# AIRJ - Association of Italian Researches in Japan > AIRJ (Associazione dei Ricercatori Italiani in Giappone - Association of Italian Researchers in Japan) is a non-profit association registered in Italy since September 2019. It connects Italian researchers working in Japan through networking events, career development workshops, funding guidance, and interdisciplinary collaboration. This file provides structured access to AIRJ key resources, including membership information, event listings, funding databases, and organizational details. --- ## Pages - [Zaidan list](https://www.airj.info/zaidan-list/) - [Bank transfer](https://www.airj.info/bank-transfer/) - [Join or Renew Membership](https://www.airj.info/application/) - [Membership and Validity](https://www.airj.info/membership-and-validity/) - [Membership e validità](https://www.airj.info/membership-e-validita/) - [Newsletter archive](https://www.airj.info/newsletter-archive/) - [Versamento bancario](https://www.airj.info/versamento-bancario/) - [Statuto e storia](https://www.airj.info/statuto/) - [Registrazione/rinnovo a AIRJ](https://www.airj.info/applicazione/) - [Grazie...ci siamo quasi!](https://www.airj.info/grazie/) - [Events](https://www.airj.info/events/) - [Privacy Policy](https://www.airj.info/privacy-policy/) - [Board](https://www.airj.info/board-ita/) - [Logo](https://www.airj.info/logo-ita/) - [](https://www.airj.info/it/) - [Logo](https://www.airj.info/logo/) - [Funding Schemes](https://www.airj.info/research/) - [](https://www.airj.info/) - [Stories](https://www.airj.info/stories/) - [Links](https://www.airj.info/links/) - [Contacts](https://www.airj.info/contact/) - [News](https://www.airj.info/news/) - [Board](https://www.airj.info/board/) --- ## Posts - [Creare spazio: luoghi, reti e pratiche del femminile](https://www.airj.info/2026/02/26/creare-spazio-luoghi-reti-e-pratiche-del-femminile/) - [Symposium"Crafting Identities. Femininities and Masculinities in Contemporary Japan"](https://www.airj.info/2025/11/13/symposiumcrafting-identities-femininities-and-masculinities-in-contemporary-japan/) - [AIRJ Research Day 2025 - Kansai](https://www.airj.info/2025/06/26/airj-research-day-2025-kansai/) - [AperiTalk AIRJ, "Suoni, passioni e parole intraducibili"](https://www.airj.info/2025/05/05/aperitalk-maggio-2025/) - [AperiTalk AIRJ, "Tradurre il Giappone: Poesie, Storie e Capitale"](https://www.airj.info/2025/04/02/aperitalk-airj-tradurre-il-giappone-poesie-storie-e-capitale/) - [JSPS Alumni Italy officially recognized](https://www.airj.info/2025/03/05/jsps-alumni-italy-officially-recognized/) - [L’Italia parla al femminile: contributi e sfide delle donne nel mondo della ricerca](https://www.airj.info/2025/02/17/litalia-parla-al-femminile-contributi-e-sfide-delle-donne-nel-mondo-della-ricerca/) - [Italian JSPS Alumni Association Events](https://www.airj.info/2024/12/10/italian-jsps-alumni-association-events/) - [Italian National Space Day 2024](https://www.airj.info/2024/12/03/italian-national-space-day-2024/) - [3rd AIRJ Symposium: Thank you!](https://www.airj.info/2024/10/10/3rd-airj-symposium-thank-you/) - [European Researchers meet AI startups in Japan - October 30th. Join us!](https://www.airj.info/2024/10/09/eu-japan-ai-bridge-30-october-2024/) - [Announcing the AIRJ Symposium 2024](https://www.airj.info/2024/09/26/announcing-the-airj-symposium-2024/) - [1st AIRJ Research Day - June 21st 2024](https://www.airj.info/2024/06/28/1st-airj-research-day-june-21st-2024/) - [FROM ROME TO TOKYO, International Symposium - May 25](https://www.airj.info/2024/05/24/from-rome-to-tokyo-international-symposium-may-25/) - [FROM ROME TO TOKYO, International Symposium – May 25](https://www.airj.info/2024/05/24/from-rome-to-tokyo-international-symposium-may-25-2/) - [Workshop on Horizon-Europe Opportunities in Japan](https://www.airj.info/2024/05/13/workshop-on-horizon-europe-opportunities-in-japan-2/) - [Workshop on Horizon-Europe Opportunities in Japan](https://www.airj.info/2024/04/02/workshop-on-horizon-europe-opportunities-in-japan/) - [First AIRJ Survey 2024 - Results](https://www.airj.info/2024/02/22/first-airj-survey-2024-results/) - [Joint European Associations New Year's Shinnenkai](https://www.airj.info/2024/01/24/joint-european-associations-new-years-shinnenkai/) - [AIRJ Elevator Pitch + AperJ](https://www.airj.info/2023/10/18/airj-elevator-pitch-aperj-2/) - [Symposium of European Researchers in Japan](https://www.airj.info/2023/09/28/symposium-of-european-researchers-in-japan/) - [Building bridges between Italy and Japan](https://www.airj.info/2023/06/23/building-bridges-between-italy-and-japan/) - [Second Symposium of the Italian Researchers in Japan](https://www.airj.info/2023/03/31/2nd-symposium-airj-2023/) - [Secondo Simposio dei Ricercatori Italiani in Giappone - Save the date!](https://www.airj.info/2023/03/31/2nd-simposio-airj-2023/) - [JSPS Information Session at the University of Genoa, Italy, and growing Italian JSPS Alumni community](https://www.airj.info/2022/12/22/jsps-information-session-uni-genova-italian-jsps-alumni/) - [The art of (not) being a nuclear power. Hiroshima and Nagasaki legacy in contemporary Japan](https://www.airj.info/2022/11/17/the-art-of-not-being-a-nuclear-power/) - [Livin’ on a Prayer? A Practical Introduction to Religion, Spirituality and the Secular in Contemporary Japan](https://www.airj.info/2022/10/01/livin-on-a-prayer-a-practical-introduction-to-religion-spirituality-and-the-secular-in-contemporary-japan-2/) - [Livin' on a Prayer? A Practical Introduction to Religion, Spirituality and the Secular in Contemporary Japan](https://www.airj.info/2022/10/01/livin-on-a-prayer-a-practical-introduction-to-religion-spirituality-and-the-secular-in-contemporary-japan/) - [Seminar "At the root of bodily self-consciousness" - July 19 2022](https://www.airj.info/2022/07/06/seminar-tohoku-university-19-07-2022/) - [International Summer School: Advances in Artificial Intelligence - Sep 19-23](https://www.airj.info/2022/07/06/ai-summer-school-como-1923-09-2022/) - [Prof. Marco Pellegrini - Seminar on evolution of safety in nuclear power plants - ONLINE](https://www.airj.info/2022/05/23/marco-pellegrini-seminars-safety-nuclear-power-plants/) - [Festival della Giustizia Penale 2022 – Patrocinio e Intervento sul Giappone](https://www.airj.info/2022/05/17/festival-della-giustizia-penale-2022/) - [Giornata della Ricerca Italiana nel Mondo, Italian Samurai – Stefano Valenzi](https://www.airj.info/2021/11/08/italian-samurai-stefano-valenzi/) - [[AIRJ Talks] Modalità per il rientro in Italia: chiamate dirette e programma Rita Levi Montalcini](https://www.airj.info/2021/11/08/airj-talks-rita-levi-montalcini/) - [DISTANCES 2 - Ageing Society in Italy and Japan: A Multidisciplinary Workshop](https://www.airj.info/2021/11/07/distances-workshop-2021/) - [Giornata della Ricerca Italiana nel Mondo, Italian Samurai – Luca Baiotti](https://www.airj.info/2021/11/03/italian-samurai-luca-baiotti/) - [[AIRJ Talk] Come Fare Domanda per l'Abilitazione Scientifica Nazionale](https://www.airj.info/2021/10/22/come-fare-domanda-asn/) - [Incontro con il nuovo Ambasciatore d'Italia in Giappone, Gianluigi Benedetti](https://www.airj.info/2021/10/15/benvenuto-ambasciatore-benedetti/) - [Giornata della Ricerca Italiana nel Mondo, Italian Samurai – Matteo Leonardi](https://www.airj.info/2021/09/23/italian-samurai-matteo-leonardi/) - [Giornata della Ricerca Italiana nel Mondo, Italian Samurai – Paolo Mele](https://www.airj.info/2021/09/17/italian-samurai-paolo-mele/) - [Giornata della Ricerca Italiana nel Mondo, Italian Samurai – Timothy Ravasi](https://www.airj.info/2021/09/11/italian-samurai-timothy-ravasi/) - [Giornata della Ricerca Italiana nel Mondo, Italian Samurai – Maria Chiara Munisso](https://www.airj.info/2021/09/11/italian-samurai-maria-chiara-munisso/) - [Assemblea annuale 2021 dei soci AIRJ e proposta di creazione della JSPS Alumni Italy](https://www.airj.info/2021/07/24/assemblea-annuale-2020-jsps-italy-proposta/) - [Giornata della Ricerca Italiana nel Mondo, Italian Samurai - Sarah Cosentino](https://www.airj.info/2021/05/10/italian-samurai-sarah-cosentino/) - [Giornata della Ricerca Italiana nel Mondo, Italian Samurai – Claudio Capiglia](https://www.airj.info/2021/04/30/italian-samurai-claudio-capiglia/) - [Giornata della Ricerca Italiana nel Mondo, Italian Samurai – Piero Carninci](https://www.airj.info/2021/04/19/italian-samurai-piero-carninci/) - [Giornata della Ricerca Italiana nel Mondo, Italian Samurai – Ruggero Micheletto](https://www.airj.info/2021/04/16/italian-samurai-ruggero-micheletto/) - [Giornata della Ricerca Italiana nel Mondo, Italian Samurai - Giuseppe Pezzotti](https://www.airj.info/2021/04/15/italian-samurai-giuseppe-pezzotti/) - [Giornata della Ricerca Italiana nel Mondo: al via l’iniziativa “Italian Samurai” coordinata dall’Ambasciata a Tokyo con il contributo della comunità dei ricercatori italiani in Giappone](https://www.airj.info/2021/04/09/italian-samurai/) - [[Webinar] Towards climate neutrality within 2050: Italy-Japan approaches to electrochemical energy storage](https://www.airj.info/2021/04/06/webinar-climate-neutrality/) - [Supporting foreign residents, international students and researchers in Japan](https://www.airj.info/2021/02/02/supporting-foreign-researchers-in-japan/) - [IUPAC Global Women's Breakfast 2021](https://www.airj.info/2021/01/29/iupac-global-womens-breakfast-2021/) - [AIRJ Talk: "Modalità di Richiesta Fondi per la Ricerca in Giappone"](https://www.airj.info/2020/10/14/airj-talk-modalita-di-richiesta-fondi-per-la-ricerca-in-giappone/) - [Messaggio dall'Ambasciata d'Italia ai Connazionali in Giappone - Tokyo, 2 Aprile](https://www.airj.info/2020/04/04/messaggio-dallambasciata-ditalia-ai-connazionali-in-giappone-tokyo-2-aprile/) - [Machine Learning Tokyo - Quantum Edition](https://www.airj.info/2020/02/19/machine-learning-tokyo-quantum-edition/) - [AIRJ Inauguration Event - Thank you!](https://www.airj.info/2019/12/08/airj-inauguration-event-thank-you/) - [Italy-Japan Workshop on Robotics 2019 “Robots and the Future”](https://www.airj.info/2019/11/29/italy-japan-workshop-on-robotics-2019-robots-and-the-future/) - [Inaugurazione ufficiale di AIRJ presso Waseda University](https://www.airj.info/2019/11/21/inaugurazione-ufficiale-di-airj-presso-waseda-university/) - [Presentazione a Tokyo dell'Associazione ai Vice Presidenti di Camera e Senato](https://www.airj.info/2019/11/08/presentazione-a-tokyo-dellassociazione-ai-vice-presidenti-di-camera-e-senato/) - [The Association presented to the Vice Presidents of the Italian Senate and Chamber of Deputies](https://www.airj.info/2019/11/08/the-association-presented-to-the-vice-presidents-of-the-italian-senate-and-parliament/) - [2019 European Research Day #25 – EU Delegation in Tokyo](https://www.airj.info/2019/10/07/2019-european-research-day-25-eu-delegation-in-tokyo/) - [Association officially registered](https://www.airj.info/2019/10/06/association-officially-registered/) --- # # Detailed Content ## Pages - Published: 2025-06-03 - Modified: 2025-06-03 - URL: https://www.airj.info/zaidan-list/ - Tags: English Annual chronological list of Japanese private foundations (zaidan) that accept applications for research funding in the scientific field. This list is updated to 2022, but they should be always valid. Funding Japanese URL The Mitsubishi Foundation三菱財団http://www. mitsubishi-zaidan. jp/support/ Murata Zaidan村田学術振興財団はhttps://corporate. murata. com/ja-jp/group/zaidan TEPCO Memorial Foundation (general Research)公益財団法人東電記念財団https://www. tmf-zaidan. or. jp/english. html Sumitomo Foundation住友財団http://www. sumitomo. or. jp/ Iwatani Naoji Foundation岩谷直治記念財団http://www. iwatani-foundation. or. jp/ Yazaki Foundation矢崎科学技術振興記念財団http://www. yazaki-found. jp/applications/research_grants. html Nippon Sheet Glass (NSG)日本板硝子材料工学助成会http://nsg-zaidan. or. jp/documents/index. html The Thermal & Electric Energy Technology Foundation電気エネルギー技術財団http://www. teet. or. jp/ Japan Science Society - Sasakawa Scientific Research Grant日本科学協https://www. jss. or. jp/ Yamada Science Foundation山田科学振興財団http://www. yamadazaidan. jp/jigyo/bosyu_kenkyu. html Iketani Science and Technology Foundation公益財団法人 池谷科学技術振興財団https://www. iketani-zaidan. or. jp/ Kumagaya Foundation for the Promotion of Science and Technology熊谷科学技術振興財団http://www. kumagai-fst. jp/ The Naito Foundation内藤記念科学振興財団https://www. naito-f. or. jp/jp/index. php Izumi Zaidan泉科学技術振興財団http://www. izumi-zaidan. jp/index. html Hitachi MetalsMaterials公益財団法人 日立財団http://www. hm-foundation. jp/ Kato Foundation for Promotion of Science加藤科学振興会http://www. katof. or. jp/index. html --- - Published: 2025-03-27 - Modified: 2025-04-17 - URL: https://www.airj.info/bank-transfer/ - Tags: English To pay the annual membership fee via bank transfer, we kindly ask you to make a deposit to the account indicated below. IMPORTANTE: We kindly ask that you send a confirmation of the payment to tesoreria@airj. info (a PDF or photo of the receipt is sufficient). Payment confirmation is requested because we do not receive automatic notifications, and the only way to verify payments is through an ATM, which is not easily accessible. Sending the confirmation allows us to speed up the registration process for new members or membership renewals. Thank you! As a reminder: the membership fee is set at 2000 JPY (Junior) for students (including PhD candidates), post-docs, or scholarship recipients, and 5000 JPY (Senior) otherwise. Bank account information Bank name and code: MUFG Bank (0005)SWIFT code / BIC code: BOTKJPJT / BOTKJPJTXXX Branch and code: Shimokitazawa (127)Bank account type: ordinaryAccount number: 0505857Account name: zainichiitariajinkenkyūshakyōkai ferisha-ni kuraudio Giapponese銀行名:三菱 UFJ 銀行(0005)店番:下北沢(シモキタザワ)支店 (127)預金種目:普通口座番号:0505857口座名称(漢字):在日イタリア人研究者協会 フェリシャーニ クラウディオ口座名称(カナ):ザイニチイタリアジンケンキユウシヤキヨウカイ フエリシヤーニ クラウデイオ International bank transfers For international transfers (from Italy, for example), there are various services that can help lower the remittance fees. These services can also be used to make transfers directly from the app to a bank (we do not have accounts on such services). Some examples are: Wise PayPal Revolut --- - Published: 2025-03-27 - Modified: 2025-05-09 - URL: https://www.airj.info/application/ - Tags: English To join AIRJ or renew the annual membership fee, simply follow the steps outlined below: Pay the annual membership fee. The fees are 2,000 yen for students or early-career researchers (junior membership) and 5,000 yen for all other categories (details are also provided on this page). Payment can be made in cash at events or via bank transfer (details are provided on this page). If paying by bank transfer, please kindly provide a payment confirmation (photo or PDF) to: tesoreria airj info. (For new members:) Approval by the Executive Board. In accordance with the provisions of the statute, new members must be approved by the Executive Board. Any proposal to reject a new member must be approved by a majority of the Board and must include a justified explanation, which will be communicated to the applicant. In the event of non-approval, the membership fee will be fully refunded. Once the Board's approval has been received, we will send the new member a simple form to fill out with personal information (e-mail, institution, research areas, etc. ). Issuance of the membership card. The membership card will be sent via email. A digital receipt is provided along with the membership card. If necessary, a paper receipt can also be issued upon explicit request; for example, in cases where an administration requires a hard copy for reimbursement. In such cases, we kindly ask you to contact us at: tesoreria airj info. --- - Published: 2025-03-27 - Modified: 2025-04-17 - URL: https://www.airj.info/membership-and-validity/ - Tags: English Within AIRJ, there are two types of membership: Junior: Annual membership fee of 2,000 yen. This group includes students, PhD candidates, post-docs, scholarship recipients, or others in unpaid and non-permanent positions. Senior: Annual membership fee of 5,000 yen. This group includes all other types of positions not mentioned above. For example, full and associate professors, assistants, researchers with permanent positions at private institutions or government agencies, employees in the private sector, or any type of stable and continuous salaried position. A member’s classification into one category or the other is based on their own declaration. The annual fee allows AIRJ to carry out its activities and cover the administrative costs of the Association (website, legal address maintenance, bank fees, etc. ). The reduced fee of 2,000 yen is intended for students and individuals with limited financial resources who still wish to be part of the Association. Voting rights in the general assembly are tied to the calendar year in which the membership fee is paid, and are therefore valid only until December 31 of the year in which the membership or renewal is completed. However, in order to allow those who join at the end of the year to still benefit from the Association’s services and participate in its activities, we grant the possibility to take part in events, be included in the members-only mailing list, and enjoy all member privileges—except voting rights in the assembly—until June 30 of the following year. Example: registration/payment made on 17 September 2025 (the... --- - Published: 2025-03-27 - Modified: 2025-04-17 - URL: https://www.airj.info/membership-e-validita/ - Tags: Italiano In seno ad AIRJ esistono due tipi di membri: Junior: Quota associativa di 2’000 yen all’anno. Questo gruppo include studenti, dottorandi, post-doc, destinatari di borse di studio, o altre posizioni non salariate e non stabili. Senior: Quota associativa di 5’000 yen all’anno. Questo gruppo include ogni altro tipo di posizione rispetto a quanto indicato sopra. Per esempio, professori ordinari e associati, assistenti, ricercatori inquadrati stabilmente presso istituzioni private o enti governativi, impiegati nel settore privato, o qualsiasi tipo di posizione salariata stabile e continuativa. L’appartenenza del socio a una o all’altra categoria si basa sulla dichiarazione del socio. La quota annuale consente ad AIRJ di portare avanti le attività sociali e coprire i costi di gestione dell’Associazione (pagina internet, mantenimento di una sede legale, costi bancari, etc. ). La quota ridotta di 2’000 yen è pensata per studenti e persone con una limitata disponibilità finanziaria che intendono comunque fare parte dell’Associazione. Il diritto di voto in assemblea è legato all’anno solare di pagamento della quota, ed è quindi limitato fino al 31 dicembre dell’anno in cui è stata fatta l’iscrizione / il rinnovo. Tuttavia, per dare la possibilità di usufruire dei servizi e partecipare alle attività dell’Associazione anche a chi intende iscriversi a fine anno, diamo la possibilità di partecipare ad eventi, essere inclusi nella mailing list riservata ai soci e usufruire di tutti i diritti dei soci, tranne il diritto di voto in assemblea, fino al 30 giugno dell’anno successivo. Esempio: iscrizione/pagamento effettuato il 17 settembre 2025 (lo stesso... --- - Published: 2020-12-22 - Modified: 2025-04-17 - URL: https://www.airj.info/versamento-bancario/ - Tags: Italiano - : pll_669e52de11455 Per pagare la quota annuale tramite versamento bancario si chiede gentilmente di effettuare un versamento al conto indicato di seguito. IMPORTANTE: vi chiediamo gentilmente di mandare una conferma del versamento a tesoreria@airj. info (un PDF o una foto della ricevuta sono sufficienti). La conferma di pagamento è richiesta in quanto non abbiamo modo di ricevere una notifica automatica è l'unico modo per verificare i pagamenti è tramite lo sportello automatico che non è di facile accesso. L'invio della conferma di pagamento ci contente dunque di velocizzare i tempi di registrazione di nuovi membri o rinnovo della membership. Grazie! A titolo di promemoria: la quota associativa è fissata a 2000 JPY (Junior) per studenti (inclusi dottorandi), post-doc, o destinatari di borse di studio e a 5000 JPY (Senior) altrimenti. Coordinate bancarie Bank name and code: MUFG Bank (0005)SWIFT code / BIC code: BOTKJPJT / BOTKJPJTXXX Branch and code: Shimokitazawa (127)Bank account type: ordinaryAccount number: 0505857Account name: zainichiitariajinkenkyūshakyōkai ferisha-ni kuraudio Giapponese銀行名:三菱 UFJ 銀行(0005)店番:下北沢(シモキタザワ)支店 (127)預金種目:普通口座番号:0505857口座名称(漢字):在日イタリア人研究者協会 フェリシャーニ クラウディオ口座名称(カナ):ザイニチイタリアジンケンキユウシヤキヨウカイ フエリシヤーニ クラウデイオ Versamenti bancari internazionali Per i trasferimenti internazionali (ad esempio dall'Italia), esistono diversi servizi che possono contribuire a ridurre le commissioni. Questi servizi possono anche essere utilizzati per effettuare trasferimenti direttamente dall'app a una banca (AIRJ non possiede account su tali servizi). Alcuni esempi sono: Wise PayPal Revolut --- - Published: 2019-12-11 - Modified: 2025-04-02 - URL: https://www.airj.info/statuto/ - Tags: Italiano - : pll_5df0794b96d8e L'Associazione Ricercatori Italiani in Giappone (AIRJ) e' un'associazione no-profit registrata in Italia nel Settembre 2019. Un survey del 2019, creato a inviato ai ricercatori Italiani in Giappone, ha permesso di avere utili indicazioni sulle attività dell'Associazione. ARIG_ERN_2019Download Lo statuto può essere letto qui: statuto AIRJDownload --- - Published: 2019-12-05 - Modified: 2025-05-09 - URL: https://www.airj.info/applicazione/ - Tags: Italiano - : pll_5de8ebdb05727 Per iscriversi ad AIRJ o rinnovare la quota annuale è sufficiente seguire i passi indicati di seguito: Eseguire il pagamento della quota annuale. Le quote sono 2'000 yen per studenti o giovani ricercatori (junior) e 5'000 yen per ogni altro tipo di posizione (dettagli sono anche forniti in questa pagina). Il pagamento è possibile in contanti agli eventi oppure tramite versamento bancario (clicca qui per i dettagli). In caso di versamento bancario si chiede gentilmente di fornire una conferma di pagamento (foto o PDF) a: tesoreria airj info (Per nuovi membri:) Approvazione da parte del consiglio direttivo. In linea con le disposizioni dello statuto, i nuovi soci devono essere approvati dal Consiglio Direttivo. L’eventuale proposta di non approvazione del nuovo socio deve essere approvata dalla maggioranza del Consiglio, con obbligo di motivazione notificata all’interessata/o. In caso di mancata approvazione, il pagamento della quota sociale sarà restituito per intero. Ricevuta l’approvazione del Consiglio, invieremo al nuovo socio un semplice form da compilare con i dati personali (e-mail, istituto, aree di ricerca, etc. ). Invio della tessera di membro. La tessera di membro verrà spedita per e-mail. Una ricevuta digitale è fornita insieme alla tessera. Se necessario, è possibile fornire anche una ricevuta cartacea se espressamente richiesto; per esempio nel caso in cui l'amministrazione necessiti di un documento cartaceo per il rimborso. In questo caso si chiede gentilmente di contattare: tesoreria airj info --- - Published: 2019-12-05 - Modified: 2025-03-27 - URL: https://www.airj.info/grazie/ - Tags: Italiano - : pll_5de8d6991321f La tua richiesta di iscrizione è stata inviata con successo ed è in fase di revisione. Per completare il processo è necessario effettuare il pagamento della quota associativa annuale, in base alla propria posizione accademica, tramite bonifico bancario alle coordinate che riceverai tra poco via email (o visibili in questa pagina, in caso di problemi con l'email). A pagamento effettuato, riceverai una comunicazione con la conferma e informazioni aggiuntive. Grazie! --- - Published: 2019-10-27 - Modified: 2025-04-06 - URL: https://www.airj.info/privacy-policy/ - Tags: English What data do we collect? The Association collects the following data: Personal identification information (Name, email address, affiliation, current position) How do we collect your data? We collect data and process data when you register to the Association. How will we use your data? The Association collects your data so that we can email you information regarding the events and activities of the Association How do we store your data? The Association securely stores the information you send on a private spreadsheet. Announcements The Association would like to send you information about events and activities of ours that we think you might like. If you have agreed to receive emails, you may always opt out at a later date. You have the right at any time to stop the Association from contacting you. Please contact us via info. airj@info. What are your data protection rights? The Association would like to make sure you are fully aware of all of your data protection rights. Every user is entitled to the following: The right to access – You have the right to request copies of your personal data. The right to rectification – You have the right to request that the Association correct any information you believe is inaccurate. You also have the right to request the Association to complete the information you believe is incomplete. The right to erasure – You have the right to request that the Association erase your personal data. The right to restrict processing – You have the right to request... --- - Published: 2019-10-26 - Modified: 2025-03-29 - URL: https://www.airj.info/board-ita/ - Tags: Italiano - : pll_5db44155b27a7 Andrea Ortolani PRESIDENTEProfessore Associato presso la University of Tsukuba, Institute of Humanities and Social Sciences. Profilo Ettore Barbieri VICE-PRESIDENTESenior Scientist presso Japan Agency for Marine-Earth Science and Technology (JAMSTEC)Center for Mathematical Science and Advanced TechnologyComputational Science and Engineering Group. Profilo Alessandro Nasti SEGRETARIOSpecially Appointed Associate Professor presso la Kanazawa University, Graduate School of Medical Sciences, Information-Based Medicine Development. Profilo Claudio Feliciani TESORIEREProject Associate Professor presso la University of Tokyo. LinkedIn Sarah Cosentino COORDINATRICEChief Researcher presso Araya Inc. , co-fondatrice e già Presidente AIRJ fino al 2024. Coordinatrice eventi istituzionali e di coesione/supporto per i membri AIRJ. Profilo Marta Fanasca COORDINATRICEPhD in Japanese Studies presso la University of Manchester e Research Fellow presso KU Leuven. E' anche Adjunct Professor in Japanese Studies at Alma Mater Studiorum presso l'Universita' di Bologna e tutor di lingua giapponese presso l'Universita' di Torino. Coordinatrice per i rapporti con membri delle Scienze Umanistiche. LinkedIn Andrea Sansica COORDINATOREResearch Staff Member e Team Leader presso la Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA). Coordinatore per i rapporti con Istituzioni, Delegazione Europea, ed Associazioni. Profile Support team Alessandro Baffa IT SUPPORTSoftware Engineer. Manutenzione del sito Internet, social media e mailing list. LinkedIn Newsletter team Manuel Baltieri Chief Researcher presso Araya Inc. , Tokyo and Honorary Senior Research Fellow presso University of Sussex, Brighton, UK. LinkedIn Fabio Lisi Professore Associato presso il Dipartimento di Chimica alla University of Tokyo (Tokyo, Japan) and the Chief Technology Officer presso Radetec Diagnostics (Melbourne, Australia)LinkedIn Marco Pellegrini Professore Associato presso il Politecnico di Milano, Dipartimento di... --- - Published: 2019-10-26 - Modified: 2025-04-02 - URL: https://www.airj.info/logo-ita/ - Tags: Italiano - : pll_5db4374db6e6a Il logo dell'Associazione, creato da Luca Uboldi, e' inspirato dall'Uomo Vitruviano di Leonardo Da Vinci, e dal inkan (印鑑), il tradizionale timbro utilizzato nei documenti giapponesi. Vuole simboleggiare unione e armonia tra discipline differenti, e tra Italia e Giappone. --- - Published: 2019-10-26 - Modified: 2025-04-02 - URL: https://www.airj.info/it/ - Tags: Italiano - : pll_5db40807acd46 Associazione dei Ricercatori Italiani in Giappone L’associazione vuole supportare i ricercatori italiani con attività di networking, consulenze di carriera, workshops e tanto altro. Iscriviti Networking professionale Organizziamo eventi di incontri tra ricercatori per scambiare opinioni, esperienze e conoscersi. Consulenze di carriera Diamo consulenze e supporto su ricerca e applicazione in fondi di ricerca e borse di studio in Giappone. Nuove opportunità Creiamo le basi per nuove opportunità di collaborazioni e progetti interdisciplinari. Registrati alla AIRJ Newsletter Resta aggiornato con le ultime notizie dell’Associazione. Leave this field empty if you're human: Eventi scorsi Ultimi aggiornamenti --- - Published: 2019-10-26 - Modified: 2019-10-26 - URL: https://www.airj.info/logo/ - Tags: English - : pll_5db4374db6e6a The Logo of the Association is inspired by Leonardo Da Vinci’s Vitruvian Man and the inkan (印鑑), the ink seal traditionally used in Japanese documents. It wants to convey union and harmony between different disciplines, and between Italy and Japan. AIRJ’s logo was designed by Luca Uboldi --- - Published: 2019-10-24 - Modified: 2025-06-03 - URL: https://www.airj.info/research/ - Tags: English This page is a knowledge base for scholarships, fellowships and grants, with links to the pages with the relative deadlines. Studentships Vulcanus Fellowships: this is a EU-Japan scheme for students enrolled in EU universities to intern in Japanese research groups and companies. Fellowships JSPS Postdoctoral Fellowships: The Japan Society for the Promotion of Science is a leading funding agency of higher education research and its postdoc fellowship a preferred method fo foreign researchers to work in Japan. JSPS Guidelines on Application and Deadlines: at this page, specific information on the deadlines of the various JSPS schemes can be found in English. EU Marie Sklodowska-Curie Actions for Japan: the famous European funding scheme provides special actions for Japan-EU projects. RIKEN Special Postdoctoral Researcher: RIKEN is Japan’s national lab. It supports Japanese and foreign postdoctoral researchers with a generous fellowship. MINERVA Fellowship Programme: the EU-Japan Centre for Industrial Cooperation proposes a 6 month in-house fellowship scheme in Japan, designed to support its research and policy analysis of EU-Japan economic and industrial issues. CANON Foundation Fellowships: annually, the Canon Foundation in Europe grants up to 15 Fellowships to highly qualified European and Japanese researchers. European Fellows are expected to pursue a period of research in Japan whereas Japanese Fellows are expected to do their research in Europe. JILPT Foreign Researcher Invitation Program: this program aims to contribute to Japanese labor policies by inviting foreign researchers to Japan in order to develop a network with foreign researchers and research institutes on common labor issues and to promote mutual exchange and utilization of research results. Grants KAKENHI Grants: these Grants-in-Aid for Scientific Research are competitive funds that are intended to... --- - Published: 2019-10-06 - Modified: 2025-04-02 - URL: https://www.airj.info/ - Tags: English - : pll_5db40807acd46 Association of Italian Researchers in Japan We provide support for Italian researchers with activities such as networking events, career counseling workshops and social gatherings. Become a member Professional Networking We organize events to network with fellow researchers, exchange valuable insights disciplines, and engage in social gatherings. Career Counseling We provide support on a variety of funding strategies and a knowledge-base on scholarships applications, fellowships and grant writings. Cross-Pollination A vibrant and engaged community presents a dynamic platform for interdisciplinary projects and collaborations. Subscribe to the AIRJ newsletter Stay up-to-date with the latest news and events from the Association. Leave this field empty if you're human: Past events Latest updates --- - Published: 2019-10-06 - Modified: 2019-10-27 - URL: https://www.airj.info/stories/ - Tags: English This section highlights the stories of Italian researchers in Japan: their struggles, successes, and experiences. Would you like to tel your story? Get in touch with us. Claudio Feliciani: Life as a Researcher in Japan (EN, IT)Silvia Bolzani: La mia esperienza in Giappone (IT) --- - Published: 2019-10-06 - Modified: 2022-06-17 - URL: https://www.airj.info/links/ - Tags: English This is a collection of useful links for Italian researchers in Japan, ranging from sources of practical information to institutions providing research funding. Institutional Contacts Italian Embassy in Japan, Tokyo. The embassy organizes several activities aimed at Italian researchers through its consular offices and scientific attaché. The embassy also provides information about mobility towards Italy for researchers and lecturers. Italian Consulate in Osaka: this Consulate General supports citizens in Osaka prefecture and several other prefectures. Japanese Embassy in Italy, Rome. It also provides consular services, as well as fostering bilateral relations. Japanese Consulate in Milan: can be helpful for visas. Other European Research Associations in Japan Sciencescope: this is the francophone association of researchers in Japan, active since 1997. ACE Japon: An independent and non-profit organization of Spanish researchers for the promotion and dissemination of scientific relations between Spain and Japan. German JSPS Alumni Association: this is the first authorized JSPS alumni association in the world, since 1995. EURAXESS Japan: this EU organization supports the mobility of European researchers. It is very lively in Japan, where it organizes several networking events and discussion panels. EU Tech Transfer Help Desk: The help desk supports EU and Japanese companies, universities, research centres and individuals in technology transfer transactions, as well as bridging the knowledge gap about current available technologies from both Japan and the EU. Tech Activities in Tokyo and beyond Machine Learning Tokyo: a non-profit organization running a series of activities for Artificial Intelligence researchers and engineers. Le Wagon Tokyo: this startup company organizes code bootcamps and events on technology. Hello Tomorrow Japan: Hello Tomorrow is a... --- - Published: 2019-10-06 - Modified: 2025-07-03 - URL: https://www.airj.info/contact/ - Tags: English Email : info airj info --- - Published: 2019-10-06 - Modified: 2025-03-11 - URL: https://www.airj.info/board/ - Tags: English - : pll_5db44155b27a7 Andrea Ortolani PRESIDENTAssociate Professor at University of Tsukuba, Institute of Humanities and Social Sciences. Profile Ettore Barbieri VICE-PRESIDENTSenior Scientist at Japan Agency for Marine-Earth Science and Technology (JAMSTEC)Center for Mathematical Science and Advanced TechnologyComputational Science and Engineering Group. Profile Alessandro Nasti SECRETARYSpecially Appointed Associate Professor, Kanazawa University, Graduate School of Medical Sciences, Information-Based Medicine Development. Profile Claudio Feliciani TREASURERProject Associate Professor at The University of Tokyo. LinkedIn Sarah Cosentino COORDINATORChief Researcher at Araya Inc. , co-founder and former President of AIRJ until 2024. Coordinator of institutional and cohesion/support events for AIRJ membersProfile Marta Fanasca COORDINATORResearch Fellow at KU Leuven, adjunct Professor in Japanese Studies at Alma Mater Studiorum University of Bologna and Japanese language tutor at the University of Turin. Coordinator for relations with members in Humanities fields. LinkedIn Andrea Sansica COORDINATORResearch Staff Member and Team Lead at the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA). Coordinator for relations with Institutions, European Delegation and Associations. Profile IT Support Alessandro Baffa Senior Software Engineer. LinkedIn Newsletter team Manuel Baltieri Chief Researcher at Araya Inc. , Tokyo and Honorary Senior Research Fellow at the University of Sussex, Brighton, UK. LinkedIn Fabio Lisi Assistant Professor in the Department of Chemistry at the University of Tokyo (Tokyo, Japan) and the Chief Technology Officer of Radetec Diagnostics (Melbourne, Australia)LinkedIn Marco Pellegrini Associate Professor at Politecnico di Milano, Department of Energy. Former AIRJ Secretary until 2024. --- --- ## Posts - Published: 2026-02-26 - Modified: 2026-03-05 - URL: https://www.airj.info/2026/02/26/creare-spazio-luoghi-reti-e-pratiche-del-femminile/ - Categories: event - Tags: events - Tags: English Siamo lieti di comunicare questo prossimo evento per la Giornata Internazionale della Donna, che si terra' il 6 Marzo 2026, alle ore 15:30 presso l'Ambasciata d'Italia a Tokyo. Registrazione La registrazione e' obbligatoria per motivi di sicurezza in Ambasciata: https://forms. gle/vrvabS5Wccn5Ecej8 Programma 15:00 (apertura porte, registrazione)15:30 inizio15:30 - 15:40 saluti istituzionali, nuovo Ambasciatore in Giappone Sua Eccellenza Mario Vattani15:40 - 15:45 saluto del rappresentante AIRJ, co-fondatrice e consigliere Sarah Cosentino15:45 - 17:25 talks17:25 - 17:30 chiusura dei lavori e saluti finali 2026_PROGRAMMA-EVENTO-6-MARZO_v2Download --- - Published: 2025-11-13 - Modified: 2025-11-13 - URL: https://www.airj.info/2025/11/13/symposiumcrafting-identities-femininities-and-masculinities-in-contemporary-japan/ - Categories: event, news - Tags: English You are all invited to join us in Kyoto on November 22 for a great event organized by Prof. Giorgio Amitrano and Dr. Marta Fanasca. Crafting Identities: Femininities and Masculinities in Contemporary Japan Date: November 22 (Sat), 2025, 17:00p. m. (JST) 09:00 a. m. (CET) Location: Kyoto, Italian School of East Asian Studies -ISEAS (in person & online participation available). This symposium brings together scholars exploring how gender identities are created, performed, and negotiated in contemporary Japan. Through case studies ranging from everyday practices to mediated representations, we will discuss how femininities and masculinities are continuously being reshaped in today's society. Don't miss this opportunity to engage in stimulating discussions and connect with researchers working on gender, culture, and society in Japan. Speakers: James Welker, Martina Baradel, Letizia Guarini, Carmen Tamas, Maiko Kodaka The institutional greetings will be delivered by H. E. Gianluigi Benedetti, Ambassador of Italy to Japan; Prof. Silvana De Maio, Director of the Istituto di Cultura Tokyo; Prof. Giorgio Amitrano, President of the Scientific Committee; Dr. Andrea De Antoni, Research Coordinator at ISEAS. See the attachment for the program. ISEAS_CRAFTING IDENTITIES_PROGRAMMEDownload --- - Published: 2025-06-26 - Modified: 2025-07-14 - URL: https://www.airj.info/2025/06/26/airj-research-day-2025-kansai/ - Categories: Uncategorized - Tags: English We are glad to invite you all to the AIRJ Research Day 2025. This time in Kansai area! “Humanism vs. Transhumanism: Navigating the Future We Want for Future Generations" Date: Friday, July 18th, 2025; 12:30 – 18:35 Venue: Kyoto University Institute for Chemical Research – Uji Campus, Gokasho, Uji, Kyoto 611-0011 Language: English/Italian Registration The entry is free, but you need to register Agenda Updated on July 1st. Research Day 2025 Kansai v. 0712Download Poster We invite you to present and share your research. For those who decide to present the poster, we would kindly ask you to arrive on time for the installation. The poster must be vertical and preferably A0 or less in size. We would like to set up a virtual poster area on our website, therefore I would kindly ask you to share with us the PDF of the poster by July 11th by sending an email to info@airj. info. Social networking event We are pleased to invite you to a social dinner following the event, scheduled from 19:30 to 22:00. Please note: Registration for the social dinner will close on Thursday, 11 July, for organizational purposes. If you wish to attend, kindly register via the link below by that date: Registration formPlease be advised that participation in the dinner requires a contribution. We aim to keep the cost at or below 5,000 JPY per person. The final price and venue (within Uji City) will be communicated at a later date, based on the total number... --- - Published: 2025-05-05 - Modified: 2025-05-05 - URL: https://www.airj.info/2025/05/05/aperitalk-maggio-2025/ - Categories: events - Tags: English Siamo lieti di invitare tutti al prossimo AperiTalk AIRJ che si terra' Venerdì 16 maggio, dalle 18:00 alle 19:30, presso la Camera di Commercio Italiana in Giappone. Ospite: Flavio Parisi, che ci parlerà delle sue esperienze di scrittore, insegnante di musica, e molto altro. Al termine del talk, bevande e snacks per tutti, a esaurimento. La quota è di 1. 000 JPY per i soci AIRJ, 2. 000 JPY per i non soci. Sarà possibile associarsi sul posto. Vi chiediamo di registrare la vostra presenza qui, entro mercoledì 14 maggio:https://lu. ma/7kv0fehm La Camera di Commercio si trova qui:https://maps. app. goo. gl/LRRyWUwERS8xoxar5 Vi aspettiamo numerosi! --- - Published: 2025-04-02 - Modified: 2025-04-02 - URL: https://www.airj.info/2025/04/02/aperitalk-airj-tradurre-il-giappone-poesie-storie-e-capitale/ - Categories: events - Tags: English Bella serata in compagnia di Alessandro Clementi degli Albizzi. Si ringrazia Alessandro per la sua disponibilità, la Camera di Commercio Italiana a Tokyo per averci ospitati e lo sponsor delle bevande, https://platitalia. com Qualche foto: E il video: https://www. youtube. com/watch? v=5QVx8HWG34s --- - Published: 2025-03-05 - Modified: 2025-04-02 - URL: https://www.airj.info/2025/03/05/jsps-alumni-italy-officially-recognized/ - Categories: news - Tags: Italiano Ottima notizia per tutti gli alumni italiani JSPS. Dopo circa due anni di lavoro, cominciato dal precedente board AIRJ ma ora gestita separatamente da essa, la JSPS Alumni Italy e' stata ufficialmente riconosciuta dalla JSPS Headquarter: https://www. jsps. go. jp/english/e-alumni/italy/. L'annuncio ufficiale del Presidente pro-tempore, prof. Giorgio Colombo sul suo profilo LinkedIn: Particolari complimenti a prof. Giorgio Colombo, prof. ssa Stefania Bandini e Silvia Bolzani PhD per il loro eccellente lavoro! --- - Published: 2025-02-17 - Modified: 2025-04-02 - URL: https://www.airj.info/2025/02/17/litalia-parla-al-femminile-contributi-e-sfide-delle-donne-nel-mondo-della-ricerca/ - Categories: events - Tags: English Siamo lieti di comunicare questo prossimo evento per la Giornata Internazionale della Donna, che si terra' il 7 Marzo 2025, alle ore 17:00 presso l'Ambasciata d'Italia a Tokyo. Registrazione (per partecipare in presenza) La registrazione e' obbligatoria per l'evento in presenza, e i posti sono limitati: https://lu. ma/xhh11ymo Evento anche in streaming L'evento sarà anche disponibile a tutti in streaming a questo link (la registrazione in questo caso non e' necessaria). Programma PROGRAMMA EVENTO 7 MARZODownload --- - Published: 2024-12-10 - Modified: 2024-12-10 - URL: https://www.airj.info/2024/12/10/italian-jsps-alumni-association-events/ - Categories: events - Tags: jsps - Tags: English We are pleased to announce the official opening of the JSPS Italian Alumni! Two events will be held at Università degli Studi of Milan - Bicocca, and Ca’ Foscari University of Venice, on December 11th and 12th. Milano Bicocca The event will be also in streaming at this link. Registration form at this link. EVENTO JSPS 2024 BicoccaDownload Ca' Foscari Event in person only. For registration, please contact Prof. Giorgio Fabio Colombo (via email). Evento JSPS Ca Foscari 121224Download --- - Published: 2024-12-03 - Modified: 2025-04-02 - URL: https://www.airj.info/2024/12/03/italian-national-space-day-2024/ - Categories: event - Tags: English In occasione del Italian National Space Day 2024, l'Ambasciata d'Italia a Tokyo ha organizzato il simposio Italy Innovation Days dedicato alle Scienze dello Spazio. Data: Giovedì 12 dicembre Orario: 17:00-19:00 (apertura porte ore 16:30) Luogo: Ambasciata Italiana a Tokyo (Google Maps). L'evento fa parte del 2024-2027 Italy-Japan Action Plan, e mira a promuovere la cooperazione scientifica in campo spaziale tra Istituzioni, centri di Ricerca ed Università di entrambe le nazioni. L'evento sarà aperto dal Vice Ministro degli Affari Esteri e della Cooperazione Internazionale, On. Edmondo Cirielli. Per partecipare, si prega di confermare la propria presenza a tokyo. space@esteri. it entro il 6 Dicembre. Italy’s Innovation Days (3 pagine)Download --- - Published: 2024-10-10 - Modified: 2025-04-02 - URL: https://www.airj.info/2024/10/10/3rd-airj-symposium-thank-you/ - Categories: event - Tags: English The third AIRJ Symposium was a resounding success, and we extend our deepest gratitude to all who contributed to this achievement. We would like to express our sincere thanks, first and foremost, to the speakers for their invaluable contributions, as well as to all the members who participated. A special acknowledgment goes to the Italian Embassy and Italian Ambassador, Gianluigi Benedetti (his opening remarks are available here), for graciously hosting the event and for their continued support, and to the President of the CNR, prof. Maria Chiara Carrozza. The Association of Italian Researchers in Japan continues to expand, and the success of this symposium underscores the importance of maintaining the Association’s vitality for fostering networking among researchers and strengthening collaboration with various institutions. Once again, we offer our heartfelt thanks to everyone involved. Arrivederci! --- - Published: 2024-10-09 - Modified: 2025-04-02 - URL: https://www.airj.info/2024/10/09/eu-japan-ai-bridge-30-october-2024/ - Categories: event - Tags: English We are pleased to invite you to the upcoming event, EU-Japan AI Bridge: Connecting International Researchers with Japan’s AI Startups, taking place on October 30th at Europa House. This event aims to foster collaboration between international researchers and Japanese startups in the field of Artificial Intelligence, creating a unique platform where academia and industry converge. The event will feature presentations from representatives of prominent European organizations, including ACE Japon (Spain), Sciencescope (France), JSPS Germany, the MCAA Japan Chapter, and Euraxess. Additionally, a selection of AI startups will present their innovative work. Following the presentations, we have arranged a semi-informal networking session, accompanied by refreshments, graciously sponsored by the European Delegation in Japan. During this session, attendees will have the opportunity to engage with approximately ten AI startups, facilitating interaction and collaboration. Registration Registration is open until October 25th and it is strictly required (for security reasons): https://lu. ma/uk2s3jl2 Agenda AgendaDownload For any questions, do not hesitate to contact us: info (at) airj (dot) info --- - Published: 2024-09-26 - Modified: 2024-09-29 - URL: https://www.airj.info/2024/09/26/announcing-the-airj-symposium-2024/ - Categories: Uncategorized - Tags: English We are excited to invite you all to the 3rd Symposium of the Italian Researchers in Japan (AIRJ), which will be held in collaboration with the Embassy of Italy in Tokyo and the Italian Cultural Institute (IIC). The symposium will also be part of the "Italy Innovation Days" cycle. This event holds significant importance for gaining insight into the activities of Italian researchers in Japan. We look forward to your participation! Details Title: AIRJ Symposium 2024 "Italy Innovation Days – Research" Admission: free of charge. Location: Embassy of Italy in Tokyo Date and time: October 4th (Friday), 13:00-19:00 Language : English/Italian Registration Registration is open until October 1st and it is required: https://lu. ma/dtehr3pj . AIRJ Membership info Those who will be registering for AIRJ in 2024 will be able to renew their membership on-site before the event. Find the details of the fees on our website. For any info or question, you can send an email to: info (at) airj. info Agenda AgendaDownload --- - Published: 2024-06-28 - Modified: 2024-06-28 - URL: https://www.airj.info/2024/06/28/1st-airj-research-day-june-21st-2024/ - Categories: event - Tags: English The event has been held at JAMSTEC, Yokohama Institute for Earth Science (YES), which we thank for hosting us! We would like to thank all the AIRJ members who participated and contributed to make this event a great success! The event was also the opportunity to hold our General Assembly to officially select the members of the next AIRJ board, which will replace the current one. Details will be communicated later on. Hereafter you can find the agenda and the posters. AgendaDownload Posters --- - Published: 2024-05-24 - Modified: 2024-05-24 - URL: https://www.airj.info/2024/05/24/from-rome-to-tokyo-international-symposium-may-25/ - Categories: event - Tags: events, symposium - Tags: Italiano - : pll_66501d5dca3f8 Siamo lieti di pubblicizzare questo interessante simposio aperto a tutti e disponibile anche online via zoom (informazioni sotto la locandina). Programma Download programmaDownload Collegamento Zoom: LINK / Meeting ID: 827 2602 1190 / Passcode: 193100 --- - Published: 2024-05-24 - Modified: 2024-05-24 - URL: https://www.airj.info/2024/05/24/from-rome-to-tokyo-international-symposium-may-25-2/ - Categories: event - Tags: events, symposium - Tags: English - : pll_66501d5dca3f8 We are pleased to publicize this interesting symposium open to all and also available online on Zoom (information under the poster). Schedule Download the scheduleDownload Zoom: LINK / Meeting ID: 827 2602 1190 / Passcode: 193100 --- - Published: 2024-05-13 - Modified: 2024-05-13 - URL: https://www.airj.info/2024/05/13/workshop-on-horizon-europe-opportunities-in-japan-2/ - Categories: events, news - Tags: English - : pll_66418b30b7638 AIRJ, in association with other European researcher associations in Japan (ACE Japon, German JSPS alumni, Sciencescope) and the Delegation of the European Union in Japan, is organizing a workshop on funding opportunities in the HORIZON framework, also for the researchers present in Japan. This event is designed for anyone who works for a Japanese university or research center regardless of their nationality. Topic: Workshop on Horizon-Europe Opportunities in Japan Location: Europa House, 4-6-28 Minami-Azabu, Minato-ku, Tokyo 106-0047 Date: April 20 (Saturday), 1pm-6. 30pm Language: English Final_HorizonWorkshop_Agenda_2024Download Post event photos Download All presentations download (. zip ~27MB)Download --- - Published: 2024-04-02 - Modified: 2024-05-13 - URL: https://www.airj.info/2024/04/02/workshop-on-horizon-europe-opportunities-in-japan/ - Categories: events, news - Tags: Italiano - : pll_66418b30b7638 AIRJ, in associazione con le altre associazioni di ricercatori in Giappone europee (ACE Japon, German JSPS alumni, Sciencescope) e alla Delegazione dell'Unione Europea in Giappone, organizza un workshop sulle opportunita' di funding nel framework HORIZON, anche per i ricercatori presenti in Giappone. Questo evento e' pensato per chiunque lavori per una università o centro ricerca giapponese indipendentemente dalla sua nazionalità. Tema: Workshop on Horizon-Europe Opportunities in JapanLuogo: Europa House, 4-6-28 Minami-Azabu, Minato-ku, Tokyo 106-0047Data e ora: 20 Aprile (Sabato), 13:00-18:30Language: English Programma Final_HorizonWorkshop_Agenda_2024Download Post event photos Download All presentations (. zip ~27MB)Download --- - Published: 2024-02-22 - Modified: 2024-02-23 - URL: https://www.airj.info/2024/02/22/first-airj-survey-2024-results/ - Categories: Uncategorized - Tags: English Publichiamo qui i risultati del primo survey elaborato con i membri soci dell'associazione, che ringraziamo per la collaborazione! Un grazie particolare anche Fabio Lisi per l'organizzazione e a Ettore Barbieri per l'elaborazione dei dati. P. S. : l'archivio della AIRJ newsletter e' ora disponibile per tutti qui, ed e' stata anche aggiornata la pagina del board con i nuovi membri della newsletter team. Grazie dei feedback ;-) Survey emailSent on 1/31 => opened by 41 out of 58 subscribers. Survey resultsAs of 2/19, we collected 19 responses out of 58 contacts. 89. 5% of the people responded during the first 2 days. AIRJ Survey_v01Download --- - Published: 2024-01-24 - Modified: 2024-02-06 - URL: https://www.airj.info/2024/01/24/joint-european-associations-new-years-shinnenkai/ - Categories: event - Tags: English We would like to invite you to the Joint European Associations New Year's Shinnenkai, organized by all the European researchers organizations together (ACE Japon, AIRJ, German JSPS alumni, Sciencescope). Researchers in Japan are all welcome, so feel free to invite colleagues and non-associates! Venue: The University of Tokyo, Hongo Campus. Date and time: January 26, 2024 (Friday), 19:00-22:00 Participation fee: 2000 yen Additional details This will be a standing apero-style party, with finger food and drinks. The participation fee will be collected at the entrance. For the ones who are willing to participate, during the evening there will be a fun competition research team game activity with a prize. Registration is necessary. Contact us at info at airj dot info for any questions. --- - Published: 2023-10-18 - Modified: 2023-10-18 - URL: https://www.airj.info/2023/10/18/airj-elevator-pitch-aperj-2/ - Categories: event - Tags: aperij, aperitivo, events - Tags: English - : pll_652f5ab6e2031 When? Thursday, November 2nd 2023 at 19:00 onwards (reminder: Friday, 3rd is national holiday in Japan, Culture Day). Where? Caffe' Pascucci, Kojimachi, Tokyo https://www. pascucci-japan. com/copy-2-of-shops Concept The elevator pitch is the speech that an entrepreneur would make to an investor if he happened to find himself in an elevator with him. The entrepreneur, therefore, would find himself forced to describe himself and his business briefly, clearly and effectively to convince the investor to invest in him, but within the time limits imposed by the elevator ride. Each participant is required to make two presentations of approximately 30 seconds each. 1) sell me your research: show me your research in 30 seconds. 2) sell me your idea: show in 30 seconds the idea that you have always wanted to work on, but have never managed to implement due to lack of time and resources. -- It is possible to project a slide or video during each presentation on the screen available in the room. Price Caffe' Pascucci and Chef Maurizio Pozzi will prepare an exceptional aperitif buffet with a welcome drink for 3500JPY per person. Each extra drink can be purchased separately. Registration We invite you to register at the following link by October 31st: https://forms. gle/Gam3HmoofqpfYo859 For any question: - marco@n. t. u-tokyo. ac. jp- e. barbieri@jamstec. go. jp- sansica. andrea@jaxa. jp --- - Published: 2023-09-28 - Modified: 2024-02-06 - URL: https://www.airj.info/2023/09/28/symposium-of-european-researchers-in-japan/ - Categories: news - Tags: events, symposium - Tags: English AIRJ is glad to invite you all to this symposium organized together with the associations of Spanish (ACE Japon) and French (Sciencescope) researchers in Japan, the JSPS Alumni Germany and the Delegation of European Union to Japan. Registration Please, fill this form to register to the event. Deadline for the registration is October 18th at 17:00. Registration is absolutely necessary, for security purposes, to enter the Europa House, and so to attend the event. Agenda AgendaDownload --- - Published: 2023-06-23 - Modified: 2025-03-29 - URL: https://www.airj.info/2023/06/23/building-bridges-between-italy-and-japan/ - Categories: events - Tags: English The Association of Italian Researchers in Japan - AIRJ - has the pleasure to announce two events in collaboration with JSPS (Japan Society for the Promotion of Science), the Human Technopole Institute of Milan and the University of Milan Bicocca. The purpose of these events, which will be attended by the JSPS delegation from Strasbourg, is to foster and increase relations between Japan and Italy by identifying areas of cooperation. It will also be an important occasion to bring together the Italian JSPS Alumni in order to discuss future meetings and proceed towards the creation of the JSPS Alumni Italy. Date: 04 July 2023. Registration form. Registration deadline: 27 June 2023 Bridging-Italy-and-JapanDownload Date: 05 July 2023. Registration form. --- - Published: 2023-03-31 - Modified: 2023-06-29 - URL: https://www.airj.info/2023/03/31/2nd-symposium-airj-2023/ - Categories: events - Tags: English - : pll_642655058acab It is with great pleasure that the AIRJ board, in collaboration with the Italian Embassy in Tokyo and the Italian Cultural Institute, on the occasion of the Italian Research Day, invites you to participate in the Second Symposium of the Association of Italian Researchers in Japan (AIRJ) which will be held on June, 30th 2023 starting at 13:00, at the Italian Cultural Institute in Tokyo. The event will be in English (except for the educative seminar, which will be in Italian with simultaneous translation into Japanese). Registration Registrations oneline are now closed, so posters are no longer accepted for the poster session. Though, it is always possible to register in person directly on site to attend the event. Membership fee In order to participate it is necessary to be in good standing with the payment of the membership fee for the year 2023. The grace period for the year 2022 expires on June 30th, so you can register on site during the event in cash, or via PayPal or bank transfer banking (info on the membership page). Hybrid format The symposium will be organized in a hybrid format to give the opportunity to participate even to those who are not currently in Japan or are unable to travel to Tokyo, although face-to-face participation is desired (the Zoom link will be provided at a later time). Agenda and organization Please, find hereafter the agenda of the event: new-agendaDownload Post-event networking The day will end with refreshments kindly offered by the Italian... --- - Published: 2023-03-31 - Modified: 2023-06-29 - URL: https://www.airj.info/2023/03/31/2nd-simposio-airj-2023/ - Categories: events - Tags: Italiano - : pll_642655058acab E' con immenso piacere che il direttivo AIRJ, in collaborazione con l'Ambasciata d'Italia a Tokyo e l’Istituto Italiano di Cultura, in occasione della giornata italiana della ricerca, vi invita a partecipare al Secondo Simposio dell'Associazione dei Ricercatori Italiani in Giappone (AIRJ) che si terrà il giorno 30 giugno 2023 a partire dalle 13:00, presso l'Istituto Italiano di Cultura a Tokyo. L'evento sara' in lingua inglese (tranne il seminario divulgativo, in lingua italiana con traduzione in giapponese simultanea). Iscrizione Invitiamo tutti a registrarsi entro e non oltre il 9 giugno 2023 tramite il seguente google form, dove può essere indicato anche il titolo del poster per la poster session. Quota associativa Vi ricordiamo che per la partecipazione è necessario essere in regola con il pagamento della quota associativa per l’anno 2023. Il periodo di grazia per l’anno 2022 scade proprio il 30 giugno quindi potete registrarvi in loco in contanti, oppure via PayPal o trasferimento bancario (info alla pagina membership). Formato ibrido Il simposio verrà organizzato in formato ibrido per dare la possibilità di partecipare anche a coloro che non si trovassero al momento in Giappone o fossero impossibilitati a recarsi a Tokyo, nonostante la partecipazione in presenza sia auspicata (il link Zoom sarà fornito in un secondo momento). Agenda e organizzazione Per tutti i dettagli riguardo gli orari e i titoli delle presentazioni, ecco l'agenda scaricabile: new-agenda-1Download Networking post evento La giornata si concluderà con un rinfresco gentilmente offerto dall’Ambasciata Italiana sempre presso l'Istituto Italiano di Cultura per continuare il... --- - Published: 2022-12-22 - Modified: 2022-12-22 - URL: https://www.airj.info/2022/12/22/jsps-information-session-uni-genova-italian-jsps-alumni/ - Categories: news - Tags: English Silvia Bolzani Last 28th September, 2022, an Information Session of the Japan Society for the Promotion of Science, organized by Professor Stefania Michelucci and Unige International Affairs, in collaboration with Scuola Superiore Sant’Anna and Scuola IMT di Lucca, was held in Genoa and Pisa. https://www. youtube. com/watch? v=8aCRJkcaXAk At 1:42:00 our JSPS coordinator, Silvia Bolzani, presenting our association and JSPS Alumni Italia The Japan Society for the Promotion of Science (JSPS) is the main funding agency for research in Japan. Funding opportunities are available for all areas of research at all Japanese public universities and research institutions.   Pr. Kazuhiko Saigo, Director of JSPS Strasbourg, Ms. Junko Fujimoto, Deputy Director of JSPS Strasbourg and Ms. Chika Koda, JSPS Strasbourg office, presented the activities and purposes of the JSPS, with particular emphasis on the actions carried out in Europe. In addition, Italian JSPS Alumni had the opportunity to give presentations in which they could discuss their experience in Japan, impression and feedback. On this occasion, I had the opportunity to attend the event and recount my JSPS experience, but, above all, to present, to the JSPS Strasbourg delegation, the activities that have been organized by our association, in the past two years, in order to establish the JSPS Alumni Italy as a thriving community.   From this interesting and fruitful conversation with the JSPS delegation, important key points emerged that need to be addressed and further developed in view of the official recognition of the association. Among these, of particular importance,... --- - Published: 2022-11-17 - Modified: 2022-11-17 - URL: https://www.airj.info/2022/11/17/the-art-of-not-being-a-nuclear-power/ - Categories: events - Tags: English The talk will be held online on Tuesday November 29th at 17:00 JST. by Prof. Marco Zappa (Università Ca’ Foscari Venezia) At the time of writing, Japan is still the only country ever to be hit by two atomic bombs. The presentation aims at addressing the following question: to what extent the atomic bombing legacy still influences Tokyo’s defense posture and diplomacy? The Hiroshima and Nagasaki bombardments in August 1945 came at the culmination of US counteroffensive against Japan in the Pacific and after a year of continuous fire-bombing raids on major cities in the archipelago. There are several interpretations regarding the factors leading to Truman administration’s decision to drop the ultimate weapon on Japan. Officially, the decision was strategic as the costs of a full-scale amphibious landing on Japan would have had an immense human cost for the US Army. Nonetheless, the two explosions literally vaporized tens of thousands lives in one instant, erasing two cities from the maps of the time and had long-lasting effects on those who were exposed to the radiation released by the two blasts. Moreover, they had major consequences on postwar Japan’s diplomacy and governance. Also faced with the US military administration’s pressure, in its 1947 Constitution, Tokyo eternally renounced war as a means of conflict resolution and a few decades later pledged to not possess, not produce and not permit the introduction of nuclear weapons on its territory. Faced with major transformations in the international and regional order, however, in the last decade,... --- - Published: 2022-10-01 - Modified: 2023-06-21 - URL: https://www.airj.info/2022/10/01/livin-on-a-prayer-a-practical-introduction-to-religion-spirituality-and-the-secular-in-contemporary-japan-2/ - Categories: events - Tags: Italiano - : pll_6337ce684d12b 25 Ottobre, 5pm (JST - 10am IT) by Prof. Andrea De Antoni (Ph. D. ) Per registrarsi: https://u-tokyo-ac-jp. zoom. us/meeting/register/tZcoduurrD0jGtcTOI49c-dvLJ1nWlebSUOp AIRJ e' lieta di invitarvi a questo workshop (in lingua inglese) tenuto dal Professor Andrea De Antoni (PhD). I giapponesi sono religiosi? Anche questa semplice domanda – molto comune tra le persone che non conoscono la società giapponese e che visitano il Giappone per la prima volta – implica diversi presupposti, come idee sui “giapponesi” e, forse più importante, una certa concettualizzazione di “religione”. In questa presentazione, inizierò dal problematizzare tali presupposti mettendo in luce la necessità di ripensarli al fine di ottenere una migliore comprensione della religiosità e della spiritualità nel Giappone contemporaneo, più pratica piuttosto che incentrata sulle credenze. In secondo luogo, discuterò alcuni esempi e spiegazioni di pratiche religiose e spirituali che possono essere osservate nella vita quotidiana in Giappone, come le feste e la commemorazione degli spiriti dei morti durante l'obon. Fornirò una breve introduzione generale del loro background storico, con un focus particolare sulla loro modernizzazione e mercificazione. Infine, presenterò alcuni esempi etnografici che ho raccolto attraverso il lavoro sul campo e farò affidamento su di essi per toccare e ridiscutere nozioni stereotipate di inquinamento, "tradizione" e "giapponesità". In tal modo, offrirò una comprensione introduttiva della religione, della spiritualità e del secolare nel Giappone contemporaneo da una prospettiva antropologica. Cioè, una comprensione dal punto di vista del nativo. Andrea De Antoni (Ph. D. ) è Professore Associato di Antropologia culturale presso l'Università di Kyoto. La sua... --- - Published: 2022-10-01 - Modified: 2023-06-21 - URL: https://www.airj.info/2022/10/01/livin-on-a-prayer-a-practical-introduction-to-religion-spirituality-and-the-secular-in-contemporary-japan/ - Categories: events - Tags: English - : pll_6337ce684d12b October 25, 5pm (JST) by Prof. Andrea De Antoni (Ph. D. ) Registration at: https://u-tokyo-ac-jp. zoom. us/meeting/register/tZcoduurrD0jGtcTOI49c-dvLJ1nWlebSUOp AIRJ would like to invite you all to this workshop held by Prof. Andrea De Antoni (PhD). Are the Japanese Religious? Even this simple question – very common among people who are unfamiliar with Japanese society and who visit Japan for the first time – implies several assumptions, such as ideas about “the Japanese” and, perhaps more importantly, a certain conceptualization of “religion”. In this presentation, I will start from problematizing such assumptions shedding light on the need to rethink them in order to achieve a better – more practice rather than belief focused – understanding of religiosity and spirituality in contemporary Japan. Secondly, I will discuss some examples and explanations of religious and spiritual practices that can be observed in everyday life in Japan, such as festivals and memorialization of spirits of the dead during obon. I will provide a brief general introduction of their historical background, with a particular focus on their modernization and commodification. Finally, I will present some ethnographic examples that I gathered through fieldwork and rely on them to touch upon and rediscuss stereotyped notions of pollution, “tradition” and “Japaneseness”. In doing so, I will offer an introductory understanding of religion, spirituality and the secular in contemporary Japan from an anthropological perspective. That is, an understanding from the native’s point of view. Andrea De Antoni (Ph. D. ) is Program Specific Associate Professor of cultural anthropology at Kyoto... --- - Published: 2022-07-06 - Modified: 2023-06-21 - URL: https://www.airj.info/2022/07/06/seminar-tohoku-university-19-07-2022/ - Categories: events - Tags: English We are glad to announce the seminar "At the root of bodily self-consciousness" organized by Tohoku University and held by Prof. Lorenzo Pia (Ph. D. ), Associate Professor & Research Group Coordinator SAMBA - SpAtial, Motor & Bodily Awareness, Psychology Department, University of Turin, Italy. The seminar is part of the “Japan meets Italian Scientists 2019” program to promote scientific and technological collaboration between Italy and Japan. The program is promoted by the Embassy of Italy in Tokyo. The event is supported by the Association of Italian Researchers in Japan. At present, there is a large consensus that human sense of agency (i. e. , “this action is due to my own will”) is rooted in a variety of internal efferent signals arising within the motor system (e. g. , motor intentions, planning, sensorimotor predictions and so on). However, recent neuroscientific evidence suggests that that also body-related afferent signals subserving body ownership (i. e. , “this body is mine”) might have a role per se in building up human conscious awareness of willed actions. In the present seminar, I will present data from both brain damaged-patients and intact brain functioning supporting this idea. Then, I will argue that, whenever required by the context, body ownership per se can act on agency attribution (i. e. , independently from efferent signals). This, in turn, indicates that a unitary and coherent subjective experience of willed actions (i. e. , “this willed action is being realized by my own body”) requires both awareness of... --- - Published: 2022-07-06 - Modified: 2023-06-21 - URL: https://www.airj.info/2022/07/06/ai-summer-school-como-1923-09-2022/ - Categories: news - Tags: English AIRJ is glad to patronage the International Summer School: ADVANCES IN ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE. Date and location:Lake Como School of Advanced StudiesSeptember 19-23, 2022Villa del Grumello (Como, ITALY) Artificial Intelligence (AI) is becoming a core research and application area, pervading many fields of knowledge and offering new perspective in the computational landscape of the future. The main purpose of this second edition of the Summer School “Advances in Artificial Intelligence” is to gather scholars, researchers and PhD students to learn and explore the main advanced topics offered by AI with a wide look towards new perspectives coming by innovative technological scenarios. The organization of the School includes presentations, discussions and contributions, and proposes research challenges and open issues, as well as concrete case studies related to research and application projects.  This edition of the School is organized in collaboration with the Italian Association for Artificial Intelligence - AIxIA (https://aixia. it). The structure of the School comprises six main sessions: Causal, lifelong and relational Machine Learning (AIxIA Working Group on AI & ML)Artificial Intelligence for Human Machine InteractionAI, Language and ComputationAI and quantum physicsAI and Health (AIxIA Working Group on AI & Health)AI and sustainability Participants will be asked to actively contribute in the discussions and PhD students will be required to develop a final project proposing a novel integrated research or application proposal exploiting the knowledge and information acquired throughout the courses. The participants will earn 2. 5 credits from the PhD School of the University of Milano-Bicocca. The Summer School is organized by the University of... --- - Published: 2022-05-23 - Modified: 2023-06-21 - URL: https://www.airj.info/2022/05/23/marco-pellegrini-seminars-safety-nuclear-power-plants/ - Categories: events - Tags: English (English below) Prof. Marco Pellegrini, Professore Associato nel dipartimento di ingegneria nucleare all'Università di Tokyo è stato invitato da Cafféscienza Firenze & Prato (https://www. caffescienza. it/) per concludere il ciclo sull'energia nucleare iniziato dopo la decisione della commissione Europea di includere il nucleare nella tassonomia energetica verde. Prof. Pellegrini ha illustrato come è evoluto il concetto di sicurezza in una centrale nucleare e i tre incidenti principali che hanno caratterizzato l'energia nucleare da fissione: Three Mile Island, Chernobyl e Fukushima Daiichi, con un piccolo excursus sulle tecnologie più moderne. Per qualsiasi domanda potete scrivere a: marco at n. t. u-tokyo. ac. jp . https://youtu. be/-XxuTtVRHcc Prof. Marco Pellegrini, Associate Professor in the nuclear engineering department at the University of Tokyo was invited by Caffèscienza Firenze & Prato (https://www. caffescienza. it/) to conclude the cycle of seminars on nuclear energy, started after the decision of the European commission to include nuclear in the green energy taxonomy. Prof. Pellegrini illustrated how the concept of safety has evolved in a nuclear power plant and the three main accidents that characterized nuclear fission energy: Three Mile Island, Chernobyl and Fukushima Daiichi, with a small excursus on the most modern technologies. For any question please send an email to: marco at n. t. u-tokyo. ac. jp --- - Published: 2022-05-17 - Modified: 2023-06-21 - URL: https://www.airj.info/2022/05/17/festival-della-giustizia-penale-2022/ - Categories: events - Tags: English L'associazione dei ricercatori italiani in Giappone (AIRJ) è lieta di essere tra i sostenitori del Festival della Giustizia Penale 2022, che ha come tema "Scienza, Tecnologia e Giustizia". Il festival che si svolge il 20, 21, e 22 maggio 2022 è composto da una serie di eventi tutti a partecipazione gratuita tra Modena, Carpi, Sassuolo, Pavullo, in Emilia Romagna. Il membro di AIRJ Prof. Giorgio Colombo, Ordinario di Diritto Comparato nell’Università di Nagoya, e Visiting Professor di Diritto Giapponese nell’Università Ca’ Foscari di Venezia, farà un intervento intitolato "Il tribunale dei fantasmi. Giustizia e credenze nella tradizione giapponese" nella sessione intitolata "Scienza e processo nella dimensione storica" venerdì 20 maggio 2022 alle 16 nella Sala delle Vedute a Carpi. Evento gratuito fino ad esaurimento posti. Tutti i panel del Festival saranno visibili sul canale Youtube del Festival della Giustizia Penale. Sito del festival: festivalgiustiziapenale. itProgramma completo: festivalgiustiziapenale. it/Brochure Sostenitori: festivalgiustiziapenale. it/sostenitori-2022 #ricerca #festival #diritto #giappone #scienza --- - Published: 2021-11-08 - Modified: 2023-06-21 - URL: https://www.airj.info/2021/11/08/italian-samurai-stefano-valenzi/ - Categories: news - Tags: English Stefano Valenzi is Managing Director at Itsuki Research LLC, Tokyo. He is in Japan since 2008. CV and Publications: linkedin. com/in/stefano-valenzi-11084843 https://www. youtube. com/watch? v=3hLOC9KBvvE --- - Published: 2021-11-08 - Modified: 2023-06-21 - URL: https://www.airj.info/2021/11/08/airj-talks-rita-levi-montalcini/ - Categories: events - Tags: English AIRJ è lieta di invitare tutti i ricercatori italiani in Giappone al prossimo AIRJ Talk, con il patrocinio dell'Ambasciata d'Italia in Tokyo, dal titolo: “Modalità per il rientro in Italia e che tratterà le chiamate dirette e il programma Rita Levi Montalcini” Il Programma Rita Levi Montalcini rappresenta una delle principali iniziative del Ministero per consentire ai giovani ricercatori che lavorano all’estero di poter venire in Italia ed essere chiamati da una Università statale per svolgere la propria attività di ricerca. L’evento, per i soci membri AIRJ, si terrà su Zoom il giorno 26 novembre 2021 alle ore 18:00 (orario Giappone), 10:00 (orario Italia). All'evento interverranno quattro ospiti d'eccellenza che hanno beneficiato di tali modalità di rientro: Olimpia NIGLIO, architect, associate professor at the University of Pavia, Faculty of Engineering, Department Civil Engineering and Architecture. She is a professor in Architectural Restoration. She is Vice President at ICOMOS International Scientific Committee “Place of Religion and Ritual” and Vice President “Asian Cultural Landscape Association” (SNU, Seoul; Varanasi, India). She worked at Kyoto University, Graduate School of Human and Environmental Studies, in Kyoto, and at Hosei University, Faculty of Engineering and Design in Tokyo. Carlo Santoro is an Environmental Engineer by training (Politecnico di Milano). He obtained his Ph. D. at the University of Connecticut in 2009, working on microbial fuel cells. He moved to the University of New Mexico (2013-2017) as a Postdoctoral Researcher working on low-cost platinum-free catalyst for oxygen reduction reaction and supercapacitive bio-electrochemical systems. In 2014, he was Research Fellow at... --- - Published: 2021-11-07 - Modified: 2023-06-21 - URL: https://www.airj.info/2021/11/07/distances-workshop-2021/ - Categories: events, news - Tags: English AIRJ is glad to promote this workshop chaired by our coordinator, Stefania Bandini. November 12, 2021 18:00-20:00 (Japan time) - 10:00-12:00 (CET time)November 13, 17:00-19:00 (Japan time) - 9:00-11:00 (CET time)Online Event from Kyotohttps://sites. google. com/unimib. it/distances2021/home-page CONCEPTThe global emergency due to the COVID-19 pandemics strongly impacted on theperception and management of distances. Social, economic, logistics and psychologicalconsequences of distancing procedures affected many aspects of our life andinteractions, allowing rethinking and reshaping spaces both physical and virtual, andinvolving new forms of theoretical and practical thoughts and studies. Within this scenario, the dynamic interplay between physical and virtual distances hasassumed new forms, forcing innovative cross-disciplinary attitudes to develop as well as the design of new perspectives for the future of research.  This workshop, which focuses on Japan and Italy, combines multidisciplinary researchto discuss the notion of distance, in continuation with a previous event held in 2020(https://iseas-kyoto. org/workshops/e3602).  Also in this edition, the workshop gathers scholars and experts from differentdisciplines and aims to converge their knowledge on the common discussion platform of how the perception of distance is addressing new research trends in scientific andhumanistic studies. CHAIRS Stefania Bandini (University of Milano-Bicocca and RCAST, The University of Tokyo)Tomoo Matsuda (Mitsubishi Research Institute, Tokyo)Katsuhiro Nishinari (RCAST, The University of Tokyo)Silvio Vita (Kyoto University of Foreign Studies and Italian School of East Asian Studies) LECTURERS Roberta Albiero (IUAV University, Venice, ITALY)Florian Coulmas (Institute for East Asian Studies, University of Duisburg-Essen, GERMANY)Francesca Gasparini (University of Milano-Bicocca, ITALY) Ryohei Kanzaki (Research Center of Advanced Science and Technology, The University... --- - Published: 2021-11-03 - Modified: 2023-06-21 - URL: https://www.airj.info/2021/11/03/italian-samurai-luca-baiotti/ - Categories: news - Tags: English https://youtu. be/bI2cHsJvUhI Associate Professor at International College and Graduate School of Science, Osaka UniversityIn Japan since 2007Resume: https://www. researchgate. net/profile/Luca-BaiottiList of publications --- - Published: 2021-10-22 - Modified: 2023-06-21 - URL: https://www.airj.info/2021/10/22/come-fare-domanda-asn/ - Categories: events - Tags: English AIRJ e' lieta di invitare tutti i ricercatori italiani in Giappone al prossimo AIRJ Talk dal titolo: "Come Fare Domanda per l'Abilitazione Scientifica Nazionale". Per accedere alla maggior parte dei concorsi universitari in Italia è necessario ricevere l'Abilitazione Scientifica Nazionale (ASN) come professore di prima fascia (Professore Ordinario) o professore di seconda fascia (Professore Associato). I soci membri AIRJ, Prof. Giorgio Colombo di Nagoya University e Prof. Marco Pellegrini di Tokyo University, hanno conseguito l'abilitazione di recente e si sono resi disponibili a condividere la propria esperienza e dettagli per l'applicazione. Vincenzina Messina, Professore Ordinario di Ricerca Operativa presso il Dipartimento di Informatica Sistemistica e Comunicazione, dove è responsabile del Laboratorio MIND (www. mind. disco. unimib. it) e Coordinatore del corso di Laurea Magistrale in Informatica, grazie all'aiuto della nostra coordinatrice AIRJ prof. Stefania Bandini (Universita' di Milano Bicocca), ha gentilmente accettato il nostro invito di condividere la sua esperienza come membro della commissione ASN. L'evento si terrà il giorno venerdì 29 Ottobre dalle ore 18:00 alle ore 19:30 (ora di Tokyo). L'evento (online, Zoom) è aperto soltanto ai soci membri di AIRJ. Agenda: introduzione dell'ASN per settori bibliometrici e non-bibliometrici a cura del Prof. Giorgio Colombo (Nagoya University) e del Prof. Marco Pellegrini (University of Tokyo, Segretario AIRJ). Intervento della Prof. Vincenzina Messina (Università degli Studi di Milano Bicocca)Q&A Con il patrocinio di --- - Published: 2021-10-15 - Modified: 2023-06-21 - URL: https://www.airj.info/2021/10/15/benvenuto-ambasciatore-benedetti/ - Categories: news - Tags: English 13 Ottobre 2021 Per il direttivo di AIRJ (Association of Italian Researchers in Japan) è stato un piacere essere ricevuti dall'Ambasciatore Designato d'Italia in Giappone, Gianluigi Benedetti, insieme all'attaché scientifico Enrico Traversa e al console Marco Lattanzi. https://twitter. com/ItalyinJPN/status/1448464911797948421 I membri di AIRJ rappresentavano alcuni dei campi di attività dei ricercatori italiani in Giappone: robotica, quantum, AI, diritto comparato, energia nucleare, genetica. Sono tutti campi di alta innovazione e fondamentali per il futuro a livello globale. Nell'incontro è stato sottolineato come uno dei primari obiettivi sia quello di favorire collaborazioni scientifiche anche attraverso la presenza di aziende italiane in Giappone. È stato inoltre sottolineato come un allentamento delle restrizioni alla mobilità tra Italia e Giappone siano fondamentali per la ripresa di scambi scientifici. Il direttivo di AIRJ rinnova il benvenuto in Giappone al nuovo Ambasciatore ! --- - Published: 2021-09-23 - Modified: 2023-06-21 - URL: https://www.airj.info/2021/09/23/italian-samurai-matteo-leonardi/ - Categories: news - Tags: English Associate Professor of Gravitational Wave Science Project at The National Astronomical Observatory of Japan (NAOJ)Best NINS young researcher 2021In Japan since 2017 CV:https://researchmap. jp/matteo. leonardi Publications HERE https://www. youtube. com/watch? v=nCAZ8rIJE_o --- - Published: 2021-09-17 - Modified: 2023-06-21 - URL: https://www.airj.info/2021/09/17/italian-samurai-paolo-mele/ - Categories: news - Tags: English Paolo Mele is Professor at Shibaura Institute of Technology. He is in Japan since 2003. Lab website: http://sic. shibaura-it. ac. jp/~pmele/ Resume: https://researchmap. jp/PaoloMele Publications here https://youtu. be/d0OmafdNiGY --- - Published: 2021-09-11 - Modified: 2023-06-21 - URL: https://www.airj.info/2021/09/11/italian-samurai-timothy-ravasi/ - Categories: news - Tags: English Timothy Ravasi is Professor of Marine Science at Okinawa Institute of Science and Technology, OIST. He is also Adjunct Professor at ARC Center of Excellence for Coral Reef Studies at James Cook University, Australia. In Japan since 2019Publications here. https://www. youtube. com/watch? v=BI6mfcN1Njw --- - Published: 2021-09-11 - Modified: 2021-09-11 - URL: https://www.airj.info/2021/09/11/italian-samurai-maria-chiara-munisso/ - Categories: Uncategorized - Tags: English Maria Chiara Munisso is Specially Appointed Researcher at Department of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery at Kyoto University. In Japan since 2004. Publications here. https://www. youtube. com/watch? v=MadHkIf5iAM --- - Published: 2021-07-24 - Modified: 2021-07-28 - URL: https://www.airj.info/2021/07/24/assemblea-annuale-2020-jsps-italy-proposta/ - Categories: Uncategorized - Tags: English 24 luglio 2021 La scorsa settimana, il 16 luglio 2021, si sono tenuti due importanti eventi: L’assemblea annuale dei soci AIRJ e un meeting con gli alumni JSPS per discutere circa la creazione della JSPS Alumni Italy.   Assemblea annuale dei soci AIRJ L’assemblea annuale, tenutasi in seconda convocazione, ha visto la partecipazione di 16 soci, con alcuni assenti che avevano delegato il proprio voto. È stato un momento per rivedere le attività del 2020-2021, ovviamente impattate dalla pandemia e restrizioni annesse. Foto di gruppo al termine dell’Assemblea Annuale 2021 di AIRJ.   Eventi online Nel 2020 abbiamo inaugurato la rubrica di webinar online AIRJ Talks. Un evento esclusivo solo per i soci, e visibile nell’area riservata del sito, è stato un webinar sulle modalità di richiesta fondi di ricerca in Giappone. Tra gli AIRJ Talks, uno di quelli tenuti è stato di carattere storico e culturale, sulle prime ambasciate giapponesi in Italia (webinar online tenutosi il 27 giugno registrato e visibile sul canale YouTube di AIRJ). I ricercatori AIRJ sono anche stati coinvolti nell’organizzazione di Italian Samurai, una video rubrica dell’Ambasciata d’Italia in Giappone per promuovere la conoscenza dei profili dei ricercatori italiani che lavorano in Giappone, con brevi video presentazioni.   Ci sono stati anche incontri virtuali più informali, come l’Izakaya virtuale.   Presentazione delle attività AIRJ nel 2021 da parte di Marco Pellegrini, segretario AIRJ. Eventi in presenza Nonostante le restrizioni da Covid-19, nel rispetto delle norme di sicurezza personale e con il principio di precauzione, è... --- - Published: 2021-05-10 - Modified: 2021-05-10 - URL: https://www.airj.info/2021/05/10/italian-samurai-sarah-cosentino/ - Categories: Uncategorized - Tags: English Sarah Cosentino is Associate Professor at Waseda University, Global Center for Science and Engineering, and AIRJ President. In Japan since 2012 (and from 2006 to 2008). CV: researchmap. jp/sarah. cosentin... Publications: scholar. google. co. jp/citations? user... https://youtu. be/VRh0jmk2UNU --- - Published: 2021-04-30 - Modified: 2021-05-10 - URL: https://www.airj.info/2021/04/30/italian-samurai-claudio-capiglia/ - Categories: Uncategorized - Tags: English New video for the Italian Samurai initiative for the Italian Research Day 2021. https://www. youtube. com/watch? v=M9HWaXYcevA Claudio Capiglia is Director of Battery Technologies at Talga and Honorary Professor at Deakin University. He lives in Japan since 1997 Here you can find his CV and Publications. --- - Published: 2021-04-19 - Modified: 2021-05-10 - URL: https://www.airj.info/2021/04/19/italian-samurai-piero-carninci/ - Categories: Uncategorized - Tags: English New video for the Italian Samurai initiative for the Italian Research Day 2021. https://www. youtube. com/watch? v=ydBtzQL1AyQ Piero Carninci is a geneticist, currently Team Leader for Laboratory for Transcriptome Technology and Deputy Centre Director at the RIKEN Centre for Integrative Medical Sciences in Yokohama.   He has also been recently appointed as Head of Genomics Research Centre – Functional Genomics at Human Technopole in Milan, Italy. He lives in Japan since 1995. RIKEN Lab: https://www. ims. riken. jp/labo/60/index. htmlPublications: https://scholar. google. co. jp/citations? user=33sEewQAAAAJ... --- - Published: 2021-04-16 - Modified: 2021-05-10 - URL: https://www.airj.info/2021/04/16/italian-samurai-ruggero-micheletto/ - Categories: Uncategorized - Tags: ItalianResearchDay2021, ItalianSamurai, research - Tags: English Second video for the Italian Samurai initiative in the context of Italian Research Day 2021. https://www. youtube. com/watch? v=m701W9brrJ0 Ruggero Micheletto is a Professor at Yokohama City University. In Japan since 1994Lab Home Page: http://ruggero. sci. yokohama-cu. ac. jp/CV: http://ruggero. sci. yokohama-cu. ac. jp/member/ruggero. phpPublications: http://ruggero. sci. yokohama-cu. ac. jp/data/paplist. php --- - Published: 2021-04-15 - Modified: 2021-05-10 - URL: https://www.airj.info/2021/04/15/italian-samurai-giuseppe-pezzotti/ - Categories: Uncategorized - Tags: ItalianSamurai, ricerca, video - Tags: English Publichiamo il primo video dell'iniziativa Italian Samurai. Giuseppe Pezzotti, Professor of Materials Science and Technology e Vice President of Kyoto Institute of Technology. https://www. youtube. com/watch? v=-ylBKlb-kHs Post pubblicato sulla pagina Facebook dell'Ambasciata Italiana a Tokyo, LINK. --- - Published: 2021-04-09 - Modified: 2021-04-09 - URL: https://www.airj.info/2021/04/09/italian-samurai/ - Categories: Uncategorized - Tags: English Siamo orgogliosi di sostenere questa iniziativa dell'Ambasciata Italiana a Tokyo. Riportiamo qui di seguito il communicato stampa ufficiale: Il progetto “Italian Samurai” prevede, nel contesto delle celebrazioni in Giappone della Giornata della Ricerca Italiana nel Mondo (15 aprile), la divulgazione di una serie di video-testimonianze di alcuni tra i più qualificati ricercatori italiani stabilmente inseriti e operativi in Giappone nei settori STEM (scienza, tecnologia, ingegneria, matematica). I video saranno pubblicati periodicamente nei prossimi mesi sui profili social dell’Ambasciata d’Italia a Tokyo: Twitter (@ItalyinJPN) e Facebook (@ambasciataitaliatokyo). L’iniziativa, coordinata dall’Addetto Scientifico dell’Ambasciata Prof. Enrico Traversa con il sostegno dell’Associazione dei Ricercatori Italiani in Giappone, “è un riconoscimento del Sistema Italia all’operato della nostra comunità scientifica, capace di adattarsi con efficacia al contesto locale e di contribuire proficuamente allo sviluppo più ampio del partenariato strategico bilaterale con Tokyo” – commenta l’Ambasciatore Giorgio Starace. “Auspico che le testimonianze professionali e umane delle nostre ricercatrici e dei nostri ricercatori possano risultare preziose e costituiscano un utile ponte per futuri progetti congiunti tra mondo accademico e centri di ricerca italiani e giapponesi”. Il logo “Italian Samurai” è stato cortesemente ideato e messo a disposizione dell’Ambasciata da Andrea Montagnoli --- - Published: 2021-04-06 - Modified: 2021-04-06 - URL: https://www.airj.info/2021/04/06/webinar-climate-neutrality/ - Categories: Uncategorized - Tags: English We would like to inform you about an interesting webinar organized by the Italian Embassy that well be held on 27 April 2021, 16. 00-18. 00 Japan time (9. 00-11. 00 Italy time). More info, the agenda and how to register, in the link below: https://ambtokyo. esteri. it/ambasciata_tokyo/it/ambasciata/news/dall_ambasciata/2021/03/towards-climate-neutrality-within_1. html --- - Published: 2021-02-02 - Modified: 2021-02-02 - URL: https://www.airj.info/2021/02/02/supporting-foreign-researchers-in-japan/ - Categories: Uncategorized - Tags: English February 2, 2021 Throughout the current COVID-19 pandemic it has become very clear how important research is to the future of humanity. Countries that provide strong and supportive environments for research and innovation will recover more quickly from the economic and human toll of the crisis. We encourage the government to make policy decisions that will strengthen Japan’s leadership role in open and collaborative global research by providing fair and equal treatment to the community of foreign researchers in Japan. This is needed so that those who have settled here can have confidence that their commitment to Japan will be repaid by a matching commitment from Japan, helping us all to build a truly global research community. In Japan, there are about 39,300 foreign researchers in universities and research institutions and about 277,000 foreign workers with expert or technical status, according to the most recently available data  by JASSO, the Japan Student Services Organization. In 2019, there were about 312,000 foreign exchange students, of which over 50,000 enrolled in graduate courses. Foreign researchers make important contributions to Japan’s technical capacity and contribute to the objective of internationalising research and the higher education sector. Foreign researchers and students have shown a supportive long-term relationship with Japan and they make significant personal commitments of time and effort to help build collaborations and to enrich the research environment in Japan. Foreign researchers and research students also contribute to the vibrancy of entrepreneurship and the innovation culture of Japan by establishing start-up businesses that... --- - Published: 2021-01-29 - Modified: 2021-01-29 - URL: https://www.airj.info/2021/01/29/iupac-global-womens-breakfast-2021/ - Categories: Uncategorized - Tags: English We are pleased to share this interesting event organized by AIRJ member Francesca Pincella and the Institute for Chemical Research at Kyoto University. A local chapter of the IUPAC Global Women's Breakfast 2021, which goal is to promote the participation of women in chemistry and to establish a support network. The (online - Zoom) event will take place on February 9th from 8:00 to 9:00 (breakfast session) and from 12:00 to 13:30 (lunch session). The link will be sent after registration here. All chemistry students (undergraduate and graduate), early career and established chemists are welcome to join! More information on: https://kyotoglobalwomenbreakfast. blogspot. com/ . --- - Published: 2020-10-14 - Modified: 2020-12-22 - URL: https://www.airj.info/2020/10/14/airj-talk-modalita-di-richiesta-fondi-per-la-ricerca-in-giappone/ - Categories: Uncategorized - Tags: English Uno degli obiettivi primari dell’Associazione dei Ricercatori Italiani in Giappone è quello di unire tutti i ricercatori italiani per agevolare il processo di applicazione e condividere le varie esperienze per scrivere un proposal con alta probabilità di successo. Siamo quindi lieti di annunciare il primo"AIRJ Talk" dal tema "Modalità di Richiesta Fondi per la Ricerca in Giappone" Agenda Introduzione alla documentazioneIntroduzione ai documenti necessari prendendo come spunto il sito Kakenhi Q&A Domande e risposte libere tra i partecipanti Partecipa Evento aperto e gratuito per tutti i soci membri AIRJ. Non sei ancora membro? Iscriviti Quando 23 Ottobre 2020ore 16:00 – 18:00 Dove Zoom (il link verrà fornito qualche giorno prima dell’evento) --- - Published: 2020-04-04 - Modified: 2020-12-22 - URL: https://www.airj.info/2020/04/04/messaggio-dallambasciata-ditalia-ai-connazionali-in-giappone-tokyo-2-aprile/ - Categories: news - Tags: English Riportiamo qui il messaggio dell'Ambasciata pubblicato in data 2 Aprile riguardante la situazione COVID-19 in Giappone: Gentili Connazionali,la situazione dei contagi da COVID-19 in Giappone appare in rapido aumento, in particolare a Tokyo e Osaka. Come già ribadito lo scorso 26 marzo nel messaggio ai Connazionali dell’Ambasciatore Starace, è fondamentale che i connazionali presenti in Giappone si attengano scrupolosamente alle precauzioni indicate dalle Autorità locali giapponesi per mitigare i rischi di contagio, rafforzando le modalità di distanziamento sociale (nella vita privata e nei luoghi del lavoro), evitando ogni uscita non strettamente necessaria e rispettando le misure di igiene e prevenzione raccomandate. Ambasciata d’Italia a Tokyo In caso di emergenza, qui i numeri di Ambasciata a Tokyo e Consolato Generale a Osaka: https://ambtokyo. esteri. it/ambasciata_tokyo/it/ambasciata/la_rete_consolare/la-rete-consolare. html È inoltre disponibile il servizio di assistenza giapponese, in inglese, dedicato agli stranieri e raggiungibile al numero 0570-550571. Potrà indirizzare gli interessati alla struttura sanitaria o ospedale di quartiere più vicini. --- - Published: 2020-02-19 - Modified: 2020-12-22 - URL: https://www.airj.info/2020/02/19/machine-learning-tokyo-quantum-edition/ - Categories: Uncategorized - Tags: English On February 14th our Vice President, Nathan Shammah, gave a talk at Machine Learning Tokyo about Open Source for Quantum technologies. More in their blog: https://machinelearningtokyo. com/2020/02/18/ml-tokyo-talks-quantum-edition/ . Photos courtesy of Suzana Ilić, founder of Machine Learning Tokyo. --- - Published: 2019-12-08 - Modified: 2020-12-22 - URL: https://www.airj.info/2019/12/08/airj-inauguration-event-thank-you/ - Categories: news - Tags: English Thank you to all of you who joined us for the official inauguration of the Association, and a special thanks to those who came from quite far away including Yamagata prefecture and Kobe. Thanks to our friends from the Spanish Association (ACE Japon) and Scienscescope (Francophone) for joining us and for their supportive words and suggestions. Thanks to the Italian Embassy in Japan for supporting the event and to their representative, professor Enrico Traversa, for joining us, and thanks also to the Italian Institute of Culture (Istituto Italiano di Cultura) for supporting the association. Grazie a tutti! E per chi non si fosse ancora iscritto, il modulo di iscrizione lo trovate qui https://www. airj. info/membership/ . Here some photos of the event. --- - Published: 2019-11-29 - Modified: 2020-12-22 - URL: https://www.airj.info/2019/11/29/italy-japan-workshop-on-robotics-2019-robots-and-the-future/ - Categories: news - Tags: English Italy-Japan Workshop is an initiative, supported by the Embassy of Italy in Japan, and the Association of Italian Researchers in Japan, in which a specific theme related to robotics is discussed and analysed involving the government, universities, research centers, and industries of both countries. The idea is to brainstorm around important issues in modern Robotics using a Participatory Design approach, involving all stakeholders of both countries. More info and how to register HERE. --- - Published: 2019-11-21 - Modified: 2019-12-06 - URL: https://www.airj.info/2019/11/21/inaugurazione-ufficiale-di-airj-presso-waseda-university/ - Categories: Uncategorized - Tags: Italiano - : pll_5dd60618b833f L'Associazione dei Ricercatori Italiani in Giappone verrà ufficialmente inaugurata il giorno venerdì 6 Dicembre 2019 dalle ore 19:00 presso il Nishiwaseda Campus dell'Università Waseda, Building 63 (Google Maps). Sarà un'occasione di condivisione e networking con ricercatori italiani e internazionali e saranno presenti anche le autorità dell'Ambasciata Italiana a Tokyo. Chiunque fosse interessato può registrarsi online (o via Facebook) o contattare l'associazione via email. Vi aspettiamo! --- - Published: 2019-11-08 - Modified: 2019-11-22 - URL: https://www.airj.info/2019/11/08/presentazione-a-tokyo-dellassociazione-ai-vice-presidenti-di-camera-e-senato/ - Categories: Uncategorized - Tags: Italiano - : pll_5dc4b6dfa92c6 Il giorno 3 Novembre, presso l'Ambasciata Italiana a Tokyo, in occasione della visita dei Vice Presidenti di Camera e Senato Italiano, Ignazio La Russa e Mara Carfagna, l'Ambasciatore Italiano in Giappone, Giorgio Starace, ha presentato l'Associazione dei Ricercatori Italiani. --- - Published: 2019-11-08 - Modified: 2019-12-16 - URL: https://www.airj.info/2019/11/08/the-association-presented-to-the-vice-presidents-of-the-italian-senate-and-parliament/ - Categories: news - Tags: English - : pll_5dc4b6dfa92c6 On November 3rd at the Embassy of Italy in Tokyo, on the occasion of the visit in Japan of the Vice Presidents of the Italian Senate, Ignazio La Russa, and Chamber of Deputies , Mara Carfagna, the Ambassador of Italy, Giorgio Starace, has announced the Association of the Italian Researchers in Japan. --- - Published: 2019-10-07 - Modified: 2019-10-07 - URL: https://www.airj.info/2019/10/07/2019-european-research-day-25-eu-delegation-in-tokyo/ - Categories: Uncategorized - Tags: English Italian researchers are invited to attend the 2019 European Research Day #25 on October 25th, 2019. Organized together with Euraxess and the other Associations of European researchers (the Spanish AceJapon, German JSPS Club, the francophone Sciencescope), this event aims to bring together the European research community currently based in Japan to discuss research, careers, relation to Europe. This edition is kindly supported by the EU Delegation in Japan, and will be hosted at their headquarters in Tokyo. --- - Published: 2019-10-06 - Modified: 2019-10-06 - URL: https://www.airj.info/2019/10/06/association-officially-registered/ - Categories: news - Tags: English September 17th, 2019 The Association of Italian Researchers in Japan is founded in Milan, officially registered as a non-profit organization (“Associazione culturale”). You can read the statute here. --- --- > For inquiries, contact AIRJ at info@airj.info. Membership is open to anyone interested in supporting Italian-Japanese research collaboration — details and registration at https://www.airj.info/application/. Event dates, funding deadlines, and membership fees listed above are subject to change; always verify current information on the official website. AIRJ content is published in both Italian and English. ---