2009
The projects shown on this page are all based on plans as of the beginning of the fiscal year.
Symposia and Seminars
TIFO supports symposia, seminars, lectures, etc., that promote international understanding of Japan.
- The Americas
- The Americas
- Europe
- Europe, Middle East And Africa
- Asia
- Asia and Oceania
- Japan
- Japan
The Americas
- University of Pittsburgh
- Symposium on "Japan's Cultural Imagination and Its Contribution to the World"
The Americas
- Japan America Society of Pennsylvania
- Symposium and Seminars to Promote Understanding of Japan and International Exchange"
The Americas
- Japan Anthropology Workshop(JAWS)
- Conference on the Anthropology of Japan
Europe
- Sainsbury Institute for the Study of Japanese Arts and Cultures (UK)
- The 6th Toshiba Lectures in Japanese Art: " The Japanese Contemporary Art"
Europe
- University of Granada(Spain)
- Spain-Japan Symposium on Frontier Technologies:"Realities and Challenges in Information and Communication Technologies"
Europe
- Maison de la Culture du Japon à Paris(France)
- Wednesday Mini Concert
Europe
- Chatham House
- Research of Japan and workshop
Asia
- Old Japan Students' Association, Thailand (Thailand)
- Seminar on Japanese language teaching
Asia
- Kyushu-China business study group (Japan)
- Cross-cultural workshop for Chinese and Asian researchers and business perso
Asia
- Genron NPO (Japan)
- 5th Beijing/Tokyo Forum
Asia
- International Association of the Study for Asian Community (Japan)
- International symposium
Asia
- Intellectual Collaboration Group to Promote Market-Oriented Economies (Japan)
- Vietnamese-Japanese roundtable conference and seminar
Asia
- Centre for the Study of Developing Societies(CSDS)(India)
- The India-Japan Dialogue : The Past in Our Present
Japan
- The Japan Return Programme(JRP) (Japan)
- Youth summit held in Japanese, entitled "2009:Japan Re-discovery"
Japan
- International Course 2009(Japan)
- Symposium on International Understanding
Art and Culture
TIFO supports exhibitions of Japanese arts and culture held at museums and galleries, and other activities that introduce Japanese arts and culture to communities outside Japan.
- The Americas
- The Americas
- Europe
- Europe, Middle East And Africa
- Asia
- Asia and Oceania
- Japan
- Japan
The America
- Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery (USA)
- The films of "Osamu Tezuka : God of Manga, Father of Anime"
Europe
- Victoria & Albert Museum (UK)
- Touchscreen-operated Interactive Navigation System for "Mazarin' s Chest," a Japanese lacquer box
Europe
- The Japan-Hungary Cooperation Forum (Hungary)
- Special assistant program for Japanese Language education in Hungary
Europe
- New Japan Philharmonic
- European Concert Tour
Europe
- Royal Academy of Arts (UK)
- Utagawa Kuniyoshi exhibition
Europe
- Isoda Aki(France)
- Shakespeare Performance in Paris
Asia
- Bridge for Peace (Japan)
- Video project for the Philippines and Japan
Japan
- Tokyo National Museum (Japan)
- Production and donation of museum pamphlets in English, French, German, Spanish, Chinese, and Korean
Japan
- The National Museum of Modern Art, Tokyo (Japan)
- Production and donation of museum pamphlets in English, French, German, Chinese, and Korean
Japan
- Nara National Museum (Japan)
- Production and donation of museum pamphlets in English, French, German, Spanish, Chinese, and Korean
Japan
- Kyushu National Museum (Japan)
- Production and donation of museum pamphlets in English, French, German, Spanish, Chinese, and Korean
Japan
- The National Art Center, Tokyo (Japan)
- Production and donation of museum pamphlets in Korean
Japan
- Kyoto National Museum (Japan)
- Production and donation of museum pamphlets in English, French, Spanish, Chinese, and Korean
Research and Related Activities
TIFO supports research on themes related to Japan, and supports projects to purchase Japanese books for research; to build network supporting Japan studies; and to promote education on Japan and Japanese language.
- The Americas
- The Americas
- Europe
- Europe, Middle East And Africa
- Asia
- Asia and Oceania
- Japan
- Japan
The America
- Association for Teachers of Japanese (USA)
- Establishment of online instructions and training for Japanese language teachers
The America
- The North American Coordinating Council on Japanese Library Resources (USA)
- Protocol establishment for the image of academic books of Japanese studies
The America
- Institute for Medieval Japanese Studies, Columbia University (USA)
- Send instructors to the Gagaku (old Japanese court music) course
Europe
- Institut National des Langues et Civilisations Orientales (INALCO) (France)
- International symposium of Heian literature study in Paris
Europe
- European Center for Japanese Studies in Alsace(France)
- Purchase of books for research on Japanese modern kabuki
Europe
- Mori Ogai Memorial Hall (Germany)
- Publication of annual Japonica Humboldtiana and Mori Ogai study
Europe
- The British Association for Japanese Studies (BAJS) (UK)
- Presentation of the 9th Toshiba International Foundation Award, and support for research
Asia
- International Cultural Forum(China)
- Publication of textbook in Japanese for junior high school in China
Asia
- The Japan-India Friendship Association(India)
- Purchase of books for research on Japanese and related workshop
Asia
- Nihongo Center Foundation (Philippines)
- Training of Japanese language teachers
Asia
- The Educational for Development Fund (Laos)
- Japanese Abacus Promotion Project in Laos
Asia
- Basic education research and training center, Liaoning province (China)
- Edit of Japanese text book and tape for elementary and junior high schools
Asia
- Regional culture study group, Tokyo University (Japan)
- Publication of Pan-Asianism: -A Documentary History, 1860-2006
Asia
- Tibet University (Tibet)
- Donation of Japanese books
Asia
- Bukhara State University (Uzbekistan)
- Donation of Japanese books
Asia
- Tashkent State Institute of Oriental studies (Uzbekistan)
- Donation of Japanese books
Asia
- Yangon University of Foreign Language(Myanmar)
- Donation of Japanese books
Asia
- Samarkand State Institute of Foreign Languages(Uzbekistan)
- Donation of Japanese books
Asia
- Azadi Turkmen National Institute of World Languages(Turkmenistan)
- Donation of Japanese books
Asia
- Xinjiang Normal University, Tourism Department(China)
- Donation of Japanese books
Asia
- Australia-Japan Research Centre (Australia)
- Conference of reform and future directions in competition policy in Australia, Japan and China
Japan
- The Society for Gender Studies in Japanese (Japan)
- Production of videos and DVDs for teaching Japanese to exchange students and other foreigners
Japan
- Association for the Traditional Performing Arts of Japan (Japan)
- Invitation to exchange students, mainly from Southeast Asia, to a Kabuki performance
Japan
- The Asian Students Cultural Association(Japan)
- Building the web site.
Japan
- Toyama International Center (Japan)
- Project for training and supporting Japanese volunteers
Japan
- Japan Association of International Security and Trade(Japan)
- Publication of report
Japan
- Tokyo University(Japan)
- Making database and online of the Balthasar von Siebold
Fostering Future Experts
TIFO supports projects to cultivate students and young researchers who will major in Japan studies or contribute to deepen international understanding of Japan and to strengthen the relation between Japan and other countries.
- The Americas
- The Americas
- Europe
- Europe, Middle East And Africa
- Asia
- Asia and Oceania
- Japan
- Japan
The Americas
- Massachusetts Institute of Technology (USA)
- Training program for internships in Japan (MIT-Japan Program)
The Americas
- Middlebury College (USA)
- Workshops at a Japanese-language summer school
The Americas
- The America-Japan Society, Inc. (Japan)
- Invitation, to visit Japan, to the winning team of the 2008 National Japan Bowl, held in the US
The Americas
- The Clark Center (USA)
- Internship program for a curator
Europe
- European Association for Japanese Studies (Germany)
- Presentation of Toshiba International Foundation Scholarships 6th Workshop for PhD Students
Europe
- National Institute of Japanese Studies, The University of Sheffield(UK)
- Support university students of taking PhD degree
Asia
- National University of Hanoi (Vietnam)
- Short-term program for studying in Japan
Asia
- King Mongkut' s Institute of Technology (Thailand)
- Short-term program for Japanese language and culture courses in Japan
Asia
- Japan-Korea Economic Association (Korea)
- Cultural exchange camp for Japanese and Korean high school students
Asia
- The National University of East Timor (East Timor)
- Workshop for modern culture and technological training for the teacher
Asia
- Chulalongkorn University (Thailand)
- Short-term program for studying Japanese science and technology
Asia
- The Federation of Thai Industries (Thailand)
- Sending of Japanese professors to deliver the 10th "Production Technology Lectures"
Japan
- Toshiba Youth Conference for a Sustainable Future 2009(Japan)
- Conference on environmental issues for Japanese,American,Thai, and Polish high school students
