2021

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

The Japan Society of Boston, Inc.
Speaker and Podcast Series “US/Japan Journey: The untold stories behind the cultural encounters that transform our lives”

The Americas

Japan Society
Webinar on “U.S.-Japan Dialogue: Leveraging S&T toward Sustainability and Resiliency”

The Americas

The North American Coordinating Council on Japanese Library Resources
Webinar on “Fourth Decade Conference and 30th Anniversary Celebration”

The Americas

Archaeology Centre, University of Toronto
Workshop on “Reflections on Craft and Society: Perspectives from the Mingei Film Archive”

Europe

European Japan Experts Association (EJEA)
International Conference ‘Human-centered Sustainability and Innovation for AI-assisted Future: New Interdisciplinary Education & Research for the Next Stages in Japan and Europe’

Europe

French Research Institute on Japan at the Maison Franco-japonaise, France
Webinar and Fieldwork on ‘Crisis, Breaks and New Dynamics in Japan, 10 years after 3.11 disasters’

Asia

Institute for Japanese Studies, Seoul National University
Japanese Studies in the “Post” Era：2nd Year: Between and Beyond Disasters: Focusing on the Transformation of Japanese Society

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

Center for Japanese Studies, National Taiwan University
Japanese Studies Considering the Post-Corona Era：- Approach from Humanities and Social Sciences-

Asia

Central Institute for Economic Management
New dynamisms in Asia-Pacific supply chains beyond COVID-l9: Implications for Japan-Viet Nam cooperation

Asia

Institute for Economic and Social Research, Faculty of Economics and Business, University of Indonesia
Indonesia – Japan Policy Research Forum: “Enhancing Innovation and Competitiveness for Micro and Medium Enterprises in Asia – the Role of Digital Technology

Asia

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

Asia

Indian Council for Research on International Economic Relations
Symposium on “India-Japan Partnership Towards Resilient Supply Chains and A Free and Open Indo-Pacific”

Asia

Faculty of Economics and Business Management, National University of Laos
Lao-Japan Policy Research Forum: “Towards the Lao model of inclusive, resilient and sustainable development”

Asia

Non-profit Organization Center for China-Japan Exchange Studies
6th Japanese teacher forum in China

Asia

Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia
International Seminar on the Internationalization of Institution of Higher Education in Japan and Malaysia.

Asia

Universiti Teknologi Malaysia
International conference on “Japan’s agriculture & food technology and innovation”

Asia

The Genron NPO
The Joint Opinion Polls and Track II Dialogue for Peace in Northeast Asia

Asia

Universiti Tunku Abdul Rahman
Online Lecture Series on Japanese Business, Management and Case Studies

Asia

Flinders University
Symposium: The art and creativity of Japanese people incarcerated in World War II in Australasia and the Pacific
The Japan Society for Global System and Ethics
17th Annual Conference of the Japan Society for Global System and Ethics “What to learn from the Great East Japan Earthquake - Building a resilient society in the future”
Japan-China Relation Academy of Japan
A youth symposium assembling winners in the Japan-China student essay contest
Japan-Chaina Youth Association
The 4th Japan-China Youth Forum
The Locality Research and Workshop Project International Exchange Group for Art and Archaeology
“ Power of the Invisibles”　Awaking the Ruins through Art and Archaeology
Gotoba-in Kenshō Executive Committee
Gotoba 800th 1221-2021

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
Morikami Museum Japanese Traditional Music Program

Europe

National Museum of Krakow, Poland
Exhibition ’HOKUSAI. Wandering… Woodblock prints from the Collection of the National Museum in Krakow’

Europe

Ashmolean Museum, Oxford University, UK
Exhibition ’TOKYO: Art & Photography’
　

Europe

Museum Rietberg Zurich, Switzerland
Symposium on the exhibition ‘Love, Fight, Feast – The art of story-telling in Japan’

Asia

Universiti Teknologi MARA
A Meeting of Two Worlds: Japanese Anime Influence in Malaysian Character Design
Society For Future Japanese Education
What to learn from 3.11　Tohoku earthquake and tsunami—Toward the publication of the "Japanese-English Bilingual Easy Japanese" booklet
Shimane International Exchange Committee
Shimane Reception Desk for Overseas Researcher
Oyama Pilgrimage History Promotion Committee
Sharing Edo Culture with an International Audience Through the Oyama Pilgrimage
Team D.I.
Multilingual Civic Media Project "Japan is Your Land"
Executive Committee of Blue & Green Art Project
Blue & Green Art Project 2021
The 14th Asian International Youth Film Festival Executive Committee
14th Asian International Youth Film Festival
Japan Trad Innovators Committee
Japanese Music for the world
Japanese Culture Promotion and Management
Japanese Traditional Music Workshops Phase 2: Focus on Okinawa--Introducing koto and shakuhachi in bi-cultural and US military schools of Okinawa
KATARIBE World Network
International KATARIBE Workshop
Polish Kyudo Association
Kyudo - Japanese archery as a versatile way of unit and society development and carrier of attractiveness of Japanese culture and values to modern societies.

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

Collaborative Cataloging Japan
Unearthing Japanese Experimental Animation of 1960s and 1970s

The Americas

Department of Asian Studies, University of British Columbia
Digitizing Japanese WW II Propaganda Plays (Kamishibai)

The Americas

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

The Americas

Department of Asian Languages and Cultures, Rutgers University—New Brunswick
Rutgers Meets Japan: A Transnational Network of Foreign Teachers, Missionaries, and Overseas Students in the Late Nineteenth-Century

Europe

Fondation France-Japon de l’EHESS, France
‘Care-led innovation: The case of elderly care in France and Japan’

Europe

The Japan Research Centre, SOAS University of London, UK
‘Sport & Japan: the global, social, and economic significance of sport’

Europe

Executive Committee of Franco-Japanese Forum on the Care, Japan
‘Professional Space of Care in France and Japan’

Europe

Sophie Richard Inc, UK
Video production and research in Japan ‘Encounters with Japan’

Europe

Faculty of Arts, Charles University, Czech Republic
Publication of Handbook of Japanese auxiliary nouns

Europe

Azija LT, Lithuania
Creating the Website on Japan-Lithuania relations ‘Lithuania and Japan, bound together’

Europe

The Romanian Institute for the Study of the Asia-Pacific (RISAP)　
‘Developing the EU-Japan Strategic Partnership: An analysis of relations between European Union members states and Japan

Europe

University of Portsmouth, UK
‘COVID-19, Japanese Debt Management and Keynes's Liquidity Trap’

Europe

Research institute for create urban greenery and garden, Japan
New Life plan of Japanese Garden in Batumi Botanical Garden and Other Japanese gardens of abroad

Europe

Japanese Studies Association, Turkey
Publishing ‘Global Perspectives on Japan’

Europe

Siebold Natural History Research Group, Japan
Promoting scientific analysis on Siebold natural history specimens by international joint research

Asia

Malaysia Alumni of Sakura Science Association
Measuring the Disturbance to Japanese Culture Understanding via Malaysia-to-Japan Research Mobility in the Aftermath of COVID Pandemic Outbreak

Asia

Nature Sustainability and Local Development Center
A Tale of Two Countries: Comparing Climate Adaptation Policies of the Philippines and Japan and its Implications for Strategic Cooperation

Asia

School of Social Sciences, Waseda University
Time Slip Fantasy: Harnessing the power of Japanese manga to promote the historical content among Indonesian Youth.

Asia

RMIT University
Towards an inclusive education for LGBTQ students of Japanese as an additional language
Institute for Future Engineering
Co-creation of information contents for the construction of new tourism and fieldwork in the with-corona era

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.
  • Asia
  • Asia and Oceania

The Americas

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

The Americas

Japan-America Society of Washington DC
29th National Japan Bowl and Alumni Network Establishment

Asia

Al-Farabi Kazakh National University, Faculty of Oriental Studies, Department of Far Eastern Studies, Japanese Division
An online Japanese language course for Japanese language learners in Kazakhstan: Study in the field of tourism in Kazakhstan

Asia

Haiphong University
The development of Japanese Teacher training program based on the collaboration with community in case of local city in oversea

Asia

CityNet Yokohama Project Office
Virtual Exchange of Bosai Education Culture Between Schools in Japan and Asian Countries
Asia-Pacific Cultural Centre for UNESCO
SDGs YOUTH Platform : Change the Future of the Earth
Okinawa Peace Assistance Center
Exchange Program between Islands Regions
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