About

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.

  • Conducting collaborative research projects
  • Processing, editing, and disseminating data on the languages and cultures of Asia and Africa
  • Training junior scholars through joint research, workshops, and seminars

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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）

Monthly Photos

Monthly Photos June 2026 : Beirut during the World Cup

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Donation of the Ogawa–Asai–Tsuchida Materials to the National Central Library (Japanese)

Latest News

2026.06.01Essays

Monthly Photos June 2026 : Beirut during the World Cup

2026.05.29News

Call for Applications for Fieldnet Workshop (approx. 3 workshops per year)

2026.05.20News

Intensive Language Courses (ILC) 2026. In FY 2026, courses in Brahui and Nahuatl will be held in Tokyo. (*Entry must be completed by June 11, 2026, and all required documents must be uploaded by June 18, 2026. (in Japanese)）

2026.05.15News

Call for Applications for Fieldnet Lounge 2026-27 (Deadline: Wed 15 Jul 2026) (in Japanese)

2026.05.01News

Introducing New Staff Vol.98 : Tetsuro SUMIDA

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Events

  • Joint Research Projects
  • Workshop/ Seminar/ Symposium

Date:2026/06/29(Mon) 15:00-18:30 Venue:Online／301 : Seminar Room, ILCAA

[Book Workshop] Governing Lives Across the Middle East and Its Diasporas: Religion, Mobility, and Everyday Politics/ “Everyday Forms of Ethnicity and Religiosity in Kurdistan: Comparative Inquiries into Social Organization of Cultural Difference and Crossborder Interaction in Iran, Iraq, and Turkey”, the 1st meeting AY2026

  • Joint Research Projects
  • Workshop/ Seminar/ Symposium

Date:2026/07/02(Thu) 15:00-18:30 Venue:Online／301 : Seminar Room, ILCAA

[International Workshop] Kurdish Borders and Boundaries in Motion/ “Everyday Forms of Ethnicity and Religiosity in Kurdistan”, the 2nd meeting AY2026

  • TUFiSCo
  • Public Lectures

Date:2026/07/04(Sat) 13:40-16:30 Venue:Prometheus Hall, Agora Global, Tokyo University of Foreign Studies, Fuchu Campus

TUFS Cinema: Iranian Film Screening "Poet of the Wasters (Shāʻer-e zobāle-ha)"

  • Workshop/ Seminar/ Symposium

Date:2026/07/05(Sun) 16:00-18:00 Venue:Online

Israel’s War Against Coexistence in the Middle East: Will Genocide Succeed?

  • TUFiSCo
  • J-Peaks
  • Public Lectures
  • Workshop/ Seminar/ Symposium

Date:2026/07/06(Mon) 17:15-18:30 Venue:Online／304 : Multimedia Conference Room, ILCAA

Pickling, Soaking and Fermenting: Locality, Environment and Everyday life through Food Practices in Japan, Tibet and Malaysia

  • Workshop/ Seminar/ Symposium

Date:2026/07/06(Mon) 17:40-19:10 Venue:Room 109, Research and Lecture Building

Book Launch "Art and Harassment"

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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

2026.03.31

Research Based on Dr. Shigeru Tsuchida's Formosan Language MaterialsNaomi Tsukida, Asako Shiohara (eds.)

2026.03.31

Intensive Language Course 2025 " Tok Pisin" Textbook1: Yumi Tok PisinSyuntaro Tida, Rebecca Maniako

2026.03.31

Intensive Language Course 2025 " Tok Pisin" Textbook2: Yumi Tok Pisin: A Supplementary VocabularySyuntaro Tida

2026.03.31

Intensive Language Course 2025 "Kimakunduchi dialect of Swahili" TextbookMakoto Furumoto, Asha Abdulla Maisara

2026.03.31

Intensive Language Course 2025 "Nuosu Yi" Textbook: Nuosu Yi: Basic Knowledge and ConversationNorihiko Hayashi, Shen Hong (eds.)

2026.03.31

Intensive Language Course 2025 "Nuosu Yi" Textbook2: Nuosu Yi: GlossaryShen Hong, Norihiko Hayashi (ed.)

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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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