Welcome to Japanese Studies

We provide funding for both organizations and individuals working in the field of Japanese Studies. We also support various conferences happening across the country as well as organizing regular events here at our London office. Please explore the pages listed in the navigation bar to the left in order to find out more.

For any enquiries relating to Japanese Studies, please contact

• Neil Cantwell, Programme Officer for Japanese Studies and Intellectual Exchange

Call for Proposals on the theme of: 
“International cooperation in disaster recovery and disaster prevention in global context”

The Great East Japan Earthquake on the March 11th and the subsequent accidents at the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plants have left Japan not only with serious damage but also renewed debate on such critical issues as disaster prevention, governance for nuclear safety, as well as energy policy. Thanks to the global media coverage and analysts’ detailed reports, the debate has garnered world-wide attention.

In response to these new circumstances, the Japan Foundation announces a request for proposals of bilateral or multi-lateral collaborative research projects and dialogue projects among researchers, experts, international exchange organizations, NGOs and NPOs on such themes as disaster prevention and disaster recovery.

Requested theme of projects:

“International cooperation in disaster recovery and disaster prevention in global context”

Please see examples of specific project ideas as follows;

- Analyses of Post-3/11 Japanese politics, economy, society and culture
- Roles of media in disaster reporting
- Inheritance and global sharing of disaster experience
-  Education and culture for disaster prevention
- Mental care for disaster victims (participation of disaster victims themselves preferred)

Please download the following Application form, as well as the accompanying instruction documents.

Application Form
Application Instruction
Application Instruction 2 

Submission deadline: September 30, 2011

Projects should commence on or after October 17,2011 and end before March 31,2012. If your project starts earlier than October 17,2011, please consult with your nearest JF office prior to the submission of your application.

* Applicants will be notified of the results of the screening in late October 2011 through the Foundation office to which the application was originally submitted. If you need to know the result earlier for special reasons, please contact the office to which you originally submitted your proposal.

* Please note that there is a possibility that the grant can be paid after the execution of the project, depending on how early the project will be executed.

Great Britain Sasakawa Foundation 'Keeping Japan on the Map' Conference

Please click here for further information about this Japanese Studies conference, which will be held at Birkbeck College on Friday 18th November 2011. Registration is already open and attendance is free - seating is limited so early registration is advised.