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Program Activity Summaries
Summary of Japanese Studies and Intellectual Exchange Programs
1. Support for Japanese Studies Organizations
(1) Support Program for Development of Infrastructure for Japanese Studies
Asia
Korea: Hallym University; Korea University; Institute for Japanese Studies, Seoul National University; Department of Asian Languages and Civilizations, Seoul National University
China: Zhejiang Gongshang University; Nankai University; Fudan University
Indonesia: University of Indonesia
Vietnam: University of Social Sciences and Humanities, VNU-Hanoi
India: School of International Studies, Jawaharlal Nehru University; School of Language, Literature and Culture Studies, Jawaharlal Nehru University
Bangladesh: University of Dhaka
Americas
U.S.: The University of Arizona; Arizona State University; University of California, Irvine; University of California, Santa Barbara; Case Western Reserve University; Purdue University; The University of Utah
Europe
U.K.: University of East Anglia
Uzbekistan: Tashkent State Institute of Oriental Studies
Russia: Saint Petersburg State University, Far Eastern Federal University
Middle East and Africa
Israel: Hebrew University of Jerusalem
Egypt: Cairo University
(2) Japanese studies project grants
17 projects in 13 countries/regions
2. The Beijing Center for Japanese Studies
(1) Invitation programs (online)
- Beijing Foreign Studies University
- 8 Masters students of the 34th session invited to online programs to engage in Japanese studies
- 2 PhD fellows of the 19th session
- Peking University
- 20 PhD students of the 15th session invited to special online program to understand actual Japanese society
(2) Dispatch programs (online)
6 people to Beijing Foreign Studies University
7 people to Peking University
(3) Other programs
- Beijing Foreign Studies University
- 2 online workshops for master's and PhD programs
- Peking University
- The 30th Anniversary Meeting of the Center for Contemporary Japanese Studies, Peking University
3. Japanese Studies Fellowship
61 fellows (including those who continued their stay from the previous year)
- Video series
- Alone Together - Reimagining International Exchange in Post-COVID Japan: 6 videos
- Alone Together - Special Edition: Messages from Around the World: 3 videos
4. Enhancement of Japanese Studies Network
(1) Hosted/Co-hosted programs
The Collaborative Research Workshop for Aspiring Scholars in Japanese Studies: Online Follow-up
(2) Grant programs: 16 projects in 13 countries
5. Enhancement of Intellectual Exchanges
(1) Hosted/Co-hosted events
- Japan-China Intellectual Exchange Program:
- 4 contributions to the Japan Foundation Web Magazine "Wochi Kochi" by past participants / 1 online dialogue
Japan-Germany Symposium "Crisis Communication: Japanese and German Perspectives — Commemorating Ten Years after the Great East-Japan Earthquake"
(2) Grants programs for Intellectual Exchange Conferences: 15 projects
6. Grant Program for Social Science, Research and Education on Contemporary Japan
Asia and Oceania
Australian National University
Americas
Yale University
Johns Hopkins University
Harvard University
Indiana University
Europe
King's College London
Vrije Universiteit Brussel
European University Institute
7. Intellectual and Grassroots Exchanges with the United States
(1) Hosted programs
Mask Up 2020 (The U.S.-Japan Face Mask Design Contest): 210 entries and 9 selected
Abe Fellowship: "Global Forum" "Colloquium" and "Retreat" 1 time each
U.S.-Japan Public Intellectuals Network Program: Held a roundtable discussion and published a report
Japan Outreach Initiative (JOI) Program: 10 JOI coordinators (0 new and 10 continuing)
Grassroots Exchange Network - Japan (GEN-J) Program: 6 people (0 new and 6 continuing)
(2) Grant programs
Special Initiatives: 5 (3 new and 2 continuing)
Regular Grants: 18 (13 new and 5 continuing)
- CGP New York (CGPNY)
- Urgent support for U.S.-Japan related organizations in response to the COVID-19: 32 applications and 31 accepted
- Support for Grassroots outreach personnel: 23 applications and 11 accepted
- CGPNY discretionary grants: 8 (2 grassroots exchange, 3 intellectual exchange, 3 education)