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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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2026-10-29: Introducing Useful Free Software (Part 2): “Bitwarden,” a free and open-source password manager 304 : Multimedia Conference Room, ILCAA

Events

2026-10-15: ILCAA Forum (a talk by Prof. Kenneth Van Bik) 304 : Multimedia Conference Room, ILCAA

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Call for 2027 Joint Research Proposals (Short-term stay) Document submission deadline: 2026-11-27(Fri)

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Events

  • Joint Research Projects

Date:2026/10/24(Sat) 15:00-17:00 Venue:Online/Hongo Satellite Campus, 4rd Floor Seminar Room

“Adaptation and Reorientation of Texts and its Actors in the Medieval and Early Modern Middle East”, the 1st meeting AY2026

  • TUFiSCo
  • Workshop/ Seminar/ Symposium

Date:2026/10/25(Sun) 13:00-16:00 Venue:Institute for Global Area Studies (Room 427 of Research and Lecture Bldg.), TUFS

Workshop: Rethinking Anthropological Practice through Dialogue with Local Research Assistants

  • IRC
  • Workshop/ Seminar/ Symposium

Date:2026/10/29(Thu) 12:10-12:50 Venue:Online/304 : Multimedia Conference Room, ILCAA

Introducing Useful Free Software (Part 2): “Bitwarden,” a free and open-source password manager

  • TUFiSCo
  • Public Lectures

Date:2026/10/30(Fri) 17:40-20:45 Venue:Large Lecture Hall (Room 115, tentative), Research and Lecture Building, Tokyo University of Foreign

Screening of the Ethnographic Film "Rhythms of Sodade" & Talk with the Director

  • TUFiSCo
  • Public Lectures

Date:2026/11/06(Fri) 14:00-16:30
2026/11/07(Sat) 09:30-17:00
Venue:405 : Commons Lab., ILCAA

Lingka Salon: Discover the Cultures of Tibet and the Himalayas

  • TUFiSCo
  • Workshop/ Seminar/ Symposium

Date:2026/11/07(Sat) 16:30-20:30 Venue:306 : Multimedia Seminar Room, ILCAA, 304 : Multimedia Conference Room, ILCAA

Artistic Exchange between India and Japan: Santiniketan as a Contact Zone of Intercultural Flows

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Core Projects

言語学
Description and Documentation of Language Dynamics in Asia and Africa: Toward a Deeper Understanding of the Languages and Cultures of the Region (DDDLing)
人類学
Anthropological Inquiry of Sociality: Dynamics of Tolerance/Intolerance in Transcultural Contexts
歴史学・地域研究
Field Archiving of Memory: Dynamics of Cooperation within the Islamic Society

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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