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2018
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
- 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
Japan
- The University Museum, the University of Tokyo
- Symposium “The Dawn of Japanese Engineering: Pio-engineers in Modern Japan”
Japan
- National Museum of Nature and Science, Japan
- International symposium of Plant Biodiversity Conservation in East and Southeast Asis
Japan
- International Research Center for Japanese Studies
- Approaching Meiji japan from the Perspective of a Comparative History of Civilizations: Rethinking its Legacy
Japan
- 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.
- The Americas
- The Americas
- Europe
- Europe, Middle East And Africa
- Asia
- Asia and Oceania
- Japan
- Japan
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
Japan
- 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
Japan
- Tokyo National Museum
- Production of Multilingual version of exhibit label and self-guide for “Family Gallery” 2018
Japan
- 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
- Japan
- Japan
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)
Japan
- Sophia University Institute of Comparative Culture
- Kataribe in post-disaster Japan. Traditional storytelling and collective memory
Japan
- 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.
- The Americas
- The Americas
- Europe
- Europe, Middle East And Africa
- Asia
- Asia and Oceania
- Japan
- Japan
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.
Japan
- Bridge For Peace
- The modern version of Korean good-will delegation project
Japan
- Society for Future Japanese Education
- DVD: Insight into Japanese Culture – 20 Japanese Children's songs
Japan
- NELIS
- NELIS Global Gathering 2018 – Next Leader's Summit 2018
Japan
- Japanese Culture Promotion and Management
- Japanese Traditional Music Workshops: International Schools I