Dear Colleagues, The Institute for Advanced Studies on Asia, University of Tokyo (Tobunken), together with the Japan Regional Office of the Association for the Study of Persianate Societies, is pleased to co-host a lecture by Professor Mimi Hanaoka (University of Richmond) entitled "Negotiating Asian Modernity: Educational Reform, Hyderabad, and Japan, 1868–1926."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:Negotiating Asian Modernity: Educational Reform, Hyderabad, and Japan, 1868-1926 Speaker:Professor Mimi Hanaoka (Associate Professor of Religious Studies and Special Assistant to the Provost at the University of Richmond) Chair:Professor Kazuo Morimoto (Professor in Islamic and Iranian […]

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 […]