Japanese Studies Fellow Conference

Since 2022, JF has implemented the Japanese Studies Fellow Conferences twice a year with co-organizers in Japan, with the aim of providing an official event at which Fellows can present their research projects as well as create networks with their fellow researchers.

• On November 8, 2025, “The Japan Foundation Japanese Studies Fellow Conference 2025” was held in Sendai (co-organized by Tohoku University Center for Integrated Japanese Studies (CIJS), and Tohoku University International Graduate Program in Japanese Studies (GPJS) ).
• On December 20, 2024, “The Japan Foundation Japanese Studies Fellow Conference 2024” was held in Kyoto (co-organized by Nichibunken, the International Research Center for Japanese Studies).
• On November 8, 2024, the “JF-GJS Initiative: Japan Foundation Fellow Conference 2024” was held in Tokyo (co-organized by Tobunken, the Institute for Advanced Studies on Asia of The University of Tokyo).
• On October 13, 2023, “The Japan Foundation Japanese Studies Fellow Conference 2023” was held in Kyoto (co-organized by Nichibunken, the International Research Center for Japanese Studies).
• On September 29, 2023, the “JF-GJS Initiative: Japan Foundation Fellow Conference 2023” was held in Tokyo (co-organized by Tobunken, the Institute for Advanced Studies on Asia of The University of Tokyo).
• On December 10, 2022, the “Japan Foundation Fellow Conference” was held in Kyoto (co-organized by Nichibunken, the International Research Center for Japanese Studies).
• On July 1, 2022, the “JF-GJS Initiative: The 1st Japan Foundation Fellow Conference” was held in Tokyo (co-organized by Tobunken, the Institute for Advanced Studies on Asia of The University of Tokyo).