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ANU Japan Institute Seminar Series 2022
The ANU Japan Institute Seminar Series showcases cutting-edge research by leading and emerging scholars based primarily in Australia and Japan. It aims to promote networking among Japan Studies scholars in the two countries and will feature innovative research on the bilateral relationship.

Japan Update 2021: Watch it now
Bringing together experts from Australia, Japan and the region, the Update will focus on the impact of COVID-19 on Japanese society and prospects for recovery, governance challenges and science, defence and technology issues.

ANU Japan Institute Seminar Series 2021
The ANU Japan Institute Seminar Series showcases cutting-edge research by leading and emerging scholars based primarily in Australia and Japan. It aims to promote networking among Japan Studies scholars in the two countries and will feature innovative research on the bilateral relationship.

Book launch: Japan in Australia
A new book edited by ANU Japan Institute Deputy Director Carol Hayes brings together chapters from 13 academics exploring the Japan-Australia relationship.

Japan Update 2020: Watch it now
Bringing together experts from Australia, Japan and around the region, the Japan Update 2020 explored the latest research and debates on how Japan will navigate the policy challenges of the post-COVID-19 world.

2021 Foundation for Australia-Japan Studies research grants open
Expressions of interest for the latest round of the Foundation for Australia-Japan Studies (FAJS) research grants are open until 30 September 2020.

FAJS Grant Round 2019-20
Foundation for Australia-Japan Studies (FAJS) Research Grant Round 2019-20 opens 16 September 2019, closes 21 October 2019.

Call for Papers: Japan-Australia Energy Dialogue
There is an urgent need to redesign energy policy and law in Australia and Japan in order to promote innovation and achieve deep decarbonisation. This is necessary to meet the Paris Agreement targets which include zero net emissions shortly after 2050.

2018 AJRC Fellowship Program
The Australian National University (ANU) in association with leading Japanese research institutes is offering an exciting opportunity for late-year undergraduate and postgraduate students from Australia’s Group of Eight (Go8) universities with a strong interest in Japan and Australia-Japan relati

Where to now for Japan after Abe’s landslide win?
In a master political move, Shinzo Abe has reclaimed a two-thirds majority in Japan’s lower house for his Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) and its junior coalition partner Komeito through a landslide electoral victory on 22 October.
