2026

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

Program on U.S.-Japan Relations, Weatherhead Center for International Affairs, Harvard University
International Symposium "Constructing New Global Orders: Perspectives from the U.S.A."

The Americas

Japan Forum for Innovation and Technology, School of Global Policy and Strategy, University of California, San Diego
Japan-focused Webinar "Japan Zoominar"

The Americas

Japan Center for International Exchange (JCIE USA)
Webinar "Promoting Multicultural Coexistence: Roles of Japanese NPOs"

The Americas

Institute for Japanese Cultural Heritage Initiative, Columbia University
Symposium "Weaving Her Legend: Chūjōhime in International Perspectives"

Europe

Nordic Association for Japanese Studies (NAJS) hosted by University of Tartu
20th Conference

Europe

European Association of Japanese Resource Specialists (EAJRS) hosted by Leiden University
36th Conference

Europe

European Association for Japanese Studies (EAJS) hosted by Adam Mickiewicz University
18th Conference

Europe

European Japan Advanced Research Network (EJARN) hosted by University of Cambridge
2026 Conference "Japan and Europe in a Disorderly World"

Europe

European Network of Japanese Philosophy (ENOJP) hosted by Akita University
10th Conference "Unheard Voices"

Europe

Japan Society (UK)
Public Lecture Series "Promoting Meaningful Understanding"

Europe

European University Institute
Workshops and Symposium "Japan-China-US Relations and the New Geopolitics of the First Island Chain"

Europe

German Institute for Japanese Studies
International Conference "Entangled Trajectories of Modernization: Medicine, Science and Technology in Transwar East Asia”

Europe

Japan Research Centre, School of Oriental and African Studies, University of London (SOAS)
International Conference "Culture of Consumption in Japan: Historical Trajectories, Economic Transformation, and Contemporary Practices"

Europe

Japan Italy Economic Federation
On-line Exchange Program "Japan-Italy Future Farmers"

Europe

University of Milan
Seminar Series and Symposium "From the Tenshō Embassy (1582–1590) to 2026: Material Culture and the Long Arc of Japan–Italy Relations"

Europe

National Museum in Warsaw
Workshop "Urushi Heritage - International Workshop on Japanese Lacquer Conservation"

Asia

Institute for Japanese Studies, Seoul National University
International Conference “New Imaginations for Japanese Studies: Tackling Humanity’s Common Challenges-Korea-Japan Cooperation in an Era of Frequent Disasters.”

Asia

Global Institute for Japanese Studies in Korea University
International Academic Symposium "Japanese Literary and Cultural Studies in the Age of Artificial Intelligence (AI)" and Publishing a Special Issue of The Journal of Border Crossings: Japanese-Language Literature Studies

Asia

Faculty of Economics and Business Management (FEB), National University of Laos
Laos-Japan Policy Research Forum "Advancing Sustainable Socio-Economic Development Post-Least Developed Country (LDC) Graduation"

Asia

Association of Japanese Language Education in Taiwan
2026 International Conference on Japanese Language Education (ICJLE 2026, Taiwan)

Asia

Indian Council for Research on International Economic Relations (ICRIER)
International Symposium "India-Japan Collaboration to Promote Women Entrepreneurship"

Asia

Non-profit Organization Center for China-Japan Exchange Studies
22nd Chinese-Japanese Essay Contest

Asia

East Asian Consortium of Japanese Studies hosted by Beijing Center for Japanese Studies, Beijing Foreign Studies University
10th International Academic Conference

Asia

Institute of Japanese Studies, Nankai University
Changes in the Japanese Economy, Industry, and Society During the Transition Period (3) “The Relationship between Enterprises, Markets, and Government in a Market Economy: Experiences and Lessons from Japan” - A Forum for Training Top-class Young Researchers

Asia

The Center for Japanese Studies, Fudan University
7th China-Japan Forum for Young Scholars "Mobility, Transnationality, and Coexistence: New Issues for China–Japan Relations in the New Immigration Era"

Asia

The Korean Association of Japanology
113th International Conference

Asia

Institute for Policy and Strategic Studies
Viet Nam-Japan Policy Research Forum for Asia “Promoting Human Capital for the New Development Era in Viet Nam: Pathways for Viet Nam-Japan Collaboration”

Asia

Faculty of Oriental Studies, Department of Far East, Japanese Division, Al-Farabi Kazakh National University
Workshop on Creating Japanese Literature Teaching Materials at Kazakhstan Universities
Japan-China Youth Association
9th Japan-China Youth Forum
Kinugasa Research Organization, Ritsumeikan University
Talking Series “Ethnic Communities Within Global Japanese Studies–Encountering Diversity in a Multi-Ethnic, Multi-Cultural Japan” Part II
Department of Japanese Religion and Intellectual History, Tohoku University
Lecture Series "Frontier Religious Studies: Showcasing Japanese Religious Studies in English"
Graduate School of Business Administration, Kobe University
Academic Workshop "Female Leaders Transforming Sake Breweries"

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

Indiana University Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology
"Messengers of Peace: The 1927 Friendship Doll Exchange Centennial Exhibition"

The Americas

Portland Japanese Garden
Japanese Traditional Music, Art and Culture Programs

The Americas

Japan Society (N.Y.)
Japanese Literature Festival Season 3

The Americas

Centre of International Contemporary Art Society (CICA) Vancouver
Immersive Exhibition by A.A. Murakami "A Thousand Layers of Stomach"

The Americas

Write Out Loud
World Kamishibai Forum

Europe

Victoria and Albert Museum (V&A)
Workshop "Professional Development Training in Urushi Conservation Techniques"

Europe

Warattemi
Manzai Workshop "Bridging Japan-Europe Through Laughter: Rakugo & Manzai Cultural Exchange"

Europe

Kitanodai Gagaku Ensemble
"Gagaku Performance in Italy and Belgium – The Continuity and Fusion of Cultural Heritage"

Asia

Korean Japanese Association
The 4th Nihongo Video Contest for High School Students in Korea

Asia

Korea Japan Culture & Industry Exchange Association
Japan Korea Exchange Festival

Asia

Singapore Art Museum
Exhibition "Hiroshi Sugimoto: Form is Emptiness"

Asia

Asian Center, University of the Philippines Diliman
Exhibition "Memories from the Other Side: Komatsu Shinichi's Philippine Diary"

Asia

NPO Plus Arts
A Project on Strengthening the Resilience of Schools in Sri Lanka through Practices of Bosai Culture

Asia

ENSOPHIA
Silkroad Japan Ensemble & South Asian Symphony Orchestra Collaboration Concert
Cultural Sending Promotion Committee (CSPC)
10th Tokyo Tower Arts Festival
The Executive Committee of the Balkan Chamber Orchestra Japan Tour
Balkan Chamber Orchestra in Japan 2026

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

Institut Français des Relations Internationales (IFRI)
Research Project "Japan as a Key Player for the Future of Multilateralism and Rules-Based Order: Its role in the 2026 G7 Summit"

Europe

Japonya Araştırmaları Derneği (Japanese Studies Association)
Publication of the Yearly Academic Journal "Global Perspectives on Japan" No.10

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

Sainsbury Institute for the Study of Japanese Arts and Cultures
Research Project "Japan and Maritime Silk Roads"

Europe

Institute for Chemical Research, Kyoto University
Research Project "Urushi: a Traditional Material for a Sustainable Future"

Europe

Department of East Asian Studies / Japanese Studies, University of Vienna
Webinar Series "u:japan: 'Interversity' in Japan and Beyond: Developing a Research Agenda based on Global Scholarly Exchange"

Asia

Center for Japanese Studies, College of Applied Language, National Taichung University of Science and Technology
Research Project ”Strategic Reconstruction of the Japan-Taiwan Semiconductor Ecosystem: Geopolitics, Clusters and Digital Infrastructure”

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 “Regional Reintegration and Connectivity for Sustainable and Inclusive Growth”

Asia

University of Technology Sydney
Production of a Documentary Series ”The Evolving Multicultural Tapestry of Japan: Everyday Multiculturalism at the Intersections of Culture, Language, and Political Economy of Food”
Medieval Japanese Studies Institute
Conservation Project "Conserving and Contextualizing the Meiji Emperor's Chair at Daishōji"
International Research Institute of Disaster Science, Tohoku University
Research Project "BOSAI: Understanding Japan's Disaster Preparedness Culture in International Contexts"

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 Year 3 & Cohort 8 Year 1

The Americas

The Japan-America Society of Washington DC
Japanese Language Competition for High School Students "34th Japan Bowl"

The Americas

The Maureen and Mike Mansfield Center at the University of Montana
A Multicultural Exchange Program "Through the Lens of Global Natural Resources Issues: Developing Cultural Understanding Through Youth Engagement"

The Americas

George Washington University
Japanese Presentation Contest "J.LIVE Talk 2026"

Europe

Yamanoha Urushi Studio
Spain-Japan Urushi Art Exchange Program

Europe

Japanese Institute of Anatolian Archaeology of the Middle Eastern Culture Center in Japan
Field Course of Museology at Japanese Institute of Anatolian Archaeology in Türkiye

Europe

Juraj Dobrila University of Pula
Fostering and Popularization of Japanese Studies Through Scientific and Public Oriented Activities in Croatia

Asia

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

Asia

Center for Japanese Studies, National Taiwan University
Academic Workshop and Seminar "Advancing the Study of Japanese Humanities"

Asia

The Republican Specialized Music School (Boarding School) named after R. Glier / The State Conservatory of Uzbekistan
Koto Donation and Japanese Cultural Classes at 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, and Japanese Cultural and Language Instruction by Traditional Japanese Craftsmen

Asia

Association for International Social Work (AISW)
Human Resource Development Program in South Asia: Development of a Program to Support Economic Independence and Empowerment for Women in Nepal
The Japan Foundation for United Nations University (JFUNU)
Projects for Promotion of International Mutual Understanding – Japanese Cultural Experience Program
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