subject-matter decisions in the exam-construction process. The AP development committees represent a unique collaboration between high school and college educators.
Committee Co-Chairs
Naomi Larson, Cornell University – Ithaca, New York
Mihoko Yamamura, Richardson High School – Richardson, Texas
Committee Members
J. Paul Warnick, Brigham Young University – Provo, Utah
Koji Tanno, University of Kentucky – Lexington, Kentucky
Naomi Okada, Lowell High School – San Francisco, California
Miho Squires, Washington High School – Cedar Rapids, Iowa
College Board Advisor
Manami Mata, Ed W. Clark High School – Las Vegas, Nevada
Chief Reader Designate
Yoshiko Mori, Georgetown University – Washington, District of Columbia
Chief Reader
Kazue Masuyama, California State University – Sacramento, California