Media Appearances
Professor Emeritus Jun’ichi ODA, an ILCAA Research Fellow, was featured in a scientific journal in France.
In an article titled "The Philology of Monsters," (https://www.epsiloon.com/tous-les-numeros/n47/la_phylogenetique_des_monstres/) published in the March 2025 issue of the French journal Epsiloon, Professor Emeritus Jun’ichi ODA was recognized as a pioneer for being the first to apply evolutionary phylogenetic analysis tools from information biology to the study of mythology and tales.
Research activities of Taichi KURONUMA, Assistant Professor at ILCAA, were introduced on the official X account of the Ministry of Heritage and Tourism, Sultanate of Oman.
Research activities of Yui KANDA, Project Assistant Professor at ILCAA, were introduced on the Persian websites in Iran.
An interview with Associate Professor Yukako YOSHIDA was featured on NHK World Japan
NHK World Japan (radio) introduced the activities in Japan of Mr. Ciaaattt, a Balinese entertainer invited by Associate Professor Yukako Yoshida, in the Indonesian language program "Halo dari Tokyo". The article featured a workshop on kecak and voice gamelan as well as the performance & mini-lecture "Let's Enjoy Balinese Music and Musical Drama” held at TUFS. Interviews with Mr. Ciaaattt and with Dr. Yoshida are also included.
For details, please see here. You can listen to the program until around December 24, 2023.
A video of Prof. Hidemitsu KUROKI’s lecture on the Ukraine War was released.
A video of the lecture given by Professor Hidemitsu KUROKI at the UBRJ/EES Seminar "The Ukraine War from the Perspective of the Middle East" hosted by the East Eurasian Studies at the Slavic Eurasian Research Centre, Hokkaido University on October 24th, 2023 is now available. The lecture of Prof. KUROKI is available via this link here (YouTube). (Sorry, this video is only available in Japanese)
An ILCAA's publication has been featured on the website of an academic publisher in Iran.
The website of Miras-e Maktub, a prestigious academic publisher in Iran, introduces Mohammad Ja'far Jonabadi, Imperial Astronomical Calendar of Iran during the Safavid Era, edited by Mansur Sefatgol (Studia Culturae Islamicae 117), published by ILCAA in 2022.
The Islamic Encyclopedia Centre (October 2nd, 2023), Iran Book News website also introduce it in detail.
An article about the international workshop organized by Professor Ikuya TOKORO has been published in the Manila Shimbun.
An article regarding the international workshop co-organized by Professor Ikuya TOKORO in collaboration with the University of the Philippines' Asian Studies Center was published in the Manila Shimbun on September 14, 2023.
An interview with Associate Professor Wakana SHIINO was published in the Asahi Shimbun.
An interview with Associate Professor Wakana SHIINO was published in the Asahi Shimbun Digital on April 3, 2023.
Asahi Shimbun (only available in Japanese text) (for paid members)
A video of the 17th Tokyo-4Univ. Lecture was released.
A video of online lectures of the 17th Tokyo-4Univ. Lecture, where Associate Professor Keita KURABE gave a presentation, was released. This event, organized by the Union of four universities in Tokyo consisting of Tokyo Medical and Dental University, Tokyo University of Foreign Studies, Tokyo Institute of Technology, and Hitotsubashi University, was held on October 29th, 2022.
The lecture of Prof. KURABE is available via this link here.
An interview with Associate Professor Keita KURABE was published in the Asahi Shimbun.
An interview with Associate Professor Keita KURABE was published in the Asahi Shimbun Digital on September 22, 2022. An article on the same subject was also published in the morning edition of Asahi Shimbun on September 22, 2022.
Asahi Shimbun (in Japanese)(for paid members)A video of a lecture by Assistant Professor Wakako KUMAKURA is now available on the 'SUGUWAKA Academia' developed by the Council of Joint Usage/Research Centers in National Universities
You got it! “What is “Waqf”?”, a video of a lecture by Assistant Professor Wakako KUMAKURA is now available on the 'SUGUWAKA Academia' developed by the Council of Joint Usage/Research Centers in National Universities. This programme brings the cutting edge of academia to the public and students, with each of the Joint-usage/ research Institutes located at national universities across Japan.
The lecture of Prof. KUMAKURA is available via this link here.
A video of the 16th Tokyo-4Univ. Lecture was released.
A video of online lectures of the 16th Tokyo-4Univ. Lecture, where Associate Professor Yukako YOSHIDA gave a presentation, was released. This event, organized by the Union of four universities in Tokyo consisting of Tokyo Medical and Dental University, Tokyo University of Foreign Studies, Tokyo Institute of Technology, and Hitotsubashi University, was held in November 6th, 2021.
The lecture of Prof. YOSHIDA is available via this link here.
“Mirai Book – Gakumon-Daigaku Navi” has published a page introducing Associate Professor Hiroki ISHIKAWAʼs research.
A page introducing Associate Professor Hiroki ISHIKAWAʼs research has been published in the section “Letʼs Change the World through Research like This – A Visit to a Laboratory” of “Mirai Book – Gakumon-Daigaku Navi.” “Mirai Book” is a website developed by the Cabinet Office and Kawaijuku as part of a project of the Council for Science, Technology and Innovation. The site is designed to help the general public, including junior and senior high school students, understand what kind of research is being conducted in each academic field, how it is connected to society, and how it attempts to change society.
An interview with Professor Izumi Hoshi appeared in the Asahi Shimbun.
An interview with Prof. Izumi HOSHI appeared in the Asahi Shimbun "Gogaku no Tobira (Door to Foreign Languages)" on December 5, 2021. The same article was also published in the morning edition of Asahi Shimbun on December 15, 2021.
Asahi Shimbun (in Japanese) (for paid members)Asahi Shimbun (in Japanese)
News about the cross-appointment agreement between ILCAA, TUFS and SRC, Hokkaido University was reported on STV.
ILCAA has concluded an agreement on cross-appointment with the Slavic Eurasian Research Center (SRC), Hokkaido University. Based on this agreement, Sapporo Television Broadcasting (STV) reported the appointment of Professor Hidemitsu KUROKI (ILCAA) to SRC.
Please click the link here to see the report. (Sorry, the news was reported only in Japanese)
Associate Prof. Shintaro ARAKAWA appeared on the TV program by TOKYO MX.
Associate Professor Shintaro Arakawa appeared TOKYO MX TV program “Goji ni muchu!” broadcast on October 14, 2021. In the program (the section titled “Tsuiseki! (Research!)”), he talked about Tangut script with some flip boards on which he wrote samples by hand.
Flip used in the program.
It is a translation of “Goji ni muchu! (Title of the program)”.
Prof. Izumi Hoshi appeared on the radio program by TBS.
Professor Izumi Hoshi remotely attended TBS radio program "After 6 Junction” （https://www.tbsradio.jp/a6j/） broadcast on March 2, 2021. In the program, she talked about the present of Tibetan literature, focusing on the book “White Crane, Lend Me Your Wings: A Tibetan Tale of Love and War” (Tsewang Yishey Pemba, Translated in Japanese by Izumi Hoshi, 2020, ILCAA/Shoshikankanbou), published as an outcome of ILCAA Core Research Project Linguistic Dynamics Science 3 (LingDy3).
The past programs can be heard on the application “TBS Radio Cloud”.
The book “White Crane, Lend Me Your Wings: A Tibetan Tale of Love and War” are is introduced through various media. Please check this linked page.
Publication of an article associated with our past exhibition “Mask Migrations” held in 2020
An article on mask cultures of Middle Eastern women associated with our exhibition “Mask Migrations: Untold Stories of Women in the Arabian-Persian Gulf” (held in September–October 2020) was published with the title of “‘Mustache-shaped’ mask is a sign of being a lady — world of Middle Eastern women covered with veil” as one of feature articles “The world changing with masks” in the February 2021 issue of “GLOBE+” of Asahi Shimbun. The published article includes the photographs of Manami GOTO (JSPS Research Fellow/ILCAA), who participated in the planning and management of the exhibition.
The feature articles in the February 2021 issue of “GLOBE+” of Asahi Shimbun are reedited and available via the following links:
The Asahi Shimbun Globe+: Mustache-shaped mask means “I’m married, stay away from me” — interview with Middle Eastern women on “covering their faces”The Asahi Shimbun Globe+: Women continue to put masks even though it is said to be “outdated” — the profound world of mask culture in the Middle East
A video of Associate Professor Hiroki ISHIKAWA introducing his research to high school students was released.
A video of the presentation “Thinking about the World in Terms of African History”, made by Associate Professor Hiroki ISHIKAWA at the request of Kawai-juku, is now showing. This presentation, made as one of the activities relating to our past Core Project “Pluralistic World Understanding based on African Studies” completed in 2015, was made for the event “For Learning about Attractive Features of Advanced Research — Super Presentation by Advanced Researchers” organized by Kawai-juku Mirai-Bu-Plus at Tama Senior High School, Kanagawa, on November 27th, 2018. The video is currently introduced as one of the video series “Make a Trip to the Academic World” , in the special project “Beyond Coronavirus — Emergency Cheering Project for Junior and Senior High School Students” produced by Mirai-Bu-Plus.
The presentation by Associate Prof. Ishikawa is available viathe following link.
Articles on the Public Exhibition “The World of Sibe Calligraphy: Collected Works of Getuken” was published in Japanese newspapers
Getuken, the featured Sibe Calligrapher in the public exhibition “The World of Sibe Calligraphy: Collected Works of Getuken” held at ILCAA, was interviewed by two newspapers (Yomiuri Shimbun and Asahi Shimbun) and articles on the exhibition were published in both papers. A video clip of his demonstration is also published on the website of the Asahi Shimbun.
Yomiuri Shimbun (in Japanese)Asahi Shimbun (in Japanese)
Professor Hidemitsu Kuroki was interviewed by Serbian TV news programs
Three interviews in TV news programs, relating to the workshop “Lebanese, Yugoslavian, and Syrian Civil Wars and their Aftermath” sponsored by a project “Syrian Civil War in Comparison with Lebanese and Yugoslavian Civil Wars” (Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research, Japan Society for the Promotion of Science). The workshop was held on September 12, 2019, at the Institute of Contemporary History in Belgrade, Serbia, with cooperation of the institute.
Recorded: September 11, 2019 (On air: September 12, 2019) TANJUG (Serbian national news agency)
Predrag Markovic (Director of the Institute for Contemporary History), Tetsuya Sahara (Professor, Meiji University), Hidemitsu Kuroki (ILCAA)
Studio Live: September 13, 2019. RTS1(Channel 1, Serbian national TV station)
Recorded program (youtube)
Hidemitsu Kuroki (ILCAA), Tetsuya Sahara (Professor, Meiji University), Ali Kadri (Senior Fellow, National University of Singapore)
Studio Live: September 14, 2019. Novo Jutro (Serbian TV station)
Recorded program (youtube)
Predrag Markovic (Director of the Institute for Contemporary History), Hidemitsu Kuroki (ILCAA), Tetsuya Sahara (Professor, Meiji University)
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