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(By Vick L. Ssali, Aichi Gakuin University) JSAS 2024 @Ritsumeikan has been reported on and appraised in a previous JSAS newsletter. I...

Editor's note: Professor Ali Mazrui  (1933–2014) was a renowned Kenyan-born academic, political scientist, and public intellectual known...

Seifudein Adem This article first appeared in the October 10th edition of Daily Maverick. Ten years ago, in the early...

On September 28th, the 2024 Annual Conference was held at Ritsumeikan University. The event brought together scholars and professionals...

This year marks a significant milestone, commemorating 30 years since pivotal transformations across Africa, such as the first democratic...

Are you ready for our annual event? We now released ticket sales and your registration to our Kyoto conference. Please direct all...

Dear JSAS members and all interested applicants, We are extending the deadline for abstract submission until August 30, 2024. We warmly...

Date: Saturday, September 28, 2024 Venue: Ritsumeikan University Kinugasa Campus, 2nd floor, Koshinkan Building “Born "Free" Generations:...

Opinion piece by KINYUA, Laban Kithinji Research Fellow, Institute of Asian, African, and Middle Eastern Studies – Sophia University...

Date: Wednesday, July 3, 2024, 17:30-19:00 Venue: Room 603, 6th Floor, Building No.2, Sophia University & on Zoom...

"Exploration of Practical Wisdom and Resilience Overcoming Downside Risk" The 2nd JSAS-Hitachi Symposium held on 9th February 2024, was a...

(By Meera Venkatachalam and Renu Modi) Australian Outlook (15 FEB 2024) Renu MODI, a Professor and former Director of the Centre for...

We are glad to announce the online symposium on the Hitachi Project! At this symposium, we will report on the progress of research on the...

(JSAS 2023 Keynote Speech by Dr. Sindiwe MAGONA) Part 2 In this second of a two-part series, Dr. Magona, a renowned South African author...

International Symposium 'Global Youth Dynamics and 'Reality' Negotiation in East Africa and South Asia: Gender, Diversity, Agency'...

By Dr. Sindiwe MAGONA This is the first of a two-part series adapted from a key-note speech Dr. Magona gave at the JSAS 2023 conference...

By Ian Karusigarira (Ph.D.) Lecturer, National Graduate Institute for Policy Studies, Japan Editor's Note With the ongoing...

(V.L. Ssali) The 2023 annual conference at the Meijo koen Campus of Aich Gakuin University concluded with a bang: renowned author and...

JSAS HITACHI PROJECT, ZIMBABWE TEAM CONFERENCE The Zimbabwe Team of the JSAS Hitachi project invites you to a conference on 14th...

Reading from Dr. Sindiwe Magona, renowned South African author, and a key-note speaker at the JSAS 2023 October 7th Conference. Please...