German Institute for Japanese Studies
The German Institute for Japanese Studies (DIJ) in the Japanese capital Tokyo is a research institute within the Max Weber Foundation - German Humanities Institutes Abroad .
It is a Japan-related research organization only. The director is (as of 2014) Franz Waldenberger .
History of the DIJ
The DIJ was opened in December 1988 and follows the tradition of Germany's international scientific institutes, which began with the establishment of the German Archaeological Institute in 1829.
The institute joined the Max Weber Foundation on September 1, 2002. In August 2006 the DIJ moved into its new premises in the Jochi Kioizaka Building right next to the Yotsuya campus of Sophia University .
Research focus
The current research program of the DIJ is called “Risks and Opportunities in Japan - Challenges Faced with an Increasingly Uncertain Future” and focuses on “Diversity in Japan: New Risks and Opportunities” and “The Future of the Communities in Japan's Regions. Risks and opportunities in the face of diverse challenges ”.
Event types
The institute offers a wealth of different events. The monthly DIJ Forum, for example, invites you to lectures of general interest, the DIJ Study Groups are aimed more at a scientifically interested specialist audience.
Library
The DIJ library collects interdisciplinary specialist literature related to Japan, v. a. in Japanese, German and English.
There are three main areas of focus:
- German-language specialist literature on Japan
- Specialist literature on the subject of German-Japanese relations
- Japan research tool
In addition, the library of the DIJ owns a number of rarities , u. a. the Bandō special collection with sources on German prisoners of war during the First World War.
Publications
From 1990 to 2010 the DIJ published the yearbook Japan Studies , in which the majority of the articles were written in German. In 2009, the switch to a twice-a-year scientific journal with the title "Contemporary Japan" was announced, which was to accept both German and English-language submissions. Since the DIJ took and still takes the view that research results published in English are accessible to a much larger group of international interested parties, it offers an editing service free of charge for non-native speakers of English. According to its own information, the institute wants to offer not only German, but also European, Asian and other scientists who would otherwise only be able to publish in English with significantly more effort, easier access to a larger, international readership.
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ Franz Waldenberger is the new director of the German Institute for Japanese Studies Tokyo , Science Information Service on October 2, 2014 (accessed on October 18, 2014)
- ^ Library of the DIJ
- ↑ catalog .