Key word: Research Organizations/Institutes
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Research Institutes (Japan)
- Graduate School of Asian and African Area Studies, Kyoto University
- The graduate program emphasizes a holistic understanding of Asian and African
ecology, society and culture and how these have shaped what Asia and Africa
are today. The five-year doctoral program focuses on these interrelationships
through a [multidisciplinary] curriculum and long-term field work.
- Kyoto University
- The official web site of Kyoto University.
- The Institution of Oriental Culture, the University of Tokyo
- The institute supports research on Asia through the synthesis of a wide
range of expertise in the humanities and social sciences from East Asia
to the Middle East.
- Research and Information Center for Asian Studies, the Institute of Oriental
Culture, the University of Tokyo
- The center systematically collects source materials on Asian studies and
compiles information databases, as well as conducting research on the character
and quality of available source materials.
- Institution of Social Science, the University of Tokyo
- The institute promotes empirical research in the social sciences through
cooperation with specialists of other areas of the world with an emphasis
on international comparison and interdisciplinary perspectives. Current
research areas include North, Central, and South America, Western and Eastern
Europe, Russia, China, and Southeast Asia.
- Research Institute for Languages and Cultures of Asian and Africa, Tokyo
University of Foreign Studies
- This inter-university institute promotes multi-disciplinary research by
providing research materials and facilities.
- National Institute of Informatics
- An inter-university research institute conducting comprehensive research
on informatics and developing an advanced infrastructure for disseminating
scientific information.
- Research Institution for Humanity and Nature
- A research institution conducting integrated research for innovative solutions
to problems related to the global environment.
- The Kyoto University Museum
- The Kyoto University Museum houses art and artifacts collected and studied
by members of the Kyoto University community over the past one hundred
years. In addition to public access, the collection is used for education
and research by Kyoto University, national and international research institutes,
and the academic community.
- International Research Center for Japanese Studies
- The center fosters comprehensive international and interdisciplinary research
and supports scholars of Japanese studies from around the world.
- National Museum of Japanese History
- A museum of Japanese history that houses and displays artifacts of historical
importance and cultural value. Together these help to tell the story of
Japan's past. The museum serves as a center for research and graduate study,
participating in exchanges with scholars nation-wide，as well as providing
training to students enrolled in its graduate program.
- National Museum of Ethnology
- A comprehensive research museum that hosts an extensive collection of artifacts
that facilitate an understanding of peoples of different cultures living
together in the modern world.
- Tokyo National Museum
- An independent museum that collects, houses, and displays a comprehensive
collection of art works and antiquities from Japan as well as other Asian
countries. The museum also conducts research on its collection of books,
rubbings, and photographs. The collections are available for scholarly
research.
- Institute of Developing Economies
- A research institution that conducts basic and comprehensive studies on
economic, political and social issues in developing countries.
- Research Center for the Pacific Islands, Kagoshima University
- A research institute which promotes interdisciplinary studies on islands
and island-zones in Oceania and the surrounding regions.
- National Institute of Infectious Diseases
- The Institute aims at carrying out extensive and original research projects
on a variety of contagious diseases from the standpoint of preventive medicine,
improving human health and welfare by suppressing infectious diseases,
and clarifying and supporting the scientific background of health and medical
administration of the country.
- Infectiou Disease Surveillance Center
- Infectious Disease Surveillance Center (IDSC) was expanding its responsibility
and replacing former Division of Infectious Disease Epidemiology, and it
has been designated as a National Infectious Disease Surveillance Center.
- Institute of Tropical Medicine, Nagasaki University.
- The research institute which is specialized in tropical medicinein Japan.
- Research Collaboration Center on Emerging and Re-emerging Infections
- Fifteen infectious disease research groups, which belong to the various
departments of Osaka University, collaborate with each other at the initiative
of Research Institute for Microbial Diseases. In terms of overseas operation,
a research base will be established within the National Institute of Health
in cooperation with the Department of Medical Sciences of the Thai Ministry
of Public Health. The international research center including the oversea
research base aims to foster young scientists in the field of infectious
diseases in Japan and Southeast Asia.
- The Japan Research Institute
- HP of The Japan research Institute. Introduction of the journal.
- Econoim Research Institute for Northeast Asia
- HP of Econoim Research Institute for Northeast Asia
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Research Institutes (Overseas)
- International Institute for Asian Studies
- A postdoctoral research center that encourages the interdisciplinary and
comparative study of Asia and promotes national and international cooperation
in the field. The institute focuses on the human and social sciences and
on their interaction with other sciences.
- Research School of Asian, African, and Amerindian Studies, University of
Leiden
- The graduate school seeks to expand understanding of Western and Non-Western
cultures through intercultural communication and programs integrating social
sciences, law, and the arts of the Non-Western world
- The European Association for Southeast Asian Studies
- A non-profit professional association enhancing the position of Southeast
Asian studies in Europe though interdisciplinary and international research.
EuroSEAS supports interdisciplinary and international research scholars
and institutions specializing in Southeast Asia, encourages contacts between
European scholars from different disciplines, and stimulates collaboration
between the various national institutions concerned with Southeast Asian
studies.
- The School of Orienatal and African Studies, University of London
- A center of excellence in research and teaching relating to Asia and Africa.
- Center for Southeast Asian Studies, University of Michigan
- A center that promotes a broader and deeper understanding of Southeast
Asia and its peoples, cultures, and histories. The center provides resources
for faculty, students and the community disseminates information about
the region.
- Center for Southeast Asian Studies, UCLA
- A center that promotes independent research and innovative teaching about
the histories, languages, societies, and cultures of Southeast Asia and
its peoples.
- The MacMillan Center, Yale Univeristy
- The center specializes in interdisciplinary and comparative studies of
world regions.
- Asia Research Center, Murdock University
- A research center studies East and Southeast Asia that undertakes fundamental
interdisciplinary and disciplinary research on a wide range of social,
political and economic dynamics within the region.
- Indonesian Studies Program, Monash University
- A language school in Monash University that teaches the Indonesian language.
- East-West Center
- A research institute under the U.S. federal government, focusing on Asia
and Pacific.
- Institute of Southeast Asian Studies in Singapore
- A regional research center dedicated to the study of socio-political, security
and economic trends and developments in Southeast Asia and its wider geostrategic
and economic environment.
- Council on Southeast Asia Studies, Yale University
- HP fof Council on Southeast Asia Studies at Yale University. About Project
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- Borneo Marine Research Institute
- BMRI envisions to promote research, development and commercialisation in
the area of aquaculture and marine science in Malaysia.
Research Associations
- Japan Society for International Development
- An academic association integrating knowledge and experiences on development
issues in various academic fields and engaged in the interdisciplinary
study of development policy-making.
- Japanese Society of Cultural Anthropology
- An academic association that promotes ethnological and socio-cultural anthropological
research in Japan.
- Japan Society for Southeast Asian History
- An academic association that promotes the study of the history, cultures,
languages and societies of Southeast Asia in Japan.
- Japanese Society for Oceanic Studies
- An academic association that promotes Oceanic studies in Japan and provides
opportunities for academic exchange within and beyond Japan.
- Japan Association for Middle East Studies
- An academic association that promotes Middle East studies within a framework
of area studies. The association facilitates communication and cooperation
among the members of the association as well as among the institutions
and bodies concerned with Middle East studies inside and outside of Japan.
- GIS Association in Japan
- An academic association that promotes research in Geographic Information
Systems (GIS), arranges exchanges and colloquiums for GIS researchers to
present the findings of their investigations, and contributes to the development
of GIS research through organizational exchanges.
- The Human Geographical Society of Japan
- An academic association devoted to the advancement of human geography in
Japan.
- World Council of Anthropological Associations
- Ａ network of national and international associations that promotes worldwide
communication and cooperation in anthropology.
- The International Union of Anthropological and Ethnological Sciences
- A world organization of social and biological anthropological scientists
and institutions working in the fields of anthropology and ethnology.
- The Royal Anthropological Institute
- The world's longest-established scholarly association dedicated to anthropology
in its broadest and most inclusive sense.
- American Anthropological Association
- A primary professional society of anthropologists in the United States;
this is the world's largest professional organization of individuals interested
in anthropology.
- The Japanese Association for Infectious Diseases
- The association of the infectious disease study in Japan.
- Japan Association for International Health
- The Japanese Association for International Health has been founded in 1986.
- American Society for Microbiology
- The American Society of microbiology that study and research the pathogenic
microbiology (virus, bacteria, parasite)
- Society for Economic Botany
- The Society for Economic Botany was to foster and encourage scientific
research on the relationship between plants and people.
- Japanese Society for Tropical Agriculture
- The objective of the Society is to promote the increase and diffusion of
all aspects of knowledge relating to tropical agriculture.
- Association for Asian Studies
- The Association for Asian Studies (AAS)-the largest society of its kind
in the world-is a scholarly, non-political, non-profit professional association
open to all persons interested in Asia.
- Japan Association for Asian Studies
- HP of Japan Association for Asian Studies. Meetings and Publications
- The Japan Society of International Economics
- HP of The Japan Society of International Economics
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Government Institutes/NGO
- Indonesian Alumni Association of Kyoto University: HAKU
- HAKU is an abbreviation of Himpunan Alumni Kyoto University (Indonesian
Alumni Association of Kyoto University). It was established at the Jakarta
Liaison office of Kyoto University on July 29, 2007 with attendance of
Oike Kazuo, President of Kyoto University at that time.
- Japan Foundation
- An independent institution that carries out arts and cultural exchange
programs in order to foster mutual understanding among the countries of
the world.
- Kitakyushu Forum on Asian Women
- A nonprofit corporation working to improve women’s status in Asia and solidarity
among women.
- Japan Overseas Health Administration Center
- Japan Overseas Health Administration Center (JOHAC) aims to support health
care of Japanese working abroad. Its operation includes health examination,
informational service, medical exchange with collaborating hospitals, etc.
They are carried out in accordance with a Ordinance on Industrial Safety
& Health.
- Japan International Cooperation Agency
- JICA is aiming at being a bridge between the people of Japan and developing
countries by sharing of knowledge and experience.
- Department of Export Promotion, Ministry of Commerce Royal Thai Government
- The department to Promote and expand the market for Thai exports in goods and services.
- Asia Pacific Forum, Awaji Conference Japan
- The forum to feature lively discussions by leading figures from Japan and
abroad, seeking new ideas for the Asia Pacific region, and to create a
new regional identity that is comprised of the diverse civilizations of
the region.
Collections of Links
- Southeast Asia Communication Centre
- A non-profit organization that enhances intercultural communication and
academic co-operation between Europe and Asia, cooperates with Asian and
Southeast Asian institutions in the fields of SEA Studies and culture,
and conducts collaborative research projects.
- Braintrack：University Index
- An index to institutions of higher education throughout the world.
- Humanities Web Sites in Japan
- A list of research institutions on humanities and social science provided
by Hitoshi Goto in Tohoku University.
- Google Scholar
- A Google search engine that provides a search of scholarly literature across
many disciplines and sources, including theses, books, abstracts and articles.
- Google’s University Search
- A Google search engine that provides a narrow search of a specific school
website
International Organizations
- Association of Southeast Asian Nations
- The official site of Association of South East Asian Nations
- United Nations
- The official site of United Nations
- Asian Development Bank
- The official site of Asian Development Bank
- Relief Web
- The website provides information to humanitarian relief organizations.
- World Health Organization
- The World Health Organization is the United Nations specialized agency
for health. WHO's objective is the attainment by all peoples of the highest
possible level of health.
- Centers for Disease control and Prevention
- The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) is the organization
which is related to Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) of the
USA. CDC is committed to achieving true improvements in people’s health.
- Flags of the World
- Web site of flags of the world
- The World Bank
- Web site of The World bank
- International Monetary Fund
- Web site of IMF
- United Nations Transitional Administration in East Timor
- Web site of UNTEAT
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