The European Association for Japanese Studies (EAJS or ヨーロッパ日本研究協会 ヨーロッパにほんけんきゅうきょうかい) was established in 1973 by European scholars in order to facilitate academic exchange in the field of Japanese studies within Europe.
Since 1976, conferences have been organised almost every three years.
All the activities of EAJS are mainly supported by the Japan Foundation, the Toshiba International Foundation, as well as some private funds.
Sections
Each conference is divided into specialist sections with convenors for each one. For 2011 the ten sections were: Urban and Environmental Studies Language and Linguistics Literature Visual and Performing Arts Anthropology and Sociology Economics, Business and Political Economy History Religion and History of Ideas Politics and International Relations Translating and Teaching Japanese
Conferences 2021, Ghent / Belgium (held online) 2017, Lisbon / Portugal 2014, Ljubljana / Slovenia 2011, Tallinn / Estonia 2008, Lecce / Italy 2005, Vienna / Austria 2003, Warsaw / Poland 2000, Lahti / Finland 1997, Budapest / Hungary 1994, Copenhagen / Denmark 1991, Berlin / Germany 1988, Durham / UK 1985, Paris / France 1982, The Hague / Netherlands 1979, Florence / Italy 1976, Zurich / Switzerland 1973, Oxford, London / UK (1st)
Current president 2017-2020 Andrej BEKEŠ, University of Ljubljana
Past presidents 2014-2017 Bjarke Frellesvig, University of Oxford 2011-2014 Rein Raud, Helsinki University 2008-2011 Harald Fuess, Heidelberg University 2005–2008 Viktoria Eschbach-Szabo, Tübingen University 2003–2005 Brian Powell, Oxford University 2000–2003 Joseph Kyburz, CNRS Paris 1997–2000 Peter Kornicki, Cambridge University 1994–1997 Irmela Hijiya-Kirschnereit, Freie Universitaet Berlin 1991–1994 Adriana Boscaro, Venice University 1988–1991 Sepp Linhart, Vienna University 1985–1988 Ian Nish, London School of Economics 1982–1985 Olof Lidin, Copenhagen University 1979–1982 Charles Dunn, SOAS London 1976–1979 Joseph Kreiner, Bonn University 1975–1976 Joseph Kreiner, Bonn University 1973–1974 Patrick O'Neill, London University
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