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.

FY2021 Grant Example

Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Israel

“Green Tea for Peace II,” A workshop to Introduce Tea Ceremony Culture for Peace

More than 120 students and others participated in a workshop on the history, practice and aesthetic elements of the Japanese tea ceremony, centering on Urasenke school chanoyu and the underlying spirit of harmony (peace). The lecture explained how zen master Yōsai brought the tea ceremony from China to Japan in the 12th century, and its evolution to become wabicha by the I5th century. It also touched on the spirit of harmony, respect, purity and tranquility that the tea master Sen no Rikyu made essential to the ceremony in the 16th century.

Mejiro Urushi Studio / Mejiro Institute of Urushi Research and Restoration, Japan

Web publishing project of Urushi Glossary

The Japanese-English "Essential Bilingual Glossary of Japanese Urushi (Lacquer) Materials and Techniques" is an essential guide to Japanese lacquerware for arts and crafts researchers and other interested parties, and helps to share knowledge on an important part of Japanese culture. In order to reach a wider audience, the glossary has now been revised for online publication, and can be found on the website of Mejiro Urushi Studio, operated by the Mejiro Institute of Urushi Research and Restoration.

FY 2022　Grant Activities (Plan)

Europe

Europe, Middle East And Africa

Asia

Asia and Oceania

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

The Americas

Japan Center for International Exchange: US-Japan Women Leaders Dialogue 2022: Analysis and Report

Europe

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

Europe

Centre de Recherche sur les Civilisations de l’Asie Orientale, Université de Paris, France: Symposium “Fiction and History in The Tale of Genji and Japanese Literary Tradition”

Europe

Société française de Traductologie (Soft), France: Second World Conference “The Translation and Dissemination of Knowledge in the World”

Europe

Sophie Richard, Inc., UK: Research and Interview Video Producing “Encounters with Japan”

Europe

Royal Botanic Gardens, KEW, UK: Honzō Zufu Conservation

Europe

School of Modern Languages, Cardiff University, UK: Study of translation technique “New Terms for a New Era: Translating the Steam Engine in 19th-century Japan”

Europe

Scottish Society for Art History (SSAH), UK: Publication of journal with conference papers: Scotland and Japan

Europe

Martynas Mazvydas National Library of Lithuania: Exhibition of books and documents and a programme of cultural and educational events to commemorate the 100th anniversary of diplomatic relations between Lithuania and Japan

Europe

Jerzy Leskowicz Foundation, Poland and France: Publication of the book on Uchiwa-e (Fan Prints) of Edo, Utagawa Hiroshige

Europe

Japonya Arastirmalari Dernegi, Turkey: Publication project: Global Perspectives on Japan-Journal Vol 6

Europe

Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Israel: Workshop and Lecture “Green Tea for Peace III”

Europe

Bezalel Academy of Arts and Design, Jerusalem, Israel: Publication project “Cryptomeria Japonica as Architecture: Concerning Primordial Forests and Trees in Yakushima”

Europe

Mejiro Institute of Urushi Research & Restoration, Japan: Project to produce Spanish version of the Essential Bilingual Glossary of Urushi (Lacquer) Materials and Techniques

Europe

Nagawa-machi・Breckland International Exchange Committee, Japan: Archaeological Study on Obsidian of Siebold's Collections

Europe

International Workshop for Cultural Heritage Management, Japan: Comparative Study of Cultural Heritage Management between Japan and Europe

Europe

Research Institute for Create Urban Greenery and Garden, Japan: New life plan of Batumi Botanical Garden and other Japanese gardens

Asia

Malaysia Alumni of Sakura Science Association: Continuous Japanese Language Learning for Robust Japanese Cultural Understanding Through Japan-Malaysia Research Exchange: The Awareness, Challenges and Strategies

Asia

Faculty of Oriental Studies, University of Social Sciences and Humanities , Vietnam National University, Hanoi: Internationalization Initiatives of the Faculty of Oriental Studies, Vietnam National University Hanoi - Promoting academic exchange in Japanese studies between Vietnam, Europe and the US

Asia

Faculty of Liberal Arts, Thammasat University, Thailand: Significance and Potentials of Dictogloss: The case of Thai-Speaking Japanese Learners

Asia

Universiti Tunku Abdul Rahman, Malaysia: Workshops and Public Lecture on the Japanese Model of Environmental Education

Asia

Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia: Developing a Japanese Business Communication Module for Workplace Communication in Japanese Companies for Malaysians

Asia

Universiti Teknologi Malaysia: Formulation of Ethics and Governance Framework of Artificial Intelligence Adoption Among Stakeholders through Smart Partnership with Japanese Consortium in enhancing execution of the Malaysia AI-Rmap.

Asia

IEEE Malaysia Kuala Lumpur Subsection: Way Forwards to the Challenges in Adaptation of Japanese Research Culture into Malaysia Higher Education for Post Graduate Studies

Asia

Sunway University, Malaysia: Embedding the Framework of Culture of Health in Small Medium Enterprises (SMEs): A Comparative Perspective between Japan and Southeast Asia

Asia

RMIT University, Australia: How to be a Change Maker: Research and Multimedia Production on Japanese Landscape Design Perspectives

Japan

Medieval Japanese Studies Institute: Contextualizing the Conservation of the Taireifuku the Meiji Empress Gifted to Daishōji Imperial Convent

Grant Activities

FY2021 Grant Example

FY 2022 Grant Activities (Plan)

FY 2022　Grant Activities (Plan)