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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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New Horizons in Islamic Archaeology: Latest Research on Medieval Islamic Sites in Southeast Ethiopia

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Jan. 2026 : Sacrificed Pig Bread

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Kurdish Worlds Across Time and Space: Boundaries, Belonging, and the Making of History

News

Introducing New Staff Vol.87 : Mostafa KHALILI

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Events

  • Public Lectures
  • Workshop/ Seminar/ Symposium

Date:2026/01/21(Wed) 19:00-20:30 Venue:Online

The Re-republication of the Consolation Letter Collection Project as a Case Study

  • Workshop/ Seminar/ Symposium

Date:2026/01/29(Thu) 10:30-12:00 Venue:Online

ILCAA Joint Basic Research Project "Dynamism of Cultural Contact in South Asia", the 1st meeting AY2025

  • Joint Research Projects

Date:2026/01/30(Fri) 10:00-19:30 Venue:Online/Building A, Room A25, Kanazawa Seiryo University

“Cultural Heritage Archiving of Historic Cairo and its Practical Use for Research and Education”, the 3rd meeting AY2025

  • TUFiSCo
  • Workshop/ Seminar/ Symposium

Date:2026/01/31(Sat) 10:00-18:00 Venue:Online

Let's Learn Fieldwork through Video Editing, Peru, 2026

  • TUFiSCo
  • Workshop/ Seminar/ Symposium

Date:2026/01/31(Sat) 14:00-16:00 Venue:Online/301 : Seminar Room, ILCAA

New Horizons in Islamic Archaeology: Latest Research on Medieval Islamic Sites in Southeast Ethiopia

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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

2025.12.05

Śāntideva’s Bodhicaryāvatāra in Tangut Translation Volume 2Kirill Solonin, Shintaro Arakawa

2025.11.01

Navader al-VaqayeʿAhmad Danesh Bukharaʾi (auth.), Mohammad Karim Eshragh, Touraj Atabaki (eds.)

2025.07.10

Toda DictionaryPeri Bhaskararao (author); Masato Kobayashi (ed.)

2025.06.30

Pupulu In Daek Klapa: Two Folktales from BolokYanti, Dominikus Tauk, Asako Shiohara (eds.)

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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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