Japanese Studies Projects Grant

School of Languages, Literatures, Cultures and Linguistics
Monash University
October 30 – November 2, 2024

31st Japanese Korean linguistics conference 2024
The Japanese/Korean Linguistics Conference (JK) is a long-running international conference attracting high calibre academic research relevant to one or both languages. Areas include phonology, phonetics, morphology, syntax, semantics, historical linguistics, discourse analysis, sociolinguistics, pragmatics, and sign languages within Japanese and Korean.

For further details, see 31st Japanese/Korean Linguistics Conference 2024 webpage.

Japan Institute
Australian National University
September 7, 2022

Japan Update 2022
Japan Update is the flagship annual conference of the Australia-Japan Research Centre (AJRC), in the Crawford School of Public Policy, and the Japan Institute at The Australian National University. Japan Update 2022 will bring together experts from Australia and Japan to provide insights into Japan’s social, political and economic challenges and opportunities beyond COVID-19. This event was held in-person and live streamed on YouTube.

For further details, see the Japan Update 2022 webpage.

Japan Institute
Australian National University
September 8, 2021

Japan Update 2021
Japan Update is the flagship annual conference of the Australia-Japan Research Centre (AJRC), in the Crawford School of Public Policy, and the Japan Institute at The Australian National University. Japan Update 2021 will bring together experts from Australia, Japan and the region to focus on the impact of COVID-19 on Japanese society and prospects for recovery, governance challenges and science, defence and technology issues. A hybrid format is planned for the conference, with participation open to in-person and online audiences.

For further details, see the Japan Update 2021 webpage.

Asia Institute
University of Melbourne
September 17-19, 2018

International Conference on New Frontiers in Japanese Studies

This conference will be a kickoff conference for the Modern Japanese Studies Consortium – a new academic initiative aimed at institutionalizing a global research hub in Japanese Studies at the University of Melbourne in Australia. Japanese Studies scholarship is nowadays successfully spreading globally. Along with the United States, Australia has been playing a significant role in producing unique Japanese Studies scholarship. Australian scholarship in Japanese Studies tends to be very interdisciplinary, shedding light on diversities in society and culture. The Consortium will help improve new collaborative international research in Japanese Studies and expand student exchange opportunities. Our efforts also include a link to emerging places and scholars of Japanese Studies in the Asia Pacific region. We will integrate multiple perspectives on Japanese society into the scholarship. We believe our efforts will result in pushing the existing boundaries of scholarship forward and exploring a new frontier, and the conference will be a starting point for creating this dialogue on future scholarship.

OUTCOMES

Academic publications:
Ogawa, A. & Seaton, P. (eds). 2020. New Frontiers in Japanese Studies. London: Routledge.
https://www.routledge.com/New-Frontiers-in-Japanese-Studies/Ogawa-Seaton/p/book/9780367406806

Japan Institute
Australian National University
September 6, 2017

Japan Update: Peak Japan
This project brings speakers to the Australian National University to participate in a themed panel discussion that forms the centerpiece of the annual Japan Update conference, alongside regular panels on politics, foreign policy and the economy. The Japan Update conference is an important event that aims to increase the understanding in Australia of major issues in Japan. It provides an opportunity each year for an audience of academics, policymakers and business people to come together to hear thought-provoking speakers and to engage in an exchange of ideas about the future of Australia-Japan relations. The conference takes place on a single day in Canberra with related activities in other cities. It brings prestigious international speakers to Australia and forges new relationships between specialists and generalists with an interest in Japan. These relationships continue to support the development of Japanese studies in Australia after the conference is over. At the 2018 conference, the panel will address the topic of demographic change.

Japan Institute
Australian National University
September 6, 2017

Japan Update: Innovation in Japan
This project brings speakers to the Australian National University to participate in a panel discussion that forms the centerpiece of the annual Japan Update conference. The Japan Update conference is an important event that highlights major issues that are of concern in Japan and that impact Australia. It provides an opportunity each year for an audience of academics, policymakers and business people to come together to hear thought-provoking speakers and to engage in an exchange of ideas about the future of Australia-Japan relations. The conference takes place on a single day in Canberra with related activities in other cities. It brings prestigious international speakers to Australia and forges new relationships between specialists and generalists with an interest in Japan. These relationships continue to support the development of Japanese studies in Australia after the conference is over. At the 2017 conference, the panel will address the topic of innovation.