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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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2026-09-23 ~2026-10-04: Exhibition "Lives and Culture in Iran Seen in Photos and Picture Books" 101 : Exhibition Room, ILCAA

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2026-09-27: Iranian Culture Workshop “Let's Enjoy an Iranian Picture Book in Persian” 405 : Commons Lab., 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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Monthly Photos September 2026 : Bawo: A Board Game That Makes You Lose Track of Time

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Events

  • TUFiSCo
  • Public Lectures
  • Workshop/ Seminar/ Symposium

Date:2026/09/15(Tue) ~ 09/30(Wed) 10:00-18:00 Venue:Galleria, Research and Lecture Building, Tokyo University of Foreign Studies

Photographic Exhibition "Interacting with Local Society: A Dialogue with Photographer Fusayoshi Kai"

  • Workshop/ Seminar/ Symposium

Date:2026/09/22(Tue) 13:00-16:05 Venue:Seminar Room, Asian Center, UP-Diliman

“Inter-Regional Human Mobility in the Era of Geopolitical and Social Uncertainties: A Symposium”

  • Workshop/ Seminar/ Symposium

Date:2026/09/22(Tue) 10:00-16:00 Venue:Sendai Engeki Kobo 10-Box, box-1

Sign Language Interpretation and Captions Included: “Exploring the Body, Observing the Self”—Community Dance Workshop Without Music

  • TUFiSCo
  • Exhibition

Date:2026/09/23(Wed) ~ 10/04(Sun) 11:00-17:00 Venue:101 : Exhibition Room, ILCAA

Exhibition "Lives and Culture in Iran Seen in Photos and Picture Books"

  • TUFiSCo
  • Workshop/ Seminar/ Symposium

Date:2026/09/24(Thu) 15:00-16:30 Venue:Online/405 : Commons Lab., ILCAA

Commons Café: Opening the Humanities to Society — Learning from De-Silo’s Practice

  • TUFiSCo
  • Workshop/ Seminar/ Symposium

Date:2026/09/26(Sat) 09:30-16:30 Venue:Toki Koryu Kaikan Main Hall

Chikyu Tankentai 2026 × 51st Ring Seminar "Sing and Dance! What You Can See from the Baka Forest"

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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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