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The Research Institute for Languages and Cultures of Asia and Africa (ILCAA) is a joint research center attached to the Tokyo University of Foreign Studies. It conducts research activities in Asia and Africa under the following three missions.

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Chicha de jora, fermented drink of sprouted corn

News

2026-2027 Joint-use and joint research projects (joint research by foreign guests) are being solicited.

Events

Public Lecture “What Israel’s impunity tells us about the world” by Dr. Yakov Rabkin

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Assistant Professor Naoki UETA was awarded the Outstanding Presentation Award at the 38th Annual Meeting of the Phonetic Society of Japan.

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Events

  • Workshop/ Seminar/ Symposium

Date:2025/11/08(Sat) 15:00-17:00 Venue:Online/Seminar Room 3, Hongo Satellite, Tokyo University of Foreign Studies

Seminar “After the Revolutions: Charting Women’s Activism in the Arab World”

  • Workshop/ Seminar/ Symposium
  • Educational Traning

Date:2025/11/10(Mon) 13:00-15:00 Venue:301 : Seminar Room, ILCAA

Workshop “Researching (Post) Conflict-Affected Settings in the Middle East”

  • Workshop/ Seminar/ Symposium

Date:2025/11/11(Tue) 16:30-18:00 Venue:Online/403 Hall, Slavic-Eurasian Research Center, Hokkaido University

Survival Strategy Study Special Lecture

  • TUFiSCo
  • Workshop/ Seminar/ Symposium

Date:2025/11/15(Sat) 13:30-16:30 Venue:303 : Large Conference Room, ILCAA

TUFiSCo workshop "Bringing Field Research to the Public through Workshops"

  • Workshop/ Seminar/ Symposium

Date:2025/11/15(Sat) 18:30-20:30 Venue:Online/Sanjo Conference Hall, The University of Tokyo

Public Lecture “What Israel’s impunity tells us about the world” by Dr. Yakov Rabkin

  • Workshop/ Seminar/ Symposium

Date:2025/11/16(Sun) 13:00-18:30 Venue:303 : Large Conference Room, ILCAA

Symposium “Encounters with Death: The World Unveiled through Affective Fieldwork”

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Core Projects

言語学
Describing and documenting language dynamics in Asia and Africa: Toward a deeper understanding of the languages and cultures of people living in Asia and Africa
人類学
Anthropological Explorations into Sociality: Transcultural Situations and Mechanisms of Tolerance/Intolerance
歴史学・地域研究
Field Archiving of "Memory": Understanding the Dynamics of Symbiotic Societies Connected by Islam

Pickup Publications

2025.07.10

Toda DictionaryPeri Bhaskararao (author); Masato Kobayashi (ed.)

2025.06.30

Pupulu In Daek Klapa: Two Folktales from BolokYanti, Dominikus Tauk, Asako Shiohara (eds.)

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Research Projects

ILCAA Joint Research Projects, conducted by the staff members of the Institute and external researchers, constitute the core of research activities at ILCAA as an international research center.

Joint Research Group is a new framework launched in 2019 to foster incipient research projects based on new creative ideas.

In order to conduct research on the languages and cultures of Asia and Africa, the staff of ILCAA apply for various external funds, such as Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (KAKENHI) and other research grants by private organizations.

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