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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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Monthly Photos Mar 2026 : Typing the Mongolian Script

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Introducing New Staff Vol.88 : Qin XU

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Events

  • Workshop/ Seminar/ Symposium

Date:2026/03/10(Tue) ~ 03/13(Fri) 11:00-18:00
2026/03/14(Sat) ~ 03/15(Sun) 11:00-19:00
2026/03/17(Tue) ~ 03/19(Thu) 11:00-18:00
2026/03/20(Fri) ~ 03/22(Sun) 11:00-19:00
Venue:Tokyo Polytechnic University, Nakano Campus, Building 6 (1F, 2F, B1F)

Speaking the Unspeakable: 15 Years of Dialogue on Okawa Elementary School

  • Joint Research Projects
  • Workshop/ Seminar/ Symposium

Date:2026/03/24(Tue) 14:00-18:00
2026/03/25(Wed) 13:00-17:45
2026/03/26(Thu) 13:00-18:00
Venue:Online/304 : Multimedia Conference Room, ILCAA

International Symposium: Diachronic Perspectives on Language Description and Typology in Bantu

  • Joint Research Projects

Date:2026/03/27(Fri) 13:30-19:00 Venue:302 : Small Conference Room, ILCAA

"Cultural Heritage Archiving of Historic Cairo and its Practical Use for Research and Education " the 4th meeting AY2025

  • Workshop/ Seminar/ Symposium

Date:2026/03/28(Sat) 10:00-18:00 Venue:International Christian University @ Room DH-203/204

Dialogue on Linguistic Fieldwork in Africa

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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

2026.01.31

Kachin Folktale no.151~193Keita Kurabe, Kachin Orature Project、Shawanang

2025.12.05

Śāntideva’s Bodhicaryāvatāra in Tangut Translation Volume 2Kirill Solonin, Shintaro Arakawa

2025.11.01

Navader al-VaqayeʿAhmad Danesh Bukharaʾi (auth.), Mohammad Karim Eshragh, Touraj Atabaki (eds.)

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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