2012

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.
  • Europe
  • Europe, Middle East And Africa
  • Asia
  • Asia and Oceania

The Americas

University of Pittsburgh
Noh Scholar Visiting Lectures & Noh Theatre Print Exhibition (January – April, 2013)

The Americas

Institute for Medieval Japanese Studies, Columbia University
Sending Japanese instructors of Gagaku and Hogaku to workshops

The Americas

The Maureen and Mike Mansfield Foundation
Publishing a bilingual compilation of essays

The Americas

Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery
Symposium on "The Artist in Edo" (April 12 – 14, 2012)
Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery
Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery

Europe

Sainsbury Institute for the Study of Japanese Arts and Cultures (UK)
The 9th Toshiba Lectures in Japanese Art on contemporary Japanese art (November 2012)
Sainsbury Institute for the Study of Japanese Arts and Cultures (UK)

Europe

Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin-Mori Ogai Memorial Hall (Germany)
Symposia "Mori Ogai, 1862-1922 – Encounters" on the occasion of his 150th birthday (July 6 and November 23, 2012)

Europe

Maison de la culture du Japon à Paris (France)
Small meetings to promote the introduction of Japan and Japanese culture to France (several times per year)

Europe

The European Institute of Japanese Studies (EIJS) (Sweden)
International conference: "Japan: What's Next?" (June 14-15, 2012)

Europe

Institute for Japanese Studies, Goethe Universität Frankfurt am Main (Germany)
Conference on Edo period intellectual and cultural history (September 20-21, 2012)

Asia

Genron NPO (China)
The 8th Beijing-Tokyo International Forum (June or July, 2012)
Genron NPO (China)

Asia

East Asian General Institute
The 13th East Asian International Symposium ( August 24, 2012)

Asia

Center for Japanese Studies, Tsinghua University
Japan-China International Conference (September 9-10, 2012)

Asia

Intellectual Collaboration Group to Promote Market-Oriented Economies
Vietnamese-Japanese roundtable
Resonant Uruwashi Exhibition Executive Committee
Exhibition on "Resonant Uruwashi -New Vibrance in International Women's Urushi Art" (September 14-November 25, 2012)
Resonant Uruwashi Exhibition Executive Committee
Resonant Uruwashi Exhibition Executive Committee
The Society for Teaching Japanese as a Foreign Language
International Conference on Japanese Language Education in Nagoya (August 17-20, 2012)
2012 World Shakuhachi Festival Kyoto Executive Committee
2012 World Shakuhachi Festival Kyoto (May 28-June 4, 2012)

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.
  • Europe
  • Europe, Middle East And Africa
  • Asia
  • Asia and Oceania

The Americas

Quebec Museum of Civilization
Exhibition on "Japan : Tradition. Innovation" (April 4, 2012-January 27, 2013)

The Americas

Asia Society
Exhibition on "Kamakura : Realism & Spirituality in the Sculpture of Japan"

The Americas

Bloomsburg Theatre Ensemble
Noh Training Project (July 16-August 4, 2012)
Bloomsburg Theatre Ensemble
Bloomsburg Theatre Ensemble

The Americas

Japan Society of Boston
"Sakura Festival 2012" (March-May, 2012)

The Americas

Mead Art Museum
Exhibition on "Re-Inventing Tokyo : Japan's Largest City in the Artistic Imagination"

The Americas

The Textile Museum
Exhibition on "Woven Treasures of Japan's Tawaraya Workshop" (April 1-August 12, 2012)
The Textile Museum
The Textile Museum

The Americas

Museum of Fine Arts, Boston
Digitalization of the museum's Edo-era books

The Americas

The John and Mable Ringling Museum of Art
Exhibition on "Deco-Japan : Shaping Art and culture, 1920-1945" (June 14-September 30, 2012)

Europe

Victoria and Albert Museum (UK)
Sample boards of the Maki-e process manufactured by Murose Kazumi to be exhibited in the V&A Furniture Study Galleries

Europe

The British Museum (UK)
Conservation of Japanese illustrated books in the 17th-20th centuries

Europe

Museum of Japanese Art & Technology Manggha (Poland)
Publication of a catalogue of woodblock-prints and printed albums concerning the Ako affair and the Chushingura subjects (December 2012)
Museum of Japanese Art & Technology Manggha (Poland)

Europe

Committee for the Biennale, Town of Vallauris (France)
Japanese themed exhibition: "Arts of Fire, Pleasure of Form: Contemporary Japanese Porcelain" (July-November 2012)
Committee for the Biennale, Town of Vallauris (France)
Committee for the Biennale, Town of Vallauris (France)

Asia

Sogetsu Ikebana Aibi (China)
Demonstration of flower arrangement and performance of Japanese drums (June, 2012)
IKEBANA SOGETSU- AIBI (China)
IKEBANA SOGETSU- AIBI (China)

Asia

Wall Art Project (India)
Making wall arts and holding Workshops (February, 2013 )

Asia

Karakuri Culture Exhibition Executive Committee
Exhibition on "Karakuri Art in Seoul –Japanese traditional technique, beauty and spirit" (November, 2012 and January, 2013)

Asia

Art Gallery of New South Wales (Australia)
Symposium on "the Rinpa Style : Japanese art and design symposium" (June 23, 2012)
Tokyo National Museum
Production of the English version of half-an-hour navigation of the Gallery of Horyuji Treasures (January 2013)

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.
  • Europe
  • Europe, Middle East And Africa
  • Asia
  • Asia and Oceania

The Americas

The North American Coordinating Council on Japanese Library Resources
Holding the Global Access to Japan Summit (November 20, 2012)

Europe

Fondation France-Japon de l'EHESS (France)
Three-year research project on "Is Deindustrialization a Fatality?"

Europe

European Association for Japanese Studies (EAJS) (Germany)
EAJS PhD Workshops (May 2012, Mach 2013)

Europe

European Center for Japanese Studies in Alsace(CEEJA) (France)
Display of the donated 100,000 books and documents on Japanese studies

Asia

Thammasat University, Faculty of Liberal Arts (Thailand)
Making texts of Japanese grammar for Thai larrner

Asia

Samarkand State Institute of Foreign Languages (Uzbekistan)
Purchase of Japanese books and educational materials

Asia

Al-Farabi Kazakh National University (Kazakhstan)
Purchase of Japanese educational materials
Japan Center for International Exchange
Promotion understanding of Japan and local revitalization
Asian Students Cultural Association
Publication of a bimonthly magazine "The Asia-no Tomo"

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.
  • Europe
  • Europe, Middle East And Africa
  • Asia
  • Asia and Oceania

The Americas

The Ohio State University Foundation
Workshop and exhibition on noh (March, 2013)

The Americas

Inter-University Center for Japanese Language Studies
Development of course materials in Japanese law for non-Japanese students

The Americas

Japan Society of NY
International social network project "Going Global"

The Americas

The America-Japan Society, Inc.
Invitation to visit Japan for the winning team of the 2012 National Bowl (July, 2012)
The America-Japan Society, Inc. (USA)

Europe

University of Heidelberg (Germany)
Summer school program for reading Japanese pre-modern texts from a transcultural perspective held by the Cluster of Excellence "Europe and Asia in a Global Context"

Europe

Japan Desk Scotland (UK)
Implementation of educational programs on Japan for students of elementary and high schools in Scotland

Asia

Japan-Nepal Female Education Association (Nepal)
Promotion and introducing Japanese education and culture in Nepal
Japan-Nepal Female Education Association (Nepal)
Japan-Nepal Female Education Association (Nepal)

Asia

Old Japan Students' Association, Thailand
Training for Japanese teacher of OJSAT in Japan (August, 2012)

Asia

National University of Hanoi, University of Social Science & Humanities (Vietnam)
Study abroad program in Japan (October to November, 2012)
National University of Hanoi, University of Social Science & Humanities (Vietnam)
National University of Hanoi, University of Social Science & Humanities (Vietnam)

Asia

Japan Federation of Bar Associations
International conference on improving way to access law and project activities (September, 2012 to February, 2013)
Japan Federation of Bar Associations
Japan Federation of Bar Associations
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