We cordially invite you to Sumitomo Conference 2025 on September 28 (Sun) and October 4 (Sat), 2025. This event will be held online. To join this event, please fill in the registration form below.  　    Date and time: September 28 (Sun), October 4 (Sat) 2025, 14:00-15:30 (JST) Venue: Online（Zoom） Title: Japan Studies in Asia (3): Japan in Asia Revisited   Chair: Shigeto SONODA (Professor, IASA, University of Tokyo) Registration:  Pre-registration is required for each session separately.  – Session 1: https://u-tokyo-ac-jp.zoom.us/meeting/register/qa___30sRlaxLUoFm5w6Ag – Session 2: https://u-tokyo-ac-jp.zoom.us/meeting/register/Hx-iN5qbRtq7eq_9oJfkAgz  Language: English (Session 1), Japanese (Session 2) Program:   [Session 1] “Japan” in Southeast Asia during War Period (English) 14:00-14:05 Introduction (Shigeto Sonoda / University of Tokyo) 14:05-14:10 Greetings (Takatoshi Hino / The Sumitomo Foundation) 14:10-14:30  (1) Japanese Heritage in Bukit […]

Time: 16:00–18:00, October 2 (Thursday), 2025  Venue: Main Conference Room (3F), Institute for Advanced Studies on Asia, The University of Tokyo  Title: “Improvement” Steppe by Steppe: Land and Livestock Management in Japanese-Occupied Inner Mongolia  Speaker: Sakura Christmas (Associate Professor in History and Asian Studies, Bowdoin College, USA)  Language: English and Japanese  Moderator: Khohchahar E. Chuluu (The University of Tokyo)  Abstract:    In the early twentieth century, the steppe borderlands between China and Mongolia erupted in violence. This contentious overlap between Han and Mongol communities posed fundamental problems in governance for imperial Japan as it expanded into the region. In response, Japanese militarists and Mongol leaders converged on a radical solution in 1932: […]

Date: October 6, 2025 (Mon), 15:00–17:00 (JST) Venue: Main Conference room (3rd floor), Institute for Advanced Studies on Asia, the University of Tokyo／Zoom Language: English Program15:00 Opening remarks15:10 Dr. Björn Schmitz-Luhn (General Manager and Scientific Coordinator of the Center for Life Ethics, University of Bonn)    Life and the Law – Rule-Making for Better Planetary Co-Existence15:40 Q&A16:00 Prof. Christiane Woopen (Director of the Center for Life Ethics, University of Bonn)    The Flourishing of All Life – Life Ethics as a global framework16:30 Q&A16:50 Comment by Prof. Takahiro Nakajima17:00 Closing Register here:https://u-tokyo-ac-jp.zoom.us/meeting/register/VjaDScTNR2aOFA_hMxxmNA Co-organized by: ・Mitsubishi Foundation Research Project: Environmental Restoration and New Forms of Living: Weaving an Ethical Future based on Asian […]

Date: October 7, 2025 (Tue), 10:00–12:00 (JST) Venue: The 1st Conference Room (3rd floor), Institute for Advanced Studies on Asia, the University of Tokyo／ZoomLanguage: English Program10:00 Reflections on the lectures and introductory remarks by Prof. Takahiro Nakajima10:15 Roundtable discussion Prof. Christiane Woopen (Director of the Center for Life Ethics, University of Bonn) Dr. Björn Schmitz-Luhn (General Manager and Scientific Coordinator of the Center for Life Ethics, University of   Bonn) Prof. Jin Sato, Prof. Mayumi Fukunaga, Prof. Yuriko Kikuchi and Prof. Takahiro Nakajima（UTokyo）12:00 Closing Register here:https://u-tokyo-ac-jp.zoom.us/meeting/register/NumEh5ToQcWDi54MEM7_7w Organized by:Mitsubishi Foundation Research Project: Environmental Restoration and New Forms of Living: Weaving an Ethical Future based on Asian Knowledge  

Dear Colleagues, The Kakenhi Grant-in-Aid “‘Sunnis’ and ‘Shiʿis’: Historical Inquiries into Confessional Identities and Mutual Perceptions” and the Institute for Advanced Studies on Asia (IASA), University of Tokyo, together with the Japan Office of the Association for the Study of Persianate Societies (ASPS), are pleased to co-host a lecture by Dr Shamim Homayun (IASA, from November 2025) entitled “Legends of ‘Ali b. Abi Talib and Sacred Geographies in Central Asia.” The lecture is open to the public. Please note that advance registration is required. The co-organizers look forward to your participation.   Lecture Title:Legends of ‘Ali b. Abi Talib and Sacred Geographies in Central Asia Speaker:Dr Shamim Homayun (JSPS Postdoctoral […]

Dear Colleagues, The Institute for Advanced Studies on Asia (IASA), University of Tokyo, together with the Kakenhi Grant-in-Aid “Sunnis” and “Shiʿis”: Historical Inquiries into Confessional Identities and Mutual Perceptions” and the Japan Office of the Association for the Study of Persianate Societies (ASPS), is pleased to co-host a lecture by Professor David Lelyveld (William Paterson University, retired) entitled “A Reflection on Muslim Identities in South Asia.” The lecture is open to the public. Please note that advance registration is required for online participation. The co-organizers look forward to your participation.  Lecture Title:A Reflection on Muslim Identities in South Asia  Speaker:Professor David Lelyveld (William Paterson University, retired)  Chair:Professor Kazuo Morimoto (IASA […]