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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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Introducing New Staff Vol.97 : Shoko MORI(Research Associate, April 2026)

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Introducing New Staff Vol.93 : Hideaki HAYAKAWA(Assistant Professor, April 2026)

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Monthly Photos June 2026 : Beirut during the World Cup

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Intensive Language Courses (ILC) 2026

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Events

  • TUFiSCo
  • Public Lectures
  • Workshop/ Seminar/ Symposium

Date:2026/06/13(Sat) ~ 06/21(Sun) 11:00-18:00 Venue:Under-the-Track Warehouse Space Address: 2-36 Asagayaminami, Suginami-ku, Tokyo 6 minutes on

Anthro × Art Koenji 2026: Nine Days Exploring Anthropological Expression

  • J-Peaks
  • Workshop/ Seminar/ Symposium

Date:2026/06/14(Sun) 13:30-18:00 Venue:Online/304 : Multimedia Conference Room, ILCAA

J-Peaks Research Project “Cattle farming and water supply in the Modern era” 2nd meeting

  • Public Lectures
  • Workshop/ Seminar/ Symposium

Date:2026/06/15(Mon) 16:00-18:00 Venue:Room 227, Research and Lecture Building

Animating Resistance: The Visualization of Palestinian Voices in Gauze

  • Workshop/ Seminar/ Symposium

Date:2026/06/18(Thu) 15:00-16:30 Venue:Online/304 : Multimedia Conference Room, ILCAA

ILCAA Forum (A Talk by Nico Nassenstein)

  • TUFiSCo
  • Workshop/ Seminar/ Symposium

Date:2026/06/19(Fri) 13:00-17:30 Venue:303 : Large Conference Room, ILCAA

Donation Ceremony of the Ogawa–Asai–Tsuchida Materials to the National Central Library

  • TUFiSCo
  • Workshop/ Seminar/ Symposium

Date:2026/06/25(Thu) 15:00-16:00 Venue:Online/405 : Commons Lab., ILCAA

Building Commons from the Field: From a Ghanaian Sign-Painting Workshop to Expressive Practices, Exhibition Making, and Social Collaboration

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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

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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