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FY2022 Program Activity Summaries
Summary of Japanese Studies and Global Partnerships 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 Language, Literature and Culture Studies, Jawaharlal Nehru University; School of International Studies, Jawaharlal Nehru University; Visva-Bharati University
Bangladesh: University of Dhaka

Americas

U.S.: The University of Arizona; Swarthmore College; University of Texas at Austin; University of Pennsylvania; The University of Utah

Europe

Uzbekistan: Tashkent State Institute of Oriental Studies

(2) Japanese Studies project grants

  • 21 projects in 17 countries/regions

2. The Beijing Center for Japanese Studies

(1) Invitation programs (including online)

  • Beijing Foreign Studies University
    6 Masters students of the 36th session
    6 PhD fellows of the 20th and 21st sessions
  • Peking University
    1 PhD student of the 18th session for special online program

(2) Dispatch programs (online)

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

(3) Other programs

  • Beijing Foreign Studies University
    1 online workshop for Masters students
    2 online workshops for PhD students

3. Japanese Studies Fellowship

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

4. Enhancement of Japanese Studies Network

(1) Hosted/Co-hosted programs

  • International Symposium "International Cultural Exchange in a Fragile World: Views from Germany, the U.K., and Japan"
  • The Japan Foundation Fellow Conference (July: co-organized with the Institute for Advanced Studies on Asia, The University of Tokyo; December: co-organized with the International Research Center for Japanese Studies)
  • The 6th International Conference of the East Asian Consortium of Japanese Studies
  • The 4th Collaborative Research Workshop for Aspiring Scholars in Japanese Studies

(2) Grant programs: 21 projects in 18 countries

5. Global Partnerships and Network Strengthening Programs

Hosted/Co-hosted programs

  • "Developing Asian Business through Cultural Exchange" (The 27th International Conference on "The Future of Asia" organized by Nikkei)
  • "Technology and Society: The Future and How We Shape It" (Asahi World Forum 2022 Special Session)
  • YOMU: Literary Exchange and Dialogue
  • "The Future of 'Food' - Dialogue between Germany and Japan"
    (A symposium co-organized with the Japanese-German Center Berlin)
  • Dialogue projects to dispatch experts to Europe
  • International Symposium on the 50th Year of ASEAN-Japan Friendship and Cooperation
  • Japan-China Intellectual Exchange Program: 7 invitations

6. Japan-U.S. Intellectual Dialogue and Exchange Programs (Japan-U.S. Global Partnership Programs)

(1) Hosted programs

  • Abe Fellowship: "Global Forum" and "Network Planning Meeting", 1 project each
  • Japan-U.S. Dialogue Forum: "Towards the Promotion of a Diverse Society through Culture and Arts – The Potential of the Social Circus Approach"

(2) Grant programs

  • Special initiatives: 6 projects (1 new and 5 continuing projects)
  • Regular grants: 7 projects (6 new and 1 continuing projects)

(3) The Japan Foundation, New York (U.S.A.)

  • Japan America Society / Japan Society Capacity Building Grant Program: 8 projects
  • Grant Program for Grassroots Outreach Personnel Support: 4 projects
  • Small Grant Program for Educational Outreach: 16 projects
  • Small Grant Program for Japan-U.S. Global Partnership: 2 projects
  • Other: 5 projects

7. Grant Program for Social Science, Research and Education on Contemporary Japan Projects

Asia and Oceania
  • Australian National University
Americas
  • Yale University
  • Johns Hopkins University
  • Harvard University
Europe
  • King's College London
  • European University Institute

8. Programs to Promote Mutual Understanding at the Citizen and Grassroots Level

(1) Japan Outreach Initiative (JOI) Program

  • 17 JOI coordinators (10 new and 7 continuing)
  • JOI Alumni Networking event

(2) Programs to Promote Japan–U.S. Mutual Understanding

  • Japanese American Leadership Symposium

(3) Exchange Programs for Japanese and Chinese High School Students

  • Long-Term Exchange Program for Chinese High School Students: Cancelled due to the impact of the spread of COVID-19
  • Program for Dialogue and Collaboration between Japanese and Chinese High School Students: online exchange programs between Japanese and Chinese high schools: 15 projects
  • Online Japanese culture seminars for Chinese high school students utilizing Japanese cultural supplies: 3 seminars

(4) Centers for "Face-to-Face Exchanges" in China

  • Online Japanese culture seminars: 6 seminars (838 participants)
  • Events for the 50th Anniversary of the Normalization of Japan-China Relations
  • Online conference: Centers for "Face-to-Face Exchanges"
  • Online conference: Centers for "Face-to-Face Exchanges" University students delegate

(5) Promotion of Exchange Network

  • Japan-China University Student Exchange Program (online): 12 projects
  • Centers for "Face-to-Face Exchanges" Supporters Program (online)
  • "RLEAD ASIA 2022" (online)
  • Japan-China 21st Century Friendship Program participant gathering
  • Operation of "Heart to Heart" website (Japanese and Chinese)