【Tue., April 18】The 53rd AJI Frontier Seminal will be held! Dr. Kazutaka SOGO will make a presentation about transformation process of party politics in prewar Japan.
2023.03.28
A book review on Japanese and Mountain Religion by Noriko Fujime, was newly published in “Asia-Japan Research Academic Bulletin” Vol.4, 2023.
2023.03.23
【Report】Report for Session 1 of the AJI International Symposium 2023: “Environmental Technologies Supporting Agriculture in Vietnam”
2023.03.23
【Report】Report for Session 1 of the AJI International Symposium 2023: “Diversity of Postpartum Childcare Support among East Asian Women and Its Impact on Maternal and Child Well-Being”
2023.03.23
Dialogue to the Future: Dr. XIANG, Jingjing ～Tracing the path of the history of medical exchange between Japan and China: Studying the “circulation” of medical books～
2023.03.23
Report for Meridian180 Forum “Local Knowledge and Community Participation in Disaster Response” has been released!
2023.03.23
The reports of the AJI International Symposium 2023 has been released!
2023.03.17
【Report】The 51st AJI Frontier Seminar was held? : Dr. Nguyen Thi Thuong, “Use of Artificially Constructed Wetlands for Mine Drainage Treatment: A Lab-Scale Case Study Using Recycled Clamshells as the Substrate”
2023.03.17
【Report】The 52nd AJI Frontier Seminar was held!: Dr. Fahlesa Munabari, “The Gas and Brake Policy: Indonesia’s COVID-19 Securitization Dilemmas”
2023.03.10
【Wed., March 15】Meridian180 Workshop will be held! “Language Policy in Contemporary China: The Birth of Pinyin and Simplified Chinese Characters” (Associate Professor Wenyi Yin/Language: Japanese/Online: Register required)
2023.03.06
【Report】(February 23～25) The 2023 International Symposium of Asia-Japan Research “Asia-Japan Research Beyond Borders: Asian Societies Striving for Secure and Sustainable Life” was held.
2023.03.01
Profiles of Young Researchers in 2022
2023.03.01
【Sat., March 4】International Colloquium will be held! “International Colloquium on Islamic and Halal Economic Studies: Towards a New Horizon in the Post-COVID Era (Registration Required; Admission Free)
2023.02.17
【Report】 Ritsumeikan-ANU Public Lecture was held!: “Indonesia after Widodo: Contested Legacies and Futures” (Prof. Marcus Mietzner, February 2, 2023)
2023.02.17
【Thur. ~ Sat., February 23~25】The 2023 International Symposium of Asia-Japan Research “Asia-Japan Research Beyond Borders: Asian Societies Striving for Secure and Sustainable Life” will be held! Please join us by registering using the flyers for each
2023.02.17
【Mon., Feb. 27】AJI International Workshop will be held! “Sustainable Agriculture and Rural Development in the Era of Climate Change: Vietnamese and Japanese Perspectives” (Hybrid: Registration required)
2023.02.14
【Wed., February 15】AJI International Workshop will be held! “From the Frontier of Asian Diaspora Studies: Perspectives on Migrants, Refugees, and Returnee Diasporas”（Registration required: Admission free）
2023.02.07
A book review on Implementation of Basel Accords in Bangladesh by Hamid Waqas, was newly published in “Asia-Japan Research Academic Bulletin” Vol.4, 2023.
2023.02.07
A book review on Tourism and Development in Southeast Asia by Shin YASUDA, was newly published in “Asia-Japan Research Academic Bulletin” Vol.4, 2023.
2023.02.06
【Tue., February 14】The 52nd AJI Frontier Seminar will be held! Dr. Fahlesa Munabari (Senior Lecturer, Universitas Budi Luhur) will make a presentation on the dilemma between the economic and public health policies under COVID-19 and the Indonesian go
2023.02.05
【Sat., February 11】 International Colloquium will be held! “Fourth International Colloquium on Asian Paths of Civilization and Development Beyond the COVID-19 Era in Asia: Young Researchers’ Engagements”
2023.02.03
【Mon., February 6】Meridian180 Workshop will be held! “Non-standard ‘Standard Chinese’: Language and Society in Contemporary China” will be held! (Language: Japanese/Pre-registration for free admission)
2023.02.01
【Thur., February 2】Ritsumeikan-ANU Public Lecture will be held! Prof. Marcus Mietzner will make a lecture on “Indonesia after Widodo: Contested Legacies and Futures”
2023.02.01
【Wed., February 1】Meridian180 Workshop will be held! “DX of Research and Multilingualism in the Post-COVID-19 Era” will be held! (Language: Arabic)
2023.01.31
A book review on Hate Speech in Asia and Europe by Shinji HIGAKI, was newly published in “Asia-Japan Research Academic Bulletin”Vol.4, 2023.
2023.01.31
A book review on Educational Reform and International Baccalaureate in the Asia-Pacific by Emiko SUNAGA, was newly published in “Asia-Japan Research Academic Bulletin” Vol.4, 2023.
2023.01.27
【Tue., January 31】 Graduate Student Colloquium, “Arts and Culture Studies of East Asia in the Post-Media Era: Themes and Perspectives”, will be held! A next generation of researchers will make diverse themes.
2023.01.26
Meridian180 Forum “Local Knowledge and Community Participation in Disaster Response” was held on January 26! (Language: English, S/I: Chinese, Korean, Bahasa Indonesia and Japanese)
2023.01.19
【Report】The 50th AJI Frontier Seminar on “Regulation of Antioxidants and Nitric Oxide in Plants and Their Application to the Development of Organic Pesticides”
2023.01.19
【Report】The 12th AJI Book Launch took place on December 14, 2022. Matsui Nobuyuki (ed.), Globally Shared Common Sense from the Philosophy of Imagination: Bridging Eastern and Western Perspectives (Asia-Japan Research Institute, Ritsumeikan U
2023.01.17
The 11th AJI Book Launch was held! Dr. Nara ODA talked about her book, Invented Traditional Medicine: A History of Medical Policy in Vietnam.
2022.12.23
【Report】Ritsumeikan – ANU Public Lecture: “Nuclear Weapons and Alliances: Theoretical Insights and Implications for Policy” (Prof. Stephan Frühling, November 17, 2022)
2022.12.21
【Tue., January 10】The 51st AJI Frontier Seminar will be held! Dr. NGUYEN Thi Thuong makes her presentation about treatment of mine wastewater by artificial wetlands using clamshells.
2022.12.21
【Fri., December 23】 Zero Carbon City Japan-China Forum will be held! Japan and China will sign a cooperation agreement to realize sustainable cities.
2022.12.16
Research Note on Impact of COVID-19 “Self-Restraint” on Events Participation: From the Event Space User Survey Targeting Residents of the Tokyo Metropolitan Area by Yuki Nagashima et.al., was newly published in “Asia-Japan Academic Bulletin” Vol.3,
2022.11.30
The forth volume of AJI Journal has been released online!
2022.11.30
【Report】 The AJI International Workshop was held! “The Anthropocene and Postwar Japanese Philosophy：Critical Assessments and Propositions towards New Perspectives”
2022.11.19
【Thur., December 15】The Seminar of Economics in Ritsumeikan University will be held! Mr. LE CONG TRU (Dean, Faculty of Economics, NongLam University) will talk about ICT application in shrimp farming in Vietnam.
2022.11.18
【Report】The 49th AJI Frontier Seminar on “Politics of Naming and Definitions: Reflection on Cases of Syrian, Afghan, and Ukrainian Refugees in Japan”
2022.11.17
【Wed., December 14】 The 12th AJI Book Launch will be held!: Globally Shared Common Sense from the Philosophy of Imagination (AJI Research Institute, Ritumeikan University, September 2022). Dr. MATSUI Nobuyuki, Dr. Fernando WIRTZ, and Dennis
2022.11.17
【Tue., December 13】The 50th AJI Frontier Seminar will be held! Dr. Mufidah AFIYANTI makes her presentation about the possibility of bio-stimulants and organic pesticides for plants’ growth
2022.11.17
【Wed., December 7】The 11th AJI Book Launch will be held! Dr. Nara ODA will talk about her book, Invented Traditional Medicine: A History of Medical Policy in Vietnam (in Japanese)
2022.11.16
【Wed., November 23】The Japan-Indonesia International Conference on Islamic civilization and the tradition of Arabic poetry will be held (in Arabic).
2022.11.15
【Report】The 2nd “Meet the Author” series was held! Professor GyongSu MUN introduced his publication, The Jeju 4.3 Incident: The Narrative of Death and Rebirth in the “Island Country”
2022.11.11
【Report】The 10th AJI Book Launch was held! The authors of Theory and Practice of Gerontology: Long Life Wellness (Satoshi NAGANO et. al., Ronsosha, 2022) talked about their book
2022.11.11
【Report】AJI–Medical Chemistry Laboratory Joint Seminar: Dr. Urushima (Osaka Metropolitan University) talks about hepatic stellate cells
2022.10.19
【Thur., November, 17】A public lecture entitled: “Nuclear Weapons and Alliances: Theoretical Insights and Implications for Policy” will be given by Professor Stephan Frühling (Australian National University)!（Language：English）
2022.10.18
【Tue., November 8】The 49th AJI Frontier Seminar will be held! Dr. Aoi MOCHIZUKI (Senior researcher, Asia-Japan Research Institute, Ritsumeikan University) makes her presentation about political dynamics in Japan’s policy of accepting “refugees”.
2022.10.17
Brief Research Report on Analyzing the Risks of Nuclear War in Northeast Asia by CHOI, Jung Hoon, was newly published “Asia-Japan Research Academic Bulletin” Vol.3, 2022.
2022.10.17
A book review on Korean Diaspora across the World. Homeland in History, Memory, Imagination, Media, and Reality by Natalya YEM, was newly published in “Asia-Japan Research Academic Bulletin” Vol.3, 2022.
2022.10.15
【Wed., November 2】The 2nd “Meet the Author” series (AJI Book Club) will be held! Professor MUN GyongSu (Emeritus Professor, Ritsumeikan University) will talk about his book about the island history of the Jeju since the “Jeju 4.3 Incident” in 1948 (i
2022.10.13
【Report】The 9th AJI Book Launch was held! The authors of the book, New Horizons of North Korean Studies: The Search for Theoretical Area Studies, edited by Professor NAKATO Sachio (College of International Relations, Ritsumeikan University) and Dr. C
2022.10.13
【Report】The 48th AJI Frontier Seminar was held! Mr. Daimon AOI gave his presentation about transparent stereoscopic visualizations of laser-scanned 3D point clouds.
2022.10.11
【Sat., Oct 29 (JST)】 AJI International Workshop will be held! “The Anthropocene and Postwar Japanese Philosophy: Critical Assessments and Propositions towards New Perspectives” (Admission: Free)
2022.10.07
【From the Secretariat】Asia Week - Here We Come!
2022.09.28
【AJI Books Series】AJI Book was published! Dr. Nobuyuki Matsui (ed.), Globally Shared Common Sense from the Philosophy of Imagination: Bridging Eastern and Western Perspectives
2022.09.23
【Wed., October 26】The 10th AJI Book Launch will be held (Japanese)! Associate Prof. Satoshi NAGANO（College of Social Sciences, Ritsumeikan University）reports his edited book, Theory and Practices of Gerontology: Long Life Wellness.
2022.09.23
【From the Secretariat】2022 Fall Riceball Seminar. NOW STARTING!
2022.09.22
【Tue., October 11】The 48th AJI Frontier Seminar will be held! Mr. Daimon AOI makes his presentation about transparent stereoscopic visualizations.
2022.09.14
【Report】The 47th AJI Frontier Seminar on “A Longitudinal Study on Mothers’ Parenting Stress, Children’s Social Ability, and the Quality of Mother-Infant Interaction” was held!
2022.09.09
【From the Secretariat】What is the common between a Thai film and dissemination of research results in non-English-speaking countries
2022.09.06
【Report】 The Lecture Session of Professor Peg Barratt (The George Washington University/ Senior Researcher at Ritsumeikan University) entitled ‘Sustainable Development Goals and Psychology: Developmental Psychology, Social Psychology, Behavior Change
2022.09.02
【Tue., September 13】 The 47th AJI Frontier Seminar will be held! Mr. Shunto KIMURA (Graduate School of Human Science, Ritsumeikan University, Doctoral program) make a research presentation about maternal childcare stress and the effectiveness of semi
2022.09.02
【Report】The International Conference on “Nuclear Disaster Compensation: Building an Anticipatory, Participatory, and Transnational Framework in East Asia” was held!
2022.08.26
【From the secretariat】The Year-round Application for 2022 AJI Advanced Research Programs
2022.08.23
A book review on East Asian Low-Carbon Community: Realizing a Sustainable Decarbonized Society from Technology and Social Systemsy by Kazuo MATSUSHITA, was newly published in “Asia-Japan Research Academic Bulletin” Vol.3, 2022.
2022.08.05
List of projects adopted in 2022
2022.08.04
Dialogue to the Future: Dr.MATSUI Nobuyuki ～Considering the Ambivalence between Violence and Flexibility Brought about by Social Institutions from a Philosophical Perspective～
2022.08.03
A book review on Children and Money: Cultural Developmental Psychology of Pocket Money by Susan D. HOLLOWAY, was newly published in “Asia-Japan Research Academic Bulletin” Vol.3, 2022.
2022.08.01
【Report】 The “International Symposium of Meridian 180 on City, Public Value, and Capitalism” was held!
2022.07.27
【Report】 AJI International Workshop was held! “Toward Sustainable Agriculture of Rice in Asia: Economic Challenges and Policy Aspects”
2022.07.20
【Report】 The 1st session of the series of “Meet the Author” from the AJI Book Club was held! Professor Kota Suechika (College of International Relations) introduced his first publication, State Transformation and Islam in Contemporary Syria
2022.07.15
【From the secretariat】 The application period for the 2023 Program for the Program for Asia-Japan Research Development has begun.
2022.07.15
【Report】 The 8th AJI Book Launch was held! Associate Professor Chika Obiya (Center for Southeast Asia Studies, Kyoto University) reported on her own book about the modernization of Uzbekistan.
2022.07.15
【Report】 The 46th AJI Frontier Seminar was held! Dr. Kazutaka SOGO made a presentation about the problems of the prewar Japanese political system from the viewpoint of the international context of the time.
2022.07.15
【Sat., July 23】 International Symposium of Meridian 180 will be held! On the new E-Book, City, Public Value, and Capitalism: New Urban Visions and Public Strategies (Keynote Speech: Professor Annelise Riles)
2022.07.14
International Symposium of Meridian 180 “City, Public Value and Capitalism” will be held to commemorate the release of the e-book!
2022.07.12
Professor Wendy Pearlman’s Visit to Ritsumeikan University and the Related Events
2022.07.08
A book review on Transpacific Visions: Connected Histories of the Pacific across North and South by Pedro IACOBELLI, was newly published in “Asia-Japan Research Academic Bulletin” Vol.3, 2022.
2022.07.06
【AJI-DX Verse】AJI Studios has been set up!
2022.07.06
【Thur., July 14】 AJI International Workshop will be held! “Toward Sustainable Agriculture of Rice in Asia: Economic Challenges and Policy Aspects” (Admission: Free)
2022.07.04
【AJI-DX verse】 Here's the webinar-screen-friendly flyer!
2022.07.01
【Wed., July 13】 The 8th AJI Book Launch will be held! Associate Professor Chika OBIYA (Center for Southeast Asian Studies, Kyoto University) reports her book on Uzbekistan in the post-Soviet era (in Japanese)
2022.06.29
【Report】 The 45th AJI Frontier Seminar was held! Dr. ZHANG Jiahao presented his research on a policy model for the local economic developments.
2022.06.24
【Report】 The 7th Book Launch was held! Dr. Jinhye LEE introduced her book about the Korean diaspora in Kazakhstan.
2022.06.24
【Report】 The 4th AJI Book Launch was held! Dr. Ammar KHASHAN, Associate Professor at the Asia-Japan Research Institute talked about his newly published book on Islamic economics.
2022.06.23
International symposium was held！Syrian Refugees in Their Calamities, Survival, and Future Lives: A Japan Roundtable”（Keynote Speaker: Professor Wendy Pearlman [Northwestern University]）
2022.06.23
【Tue., July 12】 The 46th AJI Frontier Seminar will be held (in Japanese)! Dr. Kazutaka SOGO (Senior Researcher, Ritsumeikan Asia-Japan Research Organization) makes his presentation about the problem of the prewar Japanese political system from the vi
2022.06.20
The fifth AJI Book Launch was held! Professor Wendy Pearlman introduced her book to Japan.
2022.06.20
A book review on Modern Asia and Environmental Issues: Diversity and Dynamism by Satoshi SODA, was newly published in “Asia-Japan Research Academic Bulletin” Vol.3, 2022.
2022.06.20
A book review on The Impact of Organizational Ethical Climate on Organizational Commitment and Job Performance: An Economic Ethics Analysis of Japanese-funded Manufacturing Enterprises in China by Xuebing CAO, was newly published in “Asia-Japan Rese
2022.06.20
【Report】 The 6th AJI Book Launch was held! Dr. Midori KIRIHARA talked about her newly published book about the halal industry.
2022.06.12
【Tue., June 14】The 45th AJI Frontier Seminar will be held! Dr. ZHANG Jiahao (Senior Researcher, Ritsumeikan Asia-Japan Research Organization) presents a policy model for the local economic developments (Admission: Free)
2022.05.31
【Report】The third AJI Book Launch was held! Dr. Shun Watanabe talked about his new book.
2022.05.26
The second AJI Book Launch was held! Professor Toriyama Junko talked about her new book.
2022.05.24
【Sun., June 12】International Symposium “Syrian Refugees in Their Calamities, Survival, and Future Lives: A Japan Roundtable” will take place! (Keynote Speaker: Professor Wendy Pearlman [Northwestern University])
2022.05.24
【Thu., June 9】 The 5th AJI Book Launch will be held! Professor Wendy Pearlman (Northwestern University) talks on her book, We Cossed a Bridge and it Trembled: Voices from Syria (English/Japanese simultaneous translation)
2022.05.24
【Wed., June 8】 The AJI Interdisciplinary Seminar will be held! Professor Emeritus GyongSu MUN (Ritsumeikan Un
2022.05.19
Application for AJI Advanced Support for Academic Writing in English 2022 are now open!
2022.05.16
The first AJI Book Launch was held! Dr. Kawamura Ai reported on her book about the formation of Islamic finance in the Gulf and Southeast Asia(Published in December, 2021).
2022.05.12
The 44 AJI Research Forefront Seminar was held! Dr. Ho Thanh Tam (Senior Researcher, Asia-Japan Research Institute, Ritsumeikan University) presented a case study of sustainable agriculture and policies in Shiga Prefecture, Japan (May 10, 2022)
2022.05.10
The 2nd session of the Global Multilingual Forum Meridian 180 “Transformations of Gender Order, Neoliberal Economy and Social Reproduction” was held!
2022.05.09
The 44th AJI Frontier Seminar was held : Dr. Ho Thanh Tam (Senior Researcher, Ritsumeikan Asia-Japan Research Organization, Ritsumeikan University) makes her presentation on sustainable agricultural practices and policies with cases of Shiga (prefect
2022.04.19
The 43rd AJI Frontier Seminar was held : Dr. Alpradita Malik (Ritsumeikan University) made his presentation about residential environment and the social capital in slums in Indonesia (April 12, 2022) (Open Participation)
2022.04.12
The 43th AJI Frontier Seminar
2022.04.08
A book review on Changing Arms Control Norms in International Society by Kenki ADACHI, was newly published in “Asia-Japan Research Academic Bulletin” Vol.3, 2022.
2022.04.08
A research note on Active Aging in the Community for Japanese Elderly: Impact of Pre-Retirement Occupational Skills on Elderly People’s Community Involvement , was newly published in “Asia-Japan Research Academic Bulletin” Vol.3, 2022.
2022.04.08
An article on Catholicism in the History of the Integration of Japanese and their Descendants into Peru, was newly published in “Asia-Japan Research Academic Bulletin” Vol.3, 2022.
2022.04.08
An article on Does Relative Accessibility to Service Facilities Impact Residents’ Satisfaction? Socio-Spatial Analysis to Determine Deprivation and Location Attachment, was newly published in “Asia-Japan Research Academic Bulletin” Vol.3, 2022.
2022.04.04
An article on The Impact of Caregivers’ Rewarding and Punishing Behavior on Children’s Emotional and Social Skills Development in Rural Areas of Contemporary China, was newly published in “Asia-Japan Research Academic Bulletin” Vol.2, 2022.
2022.03.24
The 42nd AJI Frontier Seminar on "Aspirations and Urban Life among Poor Youth in Contemporary India: Focusing on Going Out Experiences of Teenage Girls in Secondary Schools"
2022.03.16
❝3rd International Colloquium on Asian Paths of Civilization and Development❞
2022.03.11
Session 2 of the 2022 International Symposium of Asia Japan Research, “Asia Japan Research Beyond Borders: Global Sharing of Local Wisdom towards Human Longevity” was held on February 24, organized by Asia-Japan Research Institute, Ritsumeikan Univer
2022.03.11
The First Session of the 2022 International Symposium of Asia Japan Research, “Asia Japan Research Beyond Borders: Global Sharing of Local Wisdom towards Human Longevity” was held on February 22, organized by Asia-Japan Research Institute, Ritsumeika
2022.03.11
The Core session of the 2022 International Symposium of Asia Japan Research, “Asia Japan Research Beyond Borders: Global Sharing of Local Wisdom towards Human Longevity” was held on February 25, hosted by Asia-Japan Research Institute, Ritsumeikan Un
2022.03.08
❝Cross-Cultural Adaptation for Asian People: Challenges and Self-Growth❞
2022.02.25
Towards Building a Sustainable and Resilient Society in Southeast Asia: Unmasking Opportunities and Lessons Learned during the COVID-19 Pandemic
2022.02.16
The 41st AJI Frontier Seminar on "Peace for Sale: The Cost of Post-Conflict Stability in North Maluku, Indonesia"
2022.02.10
AJI Symposium ”Asia-Japan Research Beyond Borders: Global Sharing of Local Wisdom Towards Human Longevity”
2022.02.10
Meridian 180 Global Multilingual Forum(The 2nd): Gendered Transformations under the Pandemic in East Asia (Zoom Webinar)
2022.02.07
Global Multilingual Forum Meridian 180: Gendered Transformations under the Pandemic in East Asia (Part 1) was held.
2022.01.31
The 40th AJI Frontier Seminar on "Japanese Public Diplomacy in European Countries: The Japan Foundation in Bulgaria and France"
2022.01.28
Young Asian Researchers Association
2022.01.14
We participated in Asia Pacific Conference 2021!
2022.01.10
Meridian 180 Global Multilingual Forum: Gendered Transformations under the Pandemic in East Asia (Zoom Webinar)
2022.01.10
AJI Symposium ”Asia-Japan Research Beyond Borders: Global Sharing of Local Wisdom Towards Human Longevity”
2022.01.01
Happy New Year from Prof. Yasushi Kosugi, the Director of AJI.
2021.12.28
The fourth book in the AJI Books series has been released online: Asian Diaspora in the Era of Globalization: Lived Experiences among Different Cultures, edited by Dr. Jinhye Lee.
2021.12.27
The paper "Integrated High-Definition Visualization of Digital Archives for Borobudur Temple" by Professor Satoshi Tanaka was published in the academic journal Remote Sensing.
2021.12.27
Meridian 180 Global Multilingual Forum Gendered Transformations under the Pandemic in East Asia (Zoom Webinar)
2021.12.27
A Book Review on Growth of Islamic Banking in Indonesia By Sigit Pramono and Yasushi Suzuki was newly published in “Asia-Japan Research Academic Bulletin”Vol.2, 2021.
2021.12.27
A Book Review on Human Dimensions of Wildlife Management in Japan: From Asia to the World By Ryo SAKURAI was newly published in “Asia-Japan Research Academic Bulletin”Vol.2, 2021.
2021.12.27
The third book in the AJI Books series has been released online: Grafting an Islamic Sapling onto the Tree of Legal Dispute Resolution: Alternative Approaches to Civil Disputes in Islamic Finance in the Gulf and Southeast Asia, written by Dr. Ai Kawa
2021.12.24
The 39th AJI Frontier Seminar on “Islamic NGOs and Social Capital in Post-Disaster Indonesia: The Case of Dompet Dhuafa Charitable Organization in the Aftermath of the 2013 Gayo Earthquake”
2021.11.18
The 5th Ritsumeikan AJI Lecture & Talk 2021
2021.11.17
The 38th AJI Frontier Seminar on "Drinking Water Supply Sector and Ease of Entry by NGOs in Rural Bangladesh: A Case Study from Southwest Coastal Area"
2021.11.12
A Book Review on Nature, Culture, and Food in Monsoon Asia by Satoshi YOKOYAMA, Jun MATSUMOTO, and Hitoshi ARAKI was newly published in “Asia-Japan Research Academic Bulletin”Vol.2, 2021.
2021.11.12
A Book Review on Philosophy and Practice of Bioethics Across and Between Cultures by Takao TAKAHASHI, Nader GHOTBI and Darryl R. J. MACER was newly published in “Asia-Japan Research Academic Bulletin”Vol.2, 2021.
2021.11.10
Joint International Islamic Economic Symposium New Frontiers of Social Welfare and Market Systems in the Post-Capitalist Era: Islamic Economic Perspectives
2021.10.29
The third volume of AJI Journal has been released online!
2021.10.21
The 37th AJI Frontier Seminar on “Indonesia’s Gastrodiplomacy in the Making: A Preliminary Study”
2021.10.18
The 38h AJI Frontier Seminar
2021.10.15
Local Knowledge as the Basis of Disaster Management in Asia
2021.09.30
Locally-Led Disaster Management ang Humanitarian Assistance in Asia Online Course
2021.09.30
Workshop "20 Years After, Beyond 9.11: A View of the Global Society, the Islamic World, and the Post-Terrorism Era" took place.
2021.09.29
The 36th AJI Frontier Seminar on "Influences of the COVID-19 Pandemic on Families with Young Children: A Comparison between Japan and China"
2021.09.07
Joint Conferences of Brawijaya University & Ritsumeikan University on Traditional Asian Drugs and Foods ―
2021.08.31
The 36th AJI Frontier Seminar
2021.08.06
The Asia-Japan Research Institute was awarded a prize for the “Challenge for the Future by faculty members of Ritsumeikan University in 2020 Corona”.
2021.08.04
Online guidance seminar for the Asia-Japan Research Development Program 2020
2021.07.30
A Book Review on Automotive Industrialisation: Industrial Policy and Development in Southeast Asia, by Kaoru NATSUDA and John Thoburn was newly published in “Asia-Japan Research Academic Bulletin”Vol.2, 2021.
2021.07.30
The 35th Frontier Seminar on “The Contribution of Private Enterprises to Local Disaster Management and Local Economic Development in the Philippines”
2021.07.27
2nd International Colloquium on Asian Paths of Civilization and Development
2021.07.19
The 34th AJI Frontier Seminar on “Cultural Exchange in East Asia through Chinese Classical Books: A Case Study of the Circulation of Poetry Collections during the Thirteenth to Seventeenth Centuries”
2021.07.09
The 35h AJI Frontier Seminar
2021.07.09
The 34th AJI Frontier Seminar
2021.07.08
The 33rd Frontier Seminar on “Plague and Shokanron in Early Modern Japan”
2021.06.28
Asia-Japan Research Academic Bulletin, Vol.2, 2021 has been released online.
2021.06.25
International Workshop on Asian Diaspora in the Era of Globalization: Lived Experiences among Different Cultures
2021.06.24
Call for papers for Vol.4 of AJI Journal.
2021.06.18
The 32nd AJI Frontier Seminar on the “Feminism in Foreign Policy: Transformation Toward a more Equal World? Some Considerations on the Case of Japan”
2021.06.17
Early Career Researchers Careers Workshop
2021.06.12
Call for Papers for Asia-Japan Research Academic Bulletin
2021.06.11
The 28th AJI Frontier Seminar on the “The Role of ESL Schools in Transnational Migration: the Case of ESL Schools in the Philippines”
2021.06.07
The winners of the best articles from the Journal of Asia-Japan Research Institute of Ritsumeikan (AJI Journal) were decided, and the award ceremony was held!
2021.06.03
The 31th AJI Frontier Seminar on the “Digital Zakat Payment in Indonesia under the Pandemic: A Preliminary Discussion”
2021.05.24
AJI Advanced Support for Academic Writing in English will start in July! Participation is easier this year since instruction will be online.
2021.05.14
The 29th AJI Frontier Seminar on the “Measuring the Impact of Built-environment in Urban Areas on Location Affordability: A Case Study of Rawalpindi-Islamabad, Pakistan”
2021.05.14
The Multi-layered Dialogue between the Muslim Society and East Asian Cultures
2021.04.27
The 30th AJI Frontier Seminar on the “Adapting to Rapid Global Changes: Redefining Agricultural Commodities through Specialty Product Approach”
2021.04.16
An international symposium to celebrate the fifth anniversary of the Asia-Japan Research Institute was conducted online
2021.03.30
Video Record of International Symposium on "Food and Agriculture: Beyond the Pandemic," is now on YouTube!
2021.03.25
The second book of AJI Books series is just published: Asia and Japan Today (1): Researchers' Essays at the Arrival of a New COVID Era, Editors: Ammar Khashan and Ayaka Kuroda
2021.03.19
2nd International Colloquium on Asian Paths of Civilization and Development
2021.03.01
International Symposium Online, based on cooperation agreement between Ritsumeikan University and Northwestern University Food and Agriculture beyond the Pandemic
2021.02.16
The 5th Anniversary International Symposium of Asia-Japan Research at Ritsumeikan University Asia, Japan, and the Global Society: Developing Research through Cross-Border Academic Collaboration
2021.01.25
A new series, AJI Books, has been launched online! The first book is: Asia and Japan: Perspectives of History
2021.01.20
The 27th AJI Frontier Seminar on “Revisiting Historical Relations between Islam and Europe: From the Perspective the Ottoman Empire and Contemporary Turkey”
2021.01.13
Researchers from Asia-Japan Institute Participated in the 18th Asia-Pacific Conference
2020.12.21
The 26th AJI Frontier Seminar on the “The Appreciation and Research of Chinese Ci Poetry in Japan”
2020.11.19
Asia-Japan Today: Researchers’ Essays, No.11 “Life between Searching for the Classic in the Cyber Space and Going to the Field: My Studies on Islamic Economics in the Middle East and Southeast Asia” has been released!
2020.11.19
The 25th AJI Frontier Seminar on “A Preliminary Study on the Development of the Dairy Industry and Women's Labor in India: Focusing on the Women's Dairy Cooperative Association”
2020.11.18
The “Gulf Symposium” was held on “The Fluctuating Gulf Situations and Japan: Visions of an Era of Crises”
2020.11.18
The entire video record of the “Gulf Symposium” is now uploaded!
2020.11.01
The 24th AJI Frontier Seminar on “Envision of a Climate Change Countermeasures from Farmland: Strategies and Policies of Agricultural Cooperatives in Sumatra, Indonesia”
2020.10.30
Two Brief Research Reports have been released in Asia-Japan Research Academic Bulletin.
2020.10.30
The 23rd AJI Frontier Seminar on “Reconstructing the Lives of Syrian Refugees in Europe: With Special Attention to the Differences between Refugees and Migrants”
2020.10.16
The 5th AJI Interdisciplinary Seminar: “Understanding Regionalism and Japan from the Perspective of International Politics: Asian Regionalism as a Legacy of Pan-Asianism”
2020.10.16
The second volume of AJI Journal has been released online!
2020.09.29
The 22nd AJI Frontier Seminar on " The Rise of Halal Branding and the Shariah Rules as Normative Values in Muslims' Daily Lives"
2020.07.31
Asia-Japan Today: Researchers’ Essays, No.10 “Contemporary Middle East Studies under the COVID-19 Crisis: Countermeasures to the “Field Survey”” has been released!
2020.07.30
20th AJI Research Frontline Seminar on " Peasants and Activists in Contemporary Indonesia: Between Countermovement and Market Accommodation”
2020.07.30
19th AJI Research Frontline Seminar on "Can Maps Help to Promote Better Understanding of a Community’s Disaster Evacuation Plan?”
2020.07.30
21st AJI Research Frontline Seminar on "A Study on The Competitiveness of Indonesian Post-mining Cities as Tourist Destinations”
2020.07.30
The 4th AJI Interdisciplinary Seminar: “Dynamics of Identity of Migration/Refugees in the Muslim Society in the Southern Philippines”
2020.07.26
The 3rd AJI Interdisciplinary Seminar: “Reconsidering the Regional History of Middle Eastern Islam from Studying the Historiographies of Universal History”
2020.07.15
Asia-Japan Today: Researchers’ Essays, No.9 “Reformulating Religious Tourism after COVI-19: Reflections on Area Studies from the Perspective of Mobility ” has been released!
2020.07.09
Asia-Japan Today: Researchers’ Essays, No.8 “The Joy of Reading Personal Histories from the Primary Sources: Encounters during My Research on Islamic Thinkers in Egypt.” has been released!
2020.06.30
18th AJI Research Frontline Seminar on "The Role of Zakat Funds in Increasing Human Capital: Sustaining Islamic Education in Malaysia"
2020.06.26
The 2nd AJI Interdisciplinary Seminar: “Diaspora as a Way: Humanities Knowledge to Resist Stronger Nations and Borders”
2020.06.25
The 17th AJI Frontier Seminar on the “Diaspora Minorities in Asia and Their Identities: With Special Reference to the Koryo Saram (Korean Community) in Kazakhstan”
2020.06.24
Asia-Japan Today: Researchers’ Essays, No.7 “What can COVID19 Imply for Nuclear-Armed North Korea?” has been released!
2020.06.17
Asia-Japan Today: Researchers’ Essays, No.6 “A New Mode of Jihad and Martyrdom in Iran: The Battle against Covid-19” has been released!
2020.06.10
Asia-Japan Today: Researchers' Essays, No.5 "Living between Pakistan and Japan: The Struggles of an Area Studies Researcher and a Working Mother" has been released!
2020.06.04
Call for Papers for Vol.3 of AJI Journal
2020.06.03
Asia-Japan Today: Researchers' Essays, No.4 ”In Order to Stay Connected to the World: As a Korean Diaspora Researcher”
2020.05.27
Asia-Japan Today: Researchers' Essays, No.3 ”Field Science in the Corona Era: Through Intimate Ties with Farmers in Indonesia”has been released!
2020.05.20
AJI Advanced Support for Academic Writing in English will start in July! Participation is easier this year since instruction will be online.
2020.05.20
Asia-Japan Today: Researchers' Essays, No.2 "Even Globalized, the World is Uneven: The Pandemic and Area Studies" has been released!
2020.05.13
New Series has started! Asia-Japan Today: Researchers' Essays
2020.05.12
New "AJI Interdisciplinary Seminar" launched: "Issues and Prospects of Researchers in the Corona Crisis Era"
2020.04.27
The 16th AJI Frontier Seminar on "Visions and Policy Ideas in Islamic Economics: A Survey of Recent Studies on Economic Development in Malaysia”
2020.03.01
The 14th AJI Frontier Seminar on "The Traditional Role of Zakat and its Adaptation to a Modern Institution in Contemporary Indonesia”
2020.03.01
The award ceremony for the first issue of the AJI Journal was held!
2020.03.01
The 15th AJI Frontier Seminar on "State-sponsored Legal Aid System and the way towards the enhancement of its implementation in Myanmar”
2020.02.29
The 13th AJI Frontier Seminar on " Making Global Governing Norms: The League of Nations, INGOs, and Experts across Empires in Asia”
2020.02.10
The 12th AJI Frontier Seminar on the "Significance and Prospects of Waqf Research in Modern Islamic Economics: Focusing on Classical Theory and New Developments in Malaysia”
2020.02.09
The 11th AJI Frontier Research Seminar on “Housing Relocation to Rusunawa: Do Low-come Households Agree with the Idea of a Compact City?”
2020.02.06
10th AJI Research Frontline Seminar on “Towards Redefining Human Society by Applying Nakamura Yujiro's Philosophy of the 'Rhythm' Under the title of “Critiques of Social Divides Today”
2020.02.05
9th AJI Research Frontline Seminar on “The Great Nepal Earthquake of 2015: Responses of People, Migrants and the State”
2020.02.03
8th AJI Research Frontline Seminar on “The Theoretical Basis and Reality of Regional Industrial Policy: A Case Study on The Textile Industry of Kurashiki City, Okayama Prefecture”
2019.11.27
A new online bulletin has been released!
2019.10.23
7th AJI Research Frontline Seminar on “The Voices of the Silent Muslim Majority: A Study of the Role of Moderate Islamic Thinkers”
2019.10.11
6th AJI Research Frontline Seminar on “The Ethics of Self-realization in the South Korean Video Game Industry”
2019.09.11
5th AJI Research Frontline Seminar on "Collective Ijtihad in Islamic Law as an Instrument for Trans-border Consensus Making: Research Prospects"
2019.08.07
On special features in the Journal
2019.08.07
Director’s Interview with Professor Tsutomu Kanayama, Dean of the College of Global Liberal Arts (GLA)
2019.08.07
Call for Research Papers for the Second Volume
2019.07.31
The first volume of AJI Journal has been released online!
2019.07.17
4th AJI Research Frontline Seminar on “Analyzing the Advancement of Nuclear Weapons under the Kim Jong Un Regime and the Situation after the Hanoi Summit”
2019.07.03
Members of the Institute Academic Year 2019
2019.06.19
3rd AJI Frontier Seminar held on "The New Face of Waqf in Contemporary Muslim Society: How Islamic Economics is Benefiting Social Welfare in Malaysia"
2019.06.10
AJI Advance Support for Academic Writing in English will start in three weeks. Please apply now if you are interested!
2019.06.10
Professor Brewer talks about the support program (Director’s Interview).
2019.06.07
New English Digital Bulletin, Asia-Japan Research Bulletin, will be inaugurated in October 2019. Please send your papers!
2019.06.06
The Second AJI Frontier Seminar was held entitled: An Embodied Semiotic Approach to Communication Space in the Contemporary Information Society
2019.06.05
Chancellor Nakatani Pronounces an Encouragement for the AJI
2019.06.04
AJI Frontier Seminars have Started. The first meeting was held on the Tea Industry in Asia
2023.03.31
