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" funded by Toshiba International Foundation

    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
    21th 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
    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 Richards
    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
    Architecture for a Post-Growth World: Alternative design approaches in contemporary Japan

    Asia

    University of Technology Sydney
    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
    Forward and Backward Translation in Japanese-Thai Translation : Factors Influencing Their Application and Practice

    Asia

    Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia（UKM）
    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)
    “The Legacies of Miki Kiyoshi’s Philosophy: Ethics, Humanism and Technology”
    Department of History and Cultures, University of Bologna
    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 7.2

    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
    J.LIVE Talk 2024

    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)
    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 to Presidential school and creative school in Andijon, and Noriko Gakkyu, so Japanese cultural and language instruction by traditional Japanese craftsmen
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