New articles in this journal are licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 United States License. This journal is published by the University Library System, University of Pittsburgh as part of its D-Scribe Digital Publishing Program and is cosponsored by the University of Pittsburgh Press. Japanese Language and Literature Journal of the American Association of Teachers of Japanese jll.pitt.edu | Vol. 54 | Number 2 | October 2020 | https://doi.org/10.5195/jll.2020.131 ISSN 1536-7827 (print) 2326-4586 (online) On Goals of Language Education and Teacher Diversity: Beliefs and Experiences of Japanese-Language Educators in North America Junko Mori, Atsushi Hasegawa, Jisuk Park, and Kimiko Suzuki 1. Introduction The current article reports the results of an online survey on Japanese- language educators’ beliefs and experiences concerning their profession. This survey was developed as part of the preparation for a roundtable discussion on diversity, inclusion, and professionalism in Japanese language education, proposed by the authors of this article, sponsored by the American Association of Teachers of Japanese (AATJ), and held at the annual meeting of the Association for Asian Studies (AAS) in March 2019. The aim of the roundtable was to foster candid and constructive discussion on the topic involving four invited panelists with diverse academic and ethnic backgrounds (Mahua Bhattacharya, Kimberly Jones, Ryuko Kubota, and Suwako Watanabe), as well as the audience participants. In order to facilitate this discussion, we considered it essential to present some concrete information relevant to the topic as a point of departure. Thus, the purpose of the survey was to solicit Japanese-language educators’ perspectives on the Japanese language and culture and its teaching, as well as issues concerning diversity and inclusion seen in our professional community. We also thought that the survey could provide space for interested members and potential members, who might not be able to attend the roundtable session, to share their views and concerns. As mentioned in the introduction to this special section, several recent developments point to the significance of the topic and the timeliness of conducting this sort of survey. Diversity and inclusion have become a major concern in academic and professional institutions in recent years. It is believed that creative solutions to challenging problems are better engendered by groups of people with diverse backgrounds and views