2019

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

El Colegio de Mexico, Center for African and Asian Studies
Symposium on “60 years of Japan’s ODA: The Latin American experience”

Europe

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

Europe

Centre Europeen d’Etudes Japonaises d’Alsace (CEEJA), France
‘Formalization of Technical Know-how and the Creation of an International Framework for Technical Education in Meiji Japan (From Craftsman to engineer Part II)’

Europe

Fondation France-Japon de l’EHESS, France
‘City Making in the 21st Century: Global Challenges and Local Practices. Paris - Tokyo - London - New York’

Europe

Institut francais des relations internationales （Ifri）, France
‘Japan as a key player for the future of multilateralism: its role in the 2019 G7/G20 Summits’

Europe

The European Japan Advanced Research Network (EJARN/IFRAE (INALCO)
The future of European Union-Japan relations: common challenges, common responses.

Europe

BRUEGEL, Belgium
EU-Japan Economic Conference ‘Competition policy in the era of AI - the case of Japan and Europe’

Europe

Baltic Alliance for Asian Studies (BAAS)
The 4th Baltic Alliance for Asian Studies conference hosted by Vitautas Magnus University, Lithuania

Europe

Centre for East Asian Studies (CEAS)
‘Neighbors from Distance’: Seminar series celebrating the 100th anniversary of the Japan-Finland diplomatic relations hosted by Turku University

Europe

Dept. of Linguistics and Comparative Studies, Ca’Foscari University of Venice, Italy
‘Tokyo and Venice as Cities on Water. From the Past to the Future: Lessons and Expectations’

Europe

History Department, University of Zurich, Switzerland
‘Drugs and the Politics of Consumption in Japan’

Europe

Oriental Institute, Czech Academy of Sciences, Czech Republic
‘Japanese Studies in the Global Contexts: Our Prospects for the Future’

Europe

Japanese Studies, Faculty of Oriental Studies, University of Warsaw, Poland
An International conference to commemorate 100 Years of Japanese Studies at the University of Warsaw: ‘Unique or Universal? Japan and its Contribution to World Civilization’

Europe

European Network of Japanese Philosophy e.V (ENOJP)
The 5th Conference of the European Network of Japanese Philosophy hosted by Nanzan Institute for Religion and Culture, ‘The philosophy of Beauty, the beauty of Philosophy’

Asia

Institute of Japanese Studies, Nankai University
Recognition of the latent strength of Japan and the possibility of cooperation between Japan and China - A Forums for training top-class young researchers

Asia

The Center for Japanese Studies, Fudan University
Sino-Japanese Forum for Junior Scholars and The Translation and Publication of Non-Japanese Japanese Books in China

Asia

Institute for Japanese Studies, Seoul National University
Japanese Studies in the “Post” Era

Asia

Global Institute for Japanese Studies, Korea University
The 7th International Conference by East-Asia and Contemporary Japanese-Language Literature Forum and Border Crossings：Publishing a Special Issue of The Journal of Japanese-Language Literature Studies

Asia

Center for Japanese Studies, National Taiwan University
East Asian Consortium of Japanese Studies　Fourth International Scientific Meeting

Asia

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

Asia

Institute for Economic and Social Research, Faculty of Economics and Business, University of Indonesia (LPEM FEB UI)
Indonesia-Japan Policy Research Forum: “Financial and Technological Literacy for Sustainable and Inclusive Development in Asia”

Asia

Old Japan Students’ Association, Kingdom Of Thailand
Japanese Language Teaching Seminar for Instructors

Asia

Central Institute for Economic Management
Vietnam-Japan Policy Research Forum - Engendering Japan-Vietnam Industrial Cooperation through Promoting Technology Transfer

Asia

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

Asia

Center for China-Japan Exchange Studies
4th Japanese teacher forum in China

Asia

Indian Council for Research on International Economic Relations (ICRIER)
International Conference on India-Japan Special Strategic and Global Partnership

Asia

Department of Far Eastern Studies, Faculty of Oriental Studies, Al-Farabi Kazakh National University
The Conference for Japanese studies in Central Asian countries in 2020
ICOM Kyoto 2019 Organizing Committee
ICOM Kyoto 2019
Date Toyako Regional Museum Promotion Platform
ICOM KYOTO 2019 Post-Conference Programme in Hokkaido
-Challenges facing local museums in preserving and handing down history and culture-
National Museum of Nature and Science
International Symposium and Workshop. Aiming at advanced scientific researches on marine mammals among East Asian countries. - with developing infrastructure on the specimen collection ?
The Japan Society for Global System and Ethics
Open Academic Convention of the Japan Society for Global System and Ethics 　Where is the World Going? Globalism at the Crossroads and Environment in Crisis
Japan-China Youth Association
The Japanese Essay Competition for Chinese, The 2nd Award Ceremony
Ama Town Tourism Association
World WAKA project GOTOBA

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

The Americas

Morikami Museum and Japanese Gardens
Morikami Museum Japanese Traditional Music Program

The Americas

The Hearn Society The 150th Anniversary of Lafcadio Hearn’s Arrival in the USA
The Open Mind of Lafcadio Hearn in the USA “Encounter of Japanese and US Underlying Culture”
Everett Kennedy Brown Photo Exhibition
Nihon no Omokage―Seeking an Open Life:
Collodion Photographs in the Footsteps of Lafcadio Hearn

The Americas

University of Pittsburgh
Noh performance on “The Past Is Never Dead: Theatre Nohgaku’s Gettysburg”

The Americas

Institute for Medieval Japanese Studies: Japanese Cultural Heritage Initiatives, Columbia University
Hildegarde Meets Otomae

The Americas

BEAST
Japanese Culinary Events in Tokyo

Europe

Museum of Japanese Art and Technology Manggha, Poland
The Exhibition of Japanese Sword from Bizen Osafune

Europe

Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, UK
Conservation of Honzo-zufu (botanical art collection) in Edo-period

Europe

Batumi Botanical Garden, Georgia
New Life of Japanese Gardens in Batumi Botanical Garden

Europe

Société Française pour l'art et la culture du Japon (SFACJ)
Workshop and Performance: ‘From Earth to Air, an Archaeology of Dreams’
Shimane Global Culture Committee
Shimane Researcher Reception Desk
Japanese Culture Promotion and Management
Japanese Traditional Music Workshops: International Schools II
EXTRAD
The project to issue free magazine to promote understanding of Japanese authentic traditional culture
Kanayama Megaliths Research Center
Promotion Project for Foreign Visitors
Cultural Sending Promotion Committee (CSPC)
Japanese traditional international exchange media transmission plan from Tokyo Tower Observatory

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

Princeton University East Asian Studies Department
Research regarding Sakuramotobō Documents (komonjo) at Princeton

The Americas

Department of Asian Studies, University of British Columbia
Amplifying the Premodern in Japanese Studies: Modules for Teaching and Public Access

Europe

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

Europe

Japanese Studies, University of Manchester, UK
Enhancing study abroad experiences in Japan using e-portfolios

Europe

University of Portsmouth, UK
‘Unconventional Monetary Policy and Financial Stability: Japanese Lessons and Global Challenges’

Europe

Sophie Richard. Inc., UK
Further considerations on art museums in Japan: their relevance and evolution - before 2020 and beyond

Europe

National Institute of Oriental Languages and Civilizations (INALCO), France
Paris International Symposium on Genji Studies ‘A Poetics of Selfhood in The Tale of Genji and beyond’

Europe

Japanese Studies Association, Turkey
Research and publications on Japanese studies in Turkey

Europe

Department of Japanology and Sinology, Jagiellonian University, Poland
Natsume Sōseki, Short Pieces for Long Spring Days - publication of bilingual edition with commentaries

Europe

Siebold Natural History Research Group
Study of natural history in the Edo era in Japan, viewed from the Siebold Collection

Europe

Hiroshi Tsunoda Design Studio (HTDS), Spain
New possibilities with ink stone from OGATSU CHOU, MIYAGI, JAPAN

Europe

Department of Asian Studies, The Hebrew University of Jerusalem (HUJ), Israel
‘Green Tea for Peace’: workshop to introduce chanoyu, mainly on four aspects - history, visual culture, aesthetics and philosophy

Europe

International Exchange Group for Art and Archaeology
The Locality Research and Workshop Project ‘Power of the Invisibles - Art and archaeology of boundaries’

Asia

Faculty of Liberal Arts, Thammasat University
The Concept of “Heaven” through its Expression in Japanese and Thai Paintings

Asia

Faculty of Oriental Studies, Vietnam National University-Hanoi
Internationalization Initiatives of the Faculty of Oriental Studies, Vietnam National University Hanoi - Promoting academic exchange in Japanese studies between Vietnam, Europe and the US
Tokyo National Research Institute for Cultural Properties
English translation Project of the book, Consideration of Namban lacquer, ―Artifacts and Documents, The Age of Japanese Ambassadors, written by Mayumi Koyama
bistream GmbH
Okaeri house
Cross-cultural and Cognitive Anthropology Research Group
Comparative and Cognitive Analysis of Japanese Folktales
CODAMA : Citizen Oriented Digital Archives of Mythology and Anthropology/Archeology
International, Intergenerational and Interdisciplinary Research and Practice on the “Kagura” Scripts and Motions (I3RP-K)
NowHow Committee, Fulford Enterprises, Ltd.
Back-Tracking
Kokoro Film Partners
Screening and Workshop to Share the Lessons from the Disaster and Realise Better Future
The project CyborgCrowd
Kataribe in post-disaster Japan. Traditional storytelling and collective memory

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”

The Americas

The Maureen and Mike Mansfield Foundation
Mansfield Foundation Asia Policy Experts Programs

The Americas

North American Coordinating Council on Japanese Library Resources
Next Generation Librarian Workshop: Preparing for the Future of Japanese Studies

Europe

European Association for Japanese Studies (EAJS)
Alumni networking for EAJ/TIFO fellows

Europe

Heidelberg University, Cluster of Excellence ‘Asia and Europe in a Global Context’, Germany
Toshiba Foundation Visiting Professorship in Japanese Studies

Europe

Victoria & Albert Museum (V&A), UK
Workshop on Japanese stencil dyeing with Rumi Rock and practical Urushi conservation training

Europe

Centre for Japanese Studies, University of Pretoria, South Africa
Hosting South Africa-Japan Trans- Academia Seminar (SUJU Forum), ‘The human being in the 21st century in the context of global changes’

Asia

CITYNET Yokohama Project Office
Introducing “Bosai” Culture to Strengthen Resilience of Communities

Asia

Tajik State Institute of Language named after Sotim Ulugzoda
Grand Aid of Textbooks for Japanese Course of Tajik State Institute of Language

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

Center for Asian Legal Exchange (CALE), Nagoya University
Creating Textbooks to teach Japanese Law through the Japanese Language in Transitional Countries.
Executive Committee of Yamaguchi International & Regional Culture Forum
New Destination Development in the Inbound Era
"Regenerating Regional Traditional-crafts and International Workshop"
The University of Shimane, Faculty of Humanities and Education
Lecture on Culture of Shimane, tourism and regional resources
Onnatachi no Kominka
WIN WIN PROJECT of Preah Vihear x Yamaguchi
~ Yamaguchi's agriculture and animal husbandry technology to Cambodia PreahVihear! Accepting young people to utilize the old private houses and eliminate the lack of personnel in depopulated areas
[REGIONAL COLOR/MY　COLOR] Executive Committee
Discovering “Earth Color” through “Regional Color / My　Color”
Specified Nonprofit Corporation Dream Support FUKUSHIMA
Radiation Protection Workshop in Fukushima 2019
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