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2023
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
- Association for Asian Studies
- Japanese Rare Book Workshop on Edo Printed Books
The Americas
- Department of Asian Studies, University of British Columbia
- Rethinking Global Japanese Literary Studies
The Americas
- Japan Center for International Exchange
- Public Panel Discussion in Washington DC: An Agenda for US-Japan Collaboration on Gender Equity
Europe
- Sainsbury Institute for the Study of Japanese Arts and Cultures, UK
- International Travelling Workshops in the Preparation of the Exhibition “Nara to Norwich: Art and Belief at the Extremities of the Silk Roads,” investigating further connections between Japan and the rest of Eurasia
Europe
- Institute of Historical Research, University of London
- Hosting the British and East-Asian Conference of Historians 2023
Europe
- The European Network of Japanese Philosophy e.V(ENOJP)hosted by University College Cork
- The 7th Conference “Taming the Wild Fox: The Contradictions of Academic Philosophy”
Europe
- Dept. of Linguistics and Comparative Studies, Ca’Foscari University of Venice, Italy
- Conference “Public and Private Spaces in Tokyo and Venice: the Role of Local Communities and Values”
Europe
- German Association for Social Science Research on Japan(VSJF)hosted by University of Duisburg-Essen, Germany
- VSJF Conference 2023 “Labor and (Im)mobility in Japan and East and Southeast Asia: Transnational, Regional and Rural-urban Perspectives”
Europe
- Centre Europeen d’Etudes Japonaises d’Alsace (CEEJA), France
- Research and Symposium ”Regional Studies and Japan: Attractiveness of Japanese Local Territories – Tôhoku & Hokkaidô” Project: Rethinking regions - Part II
Europe
- University of Strasbourg
- The 1st French-Japanese Phenomenological Congress Volume I: The French Phenomenological Tradition and the “Oblivion of Japan”
Europe
- European Association of Japanese Resource Specialists(EAJRS)hosted by KU Leuven
- 33rd EAJRS Conference: “Adapting to Changing Trends in Japanese Studies”
Europe
- Egypt international Association of Japanese Studies, Egypt
- 2nd Symposium “Comparative Study of Middle Eastern Culture and Japanese Culture”
Asia
- Institute for Japanese Studies, Seoul National University
- Three-year International Conference Project “The Frontier of Japanese Studies in the “Post” Era” 1st Year
Asia
- Global Institute for Japanese Studies in Korea University
- The 11th 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
- International Symposium on "The Intersection of Humane Studies and Social Studies in Japan Studies: Toward Further Development"
Asia
- Central Institute for Economic Management (Vietnam)
- Digital Economy Partnership under Indo-Pacific Economic Framework for Prosperity (IPEF): How Should Japan and Viet Nam Cooperate?
Asia
- Institute for Economic and Social Research, Faculty of Economics and Business, University of Indonesia
- Indonesia-Japan Policy Research Forum “Sustainable Finance for Green and Blue Development in Asia”
Asia
- Old Japan Students' Association, Kingdom of Thailand
- OJSAT Japanese Language Education Seminar
Asia
- Indian Council for Research on International Economic Relations
- Synergies Between India’s G20 & Japan’s G7 Presidencies
Asia
- Non-profit Organization Center for China-Japan Exchange Studies
- 8th Japanese teacher forum in China
Asia
- East Asian Consortium of Japanese Studies
- 7th East Asian Consortium of Japanese Studies International Conference in Tokyo
Asia
- Institute of Japanese Studies Nankai University
- Seeking the ideal form of Japan-China cooperation in the post-COVID-19 era -A Forums for training top-class young person researchers
Asia
- The Center for Japanese Studies, Fudan University
- The Forth Sino-Japanese Forum for Junior Scholars
Rethinking Japanese Studies as Area Studies: Disciplines, Theorization and Methodologies
Asia
- The Korean Association of Japanology
- 105th International Conference of The Korean Association of Japanology
Asia
- Faculty of Economics and Business Management, National University of Laos
- Laos-Japan Policy Research Forum: “The policy options for the Lao economic recovery in the post-pandemic era”
Asia
- Faculty of Political Science and Public Administration, Chiang Mai University
- 8th Biennial International Conference of the Japanese Studies Association of Southeast Asia
Asia
- The Genron NPO
- Asia Peace Conference and Joint Opinion Poll Project
Japan
- KATARIBE World Network
- International KATARIBE Workshop
Japan
- Japan-China Youth Association
- The 6th Japan-China Youth Forum
Japan
- Shimane International Exchange Committee
- International art festival project, based on international comparative research on Izumo mythology
Japan
- Gotoba-in Kenshō Executive Committee
- Gotoba 800th 1221-2021
Japan
- Society For Future Japanese Education
- Symposium "Seeking well-being in a multicultural society"
Japan
- Tübingen University Center for Japanese Studies (TCJS)
- Envisioning the Future: German–Japanese Collaboration in Innovative Scientific Research
(Academic Symposium; TCJS in Kyoto 30th Year Anniversary)
Japan
- Association of Conservation of Cultural Heritage in East Asia
- International Symposium of Cultural Conservation of East Asia in Sapporo
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, Art, and Culture
The Americas
- Asian Art Museum of San Francisco
- Takashi Murakami: Unfamiliar People: Swelling of Monsterized Human Ego
The Americas
- Institute for Medieval Japanese Studies: Japanese Cultural Heritage Initiatives, Columbia University
- Ichiyanagi Toshi Online Archives of Japanese Heritage Instruments and Their Music: Resources for Global Access to the Works of Contemporary Japanese Composers
The Americas
- Collaborative Cataloging Japan
- Community of Images: Japanese Moving Image Artists in the US, 1960s-1970s
The Americas
- Alchemy, Art and Culture A.C / Through Teatro del Mundo Productions
- Noh theater in Mexico. Historical relevance, scenic practice and woodcarving.
Europe
- Victoria and Albert Museum, UK
- Publishing Project “Fashion and the Floating World“
Europe
- Croatian Kyudo Association
- Series of Workshops on Japanese Culture, “House of Japan”
Europe
- Lithuanian Kyudo Federation
- Cultural Exchanges “Kyudo – Bridge between Countries, Cultures, and People”
Europe
- ARTIŠOKAI (spelled Art Is OK), Lithuania
- Humanism Photo Exhibition “Human Link: Research on Japanese and Baltic Humanist Photographers”
Europe
- Bridges Foundation, Poland
- “InlanDimensions International Arts Festival 2023”
Europe
- Danish Japanese Music Society
- “The Sound of Japan: The World of Sōkyoku Today Ⅱ”
Asia
- Certified International Cooperation NGO・IV-JAPAN
- English RAKUGO traditional comic storytelling in Laos
Japan
- Oyama Pilgrimage History Promotion Committee
- Sharing Edo Culture with an International Audience Through the Oyama Pilgrimage
Japan
- Japan Trad Innovators Committee
- Exploring Japanese Music
Japan
- Cultural Sending Promotion Committee
- Tokyo Tower Arts Festival Ⅶ
Japan
- Japanese Food Culture Promotion Committee
- Rice and Japanese life
Japan
- Japanese Culture Promotion and Management
- Japanese Traditional Music Workshops Phase 2 Part 3: Focus on Okinawa—Introducing shōmyō, biwa and koto to local Japanese K-12 school.
Japan
- Executive Committee of Blue & Green Art Project BGAP
- The Sea, Land and Well-Being – Happiness is found in handwork
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.
- The Americas
- The Americas
- Europe
- Europe, Middle East And Africa
- Asia
- Asia and Oceania
- Japan
- Japan
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
- Sophie Richard, Inc. UK
- Research and Video Production "Encounters with Japan”
Europe
- Fondation France-Japon de l’EHESS
- Research and Conference “Care-led innovation: The Case of Elderly Care in France and Japan”
Europe
- The European Japan Advanced Research Network (EJARN) hosted by Lund University
- Conference “Europe-Japan Relations in an Era of Geopolitical Turmoil”
Europe
- Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München, Japan-Center
- Research Project in Japan “Disaster Memory in Tōhoku”
Europe
- Institute of Asian Studies, Charles University, Czech Republic
- International Workshop “NINJAL Corpora and Japanese linguistics”
Europe
- Department of Asian Studies, Hebrew University of Jerusalem
- Conference “Cultural Entanglements: Shaping Modernism/Modernity in Japan”
Europe
- Stellenbosch University Japan Centre, RSA
- Research and Conference “Research Forum on Japanese Industry and Development in Africa”
Europe
- Siebold Natural History Research Group, Japan
- Japanese-Dutch-German collaboration in the Siebold Collection research in Commemoration of the 200th Anniversary of Siebold's Arrival in Japan
Europe
- The Management Council of Obsidian Museum of Archaeology, Japan
- Archaeological investigations on Obsidian of Siebold's Collections
Asia
- Malaysia Alumni of Sakura Science Association
- Maximizing Contemporary Japanese Cultural Learning in Post COVID-19 Era: Lessons from Hybrid Japan-Malaysia Exchange Programs
Asia
- Faculty of Oriental Studies, University of Social Sciences and Humanities, Vietnam National University, Hanoi
- (1) Internationalization Initiatives of the Faculty of Oriental Studies, Vietnam National University Hanoi - Promoting Academic Exchange in Japanese Studies between Vietnam, Europe and the US (2) Student Workshop in Hoi An
Asia
- Faculty of Liberal Arts, Thammasat University
- A Study on Japanese-speaking Thai Interpreters’ Intercultural Competence and Intercultural Communication Skills
Asia
- Micropollutant Research Centre, Institute of Integrated Engineering, Universiti Tun Hussein Onn Malaysia
- Future Generation of ‘Mottainai’ Culture Exposure from Japan Industrial Eco Town to Empower Plastic Waste Recycling Management in Developing Countries
Asia
- University of Nottingham Malaysia
- Enhancing the Acceptance of Japanese Literature and Learning Experience Among University Students
Asia
- Universiti Teknologi MARA
- Japanese Moku-Zogan Technique Application to Malaysian Furniture Design: A Cross Culture Design Entrepreneur Potential
Japan
- International Workshop for Cultural Heritage Management
- Comparative Study of Cultural Heritage Management
Japan
- Universiti Sains Malaysia
- A Journey through Time: Architecture in the Past and Future (Celebrating the 40th Anniversary of Look East Policy)
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
- The Maureen and Mike Mansfield Foundation
- U.S.-Japan Network for the Future and the Mansfield-Luce Asia Scholars Network
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
- 31th National Japan Bowl
Europe
- European Association for Japanese Studies(EAJS)
- Support for EAJS Conference 2023
Europe
- Oriental Institute, Czech Academy of Sciences
- Resources and Books Purchase for Fostering the Next Generation of Scholars in Japanese Studies
Europe
- Dept. of East Asian Studies, University of Vienna
- Online Lecture Series and Research “u:japan: Bringing Academic Knowledge about Japan to the World”
Europe
- Juraj Dobrila University of Pula, Croatia
- Literature Purchase for Fostering the Research Infrastructure for Students and Teachers of Japanese Studies in Pula
Europe
- Nevşehir Hacı Vektaşi Veli University, Turkey
- Learning Japanese by Manzai(Face-to-face lesson)
Asia
- Haiphong University
- The development of Japanese Teacher training program based on the collaboration with community in case of local city in oversea
Asia
- The Association for the Study of International Social Work
- Capacity Building Workshop for Social Workers in South Asia
Asia
- Uzbekistan Japan Center
- Japanese Language Human resource development project
Asia
- Silk Road International University of Tourism and Cultural Heritage
- Book Donation to Silk Road International University of Tourism and Cultural Heritage
Japan
- Okinawa Peace Assistance Center
- Exchange Program between Islands Regions - from Okinawa to Palau -