The Centre for Japanese Studies at the University of East Anglia warmly invites participants to attend the Interdisciplinary Japanese Studies Graduate Conference: The Future of Japanese Studies, to be held in hybrid format on Friday, 6 March 2026 (9:00–17:15) at UEA (New Science Building 0.01) and online.

Supported by the Toshiba International Foundation, this event provides an opportunity for scholars and students to reflect on emerging research agendas, interdisciplinary approaches, and the changing global and institutional contexts shaping Japanese Studies today.

The programme will include:

• Lectures by academic staff
• Lightning presentations by students and early-career researchers
• A roundtable discussion on interdisciplinarity, methodologies, and institutional futures
• An open forum exploring the question: Where is Japanese Studies heading?

The full programme is available here: TIFO_International Interdisciplinary Conference 2026.

We particularly welcome participation from undergraduate students considering MA study, MA students, PhD candidates, and early-career researchers.

The conference will be held in hybrid format. Online participation is available to all registrants. A limited number of in-person places are also available at UEA.

For registration, please complete the online form here.

For further enquiries, please contact the UEA Centre for Japanese Studies at cjs@uea.ac.uk.

We look forward to welcoming you.