Reports of Past Events
Prof.Kano`s speech in “Pertanian Indonesia Dalam Pusaran Zaman: Sebuah Catatan Akhir Tahun”
date: December 17, 2010 Venue: University of Tokyo title：roduksi Padi dan Impor Beras Indonesia Selama 40 Tahun: Sebuah Catatan
Conclusion of an Agreement on Academic Exchange between Institute for Advanced Studies on Asia and Università degli Studi di Napoli L’Orientale.
Institute for Advanced Studies on Asia concluded an Agreement on Academic exchange with Università degli Studi di Napoli L’Orientale. Ever since its establishment in 18th century, Università degli Studi di Napoli L’Orientale has played a major role as a hub for Asian Studies not alone in Italy but in Europe. Università degli Studi di Napoli L’Orientale is actively developing its education and research activities of Asian regions in the fields of humanities and social sciences. We would like to promote this academic exchange with Università degli Studi di Napoli L’Orientale through the human exchange of researchers by mutual visits, joint symposia, and exchange of academic information and materials. Neapolitan ville,
From the Director
The Institute for Advanced Studies on Asia was founded in 1941 as a research institute attached to The University of Tokyo (Tokyo Imperial University at that time) with the objective of carrying out “comprehensive studies regarding Oriental culture.” Last year, in 2011, it commemorated the 70th anniversary of its founding. The main areas that are the subject of studies at our institute range from Egypt to the Korean Peninsula (Japan is included indeed). In each region within this vast scope, we are conducting diligent studies in fields as different as politics, economy, religion, history, archaeology, literature, art and so on. Both archival research (both written and non-written materials) and on-site
Tobunken Seminar “Changing Configurations of Alid Piety in Indonesian Islam”
Date ： Thursday, 1 March 2012, 16:00-18:00 Venue ： Large Meeting Room (Dai-kaigisitu), Institute for Advanced Studies on Asia, The University of Tokyo Speaker ： Michael Feener (National University of Singapore) Title ： “Changing Configurations of Alid Piety in Indonesian Islam” The presentation will be based on some new work that will be published later this year in a forthcoming book that I have edited with Chiara Formichi entitled, Shi`ism and Beyond: `Alid Piety in Muslim Southeast Asia (London Institute of Ismaili Studies Series/ I.B. Tauris). Moderator ： Haneda Masashi (Director & Professor, Institute for Advanced Studies on Asia) This seminar is open for public. 【Report】 A Tobunken seminar “Changing Configuration