2025

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

Association for Asian Studies
Workshop on the Bibliographical History of Japanese Books from an International Perspective

The Americas

Japan Center for International Exchange, Inc.
Briefing Series: Japan’s Global Leadership under a New Era in US - Japan Relations

The Americas

IMJS: Institute for Japanese Cultural Heritage Initiatives, Columbia University
Performing the Dharma: Sacred Music and Buddhist Ritual at Tōdaiji

Europe

European Network of Japanese Philosophy (ENJOP) hosted by the University of Edinburgh
ENOJP 9th Conference

Europe

Nordic Association for Japan Studies (NAJS) hosted by the University of Iceland
NAJS 2025 Conference

Europe

European Association of Japanese Resource Specialists (EAJRS) hosted by the Heidelberg University
EAJRS 35th Conference “Changing Roles of Japanese Studies Libraries from the Edo Period to the Present”

Europe

European Association for Japanese Studies (EAJS)
EAJS Japan Conference 2025 at Tohoku University

Europe

German Association for Social Science Research on Japan (VSJF) hosted by the University of Vienna
International Conference “(Un)Democratic Futures: Japan and Global Trajectories towards an (Un)Equal World”

Europe

Juraj Dobrila University of Pula
International Conference “Traces of the Past, Horizons of the Future: Exploring Japan at the Crossroads of Humanities, Technology and Global Dialogue”

Asia

Institute for Japanese Studies, Seoul National University
Three-year International Conference Project “The Frontier of Japanese Studies in the “Post” Era”
3rd Year: The Perspectives of Reconciliation Studies in East Asia - The 6th International Conference of International Reconciliation Studies Association

Asia

Global Institute for Japanese Studies in Korea University
Special panel discussion on "Cultural Industries and the Adaptation of Japanese Literature" in the 13th International Conference of the Forum on East Asian and Contemporary Japanese Literature and Publishing a Special Issue of The Journal of Border Crossings: Japanese - Language Literature Studies

Asia

The Institute for Economic and Social Research, Faculty of Economics and Business, University of Indonesia (LPEM FEB UI)
Indonesia - Japan Policy Research Forum for Asia “Navigating the Impact of the Digital Economy on Productivity and Inequality in Asia”

Asia

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

Asia

Indian Council for Research on International Economic Relations (ICRIER)
Potential Transformation of Japan's Immigration Landscape: Opportunities and Challenges for India

Asia

Non-profit Organization Center for China-Japan Exchange Studies
21st Chinese Japanese Essay Contest

Asia

East Asian Consortium of Japanese Studies (EACJS)
East Asian Consortium of Japanese Studies: 9th International Academic Conference

Asia

Institute of Japanese Studies Nankai University
Changes in the Japanese economy, industry, and society during the transition period (2)
"The formation of a middle-class society and its transformation with economic growth: experiences and lessons from Japan" - A Forums for training top-class young person researchers

Asia

The Center for Japanese Studies, Fudan University
6th China - Japan Forum for Young Scholars "Regionalization and Globalization at a Crossroads: Whither Japan and China?"

Asia

The Korean Association of Japanology
111th International Conference of The Korean Association of Japanology

Asia

Faculty of Economics and Business Management, National University of Laos
Enhancing the Academic Partnership between Japan and Laos to Develop Future Leaders

Asia

Tamkang University Murakami Haruki Research Center
The 8th International Symposium on Collaboration between Generative AI Technology and Japanese Language Education

Asia

The Japanese Studies Association of Southeast Asia (JSA-ASEAN)
10th Biennial International Conference of the Japanese Studies Association of Southeast Asia

Asia

The Executive Committee of Forum on East Asia and Contemporary Japanese-Language Literature
Forum on East Asia and Contemporary Japanese - Language Literature in Kyushu

Asia

Center for Japanese Studies, National Taiwan University
Open Academic Seminar and Workshop on "Time to Deep Dive into Japanese Humanities"

Asia

China-Hunan Agricultural University
Bridging Cultures through Academic Research: Perspectives on Japan Studies from Ph.D. Students in China
Japan - China Youth Association
The 8th Japan - China Youth Forum
Research Institute for Humanity and Nature
Dialogue project at the Kyoto Super SDGs Future Lab at the 2025 Osaka/Kansai Expo
Specified Nonprofit Corporation “Kanon”
KYO Textile Project
Executive Committee for the 63rd Pugwash Conference on Science and World Affairs
The 63rd Pugwash Conference on Science and World Affairs
Life, Earth, Future Project Executive Committee
Life, Earth, and Future Project "1st Glocal SDGs Forum" & Earth’s Cry Opera "Mizuchi"

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
Japanese Traditional Music, Art, and Culture Part 3

The Americas

Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco
The Art of Manga

The Americas

Japan Society (NY)
NYC Japanese Literature Series: Season II

The Americas

Portland Japanese Garden
Japanese Traditional Music, Art, and Culture

The Americas

Artyficio A.C / Through Tusitalas, performing arts
Noh Theatre in Mexico: Staging of Sumidagawa, masks and writing

The Americas

Nineteenth Century Charitable Association
A Japanese Themester

The Americas

Arching Oaks Japanese Art and Culture Center
Japanese Arts Outreach for Youth

The Americas

New Museum of Contemporary Art
New Museum Exhibition “New Humans: Memories of the Future” (presentation of works by Japanese artists in major group exhibition)

The Americas

Japan Society of Boston
Hokkaido - Massachusetts Celebration in Boston

The Americas

The Vancouver Art Gallery Association
Otani Workshop: Monsters in My Head

Europe

The British Museum
Special Exhibition “Hiroshige: Artist of the Open Road”

Europe

Victoria & Albert Museum
Filming project “Documenting Contemporary Japanese Lacquer Art: A Film Commission Project”

Europe

Yamanoha Urushi Studio
Spain - Japan Urushi Art Exchange Program

Asia

Certified International Corporation NGO・IV-JAPAN
Introduction of Japanese Tea Ceremony for Lao Youth

Asia

Korea Japan Culture & Industry Exchange Association
Japan Korea Exchange Festival

Asia

Sanjo Ika Association
Sanjo Rokkaku Kite Battle in Thailand

Asia

International Cultural Exchange Project Committee
Japan - Uzbekistan - Kazakhstan Cultural Exchange Concerts 2025

Asia

Korean Japanese Association
The 3rd Nihongo Video Contest for High school Students in Korea

Asia

NPO Plus Arts
Strengthening the resilience of communities in India through practices of Bosai culture
Gotoba-in Kenshō Executive Committee
Gotobansan Art and Culture Celebration
Cultural Sending Promotion Committee
Tokyo Tower Arts Festival IX

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

Europe

The Japan Society (UK)
The public lecture series “Promoting Meaningful Understanding”

Europe

Sophie Richard, Inc.
Filming project “Encounters with Japan”

Europe

Sainsbury Institute for the Study of Japanese Arts and Cultures
International Conference “Maritime Encounters - Linking Japan to the Medieval World”

Europe

University of East Anglia
Research Project “Unpacking the Archive: Encountering Global Art Histories in the Archives of Morita Shiryu”

Europe

Leiden University
Workshop for a special edition of The Hague Journal of Diplomacy “Japan’s Diplomacy between the West and the East”

Europe

European Center for Japanese Studies in Alsace (CEEJA)
International Conference “Uncanny Lives: Dolls and Puppets in the Japanese Imagination(1800 - 2000)”

Europe

École des Hautes Études en Sciences Sociales (EHESS) / Fondation France-Japon (FFJ)
International Research Project: “Care - led innovation: The case of elderly care in France and Japan”

Europe

European University Institute (EUI)
Workshop “Leadership and Japan’s China Policy: From Diplomacy to Grand Strategy”

Europe

University of Zurich
Workshop “Comparative Perspectives on the Transformation of the Japanese Labor Market through International Skilled Migration”

Europe

Charles University
Publication of Japanese Linguistics Workbook

Europe

International Research Institute for Archaeology and Ethnology
Research Project “Japan’s Neolithic as a Milestone in Studies of the Development of Humankind: the Example of the Onigasaki Archaeological Site”

Europe

Stellenbosch University Japan Centre
Research Forum on Japanese Industry and Development in Africa

Europe

Institute for Chemical Research (ICR), Kyoto University
Workshop on urushi “Urushi and Asian Lacquers in Western Museums: a Symposium on Scientific and Conservation Challenges”

Europe

Siebold Natural History Research Group
Research project “Exploring Siebold's Contributions to the Development of Natural Sciences in Japan”

Europe

Japonya Araştırmaları Derneği (JAD) (official name in Turkish)
Publication the yearly academic journal Global Perspectives on Japan (GPJ) No.9

Asia

Center for Japanese Studies, College of Applied Language, National Taichung University of Science and Technology
A research on the Potential and challenges of the Japan - Taiwan Semiconductor Ecosystem

Asia

University of Melbourne
Research project "Architecture for a Post - Growth World: Alternative design approaches in contemporary Japan"

Asia

University of Technology Sydney
Filming project "The Evolving Multicultural Tapestry of Japan: Everyday Multiculturalism at the Intersections of Culture, Language, and Political Economy of Food"

Asia

Faculty of Liberal Arts, Thammasat University
Research project "Forward and Backward Translation in Japanese - Thai Translation : Factors Influencing Their Application and Practice"

Asia

Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia（UKM）
Research project "Discursive Representations of Sustainable Fashion in Japan: Lessons for Malaysia"
Telkom University
Study of Sustainable Aizome - Indigo Dyeing Practices in Tokushima, Japan
College of Fellows - Center for Interdisciplinary and Intercultural Studies (University of Tübingen) and the Society for Intercultural Philosophy (GIP)
Research project "The Legacies of Miki Kiyoshi’s Philosophy: Ethics, Humanism and Technology"
Department of History and Cultures, University of Bologna
Research project "Bōsai and climate change: Learning from disaster experiences for disaster risk reduction in Japan and Italy"
Kinugasa Research Organization at Ritsumeikan University
Research - Networking Talk Series Project “Ethnic Communities Within Global Japanese Studies - Encountering Diversity in a Multi - Ethnic, Multi - Cultural Japan”

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

The Maureen and Mike Mansfield Foundation
U.S. - Japan Network for the Future, Cohort 7

The Americas

Kizuna Across Cultures
"Global Classmates Summit 2025"
Next-Generation Leadership Program for U.S. and Japanese High School Students in Washington, D.C.

The Americas

Japan-America Society of Washington DC
33rd National Japan Bowl

The Americas

Department of East Asian Languages and Literatures, George Washington University
Japanese Presentation Contest J.LIVE Talk 2025

The Americas

Maureen and Mike Mansfield Center of the University of Montana
A Multicultural Exchange Through the Lens of Global Environmental Issues: Developing Cultural Understanding Through Young Engagement

Europe

University of Vienna
Global webinar series “u:japan: Enhancing Academic Knowledge about Japan on a Global Scale”

Europe

Team Franpone
Manzai Workshops in UK

Asia

Faculty of Oriental Studies (FOS), University of Social Sciences and Humanities (USSH), Vietnam National University, Hanoi (VNU Hanoi)
Project on Building a Transnational and Transgenerational Network on Japanese Studies

Asia

The Association for International Social Work, Inc.
Capacity Building Workshop for Social Workers in South Asia part 3

Asia

The Republican Specialized Music School (Boarding School) named after R.Glier,
The State Conservatory of Uzbekistan
Koto donation and classes to The Republican Specialized Music School named after R.Glier and The State Conservatory of Uzbekistan

Asia

Presidential school in Andijon
Book Donation and Japanese cultural and language instruction by traditional Japanese craftsmen to presidential schools and creative schools in Andijon, and Noriko Gakkyu
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