CLOSED – Call for Applications: Toshiba International Foundation Fellowships 2025/26

The Toshiba International Foundation (TIFO) Fellowship program, administered in partnership with the European Association for Japanese Studies (EAJS), supports doctoral candidates conducting research in Japan. Applications will be reviewed by the EAJS Council. Important Dates: To apply, please visit the application portal https://forms.gle/zX9nmTyv9w5k91pP8. Program Overview: The TIFO Fellowship enables Ph.D. candidates to conduct research in […]
Call for Applications: 21st EAJS Workshop for Doctoral Students

21st EAJS Workshop for Doctoral Students Venue: Sapienza University of Rome, Italy Date: 27–29 August 2025 Project director: Prof. Dr. Stefano Romagnoli (Sapienza University) Language for applications and during the workshop: English Application deadline: 15 January 2025 To apply please visit our application portal. The European Association for Japanese Studies (EAJS) invites doctoral […]
4th Publication Workshop

Berlin, Germany, 09 October -12 October 2024 Organized by Verena Blechinger-Talcott & Urs Matthias Zachmann (Freie Universitaet Berlin) Workshop Schedule Report by Organizer Reports by Ph.D. Students
2024 TIFO Fellows

Federica Cidale Palacky University Olomouc Title of thesis: Securitization of Cyber Technologies in Japan Kristina Ivanova Sofia University Title of thesis: Language specifics in Kenji Miyazawa’s works Nicolas Stassar Freie Universität Berlin Title of thesis: Trying the Enemy – Punishment and Justice against Japanese-kept Allied Prisoners of War 1894-1945 Sally Edmonson University of Oxford Nissan Institute […]
20th EAJS PhD Workshop at Sofia University, 25-28 June 2024

Organized by Gergana Petkova 20 doctoral students and 5 advisers Workshop program Participants’ Reports Report by Project Director
2023 TIFO Fellows

The TIFO Fellowship program aims at enabling Ph.D. candidates to pursue research in Japan for their ongoing Ph.D. projects.
19th EAJS PhD Workshop at KU Leuven, 14-17 August 2023

Organized by Prof. Dr. Jan Schmidt 20 doctoral students and 5 advisers Workshop Program Participants’ Reports Report by Project Director
3rd Publication Workshop

Held in Zürich, Switzerland
Dr. Takahiro YAMAMOTO
(Heidelberg University) (click here for the essay)
Sarah STARK
(Gent University) (click here for the essay)