2018

Grant Activities (by fiscal year)

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

North American Coordinating Council on Japanese Library Resource
Workshop on “Doing Digital Scholarship in Japanese Studies Phase II: Deepning Knowledge and Supporting Development of Digital Projects”

The Americas

Maureen and Mike Mansfield Foundation
Mansfield-CIIS Forum on Peace, Security, and Cooperation in Northeast Asia

The Americas

University of North Carolina
International conference on “Palace City in Japan, Europe and the Middle East”

The Americas

University of British Columbia
International conference on “Passing, Posing, Persuasion: Cultural Production and Coloniality in Modern Japan”

Europe

Sainsbury Institute for the Study of Japanese Arts and Cultures, UK
International Conference ‘Intellectual Frameworks for Understanding the Arrival and Adoption of Buddhism in Japan in a Comparative Setting’

Europe

School of Oriental and African Studies (SOAS), University of London, UK
International Conference ‘the History of Rugby in Japan and the Build up to the Rugby World Cup, 2019’

Europe

European Network of Japanese Philosophy e.V. (ENOJP) hosted by Institute of Philosophy, Hildesheim University, Germany
The 4th conference of the European Network of Japanese Philosophy with the theme: ‘Übergänge – Transitions

Europe

The European Institute of Japanese Studies (EIJS), Sweden
International Conference ’EU-Japan Future Partnership’

Europe

Centre Européen d'Etudes Japonaises d'Alsace　（CEEJA）
International Conference ‘Generation and Dissemination of Technological Knowledge from the Edo- to the　Meiji-period’

Europe

Fondation France-Japon de l’EHESS, France
International Conference ’Capitalism, Welfare Regime and Intimate Sphere: Theory of Human Reproduction in Mature Societies in Europe and East Asia’

Europe

European Association of Japanese Resource Specialists　（EAJRS）hosted by Vytautas Magnus University, Lithuania
The 29th Annual EAJRS Conference: ‘(G)localizing Japanese Studies Resources’

Europe

BRUEGEL, Belgium
International Conference ‘International trade and EU-Japan Economic Partnership Agreement’

Asia

Myanmar Institute of Politics and Public Policy
Seminar Series on Public Policy and Institutional Strengthening

Asia

Institute for Economic and Social Research (LPEM FEB UI)
Indonesia-Japan Policy Research Forum: Partnership Opportunities for Enhancing Human Capital, Innovation, and Sustainability

Asia

OLD JAPAN STUDENTS’ ASSOCIATION, KINGDOM OF THAILAND (Under the patronage of His Majesty the King)
Japanese Language Teaching Seminar for Instructors

Asia

Central Institute for Economic Management (CIEM)
Vietnam-Japan Policy Research Forum - Deepening Bilateral Cooperation After 10 Years of Vietnam-Japan Economic Partnership Agreement

Asia

Japan-Myanmar Economy & Investment Center (JMEIC)
SME Seminar & Business Exchange in Myanmar

Asia

The Genron NPO
Japan- US-China-ROK Joint Opinion Poll and Track II Dialogue for Peace in Northeast Asia

Asia

Non-profit Organization Center for China-Japan Exchange Studies
3th Japanese teacher forum in China

Asia

The Indonesian Association for Japanese Studies (ASJI)
The 6th Japanese Studies Association - ASEAN Conference 2018
The University Museum, the University of Tokyo
Symposium “The Dawn of Japanese Engineering: Pio-engineers in Modern Japan”
National Museum of Nature and Science, Japan
International symposium of Plant Biodiversity Conservation in East and Southeast Asis
International Research Center for Japanese Studies
Approaching Meiji japan from the Perspective of a Comparative History of Civilizations: Rethinking its Legacy
German Institute for Japanese Studies
What is the “local”? Rethinking the politics of subnational spaces in Japan

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

Morikami Museum and Japanese Gardens
Japanese Traditional Music Program

The Americas

Noh Society
The Heart of Bungaku, traditional Japanese puppetry: Lecture - Performance

The Americas

Lyman Allyn Art Museum
Exhibition on “Noh Theatre in the Woodblock Prints of Tsukioka Kogyo”

The Americas

Institute for Medieval Japanese Studies: Japanese Cultural Heritage Initiatives, Columbia University
Celebratory Tokyo Concert Commemorating the 50th Anniversary of the IMJS: Japanese Cultural Heritage Initiatives

The Americas

BEAST
Japanese Culinary Events in Toyama and Oregon

Europe

Amgueddfa Cymru - National Museum Wales, UK
Production of an exhibition catalogue on　“Nihon no ima mukashi” “Japan: ddoe a heddiw” “Japan: Past to Present”　

Europe

Kuniko Kato Arts Project
Performance ‘Tribute to Miyoshi　（a Japanese composer）’

Europe

Real Academia de Bellas Artes de San Fernando, Spain
Exhibition ‘The Night Parade of One Hundred Demons Picture Scroll and Japanese monsters in Edo period’

Europe

Amics del Jardí Botànic de Barcelona、Spain
Lecture on Japanese garden and exhibition ‘The Contemporary Japanese Garden. The tradition updated’

Europe

Catalonia College of Music (Escola Superior de Música de Catalunya, Esmuc), Spain
The third Tsugaru Shamisen workshop at Esmuc by Yoshida Kenichi and concert with percussionist Tsuchida Yuki

Europe

Barcelona Urushi Artcrafts Association, Spain
Film screening and specialist workshops on Urushi and Kogei (artisan craft)

Asia

JAPAN-CHINA FRIENDSHIP CENTER
The 2nd Japanese Art Crafts Exhibition in Jindezhen, Kutani ware 2018
The Locality research and Workshop Project, International Exchange Group for Art and Archaeology
The Locality research and Workshop Project: Power of Invisibles –Disaster, Art and Archaeology
Tokyo National Museum
Production of Multilingual version of exhibit label and self-guide for “Family Gallery” 2018
Cultural sending promotion committee (CSPC)
Tokyo Arts Festival III@Tokyo Tower

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

Europe

King's College London, Department of War Studies, UK
International workshop ‘The Propaganda Push: The International and Domestic Politics of Strategic Communication in Japan and the Asia-Pacific’

Europe

University of Manchester, UK
Research and system development ‘Evaluation of Learning Japanese as a Foreign Language using e-Portfolios’

Europe

City & Guilds of London Art School　（CGLAS）, UK
Historic carving and conservation research in collaboration with Tokyo University of the Arts

Europe

Sophie Richard. Inc.　UK
Research in Japan for producing a book on Japan's regional museums

Europe

The Association of Japanese Language Teachers in France
The 20th Anniversary symposium by French Association of Teachers of Japanese

Europe

Dept. of Linguistics and Comparative Studies, Ca’Foscari University of Venice, Italy
Research on ‘Japanese films and television programs in Europe: Former popularity, current decline, and the quest for new marketing strategies (1951-2018)’

Europe

Sapienza University of Rome – Department Italian Institute of Oriental Studies
A programme for Japanese archival documents : Towards establishing a network for studying and researching Japanese documents in Italian and European libraries and archives.

Europe

Executive Committee of Franco-Japanese Forum on the Care
Workshop and publishing on ‘Societies of Care : Lessons from Franco-Japanese Comparisons’

Europe

Hiroshi Tsunoda Design Studio （HTDS）, Spain
Researches on new possibilities with ink stone from Ogatsu cho, Miyagi, Japan

Europe

Siebold Natural History Research Group, Japan
A new collaboration among Japanese, Dutch, and German researchers on developing studies on Shiebold’s natural history collection

Asia

The Institute for Road Safety
International Student Research Competition:

Asia

Center for Hai-shan Research, National Taipei University
Local Administration and Community in Taiwan under Japanese Rule: An Empirical Study based on Taihoku Prefecture Archives (Ohoka Shoo Village Documents)

Asia

Faculty of Liberal Arts, Thammasat University
Text Structure and Reasoning in the Academic Writings of Thai JFL Learners

Asia

Faculty of Oriental Studies, University of Social Sciences and Humanities, Vietnam National University
"Internationalization Initiatives of the Faculty of Oriental Studies, Vietnam National University Hanoi (VNU Hanoi): Feasibility study (F/S) on Promoting academic exchange in Japanese studies between Vietnam, Europe and the US”

Asia

INSTITUTE FOR SOUTHEAST ASIAN STUDIES (ISEAS)
Human resources management in multicultural environment of Japanese ompanies in Vietnam (in comparison with Thailand)
Sophia University Institute of Comparative Culture
Kataribe in post-disaster Japan. Traditional storytelling and collective memory
Mejiro Urushi Gakusha
Production of english version of glossary for Urushi Art

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

Kizuna Across Cultures
Virtual Cultural & Language Exchange for Youth in Japan and The United States “Global Classmates”

Europe

European Association for Japanese Studies (EAJS)
Creating and expanding a wide network of EAJS/TIFO Alumni

Europe

Heidelberg university, Cluster of Excellence “Asia and Europe in a Global Context”, Germany
TIFO Visiting Professorship in Japanese Studies

Europe

Victoria & Albert Museum（V＆A）, UK
Practical Lacquer Conservation Training for Care of the V&A’s Japanese Lacquer Collection

Europe

Centre for Japanese Studies, University of Pretoria, South Africa
Hosting a SUJU forum ‘South Africa – Japan Trans – Academia Seminar’

Europe

Royal Botanic Gardens KEW, UK
Project to foster exchanges between Japanese and English landscape gardeners

Asia

The Asian Students Cultural Association
Digitization of our institution magazines related with foreign students (since 1950s)

Asia

Uzbekistan
Application for Japanese Teaching Materials

Asia

The Japanese Chamber of Commerce and Industry in China
The Japanese Chamber of Commerce and Industry in China Visit-Japan Project for Chinese Students "Get to Know Japan and Japanese Companies"

Asia

NPO Japan-India Friendship Association
Assistance of Japanese Studies for National Universities in India and China

Asia

Center for Asian Legal Exchange (CALE), Nagoya University
Creating Textbooks to teach Japanese Law through the Japanese Language in Transitional Countries.
Bridge For Peace
The modern version of Korean good-will delegation project
Society for Future Japanese Education
DVD: Insight into Japanese Culture – 20 Japanese Children's songs
NELIS
NELIS Global Gathering 2018 – Next Leader's Summit 2018
Japanese Culture Promotion and Management
Japanese Traditional Music Workshops: International Schools I
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