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British Association for Japanese Studies

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The British Association for Japanese Studies , BAJS , is an association at Essex University in the United Kingdom, whose aim is to promote studies in Japan. Founded in 1974, the organisation is a member of the Japan Library Group and hands out the annual Morris Memorial Award. It is principally sponsored by Toshiba [1] and the Japan Foundation. [2] Japan Forum is the official journal of the BJS. [3] References ^ "International Foundation - Corporate Citizenship". Toshiba. Archived from the original on 2013-10-31 . Retrieved 2013-06-18 .   ^ "The Japan Foundation > Main Activities > Japanese Studies and Intellectual Exchange > Topics > Associations & Institutions". Jpf.go.jp. Archived from the original on 2012-03-20 . Retrieved 2013-06-18 .   ^ "Publications". Bajs.org.uk.   External links Official website This article about an organization or organization-related topic in Japan is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. v t e T...

European Association for Japanese Studies

The European Association for Japanese Studies ( EAJS or ヨーロッパ日本研究協会  ヨーロッパにほんけんきゅうきょうかい) was established in 1973 by European scholars in order to facilitate academic exchange in the field of Japanese studies within Europe. Since 1976 conferences have been organised almost every three years. All the activities of EAJS are mainly supported by the Japan Foundation, the Toshiba International Foundation, as well as some private funds. Contents 1 Sections 2 Conferences 3 Current president 4 Past presidents 5 Notes 6 External links Sections Each conference is divided into specialist sections with convenors for each one. For 2011 the ten sections were: [1] Urban and Environmental Studies Language and Linguistics Literature Visual and Performing Arts Anthropology and Sociology Economics, Business and Political Economy History Religion and History of Ideas Politics and International Relations Translating and Teaching Japanese Conferences 2017, Lisbon / Portugal 2014, Ljubljana / Slovenia...

International Research Center for Japanese Studies

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Building of Nichibunken The International Research Center for Japanese Studies ( 国際日本文化研究センター , Kokusai Nihon Bunka Kenkyū Sentā ) , or Nichibunken (日文研), is an inter-university research institute in Kyoto. Along with the National Institute of Japanese Literature, the National Museum of Japanese History, and the National Museum of Ethnology, it is one of the National Institutes for the Humanities. The center is devoted to research related to Japanese culture. Contents 1 History of the Center 2 Criticisms of the Center 3 The Nichibunken Library 4 Publications 5 Databases 6 See also 7 References 8 External links History of the Center The official origins of the institute are traced to an early study carried out by the Japanese Ministry of Education, Science, and Culture in 1982 on "methods of comprehensive research on Japanese culture". After surveying the field of Japanese studies for several years, the ministry, under the administration of Prime Minister Nakasone Y...