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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
Taiwan: Chengchi 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, University of Delhi
Bangladesh: University of Dhaka

Americas

U.S.: The University of Arizona; University of California, Irvine; University of California, Santa Barbara; Case Western Reserve University; Swarthmore College; University of Texas at Austin; Purdue University; University of Pennsylvania; The University of Utah

Europe

U.K.: University of East Anglia
Russia: Far Eastern Federal University

Middle East and Africa

Israel: Hebrew University of Jerusalem
Egypt: Cairo University

2. Japanese Studies project grants

  • 19 projects in 17 countries/regions

2. The Beijing Center for Japanese Studies

1. Invitation programs (including online)

  • Beijing Foreign Studies University
    14 Masters students of the 35th session
    3 PhD fellows of the 20th and 21st sessions
  • Peking University
    7 PhD students of the 16th session for special online program

2. Dispatch programs (online)

  • 6 people to Beijing Foreign Studies University
  • 10 people to Peking University

3. Other programs

  • Beijing Foreign Studies University
    1 online workshop for Masters students

3. Japanese Studies Fellowship

  • 156 fellows (including those who continued their stay from the previous fiscal year)

4. Enhancement of Japanese Studies Network

1. Hosted/Co-hosted programs

  • The 5th International Conference of the East Asian Consortium of Japanese Studies
  • The 3rd Collaborative Research Workshop for Aspiring Scholars in Japanese Studies
  • Production of Japanese Studies films

2. Grant programs: 21 projects in 17 countries

5. Enhancement of Intellectual Exchanges

1. Hosted/Co-hosted programs

  • Japan-China Intellectual Exchange Program: 5 Online Dialogues
  • Japanese-German Panel Discussion The Future of Communication and Us

2. Grants programs for Intellectual Exchange Conferences: 21 projects

6. Grant Program for Social Science, Research and Education on Contemporary Japanprojects

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

  • Abe Fellowship: “Global Forum” and “Retreat” 1 time each
  • Japan Outreach Initiative (JOI) Program: 13 JOI coordinators (8 new and 5 continuing)

2. Grant programs

  • Special Initiatives: 4 (2 new and 2 continuing)
  • Regular Grants: 7 (0 new and 7 continuing)
  • CGP New York (CGPNY)
    Urgent support for Japan-America societies and Japanese gardens during COVID-19: 29 applications and 23 accepted
    Support for Japan-America Grassroots outreach personnel: 8 applications and 7 accepted
    CGPNY discretionary grants: 12 (2 grassroots exchange, 1 intellectual exchange, 9 education)