2011
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
The Americas
- The Japan-America Society of Pennsylvania (JASP) (USA)
- Speaker Events to promote understanding of Japan and international exchange (May-June, November 2011)
The Americas
- University of Alberta-Department of East Asian Studies (Canada)
- International Interdisciplinary Academic Conference: "Loveable Losers: The Taira in Action and Memory" (August 11-13, 2011)
Europe
- Sainsbury Institute for the Study of Japanese Arts and Cultures (UK)
- The 8th Toshiba Lectures in Japanese Art: "Words from Images /Images Cast Out of Words: Chinese-style Literature and the Visual Arts of 19th Century Japan" (November 2011)
Europe
- The European Institute of Japanese Studies (EIJS) (Sweden)
- Conference: "EU-Japan Relations: an Agenda for the Future" (June 9-10, 2011)
Asia
- Genron NPO (China)
- The 7th Beijing-Tokyo Forum (August 2011)
Asia
- Old Japan Students' Association, Thailand (Thailand)
- Seminar on Japanese language teaching (October 15, 2011)
Asia
- Institute for East Asian Studies (Korea)
- The 12th East Asian International Symposium on the vision of an East Asian Community and Japan-Korea-China economic cooperation project (August 20, 2011)
Asia
- Fiscal Policy Research Institute Foundation (Thailand)
- International Conference: "Asian Cooperation in the New Global Platform-Policy Options for Sustainable Growth"
Asia
- University of Otago (New Zealand)
- Japanese Anthropology Workshop Otago: "Beyond Oceans: Re-thinking Japan's Place in Pacific Anthropology" (July 10-11, 2011)
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 Americas
- Museum of Fine Arts Boston (USA)
- Digitalization of the museum's Edo-period woodblock-printed books
The Americas
- Canadian Museum of Civilization (Canada)
- Exhibition: "JAPAN: Tradition. Innovation" (May 20-October 10, 2011)
The Americas
- Executive Committee for "Five by Eight Exhibition" (USA)
- Ceramics exhibition: "Five by Eight: New Ceramic Work from Japan"(September 23-October 30, 2011)
The Americas
- Bloomsburg Theatre Ensemble (USA)
- Noh Training Project (July 18-August 6, 2011)
Europe
- Maison de la culture du Japon à Paris (France)
- Wednesday mini-concerts
Europe
- The British Museum (UK)
- Conservation of Japanese illustrated books
Europe
- Tate Modern (UK)
- Exhibition: "Shuji Terayama Retrospective" (March 2012)
Europe
- The National Museum in Krakow (Poland)
- Exhibition: "Utagawa Kuniyoshi- 150th Anniversary of the Artist's Death" (October 20, 2011-January 29, 2012)
Asia
- IKEBANA SOGETSU- AIBI (China)
- Exhibition and workshop in the University of Beijing (May 6-8, 2011)
Asia
- Wall Art Project (India)
- Wall Art Festival 2012 in Niranjana School (February 18-20, 2012)
Japan
- Tokyo National Museum
- Museum pamphlets in English, French, German, Spanish, Chinese, and Korean (April and December 2011)
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 Americas
- University of Southern California (USA)
- Acquisition of Japanese publications related to premodern Japanese history and culture
The Americas
- North American Coordinating Council on Japanese Library Resources (NCC) (USA)
- Development of NCC's online guide to research affiliation at Japanese libraries, archives and research institutions
Europe
- The Royal Institute of International Affairs (Chatham House) (UK)
- Three-year research project on "The Changing Industrial Landscape: Who will Emerge as the Next Global Champion?"
Europe
- Siebold Project (The Netherlands, Germany and Japan)
- Building an international network among scholars studying the Siebold Collection
Europe
- Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin-Mori Ogai Memorial Hall (Germany)
- Publication of "Japonica Humboldtiana" Vol.14
Europe
- Hungary-Japan Economic Club (Hungary)
- Research and publishing: The History of Hungarian-Japanese Economic Relations
Europe
- Fondation France-Japon de l'EHESS (France)
- Three-year research project on "Is Deindustrialization a fatality?"
Europe
- Nordic Association for the Study of Contemporary Japanese Society (NAJS) (Sweden)
- Publication of Swedish books and educational materials on contemporary Japanese society
Asia
- Al-Farabi Kazakh National University (Kazakhstan)
- Acquisition of Japanese books and Japanese language textbooks
Asia
- National Chengchi University (Taiwan)
- Publication of books on Japanese politics
Asia
- University of Tokyo-Society of Comparative Literature (East Asia)
- Final doctoral colloquium for East Asian Studies in Japan
Asia
- Azadi Turkmen National Institute of World Languages (Turkmenistan)
- Acquisition of Japanese books and Japanese language textbooks
Asia
- Tashkent State Institute of Oriental Studies
- Acquisition of Japanese books and Japanese language textbooks
Asia
- The Uzbekistan-Japan Center for Human Development (Uzbekistan)
- Acquisition of Japanese books and Japanese language textbooks
Japan
- Society for Gender Studies in Japanese
- Production of videos and DVDs for teaching Japanese to exchange students and other foreigners studying Japanese
Japan
- The Asian Students Cultural Association
- Publication of a magazine "The Asia-no Tomo"
Japan
- Association for the Traditional Performing Arts of Japan
- Promoting understanding of Kabuki by Southeast Asian exchange students through a Kabuki performance
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
The Americas
- Thomas Dooley Elementary School (Illinois, USA)
- Development of Japanese language proficiency, particularly in literacy, for students in the dual language program
The Americas
- Inter-University Center for Japanese Language Studies (IUC) (USA)
- Updating teaching materials on Japanese laws and legal language for non-native speakers
The Americas
- The America-Japan Society, Inc. (USA)
- Inviting the winning teams of the U.S. 2011 National Japan Bowl to Japan
The Americas
- Massachusetts Institute of Technology-Center for International Studies (MIT) (USA)
- Development of a new course, "Fast Track Japanese Language at MIT: A New Method of Teaching Japanese"
Europe
- European Association for Japanese Studies (EAJS) (Germany)
- Scholarship for doctoral research in Japan and support for doctoral students attending the 7th EAJS PhD Workshop to be held in Tallinn in August
Europe
- National Institute of Japanese Studies (The University of Sheffield) (UK)
- Supporting PhD candidates in conducting research on "Globalization Regionalization and the Emerging World Order"
Europe
- British Association for Japanese Studies (BAJS) (UK)
- Support for graduate students attending the BAJS annual conference and for research funding
Asia
- National University of Hanoi- University of Social Sciences & Humanities (Vietnam)
- Short-term program for studying Japanese language and culture in Japan
Asia
- Kampuchea Education Assistance Fund-Japan (KEAF Japan) (Cambodia)
- Dispatch of Japanese teachers to high schools in rural areas in Cambodia to teach Japanese language and culture
Asia
- Japan-Nepal Female Education Association (Nepal)
- Dispatch of Japanese lecturers to mountainous areas in Nepal to train elementary school teachers in the fields of health and physical education and arts and music education
