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.

More

Pickup

News

Call for Joint Research Proposals FY2027 Application deadline: 2026-08-19(Wed), Document submission deadline: 2026-08-21(Fri)

News

Call for Joint Research Proposals FY2027(Challenge category for young professionals) Application deadline: 2026-08-19(Wed), Document submission deadline: 2026-08-21(Fri)

News

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

Monthly Photos

Monthly Photos August 2026 : Spring Sunlight and Courtyard Gatherings

Latest News

More

Events

  • Workshop/ Seminar/ Symposium

Date:2026/08/07(Fri) ~ 08/11(Tue) 11:00-18:00 Venue:Gellery Akkey(Osaki Building, 3-31-12 Nishi-Ikebukuro, Toshima-ku, Tokyo)

Body as In-Between, Overflowing

  • Public Lectures
  • Workshop/ Seminar/ Symposium

Date:2026/08/17(Mon) 13:00-17:30 Venue:Yarai Noh Theater

Opening Up Embodied Knowledge in Noh: Performances, Workshops, and a Symposium on Funa Benkei and Yashima

  • Educational Traning

Date:2026/08/28(Fri) 15:30-16:30 Venue:306 : Multimedia Seminar Room, ILCAA

Intensive Language Courses 2026 Brahui cultural lecture Ⅰ

  • Educational Traning

Date:2026/09/09(Wed) 13:40-15:50 Venue:304 : Multimedia Conference Room, ILCAA

Intensive Language Courses 2026 Nahuatl cultural lecture Ⅰ

  • Educational Traning

Date:2026/09/11(Fri) 11:10-12:10 Venue:306 : Multimedia Seminar Room, ILCAA

Intensive Language Courses 2026 Brahui cultural lecture Ⅰ

  • Workshop/ Seminar/ Symposium

Date:2026/09/12(Sat) 17:00-18:30 Venue:Online

Safavid Diplomatic History Workshop II

More

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.

More