2020

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 Resources
“Summit to Build an International Infrastructure for Digitized Japan-Related Materials”

The Americas

Portland State University Center for Japanese Studies
Symposium on “Re-discovering the Work of Mishima Yukio, Fifty-years Out”

The Americas

Prince Takamado Japan Centre for Teaching and Research, University of Alberta
Symposium on “Strange Transformations: The Supernatural and Early Modern Japan”

Europe

Sainsbury Institute for the Study of Japanese Arts and Cultures, UK
International Travelling Forum in Scandinavia in Preparation of the Exhibition “Nara to Norwich: art and belief at the Extremities of the Silk Roads” in 2021

Europe

Victoria and Albert Museum, UK
Friday Forum: The Fashion for Kimono

Europe

European Center for Japanese Studies in Alsace (CEEJA), France
International conference on “Rethinking Innovation: From the Early Modern Period to a Technology-oriented Japan Project: From Craftsmen to Engineer, Part III”

Europe

EHESS / Fondation France-Japon (FFJ), France
Tokyo 2020: Creating the urban legacy of the Games

Europe

The Department of Japanese Studies, University of Strasbourg, France
International Symposium on Japanese Studies “Transmission of Knowledge on/in Japan”

Europe

European Japan Advanced Research Network (EJARN), hosted by Free University of Berlin
International conference on “EU-Japan Relations: Beyond the Strategic Partnership Agreement”

Europe

European Network of Japanese Philosophy e.V. (ENOJP) hosted by Eötvös Loránd University (ELTE)
“The 6th Annual Conference of the European Network of Japanese Philosophy”

Europe

European Association of Japanese Resource Specialsts（EAJRS) hosted by the Russian Academy of Sciences
The 31st EAJRS Conference: “Materiality and Virtuality in Japanese Studies Resources”

Europe

Institute of Asian and Oriental Studies (IAOS), University of Zurich, Switzerland
International conference on　“Deviance and Norms in Times of Change in Japan”　

Asia

Institute for Japanese Studies, Seoul National University
Japanese Studies in the Era of Post Regional Studies：
1st Year: Japanese Subculture and its Socio-Cultural Issues- Reflecting upon the Twenty Years of Cool Japan

Asia

Global Institute for Japanese Studies, in Korea University
The 8th 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

East Asian Consortium of Japanese Studies
5th International Conference of East Asian Consortium of Japanese Studies

Asia

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

Asia

The Center for Japanese Studies, Fudan University
The Second Sino-Japanese Forum for Junior Scholars

Asia

Center for Japanese Studies, National Taiwan University
The Academic Forum on establishment of the foundation for “International Japanese Studies”

Asia

Institute for Economic and Social Research, Faculty of Economics and Business, Universitas Indonesia (LPEM FEB UI)
Indonesia-Japan Policy Research Forum: “Technology Innovation of Asia; Infrastructures Development for Inclusive Growth”

Asia

Old Japan Students' Association, Kingdom of Thailand (OJSAT)
OJSAT Japanese Language Education Seminar

Asia

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

Asia

Indian Council for Research on International Economic Relations (ICRIER)
International Conference on “Japan’s ODA to India”

Asia

Non-profit Organization Center for China-Japan Exchange Studies
5th Japanese teacher forum in China

Asia

Japan-Myanmar Economy & Investment Center
Symposium on Alternative Energy Development in Myanmar

Asia

Central Institute for Economic Management (CIEM)
Vietnam-Japan Policy Research Forum―Enhancing Viet Nam–Japan cooperation for the sustainable energy future in the Greater Mekong Subregion

Asia

Japanese Studies Program, Ateneo de Manila University
7th Biennial International Conference of the Japanese Studies Association of Southeast Asia

Asia

Sydney Institute for Robotics and Intelligent Systems (SIRIS), The University of Sydney
International Symposium on Programming Japanese Affinity for Robots

Asia

College of Asia and the Pacific, The Australian National University
Safely integrating AI into society: Comparing Australia and Japan
Japan-China Relation Academy of Japan
A youth symposium of winners in the Japan-China student essay contest
Executive Committee of Yamaguchi International & Regional Culture Forum
Sustainable Regional Creation and Development　– Protecting Nature and Body with Fashion
Ama Town Tourism Association
World WAKA project GOTOBA
Japan-China Youth Association
3rd Japan-China Youth Forum
Society For Future Japanese Education
Symposium on “What should CEFR A2 level Japanese textbooks be”

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

Twin City Art Foundation / Masur Museum of Art
Exhibition on “Noh Theatre in the Woodblock Prints of Tsukioka Kogyo (1869-1927)”

The Americas

Asian Art Museum of San Francisco
Exhibition on “teamLab: Continuity”

Europe

Sainsbury Centre for Visual Arts, UK
Exhibition on“Leiko Ikemura: an Ocean of Sculpture and Painting”

Europe

UFR Langues et Civilisations de l’Asie Orientale, Université de Paris-Paris Diderot, France
Gagaku & Budo －Japanese Court Music & Martial Arts－

Europe

Royal Collection Trust, UK
Conference – Japan and Britain: Courtly and Artistic Exchange

Europe

The Japan Research Centre, SOAS University of London, UK
Gagaku & Budo －Japanese Court Music & Martial Arts－

Europe

Danish Japanese Music Society, Denmark
The Sound of Japan: The World of Sōkyoku Today

Europe

The Professional Audiovisual Decisions, ProConf, Lithuania Creation of the Documentary “Sugihara Chiune: Witnessing the History”

Europe

Yamashiroya, Japan
‘Samurai Exhibition’ at Peter the Great Museum of Anthropology and Ethnography, Russia
The Locality Research and Workshop Project International Exchange Group for Art and Archaeology
Exhibition on “Power of the Invisibles”　Awaking the Ruins through Art and Archaeology
Tokyo-Odaiba-International-Culture-Exchange
Japanese cultural exchange project from Daiba, Minato-ku
Cultural Sending Promotion Committee
Tokyo Tower Art Festival 5 -Town corner concert during the Tokyo Olympics
Japanese Culture Promotion and Management
Japanese Traditional Music Workshops: International Schools III
Kanayama Megaliths Research Center
Promotion Project for Foreign Visitors

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

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

Europe

School of Psychology, University of Nottingham, UK
Japanese Understanding of Humanity, Religion, and Society in a Changing Age of Robotics and AI

Europe

Sophie Richard. Inc, UK
Research and video production on ‘Art and culture in Japan: places and people’

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

The Chester Beatty, Ireland
Shaping a New Approach: Jack Hillier and Japanese prints after 1945

Europe

Department Italian Institute of Oriental Studies Sapienza University of Rome, Italy
Palaeography and the Surveying Methods of Japanese Historical Documents through the Marega Collection

Europe

Department of East Asian Studies University of Vienna, Austria
Study on inbound tourism promotion in Aso for development and sustainability of peripheral Japan

Europe

Centre for Japanese Studies, University of East Anglia, UK
Japan Orientation: Retrospective and Prospects

Europe

Presses Universitaires du Septentrion, Université de Lille, France
Publication “The Genesis of Japan Studies in Europe: Léon de Rosny Collection in Lille”

Europe

Nagawa-machi Breckland International Exchange Committee, Japan
Archaeological Study on Obsidian of Siebold's Collections

Europe

International Workshop for Cultural Heritage Management
Comparative Study of Cultural Heritage Management

Europe

Department of Asian Studies, The Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Israel
Workshop and lecture ‘Green Tea for Peace II’

Asia

Faculty of Oriental Studies, University of Social Sciences and Humanities, Vietnam National University, Hanoi
Promoting academic exchange in Japanese studies between Vietnam, Europe and the US

Asia

NPO Japan-India Friendship Association
Understanding and responding to the current situation of Japan understanding among Chinese and Indian university students

Asia

Jeffrey Sachs Center on Sustainable Development
Research for Dissemination of Decentralized Energy System:Comparison and Dialogue between Japan and Malaysia
Independent Administrative Institution National Institute for Cultural Heritage, Tokyo National Research Institute for Cultural Properties
English translation of "preservation and restoration of iron structures"
Medieval Japanese Studies Institute
Contextualizing the Conservation of the Taireifuku the Meiji Empress Gifted to Daishōji Imperial Convent
CODAMA : Citizen Oriented Digital Archives of Mythology and Anthropology/Archeology
Mode and Function of Tradition and Innovation: International Collaboration on Analyzing Japanese Folktale and Ritual Database
Okaerihouse (bistream GmbH)
Okaerihouse
Tohoku University -International Institute of Disaster Science
Global Kataribe Workshop Project (GKWP)
Japan Trad Innovators Association
Japan Trad Innovator project
Onnatachi no Kominka
High-end inbound development utilizing high-class local sake and old folk houses

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

Institute for Medieval Japanese Studies (IMJS): Japanese Cultural Heritage Initiatives, Columbia University
Japanese Artists on the Global Stage (JAGLO) – Phase 1

The Americas

The Maureen and Mike Mansfield Foundation
U.S.-Japan Network for the Future

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 e.V.
Support for the EAJS Conference in Ghent 2020

Europe

Heidelberg Centre for Transcultural Studies, Heidelberg University, Germany
Toshiba Foundation Visiting Professorship in Japanese Studies

Europe

Gordon Institute of Business Science, University of Pretoria, South Africa
Africa-Asia Business Partnership Forum

Europe

Tokyo　Metropolitan　Park　Association, Japan
Japanese Garden Management Engineer Exchange Project in collaboration with the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, UK

Asia

Center for Asian Legal Exchange, Nagoya University
Creating Textbooks to teach Japanese Law through the Japanese Language in Transitional Countries

Asia

CITYNET Yokohama Project Office
Dissemination of “Bosai” Culture and Disaster Education to Rural Communities in Nepal

Asia

The Uzbekistan-Japan Center
Donation of Japanese teaching materials and Japanese books

Asia

Asia-Pacific Cultural Centre for UNESCO
Asia-Pacific Youth Leaders Exchange program for Mutual-understanding and Respect through Model United Nations in Mongolia
Shimane International Exchange Committee
Shimane Reception Desk for Overseas Researcher
Specified Nonprofit Corporation Dream Support FUKUSHIMA
Radiation Protection Workshop in Fukushima 2020
KIP (Knowledge Investment Programs ) Inc.
The Provision to the Super Ageing Society in the Multicultural Era: The Roles and Effects of Journalism/Media seen in the Recovery of Fukushima
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